Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Sussmann

Wolfgang Sussmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9157690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distribution system (1) for distributing a fluid (15) into a container (27) from a fluid inlet (26) of the container (27). Distribution system (1) comprises one or more guide plates that form a guide section (2) and a distribution section (3) that adjoins the guide section (2). Distribution section (3) has regions (4, 5) with openings (8, 9) for allowing fluid (17) to pass through. The invention also relates to a heat exchanger device (100) that has a container (27) with a fluid inlet (26), with at least one heat exchanger block (28) that is arranged in the container (27). A distribution system (101) according to the invention is arranged in the container (27) above the heat exchanger block (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Helmut Kreis, Wolfgang Sussmann, Thomas Hecht, Jorg Dietrich, Michael Baus, Rudolf Wanke
  • Publication number: 20120175091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distribution system (1) for distributing a fluid (15) into a container (27) from a fluid inlet (26) of the container (27). Distribution system (1) comprises one or more guide plates that form a guide section (2) and a distribution section (3) that adjoins the guide section (2). Distribution section (3) has regions (4, 5) with openings (8, 9) for allowing fluid (17) to pass through. The invention also relates to a heat exchanger device (100) that has a container (27) with a fluid inlet (26), with at least one heat exchanger block (28) that is arranged in the container (27). A distribution system (101) according to the invention is arranged in the container (27) above the heat exchanger block (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Helmut KREIS, Wolfgang Sussmann, Thomas Hecht, Jorg Dietrich, Michael Baus, Rudolf Wanke
  • Patent number: 7669646
    Abstract: A plate heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger block having a plurality of heat exchange passages. On the heat exchanger block, a header is mounted that extends over at least one part of one side of the heat exchanger block and establishes a flow connection between the heat exchange passages. The plate heat exchanger is provided with a fluid connection, which is formed by the header-side end of a pipeline. The fluid connection is essentially perpendicular to the side of the heat exchanger block over which the header extends. Within the pipeline directly in front of the header, there is a flow guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Aigner, Gabriele Engl, Thomas Hecht, Helge Möbus, Stefan Möller, Wolfgang Süssmann, Alfred Wanner
  • Publication number: 20070137844
    Abstract: In a plate heat exchanger having a heat exchanger block (1) with a number of heat exchange passages and a header (2) attached to the heat exchanger block, the header providing a flow connection between a portion of the heat exchange passages and a fluid connection (3), the header is defined by a cylinder jacket segment-shaped wall (7) and by a flat surface (12), which runs parallel to the axis of the cylinder (13) on a side (5) of the heat exchanger block. The length of the header extends over at least one portion of a side (5) of the heat exchanger block. At least one wall (7) of the header is connected to the side (5) of the heat exchanger block. The header is designed so that the axis (13) of the cylinder runs inside the header spaced at a distance (11) from the flat surface (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Herbert Aigner, Gabriele Engl, Thomas Hecht, Stefan Moller, Wolfgang Sussmann, Alfred Wanner
  • Publication number: 20070114014
    Abstract: A plate heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger block having a plurality of heat exchange passages. On the heat exchanger block, a header is mounted that extends over at least one part of one side of the heat exchanger block and establishes a flow connection between part of the heat exchange passages. The plate heat exchanger is provided with a fluid connection, which is formed by the header-side end of a pipeline. The fluid connection is essentially perpendicular to the side of the heat exchanger block over which the header extends. Within the pipeline directly in front of its end, there is a flow guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Aigner, Gabriele Engl, Thomas Hecht, Helge Mobus, Stefan Moller, Wolfgang Sussmann, Alfred Wanner
  • Publication number: 20020048541
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reactor for performing a strongly heat-conditioned catalytic reaction in a process fluid, equipped with plates that are arranged parallel to one another at a distance and that form flat channels with lateral boundary areas that face one another, whereby a portion of the channels contains a solid catalyst and carries the process fluid, and another portion of the channels guides a heat transfer medium in indirect heat contact with the process fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Nicole Schodel, Manfred Sotzek, Wolfgang Sussmann, Roland Walzl