Patents by Inventor Dimitri De Suray

Dimitri De Suray 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).

  • Method for vacuum stripping of oils and fats
    Patent number: 7670634
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in a vacuum stripping process having a first stripping vessel (2); at least one second further downstream stripping vessel (3), said at least one second further downstream stripping vessel (3) containing at least two trays (12), (13), (14) and (15) each provided with sparging (16), (17), (18) and (19) respectively, and further having a collector (4) connecting said first stripping vessel (2) and said at least one second stripping vessel (3), said collector (4) being provided with inlet openings above each said tray (12), (13), (14) and (15) and said collector (4) being connected to a pump (5) with a discharge into said first stripping vessel (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: De Smet Engineering N.V.
    Inventors: Marc Kellens, Dimitri De Suray
  • Method and apparatus for vacuum stripping of oils and fats
    Publication number: 20050066823
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in a vacuum stripping process comprises a first stripping vessel (2); at least one second further downstream stripping vessel (3), said at least one second further downstream stripping vessel (3) containing at least two trays (12), (13), (14) and (15) each provided with sparging means (16), (17), (18) and (19) respectively, and further comprises a collector (4) connecting said first stripping vessel (2) and said at least one second stripping vessel (3), said collector (4) being provided with inlet openings above each said tray (12), (13), (14) and (15) and said collector (4) being connected to a pump (5) with a discharge into said first stripping vessel (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Marc Kellens, Dimitri De Suray