Patents by Inventor Frédéric ODET

Frédéric ODET 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).

  • Discharge valve
    Patent number: 10947039
    Abstract: A discharge valve for discharging a food product may be arranged at a low point of a vessel. The discharge valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, a valve plug and an arm. The valve plug is attached to a first end of the arm and a second end of the arm is attached to a pivot point that is arranged inside the valve body. The arm is configured to pivot the valve plug between a valve closed position where the valve plug abuts the valve seat, and a valve open position where the valve plug is pivoted away from the valve seat, to a location where the valve plug is positioned at least partly within the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Frédéric Odet, Blandine Malecot, Florent Lorry
  • DISCHARGE VALVE
    Publication number: 20190389655
    Abstract: A discharge valve for discharging a food product may be arranged at a low point of a vessel. The discharge valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, a valve plug and an arm. The valve plug is attached to a first end of the arm and a second end of the arm is attached to a pivot point that is arranged inside the valve body. The arm is configured to pivot the valve plug between a valve closed position where the valve plug abuts the valve seat, and a valve open position where the valve plug is pivoted away from the valve seat, to a location where the valve plug is positioned at least partly within the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Frédéric Odet, Blandine Malecot, Florent Lorry
  • Bag filter arrangement
    Patent number: 10279297
    Abstract: A bag filter arrangement for being arranged in a bag filter holder, comprising a bag filter having an end portion encompassing an open end of the bag filter, a bag filter seal for sealing against the bag filter holder, the bag filter seal being arranged to hold the bag filter, the bag filter seal comprising a bag filter facing surface, and wherein the bag filter seal comprises a recess on the bag filter facing surface, the recess being arranged to receive the open end portion of the bag filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventor: Frédéric Odet
  • BAG FILTER ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170095763
    Abstract: A bag filter arrangement for being arranged in a bag filter holder, comprising a bag filter having an end portion encompassing an open end of the bag filter, a bag filter seal for sealing against the bag filter holder, the bag filter seal being arranged to hold the bag filter, the bag filter seal comprising a bag filter facing surface, and wherein the bag filter seal comprises a recess on the bag filter facing surface, the recess being arranged to receive the open end portion of the bag filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventor: Frédéric ODET