Patents by Inventor Jon Camp

Jon Camp 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).

  • Tube cleaning system and method
    Patent number: 12031782
    Abstract: A heat exchanger cleaning system is disclosed which is capable of determining the position of a lance within a tube bundle of a heat exchanger core. The system comprises a lance for directing a jet of fluid into spaces between the tubes of the bundle, an arm mounted alongside the lance and movable relative thereto, an abutment mounted to an end of the arm to sense an outer surface of the heat exchanger core, and a transducer for measuring the position of the lance relative to the arm to determine the extent of travel of the tip of the lance beyond the front face of the tube bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Tube Tech Industrial Ltd.
    Inventors: Derek Sumsion, Michael Watson, Jon Camp
  • System and method for cleaning a tube bundle of a heat exchanger core
    Patent number: 12031781
    Abstract: A system capable of autonomous operation is disclosed for cleaning a tube bundle of a heat exchanger core. The system comprises a lance for directing a jet of fluid into spaces between the tubes of the bundle, a carriage for advancing the lance into the bundle, a mount movable relative to the carriage for holding the lance, and a sensor for detecting relative movement between the lance and the carriage, so as to detect when a reaction force acting on the lance upon encountering an obstruction in the tube bundle exceeds a predetermined limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Tube Tech Industrial Ltd.
    Inventors: Derek Sumsion, Michael Watson, Jon Camp
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING A TUBE BUNDLE OF A HEAT EXCHANGER CORE
    Publication number: 20220276013
    Abstract: A system capable of autonomous operation is disclosed for cleaning a tube bundle of a heat exchanger core. The system comprises a lance for directing a jet of fluid into spaces between the tubes of the bundle, a carriage for advancing the lance into the bundle, a mount movable relative to the carriage for holding the lance, and a sensor for detecting relative movement between the lance and the carriage, so as to detect when a reaction force acting on the lance upon encountering an obstruction in the tube bundle exceeds a predetermined limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Tube Tech International Limited
    Inventors: Derek Sumsion, Michael Watson, Jon Camp
  • TUBE CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220268535
    Abstract: A heat exchanger cleaning system is disclosed which is capable of determining the position of a lance within a tube bundle of a heat exchanger core. The system comprises a lance for directing a jet of fluid into spaces between the tubes of the bundle, an arm mounted alongside the lance and movable relative thereto, an abutment mounted to an end of the arm to sense an outer surface of the heat exchanger core, and a transducer for measuring the position of the lance relative to the arm to determine the extent of travel of the tip of the lance beyond the front face of the tube bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Tube Tech Industrial Limited
    Inventors: Derek Sumsion, Michael Watson, Jon Camp