Patents by Inventor Niclas BORNEGARD

Niclas BORNEGARD 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: 11878373
    Abstract: A brazing material for brazing a brazed plate heat exchanger comprising a number of heat exchanger plates being provided with a pressed pattern of ridges and grooves adapted to provide contact points between neighbouring heat exchanger plates, such that the heat exchanger plates are kept on a distance from one another and such that interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat are formed between the heat exchanger plates comprises a brazing alloy comprising at least one melting point depressing element and metals resembling the composition of the heat exchanger plates. The brazing material comprises a mixture between grains of a melting brazing material having solidus and liquidus temperatures lower than a brazing temperature and a non-melting brazing material having solidus and liquidus temperatures above the brazing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SWEP International AB
    Inventors: Tomas Dahlberg, Niclas Bornegård
  • Publication number: 20230256530
    Abstract: A method for brazing a plate heat exchanger (10) having a stack of heat exchanger plates with depressions and elevations forming interplate flow channels and port openings being in selective fluid communication with said interplate flow channels, the method comprising the steps of placing the stack of heat exchanger plates in a heating chamber (16) of a furnace (15), conducting a gas for changing the temperature of the stack of heat exchanger plates through a plurality of nozzles (23) inside the heating chamber (16), and conducting gas from at least one of said nozzles (23) into at least one of the port openings (O1-O4) of the stack of heat exchanger plates. Disclosed is also a system for brazing a plate heat exchanger (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: SWEP International AB
    Inventor: Niclas BORNEGÅRD
  • Publication number: 20230131567
    Abstract: A brazing material for brazing a brazed plate heat exchanger comprising a number of heat exchanger plates being provided with a pressed pattern of ridges and grooves adapted to provide contact points between neighbouring heat exchanger plates, such that the heat exchanger plates are kept on a distance from one another and such that interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat are formed between the heat exchanger plates comprises a brazing alloy comprising at least one melting point depressing element and metals resembling the composition of the heat exchanger plates. The brazing material comprises a mixture between grains of a melting brazing material having solidus and liquidus temperatures lower than a brazing temperature and a non-melting brazing material having solidus and liquidus temperatures above the brazing temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SWEP INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Tomas DAHLBERG, Niclas BORNEGÅRD
  • Patent number: 11491588
    Abstract: A brazing material for brazing a brazed plate heat exchanger comprising a number of heat exchanger plates being provided with a pressed pattern of ridges and grooves adapted to provide contact points between neighbouring heat exchanger plates, such that the heat exchanger plates are kept on a distance from one another and such that interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat are formed between the heat exchanger plates comprises a brazing alloy comprising at least one melting point depressing element and metals resembling the composition of the heat exchanger plates. The brazing material comprises a mixture between grains of a melting brazing material having solidus and liquidus temperatures lower than a brazing temperature and a non-melting brazing material having solidus and liquidus temperatures above the brazing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SWEP INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Tomas Dahlberg, Niclas Bornegård
  • Patent number: 11413714
    Abstract: A method for producing a brazed plate heat exchanger comprising a stack of heat exchanger plates provided with a pressed pattern adapted to provide contact points between neighboring heat exchanger plates, such that the heat exchanger plates are kept on a distance from one another under formation of interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat, wherein the interplate flow channels are in selective communication with port openings for the media to exchange heat and circumferentially sealed along an outer periphery in order to avoid external leakage, comprises the following method steps: a. Calculating the position of the contact points between neighboring plates; b. Calculating a force that must be transferred by each contact point when the heat exchanger is in use; c. Based on the method steps above, calculating a necessary amount of brazing material for each contact point; d.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SWEP INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Niclas Bornegard, Sven Andersson, Hans Andre
  • Publication number: 20220184725
    Abstract: The present application relates to a stencil device (150) for simultaneous stencil printing of brazing material onto elevations, areas surrounding port openings, and a circumferential skirt (210) of a heat exchanger plate (200) wherein the stencil device (150) comprises an upper stencil having openings for applying brazing material to elevations and areas surrounding port openings of the heat exchanger plate (200) and a lower stencil printing stencil (150) having a large opening (190) for receiving the heat exchanger plate (200) and contacting an outer perimeter of the circumferential skirt (210) of the heat exchanger plate (200), wherein an inner surface (195) of the large opening (190) comprises brazing material exits (160) for applying brazing material to the circumferential skirts (195). Disclosed is also a method of such stencil printing and also the use of a stencil device for applying heat exchanger plates (200) with a brazing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: SWEP INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Sven ANDERSSON, Tomas DAHLBERG, Niclas BORNEGÅRD
  • Publication number: 20200338674
    Abstract: A method for producing a brazed plate heat exchanger comprising a stack of heat exchanger plates provided with a pressed pattern adapted to provide contact points between neighboring heat exchanger plates, such that the heat exchanger plates are kept on a distance from one another under formation of interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat, wherein the interplate flow channels are in selective communication with port openings for the media to exchange heat and circumferentially sealed along an outer periphery in order to avoid external leakage, comprises the following method steps: a. Calculating the position of the contact points between neighboring plates; b. Calculating a force that must be transferred by each contact point when the heat exchanger is in use; c. Based on the method steps above, calculating a necessary amount of brazing material for each contact point; d.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: SWEP International AB
    Inventors: Niclas BORNEGARD, Sven ANDERSSON, Hans ANDRE
  • Publication number: 20190375055
    Abstract: A brazing material for brazing a brazed plate heat exchanger comprising a number of heat exchanger plates being provided with a pressed pattern of ridges and grooves adapted to provide contact points between neighbouring heat exchanger plates, such that the heat exchanger plates are kept on a distance from one another and such that interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat are formed between the heat exchanger plates comprises a brazing alloy comprising at least one melting point depressing element and metals resembling the composition of the heat exchanger plates. The brazing material comprises a mixture between grains of a melting brazing material having solidus and liquidus temperatures lower than a brazing temperature and a non-melting brazing material having solidus and liquidus temperatures above the brazing temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Tomas DAHLBERG, Niclas BORNEGARD
  • Publication number: 20180236611
    Abstract: A brazing material for brazing articles of austenitic stainless steel comprises: 1.8-2.2% Molybdenum (Mo); 12.5-13.5% Nickel (Ni); 16.8-18.6% Chromium (Cr); 7.0-12.0% Silicon (Si); 3.0-5.5% Mn; 1.0-2.0% Boron (B); balance being Iron (Fe) and small amounts of other elements, wherein the percentages of these elements are lower than 0.1% for each element, all percentages being given by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: SWEP International AB
    Inventor: Niclas BORNEGÅRD
  • Patent number: 10035207
    Abstract: A method for brazing a plate heat exchanger comprising a stack of heat exchanger plates (110,115) is provided with a pressed pattern of ridges (R) and grooves (G) adapted to form contact points between the plates (110, 115) and provide for interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat is provided. The interplate flow channels are in selective fluid communications with port openings (120, 130, 140, 150) provided near corners of the heat exchanger plates (110, 115).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SWEP INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventor: Niclas Bornegard
  • Publication number: 20160250703
    Abstract: A method for brazing a plate heat exchanger comprising a stack of heat exchanger plates (110,115) is provided with a pressed pattern of ridges (R) and grooves (G) adapted to form contact points between the plates (110, 115) and provide for interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat is provided. The interplate flow channels are in selective fluid communications with port openings (120, 130, 140, 150) provided near corners of the heat exchanger plates (110, 115).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Niclas BORNEGARD