Patents by Inventor Jean-Paul Vives

Jean-Paul Vives 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).

  • Oil deaerator device
    Patent number: 5085677
    Abstract: An oil deaerator device for an oil tank comprises a cylindrical chamber having a tangential inlet duct in its lower portion for the introduciton of pressurized oil to be deaerated, tangential outlet ducts for the deaerated oil in the upper portion of the chamber, and an axial outlet duct, also in the uper portion of the chamber, for the discharge of air from the chamber.The device, which operates on the vortex principle, is fitted within the tank in the upper portion thereof above the normal level of oil in the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme Dite Hispano-Suiza
    Inventors: Daniel Ville, Jean-Paul Vives