Patents by Inventor Bjorn Criel

Bjorn Criel 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: 12241590
    Abstract: End fitting for a pressurized fluid reservoir, the reservoir comprising a liner (2) which comprises a tubular central portion (20) with a first cylindrical outer surface (21), characterized in that the end fitting (1) comprises an end portion (10) with a second cylindrical outer surface (11), the end portion (10) being configured to be positioned coaxially with respect to the tubular central portion (20), the second cylindrical outer surface (11) forming a radially flush extension of the first cylindrical outer surface (21), the end fitting (1) being configured to be mounted in a sealed manner on the outside of a neck (22) of the liner (2) by means of an annular sealing joint (4) arranged coaxially with respect to the end portion (10) in an annular groove (12) provided in an inner recess (13) of the end fitting (1) such that the internal pressure in the reservoir has a tendency to push the neck (22) radially outwards against the annular sealing joint (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Plastic Omnium New Energies France
    Inventor: Bjorn Criel
  • Patent number: 12158241
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressurized fluid storage and dispensing assembly (1) for a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of pressurized fluid reservoirs (3), each reservoir (3) comprising a first end piece (13) provided with at least one fluid passage duct configured for dispensing fluid from the reservoir (3) and for filling the reservoir (3), a use collector duct (5) which comprises an opening (19) for supplying and/or dispensing fluid and a plurality of orifices, each orifice being configured to be fluidically connected to a reservoir (3) via its fluid passage duct, and an electrically operated valve (7) which is arranged at one end of the use collector duct (5) and selectively closes or opens the fluid passage through the opening (19). The invention also relates to a vehicle comprising such a storage and dispensing assembly (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Plastic Omnium New Energies France
    Inventors: Bjorn Criel, Michael Gras
  • Patent number: 12117128
    Abstract: A valve for a fluid reservoir includes an inner portion configured to be arranged inside the reservoir, the inner portion including at least one portion of a sensor for measuring at least one parameter characterizing the fluid, the valve being capable of receiving information from a computer, external to the valve, the valve also includes an outer portion configured to be arranged outside the reservoir, the outer portion having an internal computer that acquires data from the at least one sensor, communicates bidirectionally with the external computer, takes into account information received from the external computer and data from the at least one sensor for controlling at least one actuator of the valve, and measures at least one current parameter in the electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Ronan Bellec, Nicolas Hubatzeck, Ammar Aryan, Bjorn Criel
  • Publication number: 20240328578
    Abstract: A dome reinforcement shell suitable for a pressure vessel may include a winding of layers of fiber-reinforced composite material tapes, having a dome-shaped portion with a base and a central axis. The layers may include: at least one proximal layer of fiber-reinforced composite material, the at least one proximal layer having a start angle ?1 with respect to the central axis measured at a first end of the proximal layer, with ?1 being in a range of from 0° to 90°, and at least one distal layer of fiber-reinforced composite material, the at least one distal layer having a start angle ?2 with respect to the central axis measured at a first end of the distal layer, with ?2 strictly being in a range of from 0° to ?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Bjorn CRIEL, Geert NOUWEN, Dries DEVISSCHER, Khanh-Hung NGUYEN
  • Patent number: 12104748
    Abstract: A pressure vessel including an internal fluid storage chamber, and an outer composite structure enclosing or encasing the internal fluid storage chamber. The outer composite structure has a thickness containing both helical layers and hoop layers of reinforcing fibers, wherein at least 20% of a combined thickness of all of the helical layers are located within a 25% innermost thickness of the outer composite structure. The internal fluid storage chamber is defined by a liner including a generally cylindrical central portion having a first outer diameter at a first longitudinal end, and a first dome-shaped longitudinal end portion having a base portion and a first intermediate portion located between the generally cylindrical central portion and the base portion for connecting the first longitudinal end of the generally cylindrical central portion to the base portion of the first dome-shaped longitudinal end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Plastic Omnium New Energies France
    Inventors: Bjorn Criel, Khanh-Hung Nguyen, Geert Nouwen, Dries Devisscher
  • Publication number: 20240309994
    Abstract: A boss assembly may be configured for a pressure vessel having a liner defining a fluid storage chamber and a composite shell enclosing or encasing the liner. Such a boss assembly may include a dome reinforcement part made of fiber-reinforced composite material coupled to a boss part. The dome reinforcement part may be configured to be covered by the composite shell and configured to cover a dome portion of the liner. The boss part may be mechanically coupled to the dome reinforcement part during the dome reinforcement part fabrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Bjorn CRIEL, Geert NOUWEN, Dries DEVISSCHER, Khanh-Hung NGUYEN
  • Patent number: 12066150
    Abstract: A reinforcement element, suitable for composite pressure vessel, may be configured to be inserted and to fill in a hollow shaft of a plastic liner of the composite pressure vessel, the hollow shaft connecting opposite walls of the liner. The reinforcement element may include a central part and two external parts constituted by a plurality of continuous fibres impregnated with a first resin. The central part of the reinforcement element may have a dimension substantially equal to the dimension of the hollow shaft and being a full part. The two external parts may be able to be unfolded and fixed on the external surface of opposite walls of the liner. A composite pressure vessel may include such a reinforcement element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Plastic Omnium New Energies France
    Inventors: Bjorn Criel, Geert Nouwen
  • Publication number: 20240263738
    Abstract: A pressure vessel including an internal fluid storage chamber, and an outer composite structure enclosing or encasing the internal fluid storage chamber. The outer composite structure has a thickness containing both helical layers and hoop layers of reinforcing fibers, wherein at least 20% of a combined thickness of all of the helical layers are located within a 25% innermost thickness of the outer composite structure. The internal fluid storage chamber is defined by a liner including a generally cylindrical central portion having a first outer diameter at a first longitudinal end, and a first dome-shaped longitudinal end portion having a base portion and a first intermediate portion located between the generally cylindrical central portion and the base portion for connecting the first longitudinal end of the generally cylindrical central portion to the base portion of the first dome-shaped longitudinal end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Plastic Omnium New Energies France
    Inventors: Bjorn CRIEL, Khanh-Hung NGUYEN, Geert NOUWEN, Dries DEVISSCHER
  • Publication number: 20240263742
    Abstract: A pressure vessel including a liner defining an internal fluid storage chamber, a first dome reinforcement shell, a boss, and an outer composite structure enclosing or encasing the liner and the first dome reinforcement shell. The liner having a generally cylindrical central portion having a first outer diameter D1 at a first longitudinal end, a first dome-shaped longitudinal end having a base of a second outer diameter D2, the second outer diameter D2 being smaller than the first outer diameter D1, and a first intermediate portion located between the generally cylindrical central portion and the first dome-shaped longitudinal end and connecting the first longitudinal end of the generally cylindrical central portion to the base of the first dome-shaped longitudinal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Bjorn CRIEL, Geert NOUWEN, Dries DEVISSCHER, Khanh-Hung NGUYEN
  • Patent number: 11796133
    Abstract: An automatic obstruction device for closing a filling circuit for filling a tank with fluid includes: a movable element movable between a non-obstruction position of the filling circuit, in which the movable element offers resistance to the fluid compatible with the filling of the tank, and an obstruction position of the filling circuit, in which the movable offers a resistance to the fluid that is incompatible with the filling of the tank; a holding element of the movable element holding the movable element in the non-obstruction position, and allowing movement of the movable element toward the obstruction position; and a first device of non-reversible movement or of non-reversible modification of the holding element allowing movement of the movable element toward the obstruction position, and being controllable by a control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Ronan Bellec, Nicolas Hubatzeck, Ammar Aryan, Bjorn Criel
  • Patent number: 11761584
    Abstract: An automatic obstruction device for closing a filling circuit for filling a tank with fluid includes: a movable element movable between a non-obstruction position of the filling circuit, in which the movable element offers resistance to the fluid compatible with the filling of the tank, and an obstruction position of the filling circuit, in which the movable offers a resistance to the fluid that is incompatible with the filling of the tank; a holding element of the movable element holding the movable element in the non-obstruction position, and allowing movement of the movable element toward the obstruction position; and a first device of non-reversible movement or of non-reversible modification of the holding element allowing movement of the movable element toward the obstruction position, and being controllable by a control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Ronan Bellec, Nicolas Hubatzeck, Ammar Aryan, Bjorn Criel
  • Publication number: 20230194050
    Abstract: A reinforcement element, suitable for composite pressure vessel, may be configured to be inserted and to fill in a hollow shaft of a plastic liner of the composite pressure vessel, the hollow shaft connecting opposite walls of the liner. The reinforcement element may include a central part and two external parts constituted by a plurality of continuous fibres impregnated with a first resin. The central part of the reinforcement element may have a dimension substantially equal to the dimension of the hollow shaft and being a full part. The two external parts may be able to be unfolded and fixed on the external surface of opposite walls of the liner. A composite pressure vessel may include such a reinforcement element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Plastic Omnium New Energies France
    Inventors: Bjorn CRIEL, Geert NOUWEN
  • Publication number: 20230058291
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressurized fluid storage and dispensing assembly (1) for a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of pressurized fluid reservoirs (3), each reservoir (3) comprising a first end piece (13) provided with at least one fluid passage duct configured for dispensing fluid from the reservoir (3) and for filling the reservoir (3), a use collector duct (5) which comprises an opening (19) for supplying and/or dispensing fluid and a plurality of orifices, each orifice being configured to be fluidically connected to a reservoir (3) via its fluid passage duct, and an electrically operated valve (7) which is arranged at one end of the use collector duct (5) and selectively closes or opens the fluid passage through the opening (19). The invention also relates to a vehicle comprising such a storage and dispensing assembly (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Plastic Omnium New Energies France
    Inventors: Bjorn CRIEL, Michael GRAS
  • Publication number: 20230046665
    Abstract: End fitting for a pressurized fluid reservoir, the reservoir comprising a liner (2) which comprises a tubular central portion (20) with a first cylindrical outer surface (21), characterized in that the end fitting (1) comprises an end portion (10) with a second cylindrical outer surface (11), the end portion (10) being configured to be positioned coaxially with respect to the tubular central portion (20), the second cylindrical outer surface (11) forming a radially flush extension of the first cylindrical outer surface (21), the end fitting (1) being configured to be mounted in a sealed manner on the outside of a neck (22) of the liner (2) by means of an annular sealing joint (4) arranged coaxially with respect to the end portion (10) in an annular groove (12) provided in an inner recess (13) of the end fitting (1) such that the internal pressure in the reservoir has a tendency to push the neck (22) radially outwards against the annular sealing joint (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Plastic Omnium New Energies France
    Inventor: Bjorn CRIEL
  • Publication number: 20230037881
    Abstract: A valve for a fluid reservoir includes an inner portion configured to be arranged inside the reservoir, the inner portion including at least one portion of a sensor for measuring at least one parameter characterizing the fluid, the valve being capable of receiving information from a computer, external to the valve, the valve also includes an outer portion configured to be arranged outside the reservoir, the outer portion having an internal computer that acquires data from the at least one sensor, communicates bidirectionally with the external computer, takes into account information received from the external computer and data from the at least one sensor for controlling at least one actuator of the valve, and measures at least one current parameter in the electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Ronan BELLEC, Nicolas HUBATZECK, Ammar ARYAN, Bjorn CRIEL
  • Publication number: 20230038955
    Abstract: An automatic obstruction device for closing a filling circuit for filling a tank with fluid includes: a movable element movable between a non-obstruction position of the filling circuit, in which the movable element offers resistance to the fluid compatible with the filling of the tank, and an obstruction position of the filling circuit, in which the movable offers a resistance to the fluid that is incompatible with the filling of the tank; a holding element of the movable element holding the movable element in the non-obstruction position, and allowing movement of the movable element toward the obstruction position; and a first device of non-reversible movement or of non-reversible modification of the holding element allowing movement of the movable element toward the obstruction position, and being controllable by a control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Ronan BELLEC, Nicolas HUBATZECK, Ammar ARYAN, Bjorn CRIEL
  • Patent number: 11506338
    Abstract: An internal casing for a pressurized fluid storage tank for a motor vehicle includes: a hollow body includes a layer made of a first polymer material; and a neck arranged on the hollow body and delimiting an opening of the hollow body, the neck receiving an interface part mounted on the neck in a sealed manner by a gasket arranged between the neck and the interface part. The neck is made of a composite material composed of a second polymer material loaded with reinforcing fibers, the composite material having a deformation resistance than that of the first polymer material. The neck is joined to the hollow body by molecular entanglement of polymer chains of the first polymer material and polymer chains of the second polymer material. Methods for manufacturing such an internal casing, and a storage tank including such an internal casing are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Jeremy Wahl, Bjorn Criel, Pierre De Keyzer
  • Patent number: 11421825
    Abstract: The invention relates a pressure vessel (100) configured for storing a fluid under pressure, said pressure vessel comprising: a thermoplastic liner (40) having a cylindrical section (41), a first rounded end section (42) and a second rounded end section (42); a reinforcement structure (50) made of a composite material, said reinforcement structure surrounding at least the cylindrical section of the thermoplastic liner; and a local reinforcement layer (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventor: Bjorn Criel
  • Patent number: 11371657
    Abstract: The invention is related to a tank system for storing a high pressure gas. The invention provides a system for storing a gas, the system comprising at least two tanks, a first tank and a last tank, the first tank comprising an inlet port connected to a system inlet, the last tank comprising an outlet port connected to a system outlet, each tank being provided with an on tank valve comprising an inlet port, an outlet port, and a communication line leading into the tank, each on tank valve comprising a communication line between the inlet port and the outlet port of the on tank valve, the outlet port of the on tank valve of the first tank being connected to the inlet port of the on tank valve of the last tank, the at least two tanks being serially connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Corentin Michel Roger Bouron, Bjorn Criel, Eric Deparis
  • Patent number: 11359766
    Abstract: A composite pressure vessel that includes a monolayer liner and a reinforcing structure arranged on top of the liner. The liner is made by injection moulding and includes at least two shells weldable together. Each shell is made of a polymer composition including at least 45% by weight of an aromatic polyamide relative to the total weight of the polymer composition, and at least 10% by weight of an aliphatic polyamide relative to the total weight of the polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: PLASTIC OMNIUM NEW ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Bjorn Criel, Pierre De Keyzer