Patents by Inventor Helmut ELSLANDER

Helmut ELSLANDER 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: 12485400
    Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed for converting at least one reactant into a reaction product and separating the at least one reactant. The device includes a vessel with a vessel inner volume and a confinement, submerged in the vessel inner volume, that provides a confinement inner volume in fluid connection with the vessel inner volume. First and seconds fluids, with a respective, higher first density and a lower, second density form respective lower and upper phases in the vessel inner volume. A third fluid with a third density higher than that of the second fluid forms a lower layer in the confinement inner volume, relative to an upper layer formed by the second fluid. The third fluid may be the same as or different from, and is physically separated from, the first fluid. At least one of the first, second, and third fluids is at most partly miscible with the other two, but preferably immiscible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: VITO NV
    Inventors: Claudia Matassa, Helmut Elslander, Dominic Ormerod, Yamini Satyawali
  • Patent number: 12023630
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a compound may include adding a substrate to a medium in a reactor, and reacting the substrate in the reactor to form the compound. A first stream is separated from the reaction liquid through a first membrane. A second stream is separated from the reaction liquid through a second membrane. The first membrane is a filtration membrane and the second membrane is configured for liquid-gas or liquid-liquid extraction The first membrane and the second membrane are at least partially immersed in the medium and are moved relative to the reactor during the separation steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: VITO NV
    Inventors: Wouter Van Hecke, Helmut Elslander, Karolien Vanbroekhoven, Helene De Wever, Herman Beckers
  • Publication number: 20230149880
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device device for converting at least one reactant(5) into a reaction product and separating the at least one reactant from the reaction product, wherein the device comprises a vessel(10) with a vessel inner volume (11) and a confinement (20) submerged in the vessel inner volume (11), the confinement (20) providing a confinement inner (21) volume which is in fluid connection with the vessel inner volume (11), wherein the vessel inner volume (11) contains a first fluid (1) with a first density p1 and a second fluid with a second density p2, with p1 > p2, so that the first fluid (1) forms a lower phase and the second fluid (2) forms an upper phase in the vessel inner volume (11), wherein the confinement contains a third fluid (3) with a third density p3 with p3 > p2 so that the second fluid forms an upper layer and the third fluid forms a lower layer in the confinement inner volume (21), wherein the third fluid may be the same as or different from and is physically
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Claudia MATASSA, Helmut ELSLANDER, Dominic ORMEROD, Yamini SATYAWALI
  • Publication number: 20230055876
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a compound may include adding a substrate to a medium in a reactor, and reacting the substrate in the reactor to form the compound. A first stream is separated from the reaction liquid through a first membrane. A second stream is separated from the reaction liquid through a second membrane. The first membrane is a filtration membrane and the second membrane is configured for liquid-gas or liquid-liquid extraction The first membrane and the second membrane are at least partially immersed in the medium and are moved relative to the reactor during the separation steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Wouter VAN HECKE, Helmut ELSLANDER, Karolien VANBROEKHOVEN, Helene DE WEVER, Herman BECKERS
  • Patent number: 11484842
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a compound may include adding a substrate to a medium in a reactor, and reacting the substrate in the reactor to form the compound. A first stream is separated from the reaction liquid through a first membrane. A second stream is separated from the reaction liquid through a second membrane. The first membrane is a filtration membrane and the second membrane is configured for liquid-gas or liquid-liquid extraction The first membrane and the second membrane are at least partially immersed in the medium and are moved relative to the reactor during the separation steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: VITO NV
    Inventors: Wouter Van Hecke, Helmut Elslander, Karolien Vanbroekhoven, Helene De Wever, Herman Beckers
  • Publication number: 20200197871
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a compound may include adding a substrate to a medium in a reactor, and reacting the substrate in the reactor to form the compound. A first stream is separated from the reaction liquid through a first membrane. A second stream is separated from the reaction liquid through a second membrane. The first membrane is a filtration membrane and the second membrane is configured for liquid-gas or liquid-liquid extraction The first membrane and the second membrane are at least partially immersed in the medium and are moved relative to the reactor during the separation steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: VITO NV
    Inventors: Wouter VAN HECKE, Helmut ELSLANDER, Karolien VANBROEKHOVEN, Helene DE WEVER, Herman BECKERS