Patents by Inventor ALEXANDRE LONGIS

ALEXANDRE LONGIS 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).

  • Device and method for storing thermal energy
    Patent number: 10203165
    Abstract: A device to store energy includes a phase change material (PCM), with a phase change temperature Tc, contained in a sealed container and constituting a storage core. A source to exchange heat with the PCM, at a temperature TA, to cause a phase change of the PCM. A recuperator to exchange heat with the PCM, at a temperature TB, to cause a phase change of the PCM in the opposite direction to the phase change produced by the source. A controller to control the heat flows between the PCM, the source and the recuperator. An apertured support in contact with the PCM in the sealed container and in thermal contact with the source and the recuperator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: MULLER & CIE
    Inventors: Alexandre Longis, François Pourrat, Jean-Louis Morard
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STORING THERMAL ENERGY
    Publication number: 20170219294
    Abstract: A device to store energy includes a phase change material (PCM), with a phase change temperature Tc, contained in a sealed container and constituting a storage core. A source to exchange heat with the PCM, at a temperature TA, to cause a phase change of the PCM. A recuperator to exchange heat with the PCM, at a temperature TB, to cause a phase change of the PCM in the opposite direction to the phase change produced by the source. A controller to control the heat flows between the PCM, the source and the recuperator. An apertured support in contact with the PCM in the sealed container and in thermal contact with the source and the recuperator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: MULLER & CIE
    Inventors: ALEXANDRE LONGIS, FRANÇOIS POURRAT, JEAN-LOUIS MORARD