Patents by Inventor Klaus FOUQUET

Klaus FOUQUET 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 bundle device and use thereof
    Patent number: 10267577
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shell-and-tube apparatus comprising a housing (3) having a bundle (9) of tubes accommodated therein, where the tubes (15) are joined on one side to a first tube plate (11) and on the side opposite the first tube plate (11) to a second tube plate (13), with the first and second tube plates (11, 13) being fastened detachably in the housing (3). The side of the first tube plate (11) opposite the tubes (15) rests against a stop (31) on the housing (3) and is fixed on the stop (31) and the second tube plate (13) is installed with a sealing element (41) in the housing (3). The invention further relates to the use of the shell-and-tube apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Wolfgang Gunkel, Frank-Friedrich Pape, Klaus Fouquet
  • TUBE BUNDLE DEVICE AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160047608
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shell-and-tube apparatus comprising a housing (3) having a bundle (9) of tubes accommodated therein, where the tubes (15) are joined on one side to a first tube plate (11) and on the side opposite the first tube plate (11) to a second tube plate (13), with the first and second tube plates (11, 13) being fastened detachably in the housing (3). The side of the first tube plate (11) opposite the tubes (15) rests against a stop (31) on the housing (3) and is fixed on the stop (31) and the second tube plate (13) is installed with a sealing element (41) in the housing (3). The invention further relates to the use of the shell-and-tube apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Wolfgang GUNKEL, Frank-Friedrich PAPE, Klaus FOUQUET