Patents Assigned to Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes
Georges Claude
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Publication number: 20240053098Abstract: An air separation unit comprises: a first waste gas control valve which is provided in a first waste gas pipe; a first waste gas flow rate control unit which measures a gas flow rate in the first waste gas pipe and adjusts a degree of opening of the first waste gas control valve so that a measured value which has been measured reaches a preset first waste gas flow rate set value; a second waste gas control valve which is provided in a second waste gas pipe; a regeneration gas flow rate control unit which measures the gas flow rate in a regeneration gas pipe and outputs a first output value based on a measured value which has been measured and a preset regeneration gas flow rate set value; and a control unit which uses, as a target set value of the flow rate of a second waste gas, a value obtained by subtracting the first waste gas flow rate set value of the first flow rate measuring unit from the flow rate set value of the regeneration gas flow rate, compares the first output value with a second output valueType: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventor: Takuya KANEDA
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Publication number: 20240051675Abstract: Disclosed is a drive device, in particular for a flying vehicle such as an aircraft or a spacecraft, comprising at least one engine and a device for cooling the engine, the device for cooling the engine comprising a cryogenic refrigerator, i.e. refrigerating to a temperature between ?100° C. and ?273° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l?Exploitation des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Martin STAEMPFLIN, Guillaume DELAUTRE, Loic JEUNESSE, Baptiste ZIMMERMANN
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Patent number: 11896927Abstract: A radial adsorber comprising: an adsorbent mass containing particles, a cylindrical shell ring extending along a longitudinal axis that is vertical when the adsorber is in operation, an external grid and an internal grid arranged in such a way as to be permeable to the gas and impermeable to the particles, the internal grid and external grid between them forming an annular volume housing the adsorbent mass, an internal chamber located between the vertical longitudinal axis and the internal grid, an external chamber located between the external grid and the shell ring, the internal chamber and external chamber being intended for the circulation of the gas, the external grid being formed by a plurality of wires and a plurality of supports, the supports being mounted transversely to the wires, the supports and the wires being mounted secured to one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Lian-Ming Sun, Christophe Sobre, Christian Monereau, Vincent Gueret
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Patent number: 11885562Abstract: In a method for separating argon by cryogenic distillation, in which a flow containing argon, oxygen and nitrogen and being more rich in argon than the air is sent to a distillation column, and an argon-rich gas flow is withdrawn at the top of the column, a portion of the argon-rich gas flow is mixed with beads to form a gas mixture containing beads, the beads being capable of adsorbing oxygen in the presence of argon at the column operating temperatures; the portion of the argon-rich gas flow mixed with the beads is condensed and then sent to the top of the column; and a bottom liquid containing beads is withdrawn from the column and treated to remove the beads, the beads removed being regenerated to remove the adsorbed oxygen and being again mixed with the argon-rich gas flow.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Nicolas Kofman, David Bednarski, Bernard Saulnier, Guillaume Cardon, Mikael Wattiau
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Patent number: 11885565Abstract: To provide a method with which it is possible to ascertain a gas concentration in a furnace rapidly, and to charge an amount of fuel and/or oxygen corresponding to the state within the furnace, and with which it is possible to reduce the device maintenance load. In order to solve the abovementioned problem, this method for analyzing components contained in flue exhaust gas of a furnace includes: a sampling step of collecting a portion of the flue exhaust gas from a flue; a dust removal step of using a centrifugal dust collecting device to separate out dust in the flue exhaust gas collected in the sampling step, to yield an analysis gas; a measuring step of measuring components in the analysis gas to obtain the concentration of carbon monoxide in the analysis gas; and an analysis gas discharging step of causing the analysis gas to be sucked by an ejector.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Shoichi Fujishima, Shigeto Uchimura, Kohei Nakatani
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Patent number: 11879685Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention lies in providing a high-purity oxygen production system which is capable of supplying liquid nitrogen in order to supply the cold required by a high-purity oxygen production apparatus, without the use of a costly conventional liquefaction apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventor: Kenji Hirose
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Patent number: 11879597Abstract: Device for storing and transferring cryogenic fluid, comprising at least one elementary container comprising a liquefied gas tank, the tank being provided with a first pipe for transferring fluid, which pipe has a first end connected to an upper end of the tank, the tank being provided with a second pipe for transferring fluid, which pipe has a first end connected to a lower end of the tank, the first and the second transfer pipes each comprising an assembly of respective valves, characterized in that the first transfer pipe comprises two arms forming two second ends connected in parallel to the first end of the first transfer pipe, the two second ends of the first transfer pipe each being provided with a respective fluidic connection coupling, and in that the second transfer pipe comprises two arms forming two second ends connected in parallel to the first end of the second transfer pipe, the two second ends of the second transfer pipe each being provided with a respective fluidic connection coupling.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventor: Jean-Marc Bernhardt
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Patent number: 11874057Abstract: A process for the separation of nitrogen from a feed stream containing at least methane and nitrogen, with a methane content between 4 and 12% mol. consists of at least the following steps: separation of the feed stream by means of a rubbery-type membrane to produce a permeate enriched in methane at a pressure greater than 2 bara and a non-permeate which is a nitrogen-enriched residue gas at a pressure greater than 2 bara and processing of the high-pressure residue gas in a cryogenic separation unit to produce a methane rich liquid and a nitrogen-enriched gas wherein the pressure of the membrane permeate is controlled as a function of the nitrogen concentration in the nitrogen-enriched gas.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Martin Raventos, Paul Terrien
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Patent number: 11872420Abstract: A device for regulating breathing gas delivered to a user, comprising a gas circuit comprising a main line having at least an upstream end intended to be connected to at least one gas source and a downstream end intended to be connected to at least one user station such as a mask, the main line comprising at least one electromechanical control valve configured to regulate the gas pressure between the upstream and the downstream, the circuit comprising a secondary line comprising an upstream end intended to be connected to at least one gas source and a downstream end intended to be connected to the same user station(s), the secondary line comprising at least one auxiliary member for regulating the gas flow, the device comprising a switching system configured to control the flow of gas between the upstream and the downstream of the circuit via the main line or via the secondary line, characterized in that the auxiliary member for regulating the secondary line is a pneumatic pressure regulator.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Aurelie Caillaud, Jean-Michel Cazenave, Alexandre Domenget, Alexandre Pentagora
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Patent number: 11873949Abstract: A valve for pressurized fluid housing a fluid circuit having an upstream end and a downstream end and a valve for controlling the flow rate in the circuit that is controlled by a movable actuating member in order to control the opening or the closing, the valve having a lower end provided with movable coupling member(s) intended to cooperate with one or more complementary coupling members on a gas source or a circuit, the valve further comprising a member for locking the coupling member(s) that is mounted movably on the body of the valve between a first position not blocking the movement of the coupling member(s) and a second position blocking the movement of the coupling member(s).Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Renaud Ligonesche, Olivier Ondo, Antoine Frenal, Johan Broechler, Morgan Lamiable, Arnaud Kaichinger
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Patent number: 11865491Abstract: The invention relates to a method for managing a PSA unit having at least N adsorbers arranged in pairs, where each pair is designed to be able to be selectively isolated, a control device, and a plurality of interfaces for accessing the instrumentation of each adsorber. When a first pair is fluidically isolated, the first pair having a first and a second adsorber, the isolating of a third adsorber includes setting the control device to control N-4 adsorbers, fluidically isolating a second pair having the third and a fourth adsorber, isolating one of the first and second adsorbers and the third adsorber, configuring the interfaces so as to swap over the instrumentation of the other of the first and second adsorbers and the instrumentation of the fourth adsorber, placing the first and second pairs in fluidic communication, and setting the control device to control N-2 adsorbers.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Jan Matthyssen, Pascal Meerman, Luc Nelis
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Patent number: 11857912Abstract: A process for producing a purified gas stream having impurities, using a production unit for producing a gas stream and a storage reservoir. The process includes producing a first gas stream by means of the production unit. Storing at least a portion of the first gas stream in the storage reservoir. Extracting, from the storage reservoir, a second gas stream corresponding to at least one portion of the first stream polluted by the impurities. Purifying the second gas stream by transfer of at least one portion of the impurities contained in the second gas stream into the first gas stream. And recovery of the purified gas stream at the output of the purification.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Christian Monereau, David Frimat, Vincent Gueret, Pierre Petit
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Patent number: 11857911Abstract: A unit for purifying a gas mixture by adsorption, including at least one adsorber having at least one cluster of N identical adsorbent modules operating in parallel, where N?2, each cluster of N adsorbent modules includes a common inlet manifold having a straight inlet duct of axis Xe supplying N inlet nozzles Tei, where i ranges from 1 to N, respectively connected to the inlets Ei, where i ranges from 1 to N, of the N modules of the cluster, a common outlet manifold having a straight outlet duct of axis Xs collecting the flow leaving the N outlet nozzles Tsi, where i ranges from 1 to N, respectively connected to the outlets Si, where i ranges from 1, of the N modules of the cluster.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Christian Monereau, Benjamin Morineau, Guillaume Rodrigues
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Patent number: 11859283Abstract: Methods for forming an Indium-containing film by a vapor deposition method using a heteroalkylcyclopentadienyl Indium (I) precursor having a general formula: In[R1R2R3R4CpL1] or In[CpL1L2y] wherein Cp represents a cyclopentadienyl ligand; R1 to R4 are each independently H, C1-C4 linear, branched or cyclic alkyls; L1 and L2 are each independently a substituent bonded to the Cp ligand and consisting of an alkyl chain containing at least one heteroatom, such as Si, Ge, Sn, N, P, B, Al, Ga, In, O, S, Se, Te, F, Cl, Br, I; and y=1-4. Examplary heteroalkylcyclopentadienyl Indium (I) precursors include In(Cp(CH2)3NMe2) or In(CpPiPr2).Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Antoine Bruneau, Takashi Ono, Christian Dussarrat
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Patent number: 11850537Abstract: The present invention relates to an insertion device for inserting at least one packing section for a gas/liquid separation column into a cylindrical casing, comprising a base provided with retaining means which are configured to grip a packing section and which are arranged uniformly around a main axis, characterized in that the insertion device comprises at least two fastening means secured to the base, said fastening means being configured to fasten the insertion device to the casing. The invention also covers an insertion system for inserting at least one packing section into a cylindrical casing, comprising such an insertion device, and a method for inserting at least one packing section into a cylindrical casing that is implemented by such an insertion system.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Cyrille Babinet, Eric Gallopin, Gilles Lebain
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Patent number: 11852408Abstract: In a method for separating air by cryogenic distillation using a column system consisting of a higher pressure column operating at a first pressure and a lower pressure column operating at a second pressure, a first air flow constituting between 75% and 98% of the air sent to the column system compressed to a third pressure above the first pressure, is sent to the higher pressure column, a second air flow constituting between 5% and 25% of the air sent to the column system is compressed to a fourth pressure above the second pressure but lower than the third pressure, is sent to the lower pressure column, a third column separates an argon-enriched flow and the air sent to the lower pressure column constitutes between 10% and 25% of the total air sent to the column system.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Jean-Pierre Tranier, Richard Dubettier-Grenier, Maxime Rozieres
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Patent number: 11845040Abstract: Method and installation for treating a CO2- and H2O-containing flue gas generated by an industrial process unit before CCUS, whereby the flue gas evacuated from the unit is subjected to cooling to a temperature T2 between 100 and 600° C., whereby the cooled flue gas is pretreated in one or more particle removal and/or gas cleaning and/or drying stages and the temperature of the cooled flue gas is further reduced to a temperature T3<T2, before a first part of pretreated flue gas is subjected to CCUS, a second part of the pretreated flue gas being recycled at temperature T3 as a cooling agent and mixed with the flue gas during the controlled cooling thereof, partially or fully purified CO2 from the CCUS may be recycled at temperature T4<T2 may be recycled as a cooling agent and mixed with the flue gas during the controlled cooling.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Fabrice Del Corso, Jean Caudal, Xavier Paubel
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Publication number: 20230398496Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane bundle useful for manufacturing a wide variety of hollow fiber membrane modules having different flow configurations includes hollow fiber membranes arranged around a porous support tube, a cured resin tubesheet formed at first end of the bundle, and either a cured resin nub or a cured resin tubesheet formed at a second end of the bundle. The bore(s) of the hollow fiber membranes are open at a face of the tubesheet adjacent the first end of the bundle. The tubesheet has an annular structure that encapsulates the hollow fiber membranes and the porous support tube at the first end of the bundle but which does not completely block a bore of the porous support tube, wherein the collection tube has a plurality of orifices formed therein at least at positions adjacent the nub.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicants: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Sandeep K. KARODE, Karl BEERS, Sudhir S. KULKARNI, Tim POLUDNIAK, Fan Z. WORLEY, Ed SANDERS, JR.
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Patent number: 11831057Abstract: A method of integrating a fuel cell with a steam methane reformer is provided. The system includes at least one fuel cell including an anode and a cathode, and a steam methane reformer including a syngas stream, and a flue gas stream. The method includes introducing at least a portion of the flue gas stream to the cathode, thereby producing a CO2 depleted flue gas stream and introducing a hydrocarbon containing stream to the anode, thereby producing an electrical energy output and a carbon dioxide and hydrogen containing stream from the fuel cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Pierre-Philippe Guerif, Guillaume Rodriges
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Patent number: D1008422Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Renaud Ligonesche, Olivier Ondo