Patents by Inventor Kevin Andrew Wuebben

Kevin Andrew Wuebben 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).

  • Thermal valve
    Patent number: 11130105
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining a solution from a solid product in contact with a liquid is provided. A solid product is housed within a dispenser. A liquid is introduced into contact with the solid product. The solution formed between the solid product and the liquid is collected, and a makeup liquid can be added thereto to further dilute or control the concentration of the formed solution. The amount of makeup liquid added to the solution can be controlled based on the temperature of the liquid to provide an automatic, continuously variable amount of liquid added to the solution. In addition, a method of providing a pressure independent control of the makeup liquid is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Joseph Drake, Andrew Max Schultz, Jessica Roseanne Tumini, Kevin Andrew Wuebben, Jeffrey Alan Blansit, Ariel Chatman Kleczewski
  • THERMAL VALVE
    Publication number: 20190076804
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining a solution from a solid product in contact with a liquid is provided. A solid product is housed within a dispenser. A liquid is introduced into contact with the solid product. The solution formed between the solid product and the liquid is collected, and a makeup liquid can be added thereto to further dilute or control the concentration of the formed solution. The amount of makeup liquid added to the solution can be controlled based on the temperature of the liquid to provide an automatic, continuously variable amount of liquid added to the solution. In addition, a method of providing a pressure independent control of the makeup liquid is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: RYAN JOSEPH DRAKE, ANDREW MAX SCHULTZ, JESSICA ROSEANNE TUMINI, KEVIN ANDREW WUEBBEN, JEFFREY ALAN BLANSIT, ARIEL CHATMAN KLECZEWSKI
  • Thermal valve
    Patent number: 10099188
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining a solution from a solid product in contact with a liquid is provided. A solid product is housed within a dispenser. A liquid is introduced into contact with the solid product. The solution formed between the solid product and the liquid is collected, and a makeup liquid can be added thereto to further dilute or control the concentration of the formed solution. The amount of makeup liquid added to the solution can be controlled based on the temperature of the liquid to provide an automatic, continuously variable amount of liquid added to the solution. In addition, a method of providing a pressure independent control of the makeup liquid is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Joseph Drake, Andrew Max Schultz, Jessica Roseanne Tumini, Kevin Andrew Wuebben, Jeffrey Alan Blansit, Ariel Chatman Kleczewski
  • THERMAL VALVE
    Publication number: 20140233347
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining a solution from a solid product in contact with a liquid is provided. A solid product is housed within a dispenser. A liquid is introduced into contact with the solid product. The solution formed between the solid product and the liquid is collected, and a makeup liquid can be added thereto to further dilute or control the concentration of the formed solution. The amount of makeup liquid added to the solution can be controlled based on the temperature of the liquid to provide an automatic, continuously variable amount of liquid added to the solution. In addition, a method of providing a pressure independent control of the makeup liquid is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Joseph Drake, Andrew Max Schultz, Jessica Roseanne Tumini, Kevin Andrew Wuebben, Jeffrey Alan Blansit, Ariel Chatman Kleczewski