Patents by Inventor Bart Clerx

Bart Clerx 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).

  • Electrostatic spray chilling of foodstuffs
    Patent number: 11419340
    Abstract: An electrostatic spray chilling system is configured to rapidly cool foodstuffs. A conveyor traverses foodstuffs through a chilling tunnel. A chilled primary airflow is provided to the chilling tunnel to cool the foodstuffs. As the foodstuff is traversed through the chilling tunnel, spray modules generate and apply sprays of electrostatically charged fluid onto the foodstuff. The charged fluid droplets are attracted to the grounded foodstuff. The charged fluid droplets can be guided onto the foodstuff by secondary fans, configured to generate subflows of the chilled primary air, and by air guiding baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Bart Clerx, Hubertus J. Van Laer
  • ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY CHILLING OF FOODSTUFFS
    Publication number: 20190254297
    Abstract: An electrostatic spray chilling system is configured to rapidly cool foodstuffs. A conveyor traverses foodstuffs through a chilling tunnel. A chilled primary airflow is provided to the chilling tunnel to cool the foodstuffs. As the foodstuff is traversed through the chilling tunnel, spray modules generate and apply sprays of electrostatically charged fluid onto the foodstuff. The charged fluid droplets are attracted to the grounded foodstuff. The charged fluid droplets can be guided onto the foodstuff by secondary fans, configured to generate subflows of the chilled primary air, and by air guiding baffles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Bart Clerx, Hubertus J. Van Laer
  • Wiper blade rubber and method for the production thereof
    Patent number: 8361595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade rubber and a method for the production thereof, in particular for a rail wiper of a motor vehicle, made from a formed, vulcanizable elastomer material the surface of which comprises a surface layer which is hydrophobic, with a contact angle with respect to water greater than 90°, preferably greater than 120°, and a surface structure with raised regions and/or recesses in the micrometer range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kris Van De Rostyne, Reiner Lay, Vincent Duval, Marc Pironnet, Bart Clerx, Wim Buseyne
  • WIPER BLADE RUBBER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100095472
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade rubber and a method for the production thereof, in particular for a rail wiper of a motor vehicle, made from a formed, vulcanizable elastomer material the surface of which comprises a surface layer which is hydrophobic, with a contact angle with respect to water greater than 90°, preferably greater than 120°, and a surface structure with raised regions and/or recesses in the micrometer range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Kris Van De Rostyne, Reiner Lay, Vincent Duval, Marc Pironnet, Bart Clerx, Wim Buseyne