Patents by Inventor Sarah Lanfranchi

Sarah Lanfranchi 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: 8794820
    Abstract: An apparatus for the mixing conveying of fluids with heat exchange includes a housing with installations that each include a first hollow structure for conveying a first fluid while a second fluid is able to flow around the first hollow structure. The second fluid flows along a main flow direction which is substantially disposed along the longitudinal axis of the housing. A second hollow structure is provided through which the first fluid can flow and which can be flowed around by the second fluid with the second hollow structure being arranged cross-wise with respect to the first hollow structure. The hollow structures have a flow cross-section with a first width B1 and a second width B2, with B1/B2 being larger than one and B1 oriented normally to a plane which contains the longitudinal axis of the housing or a line parallel to the longitudinal axis and an axis of the hollow structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sulzer Chemtech AG
    Inventors: Peter Mathys, Sarah Lanfranchi
  • Publication number: 20080219086
    Abstract: An apparatus for the mixing conveying of fluids with heat exchange includes a housing with installations that each include a first hollow structure for conveying a first fluid while a second fluid is able to flow around the first hollow structure. The second fluid flows along a main flow direction which is substantially disposed along the longitudinal axis of the housing. A second hollow structure is provided through which the first fluid can flow and which can be flowed around by the second fluid with the second hollow structure being arranged cross-wise with respect to the first hollow structure. The hollow structures have a flow cross-section with a first width B1 and a second width B2, with B1/B2 being larger than one and B1 oriented normally to a plane which contains the longitudinal axis of the housing or a line parallel to the longitudinal axis and an axis of the hollow structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Mathys, Sarah Lanfranchi