Patents by Inventor Alain APPEL

Alain APPEL 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: 12076703
    Abstract: A process for installing a section of packing in a casing by means of a device to assist installation of a section of packing, the casing comprising at least one tubular wall extending in a longitudinal direction (L) between two longitudinal ends, and an inner face of which participates in delimiting a receptacle for the section of packing, the casing being positioned horizontally during the process for installing the section of packing, the process comprising a step of fitting of the device to assist installation on the casing, during which the device to assist installation is secured in the vicinity of the input opening of the casing, a step of positioning of the section of packing relative to the device to assist installation and to the input opening, and at least one step of pushing during which the section of packing is pushed into the receptacle of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Vincent Faucher, Manuel Dos Reis, Vincent Maret, Luis Torbado, Alain Appel, Eric Biret, Laurent Leclerc
  • Publication number: 20240238752
    Abstract: A casing having at least one tubular wall extending in a longitudinal direction (L) between two longitudinal ends, and an inner face of which participates in delimiting a receptacle for the section of packing, the tubular wall participating in delimiting an input opening at one of its longitudinal ends, the casing comprising a base wall positioned at the longitudinal end opposite the input opening, the casing configured to be positioned horizontally during a process for installing a section of packing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Vincent FAUCHER, Manuel DOS REIS, Vincent MARET, Luis TORBADO, Alain APPEL, Eric BIRET, Laurent LECLERC
  • Publication number: 20230278004
    Abstract: A casing intended to be equipped with at least one section of packing for a gas/liquid separation column comprises at least a tubular wall extending along a longitudinal direction between two longitudinal ends and an internal face of which contributes to delimiting a housing for the section of packing, the tubular wall contributing to delimiting, at one of its longitudinal ends, an entry opening, the casing comprising an end wall located at the opposite longitudinal end to the entry opening, the casing comprising at least a first hooping device and at least a second hooping device which are positioned around the tubular wall of the casing in contact with an external face of the tubular wall, the first hooping device comprising at least one zone of connection with a movement system for the moving of the casing, the second hooping device having a longitudinal dimension shorter than a longitudinal dimension of the first hooping device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l?Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Vincent FAUCHER, Manuel DOS REIS, Vincent MARET, Luis TORBADO, Alain APPEL, Eric BIRET, Laurent LECLERC
  • Publication number: 20230191359
    Abstract: The main subject of the present invention is a process for installing a section of packing in a casing by means of a device to assist installation of a section of packing, the casing comprising at least one tubular wall extending in a longitudinal direction (L) between two longitudinal ends, and an inner face of which participates in delimiting a receptacle for the section of packing, the tubular wall participating in delimiting an input opening at one of its longitudinal ends, the casing comprising a base wall positioned at the longitudinal end opposite the input opening, the casing being positioned horizontally during the process for installing the section of packing, the process comprising a step of fitting of the device to assist installation on the casing, during which the device to assist installation is secured in the vicinity of the input opening of the casing, a step of positioning of the section of packing relative to the device to assist installation and to the input opening, and at least one step
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Vincent FAUCHER, Manuel DOS REIS, Vincent MARET, Luis TORBADO, Alain APPEL, Eric BIRET, Laurent LECLERC