Patents Assigned to Syprotec Inc.
  • Method and apparatus for thermally inducing circulation of fluid between the interior of a system and a fluid pocket attached thereto
    Patent number: 5773709
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for inducing circulation of a fluid in an interior of a system between such interior and a fluid pocket. The fluid pocket is connected to a fluid access opening of the system for fluid communication between the fluid pocket and the interior of the system. The method comprises modulating the temperature of a heat transfer element in thermal communication with fluid in the pocket, between a first temperature and a second temperature. A representative fluid sample may be taken from the fluid pocket for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Syprotec Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Gibeault, Claude Beauchemin