Patents by Inventor Claude Agnoux

Claude Agnoux 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).

  • Device for filtering an electrically insulative and thermally conductive liquid medium and a power electronics unit incorporating a device of this kind
    Patent number: 5688398
    Abstract: A device for filtering an electrically insulative and thermally conductive medium includes at least one heater immersed in the liquid medium and at least one solid particle filter immersed in and permeable to the liquid medium. The immersed filter is located in a natural convection current of the liquid medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom Transport SA
    Inventors: Jean Jacquelin, Claude Agnoux
  • Triggered spark-gap discharger
    Patent number: 4054813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spark-gap discharger triggered in a gas. The triggering discharge takes place on the edge of a thin dielectric sheet between two thin metal layers adhering to opposite surfaces of the dielectric sheet. Application to the reduction of the manufacturing cost and to the increase in triggering precision in terms of time of a spark-gap discharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1977
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale d'Electricite S.A.
    Inventors: Claude Agnoux, Rene Destree