Patents by Inventor Jean Castaing

Jean Castaing 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 the production of cold and/or heat by solid-gas reaction
    Patent number: 5445217
    Abstract: A cooling and heating device using a chemical reaction comprising at least four reactors, each containing a salt capable of chemically reacting with a gas, an enclosure for receiving gas from the reactors and an enclosure for conveying gas to the reactors. The device is arranged so that, during the chemical reaction, two reactors are at the same higher pressure level, while two reactors are at the same lower pressure level. According to the invention, the device also comprises a heat-transporting fluid circuit for transferring heat between the reactors, operating at the same presure level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine
    Inventors: Jean Castaing, Pierre Neveu