Patents by Inventor Gina Vanbutsele

Gina Vanbutsele 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 for reducing the size of metallic compound particles
    Patent number: 7384560
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for reducing the average size of metallic compound particles or agglomerates suspended in a fluid by flowing one or more times said fluid having metallic compound particles or agglomerates suspended therein through one or more magnetic fields to reduce the average size of a substantial portion of the metallic compound particles or agglomerates by at least 25%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: K.U. Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Johan Martens, Gina Vanbutsele, Roger Vermeiren
  • Method for reducing the size of metallic compound particles
    Publication number: 20050127214
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for reducing the average size of metallic compound particles or agglomerates suspended in a fluid by flowing one or more times said fluid having metallic compound particles or agglomerates suspended therein through one or more magnetic fields to reduce the average size of a substantial portion of the metallic compound particles or agglomerates by at least 25%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Johan Martens, Gina Vanbutsele, Roger Vermeiren