Patents by Inventor Tom Potter

Tom Potter 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).

  • Publication number: 20220168676
    Abstract: Device for separating liquid from a gas, wherein the device (11) comprises two liquid separators (12a, 12b) arranged in series, wherein the liquid separators (12a, 12b) are configured to allow a gas stream from an outlet (14a) of the first liquid separator (12a) to an inlet (13b) of the second liquid separator (12b), characterized in that means (18) are provided for creating radial standing waves in the gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Tom POTTERS, TOM SAENEN
  • Publication number: 20220161186
    Abstract: Compressor installation with a liquid-injected compressor device with a compressor element with an outlet pipe connected to an outlet of the compressor element, with a liquid separator in the outlet pipe which includes an inlet and an outlet for compressed gas and an outlet for separated liquid and with a dryer connected to the outlet pipe which uses a desiccant for drying compressed gas of the compressor device. The dryer is provided with a drying section and a regeneration section with an entry and an exit for regeneration gas. A regeneration pipe is connected to the entry and a heat exchanger is provided in the regeneration pipe with a primary section through which the regeneration gas is guided. A secondary section of the heat exchanger is mounted in the compressor device. The compressor installation is provided with means to regulate the amount of liquid injected in the compressor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Frederik VAN NEDERKASSEL, Tom POTTERS
  • Publication number: 20220088615
    Abstract: Cyclone separator 1 for separating liquid from a flow 8 of gas and liquid, comprising a housing with a mainly tubular inner wall 2, whereby an inlet 3 is provided in the housing for carrying the flow at least partially tangentially against the inner wall, whereby an outlet 4 is further provided at the top of the housing, so that during operation the flow forms a vortex 5 between the inlet and the outlet, and whereby the liquid 6 impacts against the inner wall due to centrifugal force in order to be discharged 11, characterized in that the housing, at least in a zone above the inlet, has a mainly tubular auxiliary wall 7, whereof an outer side is spaced from and directed towards the inner wall, so that during operation the vortex is at least partially bounded by an inner side of the auxiliary wall in order to reduce contact between the vortex and the liquid at the inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Tom POTTERS, Tom SAENEN
  • Publication number: 20140142987
    Abstract: A system method for automating an insurance quotation are disclosed. The system and method may include receiving a first data set, the first data set related to an image of a first user data form, wherein the image has been subjected to a data integrity check prior to receipt, generating a second data set, the second data set related to the image of the first user data form, the second data set based at least on an OCR process applied to the first data set, and applying a plurality of business rules to the second data set in order to generate an insurance quotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Ryan Misch, Tom Potter, Joe Young
  • Patent number: 6724728
    Abstract: A method and system for distributed processing of traffic in a telecommunications node includes receiving a traffic stream at a line card of the telecommunications node. The traffic stream includes a plurality of discrete cells. The cells are forwarded from the line card to a centralized switch of the telecommunications node. The centralized switch identifies cells that are of a particular type. Cells of the particular type are returned from the centralized switch to the line card. The returned cells are processed at the line card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl B. Manchester, Barry W. Field, Robert D. Howson, Jr., Soren B. Pedersen, Tom Potter