Patents by Inventor Ria Van Den Broeck

Ria Van Den Broeck 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).

  • Multilayer tube with an aluminum alloy core tube
    Patent number: 8613991
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer tube comprising a metal tube having an inner surface and an outer surface, a first polymeric layer bonded to the outer surface, and preferably a second polymeric layer bonded to the inner surface, and wherein the metal tube is made from an aluminium alloy having, in wt. %: Si 1.5 to 2.45, Fe 0.5 to 1.2, Mn 0.5 to 1.2, Cu 0.3 to 1, Mg 0.04 to 0.3, Ti<0.25, Zn<1.2, and other impurities or incidental elements, each <0.05, total <0.25, and the balance being aluminium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Aleris Aluminum Duffel BVBA
    Inventors: Els Verboom, Ria Van Den Broeck, Cheng Liu, Andreas Ten Cate
  • Multilayer Tube with an Aluminium Alloy Core Tube
    Publication number: 20120234427
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer tube comprising a metal tube having an inner surface and an outer surface, a first polymeric layer bonded to the outer surface, and preferably a second polymeric layer bonded to the inner surface, and wherein the metal tube is made from an aluminium alloy having, in wt. %: Si 1.5 to 2.45, Fe 0.5 to 1.2, Mn 0.5 to 1.2, Cu 0.3 to 1, Mg 0.04 to 0.3, Ti<0.25, Zn<1.2, and other impurities or incidental elements, each <0.05, total <0.25, and the balance being aluminium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Aleris Aluminum Duffel BVBA
    Inventors: Els Verboom, Ria Van Den Broeck, Cheng Liu, Andreas Ten Cate
  • Creep resistant aluminium alloy for multilayer tubes
    Patent number: 8241719
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminum alloy product containing, in wt. %: Si 0.2 to 1.4; Fe+Mn 1.1 to 1.8; Cu 0.15 to 0.5; Mg<0.2; Ti<0.2; Zn<1.5; impurities<0.05 each, <0.2 total, balance aluminum. This aluminum alloy product has high resistance to internal pressure when used as core layer for welded multilayer tubing. The invention relates also to a method of manufacturing such alloy product, and the use of such alloy in welded multilayer tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Aleris Aluminum Duffell BVBA
    Inventors: Ria Van Den Broeck, Michel Vanden Eynde, Arthur Speelman
  • CREEP RESISTANT ALUMINIUM ALLOY FOR MULTILAYER TUBES
    Publication number: 20100086717
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium alloy product containing, in wt. %: Si 0.2 to 1.4; Fe+Mn 1.1 to 1.8; Cu 0.15 to 0.5; Mg<0.2; Ti<0.2; Zn<1.5; impurities<0.05 each, <0.2 total, balance aluminium. This aluminium alloy product has high resistance to internal pressure when used as core layer for welded multilayer tubing. The invention relates also to a method of manufacturing such alloy product, and the use of such alloy in welded multilayer tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Ria Van Den Broeck, Michel Vanden Eynde, Arthur Speelman