Patents by Inventor Brandon Emmanuel ST GERMAIN

Brandon Emmanuel ST GERMAIN 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).

  • Plate heat exchanger for heating or cooling bulk solids
    Patent number: 11959708
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes an inlet for receiving bulk solids, a plurality of heat transfer plate assemblies, a plurality of spacers disposed between adjacent heat transfer plate assemblies, and supports for supporting the heat transfer plate assemblies. The heat transfer plate assemblies include a first plate having a first pair of holes extending therethrough, the first plate having channels extending along a surface thereof, for the flow of fluid through the channels, and a second plate bonded to the first plate to enclose the channels, the second plate including a second pair of holes generally aligned with the first pair of holes to form through holes to facilitate flow of the fluid through the through holes and the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Solex Thermal Science Inc., National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Vacuum Process Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashley D. Byman, Robert McGillivray, Brandon Emmanuel St Germain, Layne Charles, Kevin James Albrecht, Dereje Shiferaw Amogne, Matthew David Carlson, Clifford Kuofei Ho, Carl P. Schalansky, Aaron Edward Wildberger
  • PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HEATING OR COOLING BULK SOLIDS
    Publication number: 20210164735
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes an inlet for receiving bulk solids, a plurality of heat transfer plate assemblies, a plurality of spacers disposed between adjacent heat transfer plate assemblies, and supports for supporting the heat transfer plate assemblies. The heat transfer plate assemblies include a first plate having a first pair of holes extending therethrough, the first plate having channels extending along a surface thereof, for the flow of fluid through the channels, and a second plate bonded to the first plate to enclose the channels, the second plate including a second pair of holes generally aligned with the first pair of holes to form through holes to facilitate flow of the fluid through the through holes and the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ashley D. BYMAN, Robert MCGILLIVRAY, Brandon Emmanuel ST GERMAIN, Layne CHARLES, Kevin James ALBRECHT, Dereje Shiferaw AMOGNE, Matthew David CARLSON, Clifford Kuofei HO, Carl P. SCHALANSKY, Aaron Edward WILDBERGER