Patents by Inventor Dirk Roosendans

Dirk Roosendans 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).

  • Mitigation of vapor cloud explosion by chemical inhibition
    Patent number: 10220230
    Abstract: A method to mitigate the consequences of a vapor cloud explosion due to an accidental release of a flammable gas in an open area, comprising: defining an hazardous area wherein an accidental release of flammable gas is likely to happen; receiving a signal from a detector device able to detect the presence of the flammable gas within the hazardous area, upon reception of a signal indicating the presence of the flammable gas within the hazardous area, generating a control signal to activate a release of a flame acceleration suppression product in the hazardous area, at a rate that is determined as a function of the volume of said hazardous area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOTAL RAFFINAGE CHIMIE
    Inventors: Christophe Gueret, Dirk Roosendans, Leopold Hoorelbeke, Gilles Helschger
  • MITIGATION OF VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSION BY CHEMICAL INHIBITION
    Publication number: 20150238791
    Abstract: A method to mitigate the consequences of a vapor cloud explosion due to an accidental release of a flammable gas in an open area, comprising: defining an hazardous area wherein an accidental release of flammable gas is likely to happen; receiving a signal from a detector device able to detect the presence of the flammable gas within the hazardous area, upon reception of a signal indicating the presence of the flammable gas within the hazardous area, generating a control signal to activate a release of a flame acceleration suppression product in the hazardous area, at a rate that is determined as a function of the volume of said hazardous area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: TOTAL RAFFINAGE CHIMIE
    Inventors: Christophe Gueret, Dirk Roosendans, Leopold Hoorelbeke, Gilles Helschger