Patents by Inventor Wouter Debrouwer

Wouter Debrouwer 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).

  • Pulsed flow reactor and use thereof
    Patent number: 11291971
    Abstract: A planar flow reactor includes a straight planar process channel, a flow generator, and a plurality of static mixing elements disposed within the process channel. The flow generator is configured to generate a pulsatile flow within the process channel, and the static mixing elements are configured to locally split and recombine the flow. The straight planar process channel enables the generation of a flow pattern that is largely independent of the width of the process channel, meaning that the throughput may be increased by increasing the width without significantly affecting the residence time distribution or the flow behavior. Furthermore, by creating a pulsatile flow within the process channel, turbulence and/or chaotic fluid flows may be generated even at low net flow rates, i.e. low net Reynolds numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: AJINOMOTO OMNICHEM, ECOSYNTH
    Inventors: Bert D F Metten, Koen Toye, Koen Jeanne Alfons Van Aken, Wouter Debrouwer
  • A PULSED FLOW REACTOR AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210205776
    Abstract: A planar flow reactor includes a straight planar process channel, a flow generator, and a plurality of static mixing elements disposed within the process channel. The flow generator is configured to generate a pulsatile flow within the process channel, and the static mixing elements are configured to locally split and recombine the flow. The straight planar process channel enables the generation of a flow pattern that is largely independent of the width of the process channel, meaning that the throughput may be increased by increasing the width without significantly affecting the residence time distribution or the flow behavior. Furthermore, by creating a pulsatile flow within the process channel, turbulence and/or chaotic fluid flows may be generated even at low net flow rates, i.e. low net Reynolds numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicants: AJINOMOTO OMNICHEM, ECOSYNTH
    Inventors: Bert D F Metten, Koen Toye, Koen Jeanne Alfons Van Aken, Wouter Debrouwer