Patents by Inventor Kent Swart

Kent Swart 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).

  • Process for the continual inline filtration of a process stream
    Patent number: 10751649
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new type of filtration system. Traditional designs required that personnel open the system to clean/change strainers while a process was in operation. This invention provides a straining system that allows process stream to be filtered in a manner completely internal to the process. The system includes dual strainers with a nitrogen purging system and solvent flush system. A creatively designed “catch” area is installed internal to the process to collect all solids that are flushed from the strainer system. The system remains completely closed for the duration of each production campaign, thus eliminating the safety hazard and labor requirement associated with opening a process system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: Covestro LLC, Covestro Polymers (China) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Amber Rogers Hicks, William A. Hassell, Kevin M. Kelleher, Kent Swart, Wingwah Lau, Bin Tang, Norbert Steindel
  • PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUAL INLINE FILTRATION OF A PROCESS STREAM
    Publication number: 20170021289
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new type of filtration system. Traditional designs required that personnel open the system to clean/change strainers while a process was in operation. This invention provides a straining system that allows process stream to be filtered in a manner completely internal to the process. The system includes dual strainers with a nitrogen purging system and solvent flush system. A creatively designed “catch” area is installed internal to the process to collect all solids that are flushed from the strainer system. The system remains completely closed for the duration of each production campaign, thus eliminating the safety hazard and labor requirement associated with opening a process system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Amber Rogers Hicks, William A. Hassell, Kevin M. Kelleher, Kent Swart, Wingwah Lau, Bin Tang, Norbert Steindel