Patents by Inventor Alain Devance

Alain Devance 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: 10775259
    Abstract: A spray device for detecting leaks is provided, including: a duct including an inlet configured to be connected to a tracer gas source, and an outlet; a valve interposed between the inlet and the outlet; a casing receiving the duct and the valve; at least one probe arranged in the duct, the at least one probe being configured to measure a parameter revealing a presence of the tracer gas in the duct; and at least one information device borne by the casing, configured to provide information on the presence of tracer gas in the duct in relation to a measurement performed by the at least one probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: PFEIFFER VACUUM
    Inventors: Aurelie Chapron, Alain Devance, Mathieu Schreiner, Cyrille Nomine
  • Publication number: 20200009591
    Abstract: A spray device for detecting leaks is provided, including: a duct including an inlet configured to be connected to a tracer gas source, and an outlet; a valve interposed between the inlet and the outlet; a casing receiving the duct and the valve; at least one probe arranged in the duct, the at least one probe being configured to measure a parameter revealing a presence of the tracer gas in the duct; and at least one information device borne by the casing, configured to provide information on the presence of tracer gas in the duct in relation to a measurement performed by the at least one probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: PFEIFFER VACUUM
    Inventors: Aurelie CHAPRON, Alain Devance, Mathieu Schreiner, Cyrille Nomine
  • Patent number: 6263724
    Abstract: A gas analyzer comprising a pump unit and autocalibration means, characterized in that the gas analyzer is connected to a storage tank having a calibrated leak and filled with a mixture of n gases having different masses, and wherein the partial leakage flow of each of said n gases which through said calibrated leak is known.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventor: Alain Devance
  • Patent number: 6014892
    Abstract: A tracer gas leak detector that analyzes a test gas for presence of a tracer gas therein, including at least one gas analyzer, a secondary pump whose suction inlet is connected to the gas analyzer, a primary pump connected to the secondary pump outlet via a first pipe fitted with a first valve, and a second pipe connecting the first pipe from a point situated between the first valve and the primary pump to an inlet of the detector for connection to an enclosure via a pre-evacuated flow and said gas analyzer receiving said test gas from a part of said pre-evacuated flow, the second pipe being fitted with a second valve, the primary pump serving to pre-evacuate the enclosure, wherein a sampling member for sampling the flow travelling along the second pipe is situated directly on the wall of the second pipe in direct contact with the flow and is connected via a duct directly to the analyzer, the sampling member having flow conductance enabling the pressure in the duct to be compatible with operation of the gas a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Gilles Baret, Roland Gevaud, Alain Devance