Patents by Inventor Bernard Thibonnet

Bernard Thibonnet 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: 4622047
    Abstract: Industrial fuels comprised of mixtures of asphaltenic heavy hydrocarbon fractions and light fractions are provided wherein the flocculation of asphaltenes is minimized by the addition of from 50 to 5000 ppm of an additive composed of a constituent A and/or a constituent B to render the composition homogeneous and stable. Constituent A results from the condensation of a linear N-alkyl polyamine with a cyclic anhydride and constituents B results from the reaction of an ethoxylated amine with a carboxylic acid of C.sub.8 to C.sub.30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1986
    Assignee: Elf France
    Inventors: Christian Bernasconi, Alain Faure, Bernard Thibonnet
  • Patent number: 4534408
    Abstract: Induction device fitted inside a tank for drawing in fluids such as liquid fuels.Said device comprises an enclosure resting on a tray, said enclosure being provided at its base with vertical directional slots communicating with the tank, and at its upper part with a member adapted to connect the enclosure with the tank, and said enclosure containing, on the one hand, an induction pipe with an end portion which is bent towards the upper part of the enclosure and comprising a series of orifices distributed over its length, and on the other hand, a fluid return pipe ensuring the warming up of the enclosure.The invention is used to help drawing certain fuels into a tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1985
    Assignees: Bernard Thibonnet, Philippe H. Staib, Jean-Michel Babet
    Inventor: Bernard Thibonnet