Patents by Inventor Wouter Van De Putte

Wouter Van De Putte 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).

  • Transfer line for sampling probe
    Patent number: 9057669
    Abstract: Methods of sampling substances such as subsurface contaminants, a transfer line for use in a system for such sampling, a sampling system and methods of manufacture and use of the system are described. The transfer line used in a probe system for subsurface chemical sampling connects a detection apparatus with a probe, the transfer line including a first flexible tube for carrying fluid to the probe; and a second flexible tube for carrying sample-loaded fluid from the probe; wherein second flexible or both first and second flexible tubes comprise a barrier tube surrounded by a metal coating. The metal coating is a continuous cladding deposited with structural integrity, and the metal coating is surrounded by an insulating layer, so that one or both of the flexible tubes can be heated by applying a voltage on the metal coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: MAVA AES NV
    Inventors: Mark van Straaten, Wouter Van De Putte, Samuel Van Herreweghe
  • Transfer Line for sampling probe
    Publication number: 20120060630
    Abstract: Methods of sampling substances such as subsurface contaminants, a transfer line for use in a system for such sampling, a sampling system and methods of manufacture and use of the system are described. The transfer line used in a probe system for subsurface chemical sampling connects a detection apparatus with a probe, the transfer line including a first flexible tube for carrying fluid to the probe; and a second flexible tube for carrying sample-loaded fluid from the probe; wherein second flexible or both first and second flexible tubes comprise a barrier tube surrounded by a metal coating. The metal coating is a continuous cladding deposited with structural integrity, and the metal coating is surrounded by an insulating layer, so that one or both of the flexible tubes can be heated by applying a voltage on the metal coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Mark van Straaten, Wouter Van De Putte, Samuel Van Herreweghe