Patents by Inventor Robin C. Vannucci, Jr.

Robin C. Vannucci, Jr. 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).

  • Heat exchange manifold
    Patent number: 6176300
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprising (a) a hollow, cylindrical roller mounted on its longitudinal axis for rotation about said axis; (b) a manifold positioned in the hollow interior of said roller, said manifold comprising (bi) a central pipe which extends axially along the longitudinal axis of said roller, (b2) a plurality of spoke pipes, wherein said spoke pipes are in communication with said central pipe and with the hollow interior of said roller; (c) a supply means for introducing a heat exchange fluid into said central pipe; and (d) a discharge means for removing said heat exchange fluid from the hollow interior of said roller, so that said heat exchange fluid is sequentially introduced to said central pipe, transferred through said central pipe and then through said spoke pipes, so as to exit said spoke pipes and collide against the inside surface of said roller, thereafter turbulently mixing with the entire mass of said heat exchange fluid contained within the substantially full roller, and thereafter withdraw
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Dixie Chemical Company
    Inventor: Robin C. Vannucci, Jr.
  • Heat exchanger
    Patent number: 5655597
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprising (a) a hollow, cylindrical roller mounted on its longitudinal axis for rotation about said axis; (b) a manifold positioned in the hollow interior of said roller, said manifold comprising (b1) a central pipe which extends axially along the longitudinal axis of said roller, (b2) a plurality of spoke pipes, wherein said spoke pipes are in communication with said central pipe and with the hollow interior of said roller; (c) a supply means for introducing a heat exchange fluid into said central pipe; and (d) a discharge means for removing said heat exchange fluid from the hollow interior of said roller, so that said heat exchange fluid is sequentially introduced to said central pipe, transferred through said central pipe and then through said spoke pipes, so as to exit said spoke pipes and collide against the inside surface of said roller, thereafter turbulently mixing with the entire mass of said heat exchange fluid contained within the substantially full roller, and thereafter withdraw
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Dixie Chemical Company
    Inventor: Robin C. Vannucci, Jr.
  • Method of transferring heat between a feed material and heat exchange
    Patent number: 5456309
    Abstract: A method of transferring heat between a feed material and a heat exchange fluid employs a heat exchanger comprising (a) a hollow, cylindrical roller mounted on its longitudinal axis for rotation about said axis; (b) a manifold positioned in the hollow interior of said roller, said manifold comprising (b1) a central pipe which extends axially along the longitudinal axis of said roller, (b2) a plurality of spoke pipes, wherein said spoke pipes are in communication with said central pipe and with the hollow interior of said roller; (c) a supply means for introducing a heat exchange fluid into said central pipe; and (d) a discharge means for removing said heat exchange fluid from the hollow interior of said roller, so that said heat exchange fluid is sequentially introduced to said central pipe, transferred through said central pipe and then through said spoke pipes, so as to exit said spoke pipes and collide against the inside surface of said roller, thereafter turbulently mixing with the entire mass of said hea
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Dixie Chemical Company
    Inventor: Robin C. Vannucci, Jr.