Patents by Inventor Christophe Brouard

Christophe Brouard 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: 10799883
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the selective purification of aerosols. The invention consists in electrostatically collecting all of the particles present in an aerosol, but with separation of the mechanisms on one hand for charging particles by unipolar ion diffusion in order to charge and then collect the finest particles, and on the other hand for charging particles by means of Corona discharge in order to charge and then collect the largest particles on a substrate different from the substrate for collecting the finest particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Michel Pourprix, Christophe Brouard, Simon Clavaguera
  • Patent number: 10190951
    Abstract: An assembly for picking and transporting nano-objects, comprises a cassette having first and second components, which are provided with means of mutual assembly and with means for holding the filter. The first and second components define, when the components are in an assembled configuration, a cavity in which the filter is housed and held therein. The means of mutual assembly comprise first clipping means secured to the first component, second clipping means secured to the second component and able to collaborate with the first clipping means so as to clip the two components together. A picking device comprises suction means to which the cassette is able to be removably attached. The first and second clipping means are configured such that they are not accessible from the outside when the components are in the assembled configuration with the cassette fixed to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, PARTICLEVER
    Inventors: Simon Clavaguera, Christophe Brouard, Guillaume Hebert, Eric Decolin, Raphael De Thoury, Bertrand Faure
  • Publication number: 20180200728
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the selective purification of aerosols. The invention consists in electrostatically collecting all of the particles present in an aerosol, but with separation of the mechanisms on one hand for charging particles by unipolar ion diffusion in order to charge and then collect the finest particles, and on the other hand for charging particles by means of Corona discharge in order to charge and then collect the largest particles on a substrate different from the substrate for collecting the finest particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Michel POURPRIX, Christophe BROUARD, Simon CLAVAGUERA
  • Patent number: 9970664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support (5) for a cooking vessel, comprising a plurality of wings (25). The wings (25) are arranged in such a way as to at least partially define a free site (27) to be positioned over a burner (3) of a hot tray (1). Two consecutive wings (25) from the plurality of wings (25) define an opening (37) between each other. The support (5) for a cooking vessel is characterized in that an outer surface of each wing (25) has a concave form, and in that the concavity of the outer surface (29) of each wing (25) is oriented away from the free site (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: APPLICATION DES GAZ
    Inventors: Christophe Brouard, Marc Champion, Maarten Kalis
  • Publication number: 20170097287
    Abstract: An assembly for picking and transporting nano-objects, comprises a cassette having first and second components, which are provided with means of mutual assembly and with means for holding the filter. The first and second components define, when the components are in an assembled configuration, a cavity in which the filter is housed and held therein. The means of mutual assembly comprise first clipping means secured to the first component, second clipping means secured to the second component and able to collaborate with the first clipping means so as to clip the two components together. A picking device comprises suction means to which the cassette is able to be removably attached. The first and second clipping means are configured such that they are not accessible from the outside when the components are in the assembled configuration with the cassette fixed to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, NANOINSPECT
    Inventors: Simon CLAVAGUERA, Christophe BROUARD, Guillaume HEBERT, Eric DECOLIN, Raphael DE THOURY, Bertrand FAURE
  • Publication number: 20150316271
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support (5) for a cooking vessel, comprising a plurality of wings (25). The wings (25) are arranged in such a way as to at least partially define a free site (27) to be positioned over a burner (3) of a hot tray (1). Two consecutive wings (25) from the plurality of wings (25) define an opening (37) between each other. The support (5) for a cooking vessel is characterised in that an outer surface of each wing (25) has a concave form, and in that the concavity of the outer surface (29) of each wing (25) is oriented away from the free site (27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Christophe BROUARD, Marc CHAMPION, Maarten KALIS
  • Publication number: 20150308677
    Abstract: Gas burner (1) comprising a mixing chamber (5); a burner head (19) provided with a plurality of openings (22) in fluidic communication with the outside, the burner head (19) constituting part of the wall of the mixing chamber (5), the burner head (19) comprises: a central hole (18); a first zone (23) comprising openings of a dimension of between 0.8 and 1 mm; a second zone (25) surrounding the first zone (23) and comprising openings of a dimension of between 0.8 and 1.5 mm; a solid annular intermediate zone (31) situated between the first and the second zone (25); the burner head further comprising an annular shoulder (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: APPLICATION DES GAZ
    Inventors: Christophe BROUARD, Marc CHAMPION, Maarten KALIS
  • Publication number: 20130167738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compact barbecue, which can be connected to a cylinder or cartridge (2) of gas for cooking food, comprising a base (10), a combustion chamber (20) connected to the base (10) and including a front opening (23), a radiating gas burner (3) arranged inside the combustion chamber (20) opposite the front opening (23) thereof, characterized in that the barbecue (1) is foldable, the base (10) being movable relative to the combustion chamber (20), from a first so-called functional position (P1), in which the base (10) is arranged substantially transversely in relation to the combustion chamber (20) and ensures the stability of the barbecue (1) on the ground, and the front opening (23) of the combustion chamber (20) is cleared towards the outside, to a second so-called transport position (P2), in which the base (10) is arranged substantially longitudinally relative to the combustion chamber (20) and closes the opening (23) of the combustion chamber (20), wherein the combustion chamber
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: APPLICATION DES GAZ
    Inventors: Denis Rochefort, Christophe Brouard, Marc Champion
  • Patent number: 6813840
    Abstract: The device comprises a target member (4) and a support (1) for supporting the target member. The support includes a receptacle head (12) for the target member, including a housing (15) open to the outside via an outwardly flared frustoconical seat (16). The target member includes a flange (42) having a spherical annular lateral surface adapted to bear tangentially against the seat (16), and a plate (45) upstanding perpendicularly on the flange in an equatorial plane an imaginary sphere (44) of which the lateral surface of the spherical annular flange is part. The plate has two parallel plane retroreflecting faces and a hole (46) passing completely through it and centered on an axis perpendicular to the faces of the plate and passing through the center of the spherical surface, and the hole is open at both ends via a bevel (461).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignees: Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees
    Inventors: Jean-François Delmas, Christophe Brouard, Alain Benoit, Jean-Paul Duranthon