Reinach, Switzerland

Alfred Henz

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation. Active years: 1988.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Alfred Henz. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/alfred-henz

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 11(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1988

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Alfred Henz and a Process for Purifying Dyeing Wastewaters.

Introduction

Alfred Henz is an inventor associated with Reinach, Switzerland. His patent work includes a membrane-separation process designed to purify and decolorize dyeing wastewater.

Latest Patents

Henz is credited with 1 patent, titled “Process for Purifying Dyeing Wastewaters.” The process begins by adjusting the wastewater to a pH between 4 and 9 through the addition of acid or alkali. A first membrane-separation step produces permeate and concentrate; the concentrate is then further decolorized and deionized in a second step. Permeate from the second step is recycled to pretreatment, while the first-step permeate and the concentrated wastewater from the second step are disposed of conventionally.

Career Highlights

Henz is associated with Ciba-Geigy Corporation. His patent describes a staged treatment approach that combines membrane separation, wastewater recycling, and conventional disposal of residual streams.

Collaborations

He is identified as a coworker of Heinz Pfenninger. The available information does not specify their particular projects or working relationship.

Conclusion

Alfred Henz’s recorded patent presents a two-stage membrane process for treating dyeing wastewater, with recycling of one permeate stream and conventional disposal of the remaining outputs.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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