Patents by Inventor Wilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen

Wilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen 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: 11906251
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a heat pump comprises a chamber (1) for a working fluid. A wall (2) provides for heat exchange between the working fluid in the chamber and a substance in a space (6) on the opposite side of the wall. Said chamber (1) comprises a structure (3) of a filling material (4) that is substantially non-absorbent with respect to the working fluid. Said structure (3) defines a plurality of channels (5) for the working fluid. Said channels (5) are at least partly bound by the wall (2) separating the chamber (1) from the space (6). Said channels (5) provide passage for the working fluid from an inlet (7) of the chamber (1) to an outlet (8) of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: W. Schoonen Beheer B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen
  • Publication number: 20210278150
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a heat pump comprises a chamber (1) for a working fluid. A wall (2) provides for heat exchange between the working fluid in the chamber and a substance in a space (6) on the opposite side of the wall. Said chamber (1) comprises a structure (3) of a filling material (4) that is substantially non-absorbent with respect to the working fluid. Said structure (3) defines a plurality of channels (5) for the working fluid. Said channels (5) are at least partly bound by the wall (2) separating the chamber (1) from the space (6). Said channels (5) provide passage for the working fluid from an inlet (7) of the chamber (1) to an outlet (8) of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: W. Schoonen Beheer B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen
  • Patent number: 10760843
    Abstract: Device and method for making ice cubes, comprising a supplying device for supplying a liquid substance to at least one elongated mould (1) and a refrigerating device for freezing said liquid substance, which at least one mould defines a space for an ice column which is at least substantially closed at least while said liquid substance is being refrigerated. The at least one mould comprises two mould halves (1a, 1b) which are movable relative to each other, so that the mould halves can be moved apart once the ice column has been formed. Method for making ice cubes, comprising the steps of a) supplying a liquid substance to a mould, b) freezing the liquid substance in the mould, and c) removing the ice cubes thus formed from the mould, wherein the liquid substance is supplied in step a) to a mould comprising an at least substantially closed space. Metering device for ice cubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: W. SCHOONEN BEHEER B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen
  • Publication number: 20200173706
    Abstract: An apparatus for making ice cubes that comprises at least one elongated mould (102) that defines a space (117) for an ice column, which space (117) is at least substantially closed at least while a liquid substance is being refrigerated. A supplying device (118) is provided for supplying the liquid substance to the at least one elongated mould (102). A refrigerating device (111) is provided for freezing the liquid substance inside the at least one elongated mould (102) An elongated element (101) is configured to extend through said at least one mould (102) in a longitudinal direction of said at least one mould (102). The elongated element (101) is configured to rotate around a longitudinal axis of the elongated element (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: W. Schoonen Beheer B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen
  • Patent number: 10386105
    Abstract: An apparatus for making ice cubes includes a plurality of elongated elements (1, 2). A plurality of mold parts (3, 4, 5, 6) are movable with respect to the elongated elements (1, 2). The plurality of mold parts are movable to form a mold (7) around a first elongated element (1) of the elongated elements. A control unit is configured to control a movement of the plurality of mold parts with respect to the elongated elements to move the mold parts (3, 5) forming the mold (7) around the first elongated element (1) apart once a first ice column (201) has been formed in the mold (7), and form a mold (8) around a second elongated element (2) of the elongated elements. An ice remover (202) is configured to remove the first ice column (201).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: W. SCHOONEN BEHEER B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen
  • Publication number: 20170051962
    Abstract: Device and method for making ice cubes, comprising a supplying device for supplying a liquid substance to at least one elongated mould (1) and a refrigerating device for freezing said liquid substance, which at least one mould defines a space for an ice column which is at least substantially closed at least while said liquid substance is being refrigerated. The at least one mould comprises two mould halves (1a, 1b) which are movable relative to each other, so that the mould halves can be moved apart once the ice column has been formed. Method for making ice cubes, comprising the steps of a) supplying a liquid substance to a mould, b) freezing the liquid substance in the mould, and c) removing the ice cubes thus formed from the mould, wherein the liquid substance is supplied in step a) to a mould comprising an at least substantially closed space. Metering device for ice cubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: W. SCHOONEN BEHEER B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus Franciskus SCHOONEN
  • Publication number: 20160131406
    Abstract: An apparatus for making ice cubes includes a plurality of elongated elements (1, 2). A plurality of mould parts (3, 4, 5, 6) are movable with respect to the elongated elements (1, 2). The plurality of mould parts are movable to form a mould (7) around a first elongated element (1) of the elongated elements. A control unit is configured to control a movement of the plurality of mould parts with respect to the elongated elements to move the mould parts (3, 5) forming the mould (7) around the first elongated element (1) apart once a first ice column (201) has been formed in the mould (7), and form a mould (8) around a second elongated element (2) of the elongated elements. An ice remover (202) is configured to remove the first ice column (201).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Wilhelmus Franciskus SCHOONEN
  • Patent number: 9328950
    Abstract: Device and method for making ice cubes, comprising a supplying device for supplying a liquid substance to at least one elongated mold (1) and a refrigerating device for freezing said liquid substance, which at least one mold defines a space for an ice column which is at least substantially closed at least while said liquid substance is being refrigerated. The at least one mold comprises two mold halves (Ia, Ib) which are movable relative to each other, so that the mold halves can be moved apart once the ice column has been formed. Method for making ice cubes, comprising the steps of a) supplying a liquid substance to a mold, b) freezing the liquid substance in the mold, and c) removing the ice cubes thus formed from the mold, wherein the liquid substance is supplied in step a) to a mold comprising an at least substantially closed space. Metering device for ice cubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: W. SCHOONEN BEHEER B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen
  • Publication number: 20120227422
    Abstract: Device and method for making ice cubes, comprising a supplying device for supplying a liquid substance to at least one elongated mould (1) and a refrigerating device for freezing said liquid substance, which at least one mould defines a space for an ice column which is at least substantially closed at least while said liquid substance is being refrigerated. The at least one mould comprises two mould halves (Ia, Ib) which are movable relative to each other, so that the mould halves can be moved apart once the ice column has been formed. Method for making ice cubes, comprising the steps of a) supplying a liquid substance to a mould, b) freezing the liquid substance in the mould, and c) removing the ice cubes thus formed from the mould, wherein the liquid substance is supplied in step a) to a mould comprising an at least substantially closed space. Metering device for ice cubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen, Laurentius Hendrikus Frans Lambertus Van Haren