Patents by Inventor Gerard Rabelle

Gerard Rabelle 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).

  • Method and device for detecting a leak in a heat exchanger, especially a plate-type heat exchanger
    Patent number: 6923043
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting a leak between two circuits of a plate-type heat exchanger (1) provided with means for filling two circuits with fluid at a different pressure, characterized in that said device comprises automatic control means for the convergence of the pressure inside said circuits with respect to a given threshold, and means for signalling a leak when the automatic control means have detected the occurrence of said convergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventor: Gérard Rabelle
  • Method and device for detecting a leak in a heat exchanger, especially a plate-type heat exchanger
    Publication number: 20040129061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting a leak between two circuits of a plate-type heat exchanger (1) provided with means for filling two circuits with fluid at a different pressure, characterized in that said device comprises automatic control means for the convergence of the pressure inside said circuits with respect to a given threshold, and means for signalling a leak when the automatic control means have detected the occurrence of said convergence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventor: Gerard Rabelle