Patents by Inventor Denis Muller

Denis Muller 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: 10711947
    Abstract: Device for supplying pressurized fluid, including at least one fluid reservoir provided with an orifice connected to a first valve housing an internal fluid circuit fitted with at least one shut-off member, and a second valve mechanically and detachably connected to the first valve, the second valve having an internal circuit for the transfer of pressurized fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Herve Paoli, Antoine Frenal, Denis Muller
  • Patent number: 10677391
    Abstract: Gas supply device, comprising a frame equipped with a base and accommodating a plurality of pressurised fluid cylinders connected to a fluidic circuit comprising a first connection end connected to the cylinders and a second end comprising at least one fluidic connection intended to be connected removably to an extraction or filling element for the cylinders, the frame comprising on one of its faces at least one opening giving access to at least one connection of the circuit, the frame also comprising at least one attachment element provided to cooperate with a lifting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Romuald De Potter, Renaud Ligonesche, Antoine Frenal, Denis Muller, Philippe Bernard, Samuel Vignerol
  • Publication number: 20190368661
    Abstract: Device for supplying pressurized fluid, including at least one fluid reservoir provided with an orifice connected to a first valve housing an internal fluid circuit fitted with at least one shut-off member, and a second valve mechanically and detachably connected to the first valve, the second valve having an internal circuit for the transfer of pressurized fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Herve PAOLI, Antoine FRENAL, Denis MULLER
  • Publication number: 20190046936
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing and delivering a gas mixture having a selected composition of a first gas and at least one second gas, comprising the following steps: (a) providing a main gas flow comprising the first gas in a main conduit, (b) separating the main gas flow into a first plurality of secondary gas flows, (c) guiding each secondary gas flow through a secondary conduit, (d) adding at least one second gas to at least one of the first plurality of secondary gas flows in the respective secondary conduit through a delivering conduit, said delivering conduit protruding into the secondary conduit, and (e) combining the first plurality of secondary gas flows to the gas mixture. With the technical teaching of the present invention a dynamic gas bottle filling is possible wherein the second gas components may have a concentration form some ppb to percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Johann PONGRAZ, David KIHUMBU, Tracey JACKSIER, Denis MULLER
  • Patent number: 10058824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing and delivering a gas mixture having a selected composition of a first gas and at least one second gas, comprising the following steps: (a) providing a main gas flow comprising the first gas in a main conduit, (b) separating the main gas flow into a first plurality of secondary gas flows, (c) guiding each secondary gas flow through a secondary conduit, (d) adding at least one second gas to at least one of the first plurality of secondary gas flows in the respective secondary conduit through a delivering conduit, said delivering conduit protruding into the secondary conduit, and (e) combining the first plurality of secondary gas flows to the gas mixture. With the technical teaching of the present invention a dynamic gas bottle filling is possible wherein the second gas components may have a concentration form some ppb to percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Johann Ponzgraz, David Kihumbu, Tracey Jacksier, Denis Muller
  • Patent number: 9909717
    Abstract: Device for supplying gas comprising a support frame (2) housing a plurality of pressurized-fluid cylinders (3) connected to a fluidic circuit (4, 5) for withdrawing from or filling the cylinders (3), said circuit (4, 5) comprising at least a first connection end (6) connected to the cylinders (3) via a first isolation valve (7) to allow filling of and withdrawal from the cylinders (3), the support frame (2) comprising a base (34) on which the cylinders (3) rest and a set of uprights (30) and transverse beams (31, 32, 33) defining a cage of parallelepipedal overall shape to hold the cylinders (3), the frame (2) comprising, on one of the lateral faces thereof referred to as the “front” face (35), an interface panel (20) comprising at least one opening (23, 24, 25) providing access to the circuit (4, 5), characterized in that the lateral face referred to as the “rear” face (36) of the frame (2), which face is situated opposite the front face (35), is delimited by uprights (30) longer than the uprights (30) of th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Antoine Frenal, Denis Muller, Didier Robert
  • Publication number: 20180017215
    Abstract: Gas supply device, comprising a frame equipped with a base and accommodating a plurality of pressurised fluid cylinders connected to a fluidic circuit comprising a first connection end connected to the cylinders and a second end comprising at least one fluidic connection intended to be connected removably to an extraction or filling element for the cylinders, the frame comprising on one of its faces at least one opening giving access to at least one connection of the circuit, the frame also comprising at least one attachment element provided to cooperate with a lifting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Romuald DE POTTER, Renaud LIGONESCHE, Antoine FRENAL, Denis MULLER, Philippe BERNARD, Samuel VIGNEROL
  • Patent number: 9759384
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas supply device including a supporting frame (2) housing a plurality of cylinders (3) connected such as to form a circuit (4, 5) including a first coupling end (6) connected to the cylinders (3) via a first isolation valve (7) and a second separate coupling end (8) that is connected to the cylinders (3) via a second isolation valve (9) and a pressure release valve (10), the supporting frame (2) including an interface panel (20) comprising at least one opening enabling a user to access the circuit (4, 5), characterized in that the device comprises a member (16) for manually controlling the second isolation valve (9) including a pivoting lever, and in that the interface panel (20) includes a slot (21) for accessing the lever (16), said lever (16) being movable between a first position in which the lever (16) is in the plane of the interface panel (20) or set back from the latter within the volume of the frame (2) and a second position in which at least one portion of the lever (16)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Antoine Frenal, Denis Muller, Didier Robert
  • Patent number: 9752726
    Abstract: Gas supply device comprising a frame (2) housing a set of pressurized-fluid cylinders (3) linked to a fluid circuit (4, 5) for filling and emptying the cylinders (3), the support frame (2) comprising a lower base (34) on which the cylinders (3) rest vertically and a set of uprights (30) and cross beams (31, 32, 33) forming a cage with an overall parallelepiped shape to provide lateral support for the cylinders (3) arranged in several contiguous rows, characterized in that it includes at least one rigid reinforcement bar (6) for the frame (2) arranged between two rows of contiguous cylinders (3), said at least one reinforcement bar (6) resting simultaneously on the upper surface of the cylinders (3) in two rows of adjacent cylinders (3), the reinforcement bar (6) having two extremities connected rigidly and respectively to two opposing faces of the frame (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Antoine Frenal, Denis Muller
  • Publication number: 20160245460
    Abstract: Device for supplying gas comprising a support frame (2) housing a plurality of pressurized-fluid cylinders (3) connected to a fluidic circuit (4, 5) for withdrawing from or filling the cylinders (3), said circuit (4, 5) comprising at least a first connection end (6) connected to the cylinders (3) via a first isolation valve (7) to allow filling of and withdrawal from the cylinders (3), the support frame (2) comprising a base (34) on which the cylinders (3) rest and a set of uprights (30) and transverse beams (31, 32, 33) defining a cage of parallelepipedal overall shape to hold the cylinders (3), the frame (2) comprising, on one of the lateral faces thereof referred to as the “front” face (35), an interface panel (20) comprising at least one opening (23, 24, 25) providing access to the circuit (4, 5), characterized in that the lateral face referred to as the “rear” face (36) of the frame (2), which face is situated opposite the front face (35), is delimited by uprights (30) longer than the uprights (30) of th
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE
    Inventors: Antoine FRENAL, Denis MULLER, Didier ROBERT
  • Publication number: 20160230935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas supply device including a supporting frame (2) housing a plurality of cylinders (3) connected such as to form a circuit (4, 5) including a first coupling end (6) connected to the cylinders (3) via a first isolation valve (7) and a second separate coupling end (8) that is connected to the cylinders (3) via a second isolation valve (9) and a pressure release valve (10), the supporting frame (2) including an interface panel (20) comprising at least one opening enabling a user to access the circuit (4, 5), characterised in that the device comprises a member (16) for manually controlling the second isolation valve (9) including a pivoting lever, and in that the interface panel (20) includes a slot (21) for accessing the lever (16), said lever (16) being movable between a first position in which the lever (16) is in the plane of the interface panel (20) or set back from the latter within the volume of the frame (2) and a second position in which at least one portion of the lever (16)
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Antoine FRENAL, Denis MULLER, Didier ROBERT
  • Publication number: 20150308620
    Abstract: Gas supply device comprising a frame (2) housing a set of pressurized-fluid cylinders (3) linked to a fluid circuit (4, 5) for filling and emptying the cylinders (3), the support frame (2) comprising a lower base (34) on which the cylinders (3) rest vertically and a set of uprights (30) and cross beams (31, 32, 33) forming a cage with an overall parallelepiped shape to provide lateral support for the cylinders (3) arranged in several contiguous rows, characterized in that it includes at least one rigid reinforcement bar (6) for the frame (2) arranged between two rows of contiguous cylinders (3), said at least one reinforcement bar (6) resting simultaneously on the upper surface of the cylinders (3) in two rows of adjacent cylinders (3), the reinforcement bar (6) having two extremities connected rigidly and respectively to two opposing faces of the frame (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Antoine FRENAL, Denis MULLER
  • Publication number: 20150078115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing and delivering a gas mixture having a selected composition of a first gas and at least one second gas, comprising the following steps: (a) providing a main gas flow comprising the first gas in a main conduit, (b) separating the main gas flow into a first plurality of secondary gas flows, (c) guiding each secondary gas flow through a secondary conduit, (d) adding at least one second gas to at least one of the first plurality of secondary gas flows in the respective secondary conduit through a delivering conduit, said delivering conduit protruding into the secondary conduit, and (e) combining the first plurality of secondary gas flows to the gas mixture. With the technical teaching of the present invention a dynamic gas bottle filling is possible wherein the second gas components may have a concentration form some ppb to percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et Ex[;potatopm des {rpcedes Geprges Claude
    Inventors: Johann Pongraz, David Kihumbu, Tracey Jacksier, Denis Muller
  • Publication number: 20140048169
    Abstract: Pressurised-fluid tap for multiple fillings, in particular for a pressurised-gas reservoir, comprising a body (1) having a base (4) intended to be fixed at an orifice of a pressurised reservoir, the body (1) defining an internal circuit (5) for drawing-off/filling fluid extending between an upstream end (2) intended to be connected with the storage space of a reservoir and a downstream end (3) intended to be connected with a user member receiving or dispensing gas, the tap comprising, disposed in series in the circuit (5), a residual-pressure valve (6) and an isolation valve (7) distinct from the residual-pressure valve (6), the tap comprising a member (8) actuating the isolation valve (7) in order to selectively control the obstruction or not of the circuit (5), the actuation member (8) being able to move between a first so-called “closure” position in which the isolation valve (7) obstructs the circuit (5) and a second so-called “drawing-off” position in which the isolation valve (7) does not obstruct the c
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR I'ETUDE ET IEXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGE CLAUDE
    Inventors: Philippe Pisot, Denis Muller, Jean-Paul Schaaff
  • Patent number: 8573441
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an integrated valve regulator assembly that comprises an integral body having a base portion that includes an axis for mounting on and coaxially with the neck portion of a pressurized source vessel and an assembly outlet, a defined internal passage in the integral body that extends through and between the base portion of the integral body and the assembly outlet, a sub-atmospheric pressure regulator assembled within the integral body of the integrated valve regulator assembly, an isolation valve positioned within the defined internal passage of the integral body and located downstream from and in communication with the sub-atmospheric pressure regulator, and a filling port disposed between the axis for mounting on and coaxially with the neck portion of the pressurized source vessel and the sub-atmospheric pressure regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignees: American Air Liquide, Inc., L'Air Liquide, Sociétés Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Richard J. Udischas, Denis Muller, Werner Schleser
  • Patent number: 8322569
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an integrated valve regulator assembly that comprises an integral body having a base portion that includes an axis for mounting on and coaxially with the neck portion of a pressurized source vessel and an assembly outlet, a defined internal passage in the integral body that extends through and between the base portion of the integral body and the assembly outlet, a sub-atmospheric pressure regulator assembled within the integral body of the integrated valve regulator assembly, an isolation valve positioned within the defined internal passage of the integral body and located downstream from and in communication with the sub-atmospheric pressure regulator, and a filling port disposed between the axis for mounting on and coaxially with the neck portion of the pressurized source vessel and the sub-atmospheric pressure regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignees: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude, American Air Liquide, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Udischas, Denis Muller, Werner Schleser
  • Publication number: 20110301863
    Abstract: The invention includes a prediction method for the screening or diagnosis or therapeutic management or prognosis of prostate cancer, including collecting individual input data and providing predictive information on the risk linked to a type of disease. The input data includes at least one variable or a combination of variables of the genetic type such as the identification of markers of genetic polymorphisms considered as being linked to the development of the disease. The invention also provides an individual prediction device for the screening or diagnosis or therapeutic management or prognosis of prostate cancer including first means for acquiring individual information data by a user, and at least a first software interface on which the said first means operate. The invention additionally includes a computer program product having the method and providing predictive information on risk linked to a disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Prénoms Karine Auribault, Jean-Denis Muller, Géraldine Cancel-Tassin, Olivier Cussenot, Stéphane Gazut, Nicolas Gilardi, David Mercier, Jean-Philippe Poli, Emmanuel Ramasso, Frédéric Suard
  • Publication number: 20100228399
    Abstract: A pressure regulator assembly includes an integrated body. The integrated body has an inlet for connecting to a gas cylinder, a bore extending from the inlet to a pressure regulator, a passage extending from the pressure regulator to an outlet, and a fill port in communication with the bore. The pressure regulator assembly includes the pressure regulator operable to reduce pressure of a fluid flowing therethrough between the bore and the passage to a sub-atmospheric pressure; and an isolation valve operable between an open position and a closed position. The isolation valve is operable to seal the passage from the outlet in the closed position and to provide fluid communication between the outlet and the passage in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Richard J. UDISCHAS, Denis Müller, Werner SCHLESER
  • Publication number: 20090145494
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an integrated valve regulator assembly that comprises an integral body having a base portion that includes an axis for mounting on and coaxially with the neck portion of a pressurized source vessel and an assembly outlet, a defined internal passage in the integral body that extends through and between the base portion of the integral body and the assembly outlet, a sub-atmospheric pressure regulator assembled within the integral body of the integrated valve regulator assembly, an isolation valve positioned within the defined internal passage of the integral body and located downstream from and in communication with the sub-atmospheric pressure regulator, and a filling port disposed between the axis for mounting on and coaxially with the neck portion of the pressurized source vessel and the sub-atmospheric pressure regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicants: American Air Liquide, Inc., L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGE
    Inventors: Richard J. Udischas, Denis Muller, Werner Schleser
  • Patent number: D743140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Denis Muller, Didier Robert, Julien Duquesnoy, Eric Denis