Patents by Inventor Loïc Krotoff

Loïc Krotoff 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 and method for carrying out controlled oxidation of metal strips in a continuous furnace
    Patent number: 11131004
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chamber (1) for the controlled oxidation of metal strips in a furnace for annealing a continuous production line of strips which are hot-coated, for example by galvanisation, the oxidation chamber allowing the oxidation of the metal strips by means of an oxidising gas injected on at least one of the faces of a strip (15), the oxidation chamber comprising oxidation portions (17) extending over the width and/or length thereof, each portion comprising at least one blow opening (4) and at least one suction opening (5) between which an oxidising gas circulates, each portion being controllable in a different way so as to adjust the oxidation induced on the strip over the width and length of the oxidation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventors: Pascal Thevenet, Loïc Krotoff, Stéphane Mehrain
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT CONTROLLED OXIDATION OF METAL STRIPS IN A CONTINUOUS FURNACE
    Publication number: 20190010575
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chamber (1) for the controlled oxidation of metal strips in a furnace for annealing a continuous production line of strips which are hot-coated, for example by galvanisation, the oxidation chamber allowing the oxidation of the metal strips by means of an oxidising gas injected on at least one of the faces of a strip (15), the oxidation chamber comprising oxidation portions (17) extending over the width and/or length thereof, each portion comprising at least one blow opening (4) and at least one suction opening (5) between which an oxidising gas circulates, each portion being controllable in a different way so as to adjust the oxidation induced on the strip over the width and length of the oxidation chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Pascal Thevenet, Loïc Krotoff, Stéphane Mehrain