Patents by Inventor Benoit PIRARD

Benoit PIRARD 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).

  • Receiving container for a detector which operates in an ultrahigh vacuum or in a protective gas atmosphere consisting of high-purity gas
    Patent number: 10107923
    Abstract: A receiving container for a detector which operates in an ultrahigh vacuum or in a protective gas atmosphere that consists of high-purity gas. The receiving container has a receiving portion which forms at least a portion of the receiving space for the detector, and a cover for hermetically sealing the receiving space. A first sealing surface is arranged at the receiving portion and a second sealing surface matching the first sealing surface is arranged at the cover. Between the sealing surfaces a gasket is arranged. A securing device presses the cover against the receiving portion to provide a defined contact pressure of the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: Universität zu Köln, Canberra France
    Inventors: Peter Reiter, Jürgen Eberth, Herbert Hess, Stefan Thiel, Benoit Pirard, Jean Clauss, Louis Delorenzi, Marie Odile Lampert
  • RECEIVING CONTAINER FOR A DETECTOR WHICH OPERATES IN AN ULTRAHIGH VACUUM OR IN A PROTECTIVE GAS ATMOSPHERE CONSISTING OF HIGH-PURITY GAS
    Publication number: 20170322325
    Abstract: A receiving container for a detector which operates in an ultrahigh vacuum or in a protective gas atmosphere that consists of high-purity gas. The receiving container has a receiving portion which forms at least a portion of the receiving space for the detector, and a cover for hermetically sealing the receiving space. A first sealing surface is arranged at the receiving portion and a second sealing surface matching the first sealing surface is arranged at the cover. Between the sealing surfaces a gasket is arranged. A securing device presses the cover against the receiving portion to provide a defined contact pressure of the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicants: Universität zu Köln, Canberra France
    Inventors: Peter REITER, Jürgen EBERTH, Herbert HESS, Stefan THIEL, Benoit PIRARD, Jean CLAUSS, Louis DELORENZI, Marie Odile LAMPERT