Patents by Inventor Luc A. Vanmarcke
Luc A. Vanmarcke 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).
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Patent number: 10632435Abstract: Method and fluidized bed reactor for the production of granules, such as granules of urea or ammonium nitrate. The fluidized bed reactor comprises at least one granulation compartment with air inlets, and an air moving device downstream of the granulation compartment, e.g., downstream of at least one scrubbers. The air moving device is configured to draw air through said at least one air inlet into at least one granulation compartment.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Yara International ASAInventors: Jaap Voorhans, Luc Vanmarcke, André Kayaert
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Patent number: 10544064Abstract: Method and fluidized bed reactor for the production of granules, such as granules of urea or ammonium nitrate. The reactor comprises at least one granulation compartment with air inlets, and an air moving device downstream the granulation compartment, e.g., downstream one or more scrubbers. The air moving device is configured to draw air through said one or more air inlets into the granulation compartment.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASAInventors: Jaap Voorhans, André Kayaert, Luc Vanmarcke
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Publication number: 20190240631Abstract: Method and fluidized bed reactor for the production of granules, such as granules of urea or ammonium nitrate. The fluidized bed reactor comprises at least one granulation compartment with air inlets, and an air moving device downstream of the granulation compartment, e.g., downstream of at least one scrubbers. The air moving device is configured to draw air through said at least one air inlet into at least one granulation compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASAInventors: Jaap Voorhans, Luc Vanmarcke, André Kayaert
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Patent number: 10106469Abstract: Disclosed is a particulate, urea-containing composition, to a method and apparatus for producing it, to the use thereof as fertilizer, as technical urea or as feed additive, and to the use of an additive for producing a particulate, urea-containing composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignees: UHDE FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY B.V., THYSSENKRUPP AGInventors: Thomas Krawczyk, Matthias Potthoff, Luc Vanmarcke, Erik Alexander Bijpost, Alexander Maslow
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Publication number: 20180117554Abstract: Method and fluidized bed reactor for the production of granules, such as granules of urea or ammonium nitrate. The fluidized bed reactor comprises at least one granulation compartment with air inlets, and an air moving device downstream of the granulation compartment, e.g., downstream of at least one scrubbers. The air moving device is configured to draw air through said at least one air inlet into at least one granulation compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Jaap VOORHANS, André Kayaert, Luc Vanmarcke
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Publication number: 20170190632Abstract: Disclosed is a particulate, urea-containing composition, to a method and apparatus for producing it, to the use thereof as fertilizer, as technical urea or as feed additive, and to the use of an additive for producing a particulate, urea-containing composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Thomas Krawczyk, Matthias Potthoff, Luc Vanmarcke, Erik Alexander Bijpost, Alexander Maslow
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Patent number: 9527104Abstract: A method for processing of granules, by forming at least one injection zone in a fluidized bed where a feed stream of seed particles is contacted or coated by a liquid product by simultaneous injection of the feed stream of the seed particles and a feed stream of the liquid product, forming at least one granulation zone in the fluidized bed where the contacted or coated seed particles may be at least one of dried, shaped, and cooled to form granules, extracting the granules from the at least one granulation zone and sorting the extracted granules into undersize granules, on-size granules, and oversize granules, passing the on-size granules to post-processing treatment, removing the oversize granules, and passing the undersize granules back into the feed stream of the seed particles, wherein the extracted granules are made to pass through at least one classifier located in the at least one granulation zone.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASAInventors: Francois Ledoux, Luc Vanmarcke, Howard Volke, Peter de Bakker, Remco de Fouw, Roeland Elderson
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Patent number: 9199265Abstract: A method for processing of granules, by forming at least one injection zone in a fluidized bed where a feed stream of seed particles is contacted or coated by a liquid product by simultaneous injection of the feed stream of the seed particles and a feed stream of the liquid product, forming at least one granulation zone in the fluidized bed where the contacted or coated seed particles may be at least one of dried, shaped, and cooled to form granules, extracting the granules from the at least one granulation zone and sorting the extracted granules into undersize granules, on-size granules, and oversize granules, passing the on-size granules to post-processing treatment, removing the oversize granules, and passing the undersize granules back into the feed stream of the seed particles, wherein the extracted granules are made to pass through at least one classifier located in the at least one granulation zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASAInventors: Francois Ledoux, Luc Vanmarcke, Howard Volke, Peter de Bakker, Remco de Fouw, Roeland Elderson
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Publication number: 20140318446Abstract: A method for processing of granules, by forming at least one injection zone in a fluidized bed where a feed stream of seed particles is contacted or coated by a liquid product by simultaneous injection of the feed stream of the seed particles and a feed stream of the liquid product, forming at least one granulation zone in the fluidized bed where the contacted or coated seed particles may be at least one of dried, shaped, and cooled to form granules, extracting the granules from the at least one granulation zone and sorting the extracted granules into undersize granules, on-size granules, and oversize granules, passing the on-size granules to post-processing treatment, removing the oversize granules, and passing the undersize granules back into the feed stream of the seed particles, wherein the extracted granules are made to pass through at least one classifier located in the at least one granulation zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Yara International ASAInventors: Francois LEDOUX, Luc VANMARCKE, Howard VOLKE, Peter de BAKKER, Remco de FOUW, Roeland ELDERSON
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Patent number: 8343891Abstract: A method of improving the properties of urea granulates, more especially the caking tendency, the dust formation and the foaming tendency in aqueous media, by the addition of an additive to the urea, wherein the additive comprises a carboxylic acid compound with the general formula XY—(Z)—COOH, in which Z is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon with 1-25 carbon atoms and X and Y are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom or a polar organic functional group, and in that the additive is added as a solution in a polar solvent to the urea granulates, which are subsequently dried.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2003Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Yara International ASAInventors: Erik Alexander Bijpost, Luc Vanmarcke, Jacobus Gerardus Korver, Ruud van Belzen
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Patent number: 8084642Abstract: A method of improving the crushing strength, impact resistance and the compressibility of urea granules by the addition of a compound to the molten urea, wherein the compound comprises both a polyvinyl compound and an organic molecule consisting of 1-10 carbon atoms and 1-10 polar organic groups.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2003Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Yara International ASAInventors: Erik Bijpost, Luc Vanmarcke, John van der Hoeven, Ruud van Belzen
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Publication number: 20110159180Abstract: This invention relates to a method and device for processing of granules of solidified salts, by forming at least one injection zone in a fluidised bed where a feed stream of seed particles is contacted/coated by the liquid product by simultaneous injection of a feed stream of the seed particles and a feed stream of the liquid product to be sprayed, forming at least one granulation zone in the fluidised bed where contacted/coated seed particles may be dried and/or shaped and/or cooled to form granules, extracting granules from the at least one granulation zone(s) and sorting the extracted granules into three fractions; undersize granules with too small diameters compared to the desired size range, on-size granules with diameters within the desired size range, and oversize granules with too large diameters compared to the desired size range, passing the fraction of on-size granules to post-processing treatment for forming the product granules, removing the oversize, typically by reducing the size of at least aType: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Francois Ledoux, Luc Vanmarcke, Howard Volke, Peter de Bakker, Remco de Fouw, Roeland Elderson
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Patent number: 7824565Abstract: Colorfast urea composition having reduced compressibility, cake formation and tendency of re-crystallization of the urea granulate, wherein the granulate further contains at least two different biodegradable polymers, of which at least one polymer is preferably a polyalkenyl amine compound. The other polymer is preferably polyaspartic acid or polyvinyl alcohol. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such a urea composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2006Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Yara International ASAInventors: Ruud van Belzen, Luc Vanmarcke, Erik Bijpost, John van der Hoeven
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Patent number: 7816561Abstract: The invention relates to a method of improving the crushing strength and reducing the dust formation and the caking tendency of urea particles by the addition of an organic compound to the molten urea, where at least one carbohydrate and optionally a polyvinyl compound is added to the urea. The invention also relates to a composition to be used as a urea additive.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2005Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Yara International ASAInventors: Ruud Van Belzen, Luc Vanmarcke
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Patent number: 7704420Abstract: A spraying device for melt granulation in a fluidized bed including a nozzle (2) with a feed channel for a liquid to be atomized, where the liquid is led through an emulsifying device and into an internal mixing chamber for gas and liquid, before it is fed to the fluidized bed. The nozzle has a separate channel for the atomizing gas fitted concentrically around the central liquid supply channel for the liquid to be atomized or nebulized. The mixing chamber surrounds the outlet zone of the liquid spray from the emulsifying device and the gas, allowing efficient mixing of high speed atomization gas and liquid, and having an external gas cap (1) where fluidization gas is channelled into a spout above the spraying device.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Yara International ASAInventors: Rob Stevens, Luc Vanmarcke, Roeland Elderson
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Publication number: 20080190161Abstract: Colourfast urea composition having reduced compressibility, cake formation and tendency of re-crystallization of the urea granulate, wherein the granulate further contains at least two different biodegradable polymers, of which at least one polymer is preferably a polyalkenyl amine compound. The other polymer is preferably polyaspartic acid or polyvinyl alcohol. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such a urea composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2006Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Ruud van Belzen, Luc Vanmarcke, Erik Bijpost, John Van Der Hoeven
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Publication number: 20080041131Abstract: The invention relates to a method of improving the crushing strength and reducing the dust formation and the caking tendency of urea particles by the addition of an organic compound to the molten urea, where at least one carbohydrate and optionally a polyvinyl compound is added to the urea. The invention also relates to a composition to be used as a urea additive.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2005Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASAInventors: Ruud Van Belzen, Luc Vanmarcke
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Publication number: 20070200007Abstract: The invention concerns a spraying device for melt granulation in fluidised bed comprising a nozzle (2) with a feed channel for a liquid to be atomised, where the liquid is led through emulsifying means and into an internal mixing chamber for gas and liquid, before it is fed to the fluidised bed. The nozzle has a separate channel for the atomising gas fitted concentrically around the central liquid supply channel for the liquid to be atomised or nebulised. The mixing chamber surrounds the outlet zone of the liquid spray from the emulsifying means and the gas, allowing efficient mixing of high speed atomisation gas and liquid, and having an external gas cap (1) where fluidisation gas is channelled into a spout above the spraying device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2003Publication date: August 30, 2007Inventors: Rob Stevens, Luc Vanmarcke, Roeland Elderson
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Publication number: 20070131011Abstract: A method of improving the crushing strength, impact resistance and the compressibility of urea granules by the addition of a compound to the molten urea, wherein the compound comprises both a polyvinyl compound and an organic molecule consisting of 1-10 carbon atoms and 1-10 polar organic groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2003Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASAInventors: Erik Bijpost, Luc Vanmarcke, John Van Belzen, John Van Der Hoeven
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Publication number: 20070125142Abstract: A method of improving the properties of urea granulates, more especially the caking tendency, the dust formation and the foaming tendency in aqueous media, by the addition of an additive to the urea, wherein the additive comprises a carboxylic acid compound with the general formula XY—(Z)—COOH, in which Z is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon with 1-25 carbon atoms and X and Y are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom or a polar organic functional group, and in that the additive is added as a solution in a polar solvent to the urea granulates, which are subsequently dried.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2003Publication date: June 7, 2007Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASAInventors: Erik Bijpost, Luc Vanmarcke, Jacobus Korver, Ruud van Belzen