Patents by Inventor Eric Frans Denis HANSENNE

Eric Frans Denis HANSENNE 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 recovery component for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 10267200
    Abstract: A heat recovery component for an exhaust gas system comprises: an inlet; an outlet; a first branch conduit comprising a first inlet, a first inlet axis, a first outlet, and a heat exchanger; a second branch conduit parallel to the first branch conduit, separate and thermally separated from the first branch conduit and comprising a second inlet, a second inlet axis, and a second outlet; and a valve arranged at the first inlet and the second inlet. The valve comprises separate first and second valve flaps fixedly arranged on a shaft and extending in a plane defined by the first and second inlet axes and perpendicular to the first and second inlet axes. The first valve flap is arranged at an axial location on the shaft corresponding to the location of the first inlet, and the second valve flap is arranged at an axial location corresponding to the second inlet. The valve flaps are arranged angularly rotated relative to one another about the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Bosal Emission Control Systems NV
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Hubert Janssens, Luk Dedene, Eric Frans Denis Hansenne
  • HEAT RECOVERY COMPONENT FOR AN EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20170074142
    Abstract: A heat recovery component for an exhaust gas system comprises: an inlet; an outlet; a first branch conduit comprising a first inlet, a first inlet axis, a first outlet, and a heat exchanger; a second branch conduit parallel to the first branch conduit, separate and thermally separated from the first branch conduit and comprising a second inlet, a second inlet axis, and a second outlet; and a valve arranged at the first inlet and the second inlet. The valve comprises separate first and second valve flaps fixedly arranged on a shaft and extending in a plane defined by the first and second inlet axes and perpendicular to the first and second inlet axes. The first valve flap is arranged at an axial location on the shaft corresponding to the location of the first inlet, and the second valve flap is arranged at an axial location corresponding to the second inlet. The valve flaps are arranged angularly rotated relative to one another about the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Hubert JANSSENS, Luk DEDENE, Eric Frans Denis HANSENNE