Patents by Inventor Sidney Abma

Sidney Abma 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).

  • Systems and methods of using cleaning robots for removing deposits from heat exchange surfaces of boilers and heat exchangers
    Patent number: 11549766
    Abstract: A system for cleaning heat exchange tubes includes one or more cleaning robots that are assembled with the tubes. Each cleaning robot includes a housing having an opening extending therethrough for receiving one of the heat exchange tubes, a scraper blade extending into the opening of the housing, the scraper blade having an inner scraping edge that opposes the outer surface of one of the tubes, a wheel coupled with the housing for rolling over the outer surface of the tube, and a motor for driving rotation of the wheel to move the cleaning robot over the outer surface of the tube. The system includes a system controller with one or more microprocessors and one or more software programs for monitoring and controlling operation of the cleaning robots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Sidel Global Environmental LLC
    Inventors: Sidney Abma, Parthosarothy K. Mukherji
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING CLEANING ROBOTS FOR REMOVING DEPOSITS FROM HEAT EXCHANGE SURFACES OF BOILERS AND HEAT EXCHANGERS
    Publication number: 20200096265
    Abstract: A system for cleaning heat exchange tubes includes one or more cleaning robots that are assembled with the tubes. Each cleaning robot includes a housing having an opening extending therethrough for receiving one of the heat exchange tubes, a scraper blade extending into the opening of the housing, the scraper blade having an inner scraping edge that opposes the outer surface of one of the tubes, a wheel coupled with the housing for rolling over the outer surface of the tube, and a motor for driving rotation of the wheel to move the cleaning robot over the outer surface of the tube. The system includes a system controller with one or more microprocessors and one or more software programs for monitoring and controlling operation of the cleaning robots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Sidney Abma, Parthosarothy K. Mukherji