Patents by Inventor Christophe Wibaut

Christophe Wibaut 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).

  • Heat exchanger with plates
    Patent number: 8544529
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a set of plates defining between them circuits for a fluid flowing alternately via seals mounted between each pair of two adjacent plates. Each plate including at least one guiding cut formed at least at one of the ends thereof for guiding each plate inside a frame. The exchanger also includes between each pair of two adjacent plates, and in proximity to the guiding cut, at least one strut to be compressed and in contact with the two adjacent plates. Each strut has, before compression, a thickness at least equal to that of the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Viacarb
    Inventors: Olivier Noel-Baron, Christophe Wibaut
  • HEAT EXCHANGER WITH PLATES
    Publication number: 20100044021
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a set of plates defining between them circuits for a fluid flowing alternately via seals mounted between each pair of two adjacent plates. Each plate including at least one guiding cut formed at least at one of the ends thereof for guiding each plate inside a frame. The exchanger also includes between each pair of two adjacent plates, and in proximity to the guiding cut, at least one strut to be compressed and in contact with the two adjacent plates. Each strut has, before compression, a thickness at least equal to that of the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: ALFA LAVAL VICARB
    Inventors: Olivier Noel-Baron, Christophe Wibaut