Patents by Inventor Nicolas Varennes

Nicolas Varennes 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).

  • Publication number: 20220325718
    Abstract: A turbomolecular vacuum pump is provided, including: a stator; a rotor configured to rotate in the stator about an axis of rotation; and a regulation valve configured to modify an inlet conductance of the turbomolecular vacuum pump by axial displacement towards or away from a suction orifice of the turbomolecular vacuum pump, a face of the regulation valve facing the suction orifice having a hollow form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: PFEIFFER VACUUM
    Inventors: Hisanori KAMBARA, Nicolas VARENNES, Gilles RICHIER
  • Patent number: 9970444
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter for vacuum pumps, characterized in that it comprises an annular inlet flange (15) intended to be coupled to an outlet orifice of a chamber and an outlet coupling (16) comprising at least two cylindrical outlet through-housings (21) and forming an at least partial pump casing for the case (4) of a respective turbomolecular vacuum pump (3), said turbomolecular vacuum pumps (3) being intended to be received in a respective cylindrical outlet housing (21). The invention also relates to a pumping device, characterized in that it comprises an adapter for vacuum pumps (2) as described hereinabove and at least two turbomolecular vacuum pumps (3) housed at least partially in a respective cylindrical outlet housing (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH
    Inventors: Thibaut Bourrilhon, Rainer Mathes, Nicolas Varennes
  • Publication number: 20140348634
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter for vacuum pumps, characterized in that it comprises an annular inlet flange (15) intended to be coupled to an outlet orifice of a chamber and an outlet coupling (16) comprising at least two cylindrical outlet through-housings (21) and forming an at least partial pump casing for the case (4) of a respective turbomolecular vacuum pump (3), said turbomolecular vacuum pumps (3) being intended to be received in a respective cylindrical outlet housing (21). The invention also relates to a pumping device, characterized in that it comprises an adapter for vacuum pumps (2) as described hereinabove and at least two turbomolecular vacuum pumps (3) housed at least partially in a respective cylindrical outlet housing (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: PFEIFFER VACUUM GMBH
    Inventors: Thibaut Bourrilhon, Rainer Mathes, Nicolas Varennes
  • Patent number: 7798788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of high rotation speed vacuum pumps, which are fastened to and connected to a structure such as a vacuum enclosure or a pipe to generate a hard vacuum. It consists in an annular fixing flange including holes cooperating with headed bolts to fasten a vacuum pump to a structure. The flange comprises an upper ring and a lower ring cooperating to clamp the end of the pump body between the upper ring and the lower ring, and at least one first cavity in a face of the upper ring that is in a plane perpendicular to that of the face of the upper ring intended to come into contact with the wall of the structure. The invention also consists in a fixing system comprising an annular flange disposed coaxially with the pump body around the inlet orifice of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Nicolas Varennes, Olivier Dauvillier
  • Publication number: 20070104598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of high rotation speed vacuum pumps, which are fastened to and connected to a structure such as a vacuum enclosure or a pipe to generate a hard vacuum. It consists in an annular fixing flange including holes cooperating with headed bolts to fasten a vacuum pump to a structure. The flange comprises an upper ring and a lower ring cooperating to clamp the end of the pump body between the upper ring and the lower ring, and at least one first cavity in a face of the upper ring that is in a plane perpendicular to that of the face of the upper ring intended to come into contact with the wall of the structure. The invention also consists in a fixing system comprising an annular flange disposed coaxially with the pump body around the inlet orifice of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Nicolas Varennes, Olivier Dauvillier