Patents by Inventor Francisco José CASTELLANO GASSÓ

Francisco José CASTELLANO GASSÓ 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).

  • Thermal processing of bulk solids
    Patent number: 10982900
    Abstract: An apparatus for drying or conditioning bulk solids, includes a housing including an inlet for receiving the bulk solids, and an outlet for discharging the bulk solids, a plurality of spaced apart heat transfer plates assemblies disposed in the housing between the inlet and the outlet for passage of the bulk solids that flow from the inlet, through spaces between the heat transfer plates, and a sweep gas delivery system for the flow of sweep gas in a first direction across the direction of flow of the bulk solids. The sweep gas delivery system includes at least one valve for reversing the flow of the sweep gas from the first direction to a second direction, opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SOLEX THERMAL SCIENCE INC.
    Inventors: Gerald Marinitsch, Francisco José Castellano Gassó, Caroline Richard
  • THERMAL PROCESSING OF BULK SOLIDS
    Publication number: 20210018266
    Abstract: An apparatus for drying or conditioning bulk solids, includes a housing including an inlet for receiving the bulk solids, and an outlet for discharging the bulk solids, a plurality of spaced apart heat transfer plates assemblies disposed in the housing between the inlet and the outlet for passage of the bulk solids that flow from the inlet, through spaces between the heat transfer plates, and a sweep gas delivery system for the flow of sweep gas in a first direction across the direction of flow of the bulk solids. The sweep gas delivery system includes at least one valve for reversing the flow of the sweep gas from the first direction to a second direction, opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Gerald MARINITSCH, Francisco José CASTELLANO GASSÓ, Caroline RICHARD