Patents by Inventor Alain Thorel

Alain Thorel 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).

  • Publication number: 20150104804
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing cubic diamond nanocrystals (10) comprising the following successive steps: (a) providing crystalline diamond powder where the maximum particle size of the powder is equal or more than 2 ?m and equal or less than 1 mm; (b) milling said crystalline micron diamond powder using nitrogen jet milling micronization so as to manufacture a fine powder; (c) nanomilling the fine powder of step b) using a planetary tungsten carbide ball mill; (d) acid treating the nanomilled powder of step c); (e) extracting the cubic diamond nanocrystals (10) by centrifugation. Advantageously round-shaped cubic diamond nanocrystals are manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick Curmi, Jean-Paul Boudou, Alain Thorel, Fedor Jelezko, Mohamed Sennour
  • Patent number: 8932553
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing cubic diamond nanocrystals (10) comprising the following successive steps: (a) providing crystalline diamond powder where the maximum particle size of the powder is equal or more than 2 um and equal or less than 1 mm; (b) milling said crystalline micron diamond powder using nitrogen jet milling micronization so as to manufacture a fine powder; (c) nanomilling the fine powder of step b) using a planetary tungsten carbide ball mill; (d) acid treating the nanomilled powder of step c); (e) extracting the cubic diamond nanocrystals (10) by centrifugation. Advantageously round-shaped cubic diamond nanocrystals are manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignees: Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medical (INSERM), Armines, Universitaet Stuttgart, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Patrick Curmi, Jean-Paul Boudou, Alain Thorel, Fedor Jelezko, Mohamed Sennour
  • Publication number: 20120156573
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel cell (1) comprising an anode (10) capable of oxidizing a first compound M1 into first ions M(m+) with m being a non-zero integer, a first electrolyte (20) which is capable of conducting these first ions M(m+), and which is in contact with said anode (10), a cathode (50) capable of reducing a second compound N2 into second ions N(n?) with n being a non-zero integer, a second electrolyte (40) which is capable of conducting the second ions N(n?), and which is in contact with said cathode (50), a porous central membrane (30), one of the faces of which is in contact with said first electrolyte (20) and the opposite face of which is in contact with said second electrolyte (40). The first electrolyte (20), the second electrolyte (40), and the central membrane (30) consist of the same material which is capable of both conducting M(m+) ions and N(n?) ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS <<ARMINES>>
    Inventors: Alain THOREL, Zdravko STOYNOV, Daria VLADIKOVA, Anthony CHESNAUD, Massimo VIVIANI, Sabrina PRESTO
  • Publication number: 20120022231
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing cubic diamond nanocrystals (10) comprising the following successive steps: (a) providing crystalline diamond powder where the maximum particle size of the powder is equal or more than 2 um and equal or less than 1 mm; (b) milling said crystalline micron diamond powder using nitrogen jet milling micronization so as to manufacture a fine powder; (c) nanomilling the fine powder of step b) using a planetary tungsten carbide ball mill; (d) acid treating the nanomilled powder of step c); (e) extracting the cubic diamond nanocrystals (10) by centrifugation. Advantageously round-shaped cubic diamond nanocrystals are manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Patrick Curmi, Jean-Paul Boudou, Alain Thorel, Fedor Jelezko, Mohamed Sennour
  • Patent number: 7927757
    Abstract: This invention concerns a high temperature fuel cell with mixed anionic and protonic conduction having a protonic conduction reforming membrane directly coupled to a solid oxide fuel cell with conduction by oxygen ions, enabling use of a gradually reforming anode generating carbon deposits to be avoided. The reverse operation of the present invention outside the reforming stage forms a high water temperature electrolyser to produce hydrogen efficiently without having to separate it from water as is the case with current systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Armines
    Inventor: Alain Thorel
  • Publication number: 20080213639
    Abstract: This invention concerns a high temperature fuel cell with mixed anionic and protonic conduction having a protonic conduction reforming membrane directly coupled to a solid oxide fuel cell with conduction by oxygen ions, enabling use of a gradually reforming anode generating carbon deposits to be avoided. The reverse operation of the present invention outside the reforming stage forms a high water temperature electrolyser to produce hydrogen efficiently without having to separate it from water as is the case with current systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventor: Alain Thorel