Growing your Intellectual Property Rights
& Advancing your Commercial Endeavors,Worldwide
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DR. - Eng. Michael Plevan
GERMAN PATENT, TRADEMARK & DESIGN ATTORNEY
EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEY
EUROPEAN TRADEMARK & DESIGN ATTORNEY
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Dr. Plevan prepares, prosecutes, and defends patent and trademark applications for global clients before the European Patent Office, the European Intellectual Property Office, and the German Patent and Trademark Office. Dr. Plevan also handles patent nullity proceedings and appeals before the German Federal Patent Court, the German Supreme Court, and the Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office. In addition to his native German, Dr. Plevan is proficient in English and in Mandarin Chinese.
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Dr. Plevan’s technical expertise is in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and telecommunications and video coding standard essential patents. Dr. Plevan’s doctoral research in liquid metal reactors and hydrogen production has been published in the prestigious International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Dr. Plevan also has extensive experience in complex energy and turbo engine technologies. Nevertheless, Dr. Plevan has authored hundreds of patent applications on inventions such as solar cells, rare earth mining, oceanic renewable energy systems, automotive batteries, gearboxes, auto parts, vehicle braking systems, high-frequency measurement devices, hydraulics, electric boat propulsion systems, and heavy-duty gas engines.
Background
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Doctor Degree in Chemical Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), 2017
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), “Development of a process for the thermal decomposition of methane to hydrogen and carbon using liquid metals as a heat transfer medium”
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Diploma Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.), 2011
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), “Application of data mining methods for data-based model building using the example of temperature value distributions on labyrinth seals of turbo engines”
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Student Internship „Energydesign Co. Ltd.” Shanghai, China - 0.5 years
Conducting CFD-calculations in OpenFoam to model heat transfer in buildings
Publications and Patents
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Development of methane decarbonization based on liquid metal technology for CO2-free production of hydrogen, May 25, 2016, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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Experimental investigation and thermo-chemical modeling of methane pyrolysis in a liquid metal bubble column reactor with a packed bed, Nov 2, 2015, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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Thermal cracking of methane in a liquid metal bubble column reactor: Experiments and kinetic analysis, Apr 12, 2015, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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Patents: EP3521241, WO2019154732A1, US20210032102A1, CA3090750A1
PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DIRECT THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF HYDROCARBONS WITH LIQUID METAL IN THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND CARBON.
Honors and Extracurricular Engagement
Innovation Award of the German Gas Industry 2018 (Team Award)
Decarbonization of methane, environmentally friendly production of hydrogen.
Languages
German, English, French (Basic Knowledge) Mandarin ( B2 (HSK-4)
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Contact
561-654-4725
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About Michael
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Texas BarBQ
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Weightlifting
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Practicing Mandarin Chinese
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