Patents by Inventor Luc Van Mieghem

Luc Van Mieghem 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).

  • Patent number: 10731649
    Abstract: A compressor or vacuum pump including: —a casing having a cooling gas inlet and a cooling gas outlet for allowing a cooling gas to flow therethrough; —a fan mounted at the cooling gas inlet, including a fan housing and configured to blow said cooling gas into said casing; —a compression or vacuum chamber including a first housing, a process gas inlet and outlet for allowing a process gas to flow therethrough and at least one rotating element; —a driving module including a second housing and at least one bearing for supporting said at least one rotating element; —a silencer including a cover and configured to attenuate noise generated by the compressor or vacuum pump. The silencer includes a recess structure on its cover, configured to deflect the cooling gas flow from the fan towards the driving module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Alberto Di Sante, William Maria Jacobs, Koen Stoop, Luc Van Mieghem, Tom Andre J. Potters
  • Publication number: 20190331116
    Abstract: A compressor or vacuum pump including: —a casing having a cooling gas inlet and a cooling gas outlet for allowing a cooling gas to flow therethrough; —a fan mounted at the cooling gas inlet, including a fan housing and configured to blow said cooling gas into said casing; —a compression or vacuum chamber including a first housing, a process gas inlet and outlet for allowing a process gas to flow therethrough and at least one rotating element; —a driving module including a second housing and at least one bearing for supporting said at least one rotating element; —a silencer including a cover and configured to attenuate noise generated by the compressor or vacuum pump. The silencer includes a recess structure on its cover, configured to deflect the cooling gas flow from the fan towards the driving module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Alberto DI SANTE, William Maria JACOBS, Koen STOOP, Luc VAN MIEGHEM, Tom Andre J. POTTERS
  • Patent number: 9874212
    Abstract: Housing for channelling the airflow of a radial fan of an air-cooled scroll compressor, where this housing is formed by a volute with an outlet and an outlet bend connecting thereto with an included angle. The included angle is an acute angle that extends from one side of the median plane defined by the axis of the inlet and the center of the output of the outlet bend to the other side of the median plane located on the side of the end point of the transverse wall and up to a distance from this median plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Jochen Emiel C. Theelen, Gert August Van Leuven, Luc Van Mieghem, Wim Jan L. Mathys, Tom Andre J. Potters, Koen Stoop
  • Publication number: 20160053760
    Abstract: Housing for channelling the airflow of a radial fan of an air-cooled scroll compressor, whereby this housing is formed by a volute with an outlet and an outlet bend-connecting thereto with an included angle, whereby the included angle is an acute angle that extends from one side of the median plane defined by the axis of the inlet and the centre of the output of the outlet bend to the other side of the median plane located on the side of the end point of the transverse wall and up to a distance from this median plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Jochen Emiel C. THEELEN, Gert August VAN LEUVEN, Luc VAN MIEGHEM, Wim Jan L. MATHYS, Tom Andre J. POTTERS, Koen STOOP
  • Patent number: 6866490
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water-injected screw compressor which comprises a compressor element (1) with an interior space (3), a suction conduit (7) which connects to an inlet part (6), situated at the top of this interior space (3), a pressure conduit (9) in which a vessel (10) is installed, and an injection conduit (22) between the vessel (10) and the interior space (3), which comprises a part (31) which is situated higher than the upper side of the inlet part (6). A connection conduit (36) is provide between the inlet part (6), on one hand, and a connection point, situated above the maximum water level (35) of the vessel (10), onto the part (32) of this injection conduit (22) extending downward towards its exit, on the other hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap
    Inventors: Ivo Daniëls, Luc Van Mieghem