Patents by Inventor Christian Van Hees

Christian Van Hees 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).

  • Device for extracting heat from gas and for recovering condensates
    Patent number: 8033327
    Abstract: A device for extracting heat from gas, particularly combustion gas, containing dust and/or condensable substances, for recovering condensates, and including at least one heat exchanger including a shell having a symmetry of revolution surrounded by a cooling jacket. The device includes an opening for passage of a surfactant for treating the internal surface of the shell, the shell including at least one mechanism creating a substantially helicoid rotating gas stream in at least part of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics Europe
    Inventor: Christian Van Hees
  • Device for Extracting Heat from Gas and for Recovering Condensates
    Publication number: 20080264615
    Abstract: A device for extracting heat from gas, particularly combustion gas, containing dust and/or condensable substances, for recovering condensates, and including at least one heat exchanger including a shell having a symmetry of revolution surrounded by a cooling jacket. The device includes an opening for passage of a surfactant for treating the internal surface of the shell, the shell including at least one mechanism creating a substantially helicoid rotating gas stream in at least part of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN VETROTEX FRANCE
    Inventor: Christian Van Hees