Patents Assigned to L'Exploitation Des
  • Membrane for the separation of a mixture of a polar fluid and a non-polar fluid and methods for use thereof
    Patent number: 9375685
    Abstract: A composite fluid separation membrane includes a separation layer on a porous support layer where the separation layer comprises a cross-linked polysiloxane copolyether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme Pour L'Étude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Sudhir S. Kulkarni, Madhava R. Kosuri, Fan Worley
  • Method for starting up a DME synthesis reactor
    Patent number: 9376360
    Abstract: A method for starting up a DME synthesis reactor in which methanol is converted by dehydration to dimethyl ether on a solid catalyst, wherein the catalyst is heated up with condensing methanol vapor, possibly in several steps. In a final treatment step with superheated methanol vapor, the catalyst is dried and its temperature is raised to the starting temperature of the methanol dehydration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme Pour L'Étude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Bernd Ahlers, Peter Mitschke, Joerg Herzog
  • Conducting plates for fuel cell elements
    Patent number: 9368807
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel cell element having an active core interposed between a first and second conducting plate, wherein at least the first conducting plate is made from an alloy having, in percentages by weight, 24.0 to 27.0% nickel; 13.5 to 16.0% chromium; 1.90 to 2.35% titanium; 1.0 to 1.5% molybdenum; 0.10 to 0.50% vanadium; at most 0.08% carbon; at most 2.0% manganese; at most 1.0% silicon; at most 0.35% aluminum; at most 0.03% sulphur; and at most 0.01% boron, the balance consisting of iron and impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE, APERAM ALLOYS IMPHY
    Inventors: Eric Claude, Richard Bosquet, Gilles Platen, Claude Roussel
  • Method and integrated device for separating air and heating an air gas originating from an air separation device
    Patent number: 9360251
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated device for separating air and heating a gas in the air resulting from said air separation, comprising: an air separation device (9); a heat exchanger (13, 43); a channel for conveying the gas in the air to the heat exchanger; and a channel for conveying water to the heat exchanger, the water-conveying channel being connected to the water inlet or water outlet of a water preheat exchanger (5) or a water deaerator (27). According to the invention, the preheat exchanger and/or the deaerator are connected to an oxy-combustion boiler (19) in order to convey water to and from the boiler, said boiler also being connected to the separation device in order to receive an oxygen-enriched gas (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme Pour L'Étude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Richard Dubettier-Grenier, Jean-Pierre Tranier
  • Method of purification by means of adsorption with regeneration using a gas containing an undesired component in the purified gas
    Patent number: 9358495
    Abstract: TSA method for purification by means of adsorption of a synthetic gas including hydrogen, CO and/or methane, implementing at least one adsorber having at least one adsorbent and subjected to a pressure cycle comprising at least an adsorption step, a step of producing a flow enriched with a main component and a regeneration step, characterized in that the regeneration step includes: regenerating the adsorbent using a regeneration gas including more than 95 mol of nitrogen; and scavenging the adsorbent using a scavenging gas corresponding to a fraction of the synthetic gas to be purified or a fraction of the purified synthetic gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Céline Carriere, Christian Monereau, Itziar Urrutia
  • Process and apparatus for the separation of air by cryogenic distillation
    Patent number: 9360250
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for the separation of air by cryogenic distillation. In particular, it relates to a process for separation of air using three cryogenic distillation columns for the production of gaseous oxygen. Certain embodiments of the invention are particularly efficient for the production of gaseous oxygen at pressures between 30 and 45 bars abs, in which the oxygen is produced by removing liquid oxygen from a distillation column, pressurizing the oxygen and vaporizing the pressurized liquid by heat exchange with air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme Pour L'Étude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Bao Ha, Jean-Renaud Brugerolle
  • Process for producing fatty alcohols from fatty acid methyl ester
    Patent number: 9353036
    Abstract: Subject-matter of the invention is a process for producing fatty alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), in which the FAME initially is hydrogenated to fatty alcohol (FA). The fractions of non-converted FAME remaining in the hydrogenation product are converted to wax ester and methanol in a succeeding transesterification step with FA. According to the invention, catalysts on the basis of magnesium oxide or hydrotalcite are used. After separating the methanol and the FA as target product, a stream enriched in wax ester is recirculated to the hydrogenation reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme Pour L'Étude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Rudolf Bönsch, Ingo Bauer
  • METHOD AND STATION FOR FILLING GAS TANKS
    Publication number: 20160146400
    Abstract: Method for filling a tank with pressurized hydrogen via a filling station comprising at least one buffer container and a fluid circuit connected to said at least one buffer container, the circuit of the filling station comprising a first end connected to at least one source of hydrogen gas, the circuit comprising a second end fitted with a transfer pipe intended to be connected removably to the tank that is to be filled, the method involving a step of cooling the hydrogen supplied to the tank by transferring negative calories between a cold source and the hydrogen, the method being characterized in that it comprises a step of purifying the hydrogen supplied by the source in a purification member before transferring it to the at least one buffer container, and in that it comprises a step of transferring negative calories from said cold source to the hydrogen before and/or during the purification step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventor: Laurent ALLIDIERES
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FATTY ALCOHOLS FROM FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER
    Publication number: 20160137568
    Abstract: Subject-matter of the invention is a process for producing fatty alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), in which the FAME initially is hydrogenated to fatty alcohol (FA). The fractions of non-converted FAME remaining in the hydrogenation product are converted to wax ester and methanol in a succeeding transesterification step with FA. According to the invention, catalysts on the basis of magnesium oxide or hydrotalcite are used. After separating the methanol and the FA as target product, a stream enriched in wax ester is recirculated to the hydrogenation reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Rudolf BÖNSCH, Ingo BAUER
  • Adsorber including parallel-passage contactors having built-in insulation
    Patent number: 9339754
    Abstract: Adsorber for adsorbing a fluid, comprising a cylinder with at least two parallel-passage contactors disposed in series in the direction of flow of the fluid to be adsorbed, and characterized in that each contactor comprises an internal insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventor: Benoit Davidian
  • Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium
    Patent number: 9343290
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an oxide film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes supplying a precursor gas to the substrate; and supplying an ozone gas to the substrate. In the act of supplying the precursor gas, the precursor gas is supplied to the substrate in a state where a catalytic gas is not supplied to the substrate, and in the act of supplying the ozone gas, the ozone gas is supplied to the substrate in a state where an amine-based catalytic gas is supplied to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC, INC., L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE
    Inventors: Yoshiro Hirose, Norikazu Mizuno, Kazutaka Yanagita, Shingo Okubo
  • Apparatus for decreasing SMR tube temperature
    Patent number: 9327261
    Abstract: An apparatus for decreasing steam methane reformer (SMR) tube temperature is provided. The apparatus can include an SMR furnace, a monitoring system in communication with the SMR furnace and a water source in fluid communication with the SMR furnace. The SMR furnace includes a plurality of SMR tubes disposed within the SMR furnace. The monitoring system is configured to monitor the temperature of at least a plurality of SMR tubes and compare the temperature against a first predetermined value, and the water source is configured to introduce water to an SMR tube that has a temperature above the first predetermined value, such that the temperature of the SMR tube is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme Pour L'Étude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Taekyu Kang, Rong Fan, Pavol Pranda, Hwanho Kim, Robert A. Gagliano
  • Filling connector, container, filling method and filling nozzle
    Patent number: 9328867
    Abstract: Filling connector comprising a body (2) defining an internal filling circuit (6) between an upstream end (3) and a downstream end (4), with the connector comprising an isolation valve element (7) mobile relatively to a seat (8) between an upstream position in which the circuit is closed and a downstream position in which the circuit is open, with the connector (1) further comprising a dust valve element (10, 100) positioned upstream of the isolation valve element (7), characterised in that the dust valve element (10, 100) can be moved selectively towards downstream either: a) in a first set downstream position referred to as “without contact” which opens the upstream end (3) of the circuit (6), or in b) a second set downstream position referred to as “contact” which opens the upstream end (3) of the circuit (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Antoine Frenal, Cyril Manscourt, Philippe Pisot
  • SILICON/CARBON COMPOSITE, SILICON ALLOY/CARBON COMPOSITE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160118154
    Abstract: A silicon/carbon composite or a silicon alloy/carbon composite is formed with a homogeneous silicon-containing thin film or silicon-containing alloy thin film on the surface of a conductive carbon material, where the composite may be used for a large-capacity electrical storage device when used as a negative electrode material for forming an electrical storage device negative electrode, and exhibits excellent charge-discharge cycle characteristics. A carbon-containing thin film is formed on a surface of a conductive carbon material by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) that utilizes a carbon-containing gas and a silicon-containing thin film or a silicon-containing alloy thin film is formed on the conductive carbon material by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) that utilizes a silicon-containing gas alone, or utilizes a silicon-containing gas and a carbon-containing gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Aurelie DUMONT, Patrick GINET, Shingo OKUBO
  • Method for decreasing SMR tube temperature
    Patent number: 9321642
    Abstract: A method for decreasing steam methane reformer (SMR) tube temperature is provided. The method can include the steps of introducing a hydrocarbon containing feed to be reformed to a plurality of SMR tubes in the presence of steam under conditions effective to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide, monitoring the temperature of at least a plurality of the tubes within the SMR during operation, comparing the monitored temperature against a first predetermined value, and introducing an effective amount of water to a reformer tube when the monitored temperature of the reformer tube is at or above the predetermined value, such that the temperature of the reformer tube is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société´Anonyme Pour L'Étude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Taekyu Kang, Rong Fan, Pavol Pranda, Hwanho Kim, Robert A. Gagliano
  • Process for producing synthesis gas with preservation of the energy transfer by means of the fumes
    Patent number: 9321643
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for producing synthesis gas by steam reforming a hydrocarbon load in a reforming furnace provided with a combustion chamber and a convection chamber; the combustion chamber includes vertical tubes filled with catalyst wherein a mixture of hydrocarbons and steam circulates from top to bottom recovering raw synthesis gas at the bottom of the tubes, and burners disposed in rows heat the tubes; the convection chamber discharges fumes containing the gases produced by the combustion. The process also comprises steps of using the heat contained in the fumes for preheating and/or heating various fluids related or unrelated to the process. In the event of the reduction of the mass flow of fumes, the quantity of energy to be transferred into the convection area is maintained by supplying a supplementary gaseous flow to the combustion area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme Pour L'Étude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Catherine Denis, Pascal Marty, Michel-Jean Masson, Bernd Polster, Laurent Remy
  • Hybrid arc/laser-welding method for aluminized steel parts using gammagenic elements and a gas containing less than 10% of nitrogen or oxygen
    Patent number: 9321132
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid laser/arc-welding method using an electric arc and a laser beam that are combined together within a single welding melt to which molten metal is supplied by melting a filler wire, wherein the welding melt is provided on at least one steel part including an aluminum surface coating, and a protective gas is used, characterized in that the filler wire contains at least 3 wt % of one or more gammagenic elements, in particular the gammagenic elements selected from C, Mn, Ni and N, and the protective gas consists of helium and/or argon with the addition of at least 10 vol % of nitrogen or oxygen. The method of the invention is particularly suitable for welding end-welded flanks used in the field of manufacturing automobiles or for tube welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Francis Briand, Olivier Dubet
  • Method for COlaser welding with a dynamic jet nozzle
    Patent number: 9321131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the laser welding of metal parts that comprises generating a CO2 laser beam, dispensing a protection gas jet made of said gas or gas mixture in the direction of the junction plane between the parts, melting and evaporating the metal of the metal parts with the laser beam in order to generate a metal vapor capillary with the simultaneous generation of a metal plasma that propagates outside the metal vapor capillary and thus forms a metal plasma plume above said junction plane. The protection gas jet is further directed towards the metal plasma plume forming above the junction plane. The gas jet is preferably directed so that the latter comes flush with the top of the metal plasma plume and impinges on the part(s) at a location where the metal of said parts has not been molten by the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Philippe Lefebvre, Karim Chouf
  • Electricity generation method using an air gas separation unit and a combustion unit
    Patent number: 9316435
    Abstract: For a plant comprising a gas/air separation unit supplying a boiler and a boiler-fed unit for compression and/or purification of CO2, the quantity of fumes sent to the compression and/or purification unit is modified according to the sale price of the electricity generated and/or the cost of venting the fumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme Pour L'Étude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Nicolas Allard, Alain Guillard
  • Mixture of an adsorbent and a phase change material with an adapted density
    Patent number: 9314768
    Abstract: Agglomerate comprising a first phase change material (PCM) and a constituent having a density greater than 800 kg/m3 and forming the core of said agglomerate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Vincent Gueret, Christian Monereau, Pluton Pullumbi