Patents by Inventor Patrick Bravais

Patrick Bravais 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).

  • Patent number: 11920737
    Abstract: Device for storing and for supplying fluid fuel, comprising a reservoir of liquefied fuel gas in equilibrium with a gas phase, in particular hydrogen, a circuit for filling the reservoir, at least one circuit for tapping fluid from the reservoir, and at least one circuit for regulating the pressure in the reservoir, the filling circuit, tapping circuit and pressure-regulating circuit comprising a set of valves arranged in a housing separate from the reservoir, the housing being removably connected to the reservoir via a demountable mechanical coupling system, the tapping circuit, the pressure-regulating circuit and the filling circuit comprising a set of demountable fluidic connectors situated at the junction between the reservoir and the housing and configured to allow the separation between portions of circuits situated in the reservoir and in the housing during the demounting of the housing with respect to the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Emmanuel Bensadoun, Patrick Bravais, Patrick Sanglan
  • Publication number: 20220221110
    Abstract: A device for storing cryogenic fluid comprising a tank extending in a longitudinal direction and suitable for containing liquefied gas in equilibrium with a gas phase, a device for pressurizing the tank, the pressurization device comprising a pressurized gas generator and a rail for injecting the pressurized gas extending in the longitudinal direction in the upper portion of the tank, the injection rail comprising a plurality of gas outlet orifices spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, characterized in that at least one of the spacing between the orifices, the diameter of the orifices and the number of the orifices is different in the longitudinal direction between a first so end through which the gas enters the rail and an opposite second end of the rail and configured to render the flow rates leaving the orifices of the rail uniform in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l?Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Thomas FAYER, Patrick BRAVAIS
  • Publication number: 20220163170
    Abstract: Device for storing and for supplying fluid fuel, comprising a reservoir of liquefied fuel gas in equilibrium with a gas phase, in particular hydrogen, a circuit for filling the reservoir, at least one circuit for tapping fluid from the reservoir, and at least one circuit for regulating the pressure in the reservoir, the filling circuit, tapping circuit and pressure-regulating circuit comprising a set of valves arranged in a housing separate from the reservoir, the housing being removably connected to the reservoir via a demountable mechanical coupling system, the tapping circuit, the pressure-regulating circuit and the filling circuit comprising a set of demountable fluidic connectors situated at the junction between the reservoir and the housing and configured to allow the separation between portions of circuits situated in the reservoir and in the housing during the demounting of the housing with respect to the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Emmanuel BENSADOUN, Patrick BRAVAIS, Patrick SANGLAN
  • Publication number: 20220146047
    Abstract: Device for storing and supplying fluid fuel, comprising a tank for liquefied fuel gas balanced with a gaseous phase, in particular a hydrogen gaseous phase, a circuit for filling the tank, at least one circuit for extracting fluid from the tank, at least one circuit for controlling the pressure in the tank, the circuits for filling, extracting and controlling the pressure comprising a valve assembly arranged in a housing which is separate from the tank, the housing being detachably connected to the tank via a removable mechanical coupling system, the extraction circuit, the pressure control circuit and the filling circuit comprising an assembly of removable fluid connections which are located at the junction between the tank and the housing and configured to enable separation between the portions of circuits located in the tank and in the housing when removing the housing from the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Emmanuel BENSADOUN, Patrick BRAVAIS, Patrick SANGLAN
  • Patent number: 6029473
    Abstract: A reservoir is filled under pressure with a gas, by introducing a quantity of a gas into an intermediate receptacle (3), liquefying this quantity of gas, upon its introduction into the intermediate receptacle, by heat exchange with a refrigerant fluid, reheating and vaporizing this quantity of gas in the intermediate receptacle by thermal contact with a heat source (15), and placing in fluid communication the intermediate receptacle and the reservoir (2) when the pressure in the intermediate receptacle becomes greater than the pressure in the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventor: Patrick Bravais