Patents by Inventor Hugues Dionne

Hugues Dionne 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).

  • Publication number: 20240115978
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are disc filters for dewatering a fiber suspension. According to a first aspect, the disc filter includes a vessel comprising an inlet positioned in a wall of the vessel, the inlet introducing a fiber suspension into the vessel. The disc filter further includes a rotor shaft comprising a shaft axis of rotation positioned in a shaft plane, wherein the shaft plane is a horizontal plane. At least one filter element may be coupled to the rotor shaft. At least one injector may be positioned in the wall of the vessel, the at least one injector introducing a secondary flow of liquid into the vessel. The at least one injector may be located in the wall of the vessel at an injector elevation angle ?I that is greater than ?44 degrees and less than or equal to +22 degrees relative to the shaft plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Kadant Black Clawson LLC
    Inventor: Hugues Dionne
  • Patent number: 11883766
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are disc filters for dewatering a fiber suspension. According to a first aspect, the disc filter includes a vessel comprising an inlet positioned in a wall of the vessel, the inlet introducing a fiber suspension into the vessel. The disc filter further includes a rotor shaft comprising a shaft axis of rotation positioned in a shaft plane, wherein the shaft plane is a horizontal plane. At least one filter element may be coupled to the rotor shaft. At least one injector may be positioned in the wall of the vessel, the at least one injector introducing a secondary flow of liquid into the vessel. The at least one injector may be located in the wall of the vessel at an injector elevation angle ?I that is greater than ?44 degrees and less than or equal to +22 degrees relative to the shaft plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: KADANT BLACK CLAWSON LLC
    Inventor: Hugues Dionne
  • Publication number: 20210291087
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are disc filters for dewatering a fiber suspension. According to a first aspect, the disc filter includes a vessel comprising an inlet positioned in a wall of the vessel, the inlet introducing a fiber suspension into the vessel. The disc filter further includes a rotor shaft comprising a shaft axis of rotation positioned in a shaft plane, wherein the shaft plane is a horizontal plane. At least one filter element may be coupled to the rotor shaft. At least one injector may be positioned in the wall of the vessel, the at least one injector introducing a secondary flow of liquid into the vessel. The at least one injector may be located in the wall of the vessel at an injector elevation angle ?I that is greater than ?44 degrees and less than or equal to +22 degrees relative to the shaft plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Kadant Black Clawson LLC
    Inventor: Hugues Dionne
  • Patent number: 8617357
    Abstract: A twin wire press for dewatering solid-liquid suspensions, such as pulp suspensions, between top and bottom webs is described herein which includes consecutive primary, secondary and tertiary dewatering sections. The primary dewatering section includes a wedge area. The secondary dewatering section is positioned adjacent to the primary section downstream therefrom and includes grooved rolls in an s-roll configuration. The tertiary dewatering section includes rolls in a scissor-nip configuration. The press rolls in the secondary and tertiary section are all supported onto a frame. Whenever maintenance is to be performed on any one of the grooved rolls or on the press roll assemblies, an overhead crane can for example be used since no frame structure is provided on top thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Kadant Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Hugues Dionne, Marc-André Hétu, Daniel Parenteau
  • Publication number: 20120048494
    Abstract: A twin wire press for dewatering solid-liquid suspensions, such as pulp suspensions, between top and bottom webs is described herein which includes consecutive primary, secondary and tertiary dewatering sections. The primary dewatering section includes a wedge area. The secondary dewatering section is positioned adjacent to the primary section downstream therefrom and includes grooved rolls in an s-roll configuration. The tertiary dewatering section includes rolls in a scissor-nip configuration. The press rolls in the secondary and tertiary section are all supported onto a frame. Whenever maintenance is to be performed on any one of the grooved rolls or on the press roll assemblies, an overhead crane can for example be used since no frame structure is provided on top thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Hugues Dionne, Marc-André Hétu, Daniel Parenteau
  • Patent number: 6925929
    Abstract: A screw press provided with a rear excess fluid outlet is described herein. The rear excess fluid outlet includes a circular screen provided at a longitudinal end of the screw press body, near a material inlet. Scraper blade assemblies are provided to prevent the screen from clogging. The efficiency of excess fluid removal is thereby increased by the increased screen surface near the material inlet of the screw press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Advanced Fiber Technologies (AFT) Trust
    Inventor: Hugues Dionne
  • Publication number: 20040194646
    Abstract: A screw press provided with a rear excess fluid outlet is described herein. The rear excess fluid outlet includes a circular screen provided at a longitudinal end of the screw press body, near a material inlet. Scraper blade assemblies are provided to prevent the screen from clogging. The efficiency of excess fluid removal is thereby increased by the increased screen surface near the material inlet of the screw press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventor: Hugues Dionne
  • Patent number: 6736054
    Abstract: A screw press provided with a rear excess fluid outlet is described herein. The rear excess fluid outlet includes a circular screen provided at a longitudinal end of the screw press body, near a material inlet. Scraper blade assemblies are provided to prevent the screen from clogging. The efficiency of excess fluid removal is thereby increased by the increased screen surface near the material inlet of the screw press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Advanced Fiber Technologies (AFT) Trust
    Inventor: Hugues Dionne
  • Publication number: 20010011505
    Abstract: A screw press provided with a rear excess fluid outlet is described herein. The rear excess fluid outlet includes a circular screen provided at a longitudinal end of the screw press body, near a material inlet. Scraper blade assemblies are provided to prevent the screen from clogging. The efficiency of excess fluid removal is thereby increased by the increased screen surface near the material inlet of the screw press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventor: Hugues Dionne