Patents by Inventor Camille GOURMELEN

Camille GOURMELEN 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).

  • Patent number: 11933456
    Abstract: A sealed and thermally insulating tank incorporated in a supporting structure (2), the tank including at least one inclined tank wall (1) forming an angle with a horizontal direction and fixed to a supporting wall of the supporting structure (2) is disclosed. The tank wall (1) has a multilayer structure including successively, in the direction of thickness from the outside to the inside of the tank, a thermally insulating barrier (3) held against the corresponding supporting wall and a sealed membrane (4) carried by the thermally insulating barrier (3). The tank includes sealed strips (15) in the space formed between the thermally insulating barrier (3) and the supporting wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ
    Inventors: Bruno Deletre, Catherine Boucard, Camille Gourmelen, Laurine Senseby
  • Publication number: 20230324006
    Abstract: A tank for transporting and/or storing a liquefied gas includes: a plurality of walls, each including, in a direction of the thickness of the wall, a thermally insulating barrier and a leak-tight membrane that rests against the thermally insulating barrier and is intended to be in contact with the liquefied gas inside the tank, the thermally insulating barrier including a plurality of self-supporting heat-insulating panels which each includes a block of polymer foam and a plate, a bottom wall of the plurality of walls includes a first portion at least partially surrounding a second portion of the bottom wall, the second portion including drain. The blocks of polymer foam of the second portion have a density greater than a density of the polymer foam blocks of the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ
    Inventors: Camille GOURMELEN, Thomas KRUMNOW, Erwan MICHAUT, Fabien PESQUET
  • Publication number: 20230258299
    Abstract: A sealed and thermally insulating tank for transporting and/or storing liquefied natural gas includes a load-bearing structure and a storage structure surrounded by the load-bearing structure. The storage structure includes a first portion and a second portion that are sealed with respect to one another, the first portion and the second portion extending in one and the same plane which is parallel to the load-bearing structure. The tank includes a closure device arranged in the thickness of the storage structure. The closure device includes a first closure member and a second closure member that cooperate with one another to separate the first portion from second portion. One of the closure members includes a first part and a second part that extend in intersecting planes. One of the parts is connected to one of the portions by a fastening device that is arranged in the thickness of the storage structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ
    Inventors: Thomas KRUMNOW, Erwan MICHAUT, Catherine BOUCARD, Camille GOURMELEN, Fabien PESQUET
  • Publication number: 20220163167
    Abstract: A sealed and thermally insulating tank incorporated in a supporting structure (2), the tank including at least one inclined tank wall (1) forming an angle with a horizontal direction and fixed to a supporting wall of the supporting structure (2) is disclosed. The tank wall (1) has a multilayer structure including successively, in the direction of thickness from the outside to the inside of the tank, a thermally insulating barrier (3) held against the corresponding supporting wall and a sealed membrane (4) carried by the thermally insulating barrier (3). The tank includes sealed strips (15) in the space formed between the thermally insulating barrier (3) and the supporting wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ
    Inventors: Bruno DELETRE, Catherine BOUCARD, Camille GOURMELEN, Laurine SENSEBY