Patents by Inventor Gerald W. E. Van Decker

Gerald W. E. Van Decker 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).

  • Publication number: 20190212062
    Abstract: A coil on tube heat exchanger is provided that uses multiple parallel helical coil tubes to limit liquid pressure losses while providing similar performance and production times to previous coil and tube designs. Two or more coil tubes are wrapped together around a center tube in a helical fashion, permitting the heat exchanger to be used in a counter-flow, or contra-flow, implementation. Use of the heat exchanger includes flowing a first liquid, such as waste water, through the center tube and flowing a second liquid through the plurality of channels. Embodiments of the present invention provide reduced pressure loss, higher performance and are generally faster to manufacture than prior heat exchangers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Renewability Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald W. E. Van Decker, Colin M. Watts
  • Publication number: 20130025836
    Abstract: A coil on tube heat exchanger is provided that uses multiple parallel helical coil tubes to limit liquid pressure losses while providing similar performance and production times to previous coil and tube designs. Two or more coil tubes are wrapped together around a center tube in a helical fashion, permitting the heat exchanger to be used in a counter-flow, or contra-flow, implementation. Use of the heat exchanger includes flowing a first liquid, such as waste water, through the center tube and flowing a second liquid through the plurality of channels. Embodiments of the present invention provide reduced pressure loss, higher performance and are generally faster to manufacture than prior heat exchangers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Renewability Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald W.E. Van Decker, Colin M. Watts
  • Patent number: 8251133
    Abstract: A coil on tube heat exchanger is provided that uses multiple parallel helical coil tubes to limit liquid pressure losses while providing similar performance and production times to previous coil and tube designs. Two or more coil tubes are wrapped together around a center tube in a helical fashion, permitting the heat exchanger to be used in a counter-flow, or contra-flow, implementation. Use of the heat exchanger includes flowing a first liquid, such as waste water, through the center tube and flowing a second liquid through the plurality of channels. Embodiments of the present invention provide reduced pressure loss, higher performance and are generally faster to manufacture than prior heat exchangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Renewability Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald W. E. Van Decker, Colin M. Watts
  • Patent number: 7322404
    Abstract: A coil on tube heat exchanger is provided that uses multiple parallel helical coil tubes to limit liquid pressure losses while providing similar performance and production times to previous coil and tube designs. Two or more coil tubes are wrapped together around a tube in a helical fashion, permitting the heat exchanger to be used in a counter-flow, or contra-flow, implementation. The system preferably includes a header, or manifold, to connect two or more of the coil tubes together at the beginning and/or end of the tube. However, each individual coil may be connected to a separate load and kept independent. Embodiments of the present invention provide reduced pressure loss, higher performance and are generally faster to manufacture than prior heat exchangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: RenewABILITY Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald W. E. Van Decker, Colin M. Watts
  • Patent number: 7096885
    Abstract: A non-pressurized liquid supply system is provided for supplying a liquid, such as water, to a plurality of liquid treatment units. Pipes in an outflow stage split liquid flow from an inflow stage, possibly via at least one intermediate stage. The inflow stage and outflow stage have substantially equivalent cross-sectional areas, and the outflow stage has at least two pipes in order to split the flow to the plurality of liquid treatment units in order to achieve more effective treatment of the liquid. The inflow stage and outflow stage co-operate to maintain substantially constant liquid flow throughout the non-pressurized liquid supply system. The system preferably includes a flow-splitting horizontal manifold. The non-pressurized liquid supply system can be, for example, a drainwater system, a waste water system, or a chemical process system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Renewability Energy Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald W. E. Van Decker