Patents by Inventor Thierry Fohrer

Thierry Fohrer 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: 8361179
    Abstract: This cyclone device performs diphasic gas-oil separation to remove oil from the recirculated crank cases of an internal combustion engine. Mounted such that it can move vertically inside the cyclone is a body (7) exhibiting symmetry of revolution, particularly one of cylindro-conical overall shape. The body (7) delimits, with the walls of the cylindrical collecting zone (2) and/or of the conical zone (3) for recuperating the liquid oil, an annular gap (13) such that the passage cross section can vary according to the self-adjusting heightwise position of the body (7), as a function of the gas flow rate. The speed of the gases thus remains constant for variable gas flow rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: MGI Coutier
    Inventors: Pascal Guerry, Antony Nollevaux, Thierry Fohrer, Herve Martinengo
  • Publication number: 20110041695
    Abstract: This cyclone device performs diphasic gas-oil separation to remove oil from the recirculated crank cases of an internal combustion engine. Mounted such that it can move vertically inside the cyclone is a body (7) exhibiting symmetry of revolution, particularly one of cylindro-conical overall shape. The body (7) delimits, with the walls of the cylindrical collecting zone (2) and/or of the conical zone (3) for recuperating the liquid oil, an annular gap (13) such that the passage cross section can vary according to the self-adjusting heightwise position of the body (7), as a function of the gas flow rate. The speed of the gases thus remains constant for variable gas flow rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: MGI COUTIER
    Inventors: Pascal Guerry, Antony Nollevaux, Thierry Fohrer, Herve Martinengo