MUMBAI, India, June 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517050896 A) filed by Alfa Laval Corporate Ab, Lund, Sweden, on May 27, for 'heat transfer plate.'

Inventor(s) include Nilsson, Johan.

The application for the patent was published on June 13, under issue no. 24/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A heat transfer plate (1, 2, 4, 6, 12) comprises a first port hole area (A1) and an outer edge portion (35) comprising outer corrugations (37) extending between and in first and second planes (P1, P2). The first port hole area (A1) comprises a first port hole (43) defined by an annular first port edge (45), an annular first ring gasket groove (47) extending on the front side (3) of the heat transfer plate (1, 2, 4, 6, 12) around the first porthole (43), and an annular first port portion (49), which extends between the first ring gasket groove (47) and the first porthole (43) and includes the first port edge (45). The first port edge (45) consists of a first inner section (51) and a first outer section (53). The first port portion (49) comprises first inner port corrugations (59) along the first inner section (51) of the first port edge (45). A bottom (57) of the first ring gasket groove (47) extends, along at least a major portion of the first inner section (51) of the first port edge (45), in a third plane (P3), and, along at least a major portion of the first outer section (53) of the first port edge (45), in a fourth plane (P4). The heat transfer plate (1, 2, 4, 6, 12) is characterized in that at least a plurality of the first inner port corrugations (59) extend between and in a first intermediate plane (IP1) and the second plane (P2), which first intermediate plane (IP1) extends between the first and second planes (P1, P2). The third plane (P3) and the first plane (P1) extend on opposite sides of the first intermediate plane (IP1)."

The patent application was internationally filed on Nov. 01, 2023, under International application No.PCT/EP2023/080440.

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