Patents by Inventor Mark Van Aarsen

Mark Van Aarsen 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: 8262365
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a compressor unit, in particular for underwater operation. The aim of the invention is to minimize the risk of gas hydrate formation during the compression process. To reduce said risk, according to the method components of the compressor unit are supplied with anti-freeze and/or anti-freeze is injected into the flow path of the conveyed medium to be compressed. The invention also discloses a compressor unit, which operates according to said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gaston Mathijssen, Mark van Aarsen
  • Patent number: 8186968
    Abstract: A compressor unit including a compressor is provided. The compressor unit includes a suction line and a discharge line, a control unit which controls the compressor and/or adjacent modules. A method to operate a compressor unit is also provided. To avoid any damage caused by non-gaseous fluid amount at least one detection device is disposed in the suction line to identify non-gaseous fluid amounts in the fluid to be compressed before entering the compressor. The detection device is connected to the control unit in a signal transmitting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellchaft
    Inventors: Marcel Buse, Mark Van Aarsen
  • Patent number: 7999424
    Abstract: An arrangement including an electric motor driving a pump is provided. The arrangement is delivering a process fluid along a flow path, which flow path extends along a gap between a stator and a motor rotor of the electric motor. To avoid rotor dynamic instability caused by hydrodynamics in the gap flow, guiding elements are provided in the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Theo Nijhuis, Mark Van Aarsen
  • Publication number: 20110109175
    Abstract: An arrangement including an electric motor driving a pump is provided. The arrangement is delivering a process fluid along a flow path, which flow path extends along a gap between a stator and a motor rotor of the electric motor. To avoid rotor dynamic instability caused by hydrodynamics in the gap flow, guiding elements are provided in the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Theo Nijhuis, Mark Van Aarsen
  • Publication number: 20090311108
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a compressor unit, in particular for underwater operation. The aim of the invention is to minimize the risk of gas hydrate formation during the compression process. To reduce said risk, according to the method components of the compressor unit are supplied with anti-freeze and/or anti-freeze is injected into the flow path of the conveyed medium to be compressed. The invention also discloses a compressor unit, which operates according to said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Gaston Mathijssen, Mark van Aarsen
  • Publication number: 20090263265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor unit, in particular for underwater operations, comprising a compressor with a rotational axis and an electric motor. Said compressor unit has a housing with an automation unit for control and regulation tasks. The aim of the invention is to improve the co-operation of the automation unit and the compressor unit and in particular to reduce the complexity of the cooling of the automation unit and signal and energy transmission. To achieve this, an additional housing, which contains the automation unit, is attached to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Gaston Mathijssen, Mark van Aarsen