Patents by Inventor Bertrand THIDET

Bertrand THIDET 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).

  • Method and device for freezing a mass of soil
    Patent number: 11091893
    Abstract: A method for freezing and treating a mass of soil, making it possible to compensate for deformations of the mass of soil during thawing, including the following steps: a) producing at least one bore (2) in the mass of soil, b) at least partly freezing the mass of soil using a freezing fluid injected into the bore, and then c) injecting a compensation grouting into the mass of soil, using the bore (2) that was used for freezing, during the thawing phase in order to at least partly compensate for variations in the volume of the mass of soil when the latter thaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: VINCI CONSTRUCTION
    Inventors: Romain Nicolas, Bertrand Thidet, Raphaël Gueulet, Jérôme Stubler
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FREEZING A MASS OF SOIL
    Publication number: 20200063391
    Abstract: A method for freezing and treating a mass of soil, making it possible to compensate for deformations of the mass of soil during thawing, including the following steps: a) producing at least one bore (2) in the mass of soil, b) at least partly freezing the mass of soil using a freezing fluid injected into the bore, and then c) injecting a compensation grouting into the mass of soil, using the bore (2) that was used for freezing, during the thawing phase in order to at least partly compensate for variations in the volume of the mass of soil when the latter thaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Romain NICOLAS, Bertrand THIDET, Raphaël GUEULET, Jérôme STUBLER