Patents by Inventor Francois Bioul

Francois Bioul 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).

  • Glass sheet having edges which are achromatic and luminous
    Patent number: 11214509
    Abstract: A glass sheet having a composition comprising the following in weight percentage, expressed with respect to the total weight of glass: Total iron (expressed as Fe2O3) 20-750 ppm; Selenium (expressed as Se) 0.1-<3 ppm; Cobalt (expressed as Co) 0.05-5 ppm; and a ratio Er2O3/Fe2O3 0.1-1.5. Such a glass sheet has a high luminous transmittance and shows edges which are colorless/achromatic and very luminous/bright, while maximizing the luminous transmittance. The glass sheet is particularly suitable due to its aesthetics as building glass or interior glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Francois Bioul, Aline Degand, Francois Boland
  • GLASS SHEET HAVING EDGES WHICH ARE ACHROMATIC AND LUMINOUS
    Publication number: 20200079681
    Abstract: A glass sheet having a composition comprising the following in weight percentage, expressed with respect to the total weight of glass: Total iron (expressed as Fe2O3) 20-750 ppm; Selenium (expressed as Se) 0.1-<3 ppm; Cobalt (expressed as Co) 0.05-5 ppm; and a ratio Er2O3/Fe2O3 0.1-1.5. Such a glass sheet has a high luminous transmittance and shows edges which are colorless/achromatic and very luminous/bright, while maximizing the luminous transmittance. The glass sheet is particularly suitable due to its aesthetics as building glass or interior glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Francois BIOUL, Aline DEGAND, Francois BOLAND
  • Glass melting furnace
    Patent number: 9272937
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a furnace (12) for melting heated glass using burners (13), wherein the combustion energy is at least partially produced by oxy-fuel combustion, and wherein at least a portion of the oxygen used in the burners (13) is produced by separation, on a ceramic separation membrane (18), from a gaseous mixture including oxygen, the oxygen from the separation being directly channeled into at least one burner (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Francois Bioul, Olivier Douxchamps
  • Glass melting furnace
    Patent number: 9061929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a furnace (12) for melting heated glass using burners (13), wherein the combustion energy is at least partially produced by oxy-fuel combustion, and wherein at least a portion of the oxygen used is produced by separation, on a ceramic separation membrane (18), from a gaseous mixture including oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Inventors: Francois Bioul, Olivier Douxchamps
  • GLASS MELTING FURNACE
    Publication number: 20120135363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a furnace (12) for melting heated glass using burners (13), wherein the combustion energy is at least partially produced by oxy-fuel combustion, and wherein at least a portion of the oxygen used in the burners (13) is produced by separation, on a ceramic separation membrane (18), from a gaseous mixture including oxygen, the oxygen from the separation being directly channeled into at least one burner (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: AGC Glass Europe
    Inventors: Francois Bioul, Olivier Douzchamps
  • GLASS MELTING FURNACE
    Publication number: 20120135362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a furnace (12) for melting heated glass using burners (13), wherein the combustion energy is at least partially produced by oxy-fuel combustion, and wherein at least a portion of the oxygen used is produced by separation, on a ceramic separation membrane (18), from a gaseous mixture including oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: AGC Glass Europe
    Inventors: Francois Bioul, Olivier Douxchamps