Patents by Inventor Pierre Rongier

Pierre Rongier 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: 6464938
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for measuring the concentration of hydrogen in a gaseous mixture and in particular in the air constituting, for example, the atmosphere inside a closed premises. This device comprises a sensor in contact with a gaseous mixture, the sensor being linked to calculating and display function. The sensor comprises a catalyst capable of provoking an exothermic reaction with the hydrogen contained in the gaseous mixture, a conducting function fixed to the catalyst for transferring essentially by conduction the thermal energy release by the reaction from the catalyst to a cold point, a function for measuring the temperature T1 of the catalyst and the temperature T2 of the cold point being linked to the function for calculating the value of the molar concentration of hydrogen in a gaseous mixture from the temperature gradient measured T1-T2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Pierre Rongier, Thierry Bonhomme, Christian Perez