This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 3 published patent applications and 1 EPO patent. Top assignee: Omv Downstream Gmbh. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Andreas Lechleitner: Inventor of a Hydrocarbon Separation System.
Introduction
Andreas Lechleitner is an inventor associated with Vienna, Austria, and OMV Downstream GmbH. His patent work addresses the separation of components in multiphase hydrocarbon streams.
Latest Patents
Lechleitner is associated with 1 patent, titled “Apparatus and Process for Separating Components of a Multiphase Hydrocarbon Stream.” The invention describes an outer vessel with a tangential inlet that introduces the stream to create a vortex. Its vessel geometry narrows toward the bottom, while an inner vessel receives material through an inlet oriented toward the outer vessel’s bottom end. A traversing conduit connects with the inner vessel’s internal volume. Together, these features provide an apparatus and process for separating components of a multiphase hydrocarbon stream.
Career Highlights
Lechleitner’s listed patent reflects work on equipment and processes for hydrocarbon-stream separation. He is associated with OMV Downstream GmbH.
Collaborations
The provided information lists Martina Baroncelli and Wolfgang Hofer as Lechleitner’s coworkers. It does not specify whether they collaborated with him on this patent.
Conclusion
Andreas Lechleitner’s patent focuses on using vessel design, vortex flow, and an inner collection structure to separate components of multiphase hydrocarbon streams.
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