Patents by Inventor Bartel BULS

Bartel BULS 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).

  • Non-lubricated compressor with abradable sealing element and related method for assembling it
    Patent number: 12345262
    Abstract: The non-lubricated compressor (10) for compressing a gas, comprises: a stationary stator (12) with a housing (18) comprising a rotor cavity (20) delimited by a bottom wall (22), a top wall (24), and a lateral wall (26) connecting said bottom wall (22) and said top wall (24), a rotor element (14) arranged for rotation about an axis (z) within the rotor cavity (20) for compressing a gas therein, a self-supporting sealing element (16) arranged within the rotor cavity (20), wherein the sealing element (16) is made of an abradable carbon material, and comprises a wall portion (34) arranged on an inner surface of the lateral wall (26) of the rotor cavity (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves Luyckx, Bartel Buls, Karen Marien
  • NON-LUBRICATED COMPRESSOR WITH ABRADABLE SEALING ELEMENT AND RELATED METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING IT
    Publication number: 20240426300
    Abstract: The non-lubricated compressor (10) for compressing a gas, comprises: a stationary stator (12) with a housing (18) comprising a rotor cavity (20) delimited by a bottom wall (22), a top wall (24), and a lateral wall (26) connecting said bottom wall (22) and said top wall (24), a rotor element (14) arranged for rotation about an axis (z) within the rotor cavity (20) for compressing a gas therein, a self-supporting sealing element (16) arranged within the rotor cavity (20), wherein the sealing element (16) is made of an abradable carbon material, and comprises a wall portion (34) arranged on an inner surface of the lateral wall (26) of the rotor cavity (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves LUYCKX, Bartel BULS, Karen MARIEN