Patents by Inventor Matthijs Schuiten

Matthijs Schuiten 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).

  • System and method for cleaning and sterilizing a water flow
    Patent number: 10464821
    Abstract: A system for cleaning and sterilizing a water flow comprises a main treatment line with a pump to pump water from a water storage, a main filter, a sterilizing station and a system outlet. The main filter is provided with a first filter element and a backflush member to rinse the first filter element with backflush water. The secondary treatment line connects to an outlet of the backflush member, and has a backflush filter to remove silt from the backflush water. The main filter is designed such that the pressure difference over the first filter element is at least 0.1 bar (10 kPa) and the backflush filter is designed such that the pressure difference over the backflush filter element is less than 0.05 bar (5 kPa).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: B.V. SCHEEPSWERF DAMEN GORINCHEM
    Inventor: Matthijs Schuiten
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING AND STERILIZING A WATER FLOW
    Publication number: 20170088435
    Abstract: A system for cleaning and sterilizing a water flow comprises a main treatment line with a pump to pump water from a water storage, a main filter, a sterilizing station and a system outlet. The main filter is provided with a first filter element and a backflush member to rinse the first filter element with backflush water. The secondary treatment line connects to an outlet of the backflush member, and has a backflush filter to remove silt from the backflush water. The main filter is designed such that the pressure difference over the, first filter element is at least 0.1 bar (10 kPa) and the backflush filter is designed such that the pressure difference over the backflush filter element is less than 0.05 bar (5 kPa).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Matthijs Schuiten