Patents by Inventor Damien COLOMBET

Damien COLOMBET 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).

  • Publication number: 20230017163
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for degassing a fluid comprising the following steps: supplying, at the inlet of a reactor comprising at least one microfluidic conduit, a fluid which can comprise at least one dissolved gas; then causing the fluid to flow through the reactor, the at least one conduit comprising a portion having a reduced hydraulic diameter, and the flow being set such that bubbles are generated by micro-cavitation, the fluid then comprising a liquid phase and a gas phase, then allowing the at least partial transfer of the at least one dissolved gas present in the fluid of the liquid phase to the gas phase; separating the liquid phase and the gas phase; and recovering the liquid phase to obtain the degassed fluid, the method not involving the application of ultrasound to the fluid between the step in which the fluid is supplied to the reactor and the step of separating the liquid phase and the gas phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Damien COLOMBET, Frédéric AYELA
  • Patent number: 11104578
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exfoliation method according to which a fluid loaded with particles flows at a first flow rate into a first (2), and then into a second, section of a pipe (1), the first flow rate being suitable for generating shear stresses and cavitation bubbles in the fluid as it passes through the first section (2) of the pipe (1), the second section (3) having a hydraulic diameter suitable for bringing about an implosion of cavitation bubbles as soon as the fluid exits the first section (2) and flows into the second section (3), so that an exfoliation of the particles is brought about under the combined action of the shear stresses and a shock wave generated by the implosion of the cavitation bubbles, the first section (2) having a hydraulic diameter less than 300 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES
    Inventors: Frédéric Ayela, Damien Colombet
  • Publication number: 20190276316
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exfoliation method according to which a fluid loaded with particles flows at a first flow rate into a first (2), and then into a second, section of a pipe (1), the first flow rate being suitable for generating shear stresses and cavitation bubbles in the fluid as it passes through the first section (2) of the pipe (1), the second section (3) having a hydraulic diameter suitable for bringing about an implosion of cavitation bubbles as soon as the fluid exits the first section (2) and flows into the second section (3), so that an exfoliation of the particles is brought about under the combined action of the shear stresses and a shock wave generated by the implosion of the cavitation bubbles, the first section (2) having a hydraulic diameter less than 300 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES
    Inventors: Frédéric AYELA, Damien COLOMBET