Patents by Inventor Frank Timmermans

Frank Timmermans 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).

  • Patent number: 9308514
    Abstract: The present invention relates the use of a pump in a loop reactor for the production of polyethylene, as well as a reactor comprising such pump and methods for producing polyolefin by means of such reactor. The pump according to the invention is characterized in that it is an axial flow impeller circulation pump, wherein the impeller comprises 6 blades and wherein the pump is fixed on a spring supported frame. Use of the pump according to the present invention allows for preparation of homogeneous polyethylene products that meet high quality standards from the complicated ethylene polymerization mixtures while at the same time being produced with low energy consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Total Research & Technology Feluy
    Inventors: Frank Timmermans, Wouter Ooms, Daan Dewachter, Louis Fouarge
  • Publication number: 20150073105
    Abstract: The present invention relates the use of a pump in a loop reactor for the production of polyethylene, as well as a reactor comprising such pump and methods for producing polyolefin by means of such reactor. The pump according to the invention is characterized in that it is an axial flow impeller circulation pump, wherein the impeller comprises 6 blades and wherein the pump is fixed on a spring supported frame. Use of the pump according to the present invention allows for preparation of homogeneous polyethylene products that meet high quality standards from the complicated ethylene polymerization mixtures while at the same time being produced with low energy consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Timmermans, Wouter Ooms, Daan Dewachter, Louis Fouarge
  • Patent number: 8940843
    Abstract: The present invention relates the use of a pump in a loop reactor for the production of polyethylene, as well as a reactor comprising such pump and methods for producing polyolefin by means of such reactor. The pump according to the invention is characterized in that it is an axial flow impeller circulation pump, wherein the impeller comprises 6 blades and wherein the pump is fixed on a spring supported frame. Use of the pump according to the present invention allows for preparation of homogeneous polyethylene products that meet high quality standards from the complicated ethylene polymerization mixtures while at the same time being produced with low energy consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Total Research & Technology Feluy
    Inventors: Frank Timmermans, Wouter Ooms, Daan Dewachter, Louis Fouarge
  • Publication number: 20130123442
    Abstract: The present invention relates the use of a pump in a loop reactor for the production of polyethylene, as well as a reactor comprising such pump and methods for producing polyolefin by means of such reactor. The pump according to the invention is characterized in that it is an axial flow impeller circulation pump, wherein the impeller comprises 6 blades and wherein the pump is fixed on a spring supported frame. Use of the pump according to the present invention allows for preparation of homogeneous polyethylene products that meet high quality standards from the complicated ethylene polymerization mixtures while at the same time being produced with low energy consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY
    Inventors: Frank Timmermans, Wouter Ooms, Daan Dewachter, Louis Fouarge
  • Patent number: 8382057
    Abstract: A seat track system for a seat of a vehicle includes at least one seat track having a lower track member adapted to be fixed to a vehicle structure and an upper track member adapted to be connected to a seat and moveable relative to the lower track member. The seat track system also includes a manual positive engagement locking system cooperating with the at least one seat track to allow longitudinal adjustment of the upper track member relative to the lower track member and to positively engage the at least one seat track such that a locking element does extend through the locking plate but does not extend below the lower track member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: CRH North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mircea Napau, Ioan Napau, Dean Lenane, Robert James Bachula, Tobias Keller, Patrick Frank Timmerman
  • Publication number: 20110240820
    Abstract: A seat track system for a seat of a vehicle includes at least one seat track having a lower track member adapted to be fixed to a vehicle structure and an upper track member adapted to be connected to a seat and moveable relative to the lower track member. The seat track system also includes a manual positive engagement locking system cooperating with the at least one seat track to allow longitudinal adjustment of the upper track member relative to the lower track member and to positively engage the at least one seat track such that a locking element does extend through the locking plate but does not extend below the lower track member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Mircea Napau, Ioan Napau, Dean Lenane, Robert James Bachula, Tobias Keller, Patrick Frank Timmerman