Patents by Inventor Hans Terje Solbakke

Hans Terje Solbakke 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).

  • Patent number: 5899384
    Abstract: A nozzle, preferably a nozzle for a spray pipe, designed and arranged for cleaning whilst in operation, comprising a nozzle body (2), in which there is disposed a tightly fitting turnable body (1) having an orifice (9) for shaping a fluid jet and wherein on the nozzle body there are provided structure (2) for securing the nozzle to a supply pipe (4), preferably a spray pipe, characterised in that hole (10), having a diameter approximately equal to that of the supply pipe (4) is bored partly through the turnable body (1), that jet shaping orifice (9), having a smaller opening than the hole (10), is formed as an extension thereof through the turnable body (1) and that jet pod (11), having a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of the supply pipe (4), is bored through the turnable body (1) approximately perpendicular to the first hole (10) and intersects it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Bandak A/S
    Inventor: Hans Terje Solbakke
  • Patent number: 5853584
    Abstract: A filter for filtering of a fluid, including a housing having an inlet port for the fluid to be filtered, an outlet port for filtered fluid and an outlet port for filtered fluid and an outlet port for rehect, In a body arranged in the housing to be rotatable between at least two positions of rotation, there are at least two positions of rotation, there are at least two interconnecting flow channels of which at least a first is provided with a filtering means through which filtering takes place in a first rotational position, wherein one end of the first flow channels communicates with the inlet port, and through which backwash takes place in the second rotational position, wherein said end of the first flow channel communicates with the outlet port for reject. The first flow channel is provided with a filtering means at each end. A second of the at least two flow channels connects to the first flow channel between the filtering means and is in constant connection with the outlet port for filtered fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Bandak AS
    Inventors: Hans Terje Solbakke, Bjorn Safwenberg