Patents by Inventor Kåre Mikal MIKALSEN

Kåre Mikal MIKALSEN 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).

  • System and process for drying loose bulk material
    Patent number: 10753684
    Abstract: An energy efficient a drying system and process using heated, dry air. The system includes an air inlet, a heat pump evaporator unit, a heat pump condenser unit, a drying unit, a heat exchanger unit, a fan, and air channels for transport of airflow from the air inlet through the system. The fan causes air to flow into the air inlet through the heat pump evaporator unit and to maintain an airflow through the system. The heat pump evaporator unit is configured to use a refrigerant to absorb heat from air that flows into the system through the heat pump evaporator unit. The heat pump condenser unit is configured to release the heat absorbed at the evaporator to the airflow. The heat exchanger unit is arranged to transfer heat from the airflow leaving the drying unit to the cold, dehumidified air flowing from the heat pump evaporator unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: FLOAT BIOPRO AS
    Inventors: Svein Inge Ringdal, Kåre Mikal Mikalsen
  • SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DRYING LOOSE BULK MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20190107327
    Abstract: An energy efficient a drying system and process using heated, dry air. The system includes an air inlet, a heat pump evaporator unit, a heat pump condenser unit, a drying unit, a heat exchanger unit, a fan, and air channels for transport of airflow from the air inlet through the system. The fan causes air to flow into the air inlet through the heat pump evaporator unit and to maintain an airflow through the system. The heat pump evaporator unit is configured to use a refrigerant to absorb heat from air that flows into the system through the heat pump evaporator unit. The heat pump condenser unit is configured to release the heat absorbed at the evaporator to the airflow. The heat exchanger unit is arranged to transfer heat from the airflow leaving the drying unit to the cold, dehumidified air flowing from the heat pump evaporator unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Svein Inge RINGDAL, Kåre Mikal MIKALSEN