Patents by Inventor Tom Cichoracki

Tom Cichoracki 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).

  • Degassing centrifugal apparatus with sensor
    Patent number: 8202356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a degassing centrifugal apparatus (10), such as a degassing centrifugal pump (10) for use in a pulp- or papermaking process. The degassing centrifugal apparatus (10) according to the present invention comprises a rotatable hollow rotor (20) connected to a stationary fluid inlet (14) at one end portion and a stationary liquid outlet (18) at the opposite end portion, and having a gas exhaust (36) for removing gas from the centre thereof. The apparatus further comprises at said inlet end portion means (24) for rotating said fluid and directing it to the inner wall of said rotor (20). The apparatus further comprises a rotatable sensor (42) arranged to measure the layer thickness of a liquid (40) rotating in said apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Pom Technology Oy AB
    Inventors: Paul Olof Meinander, Tom Cichoracki
  • SEPARATION PUMP
    Publication number: 20100269695
    Abstract: The invention relates to a separation pump (1) for pumping a fluid mixture (2) of gas (3) and liquid or suspension (4) and for separating gas (3) and liquid or suspension (4) from each other. The separation pump (1) comprising a rotatable drum means (10) for rotating fluid mixture (2). The rotatable drum means (10) having an inner wall (11) and an inner space (12). The rotatable drum means (10) being rotatable for causing liquid or suspension (4) of fluid mixture (2) to form a layer of liquid or suspension (4) on the inner wall (11) and for causing gas (3) of the fluid mixture (2) to migrate towards the axis of rotation (13). The separation pump comprises foam discharging means (15) for discharging foam (16) from the inner space (12) of the rotatable drum means (10). The foam discharging means (15) comprises a second outlet (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: POM TECHNOLOGY OY AB
    Inventor: Tom Cichoracki
  • DEGASSING CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS WITH SENSOR
    Publication number: 20090201975
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a degassing centrifugal apparatus (10), such as a degassing centrifugal pump (10) for use in a pulp- or papermaking process. The degassing centrifugal apparatus (10) according to the present invention comprises a rotatable hollow rotor (20) connected to a stationary fluid inlet (14) at one end portion and a stationary liquid outlet (18) at the opposite end portion, and having a gas exhaust (36) for removing gas from the centre thereof. The apparatus further comprises at said inlet end portion means (24) for rotating said fluid and directing it to the inner wall of said rotor (20). The apparatus further comprises a rotatable sensor (42) arranged to measure the layer thickness of a liquid (40) rotating in said apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Pom Technology Oy Ab
    Inventors: Paul Olof Meinander, Tom Cichoracki