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).
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Patent number: 10711947Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Herve Paoli, Antoine Frenal, Denis Muller
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Patent number: 10677391Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Romuald De Potter, Renaud Ligonesche, Antoine Frenal, Denis Muller, Philippe Bernard, Samuel Vignerol
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Publication number: 20190368661Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Herve PAOLI, Antoine FRENAL, Denis MULLER
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Publication number: 20190046936Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Johann PONGRAZ, David KIHUMBU, Tracey JACKSIER, Denis MULLER
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Patent number: 10058824Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Johann Ponzgraz, David Kihumbu, Tracey Jacksier, Denis Muller
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Patent number: 9909717Abstract: 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 thType: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Antoine Frenal, Denis Muller, Didier Robert
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Publication number: 20180017215Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Romuald DE POTTER, Renaud LIGONESCHE, Antoine FRENAL, Denis MULLER, Philippe BERNARD, Samuel VIGNEROL
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Patent number: 9759384Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Antoine Frenal, Denis Muller, Didier Robert
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Patent number: 9752726Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Antoine Frenal, Denis Muller
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Publication number: 20160245460Abstract: 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 thType: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDEInventors: Antoine FRENAL, Denis MULLER, Didier ROBERT
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Publication number: 20160230935Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Antoine FRENAL, Denis MULLER, Didier ROBERT
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Publication number: 20150308620Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Antoine FRENAL, Denis MULLER
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Publication number: 20150078115Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2012Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et Ex[;potatopm des {rpcedes Geprges ClaudeInventors: Johann Pongraz, David Kihumbu, Tracey Jacksier, Denis Muller
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Publication number: 20140048169Abstract: 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 cType: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR I'ETUDE ET IEXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGE CLAUDEInventors: Philippe Pisot, Denis Muller, Jean-Paul Schaaff
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Patent number: 8573441Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignees: American Air Liquide, Inc., L'Air Liquide, Sociétés Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Richard J. Udischas, Denis Muller, Werner Schleser
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Patent number: 8322569Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20110301863Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Prénoms Karine Auribault, Jean-Denis Muller, Géraldine Cancel-Tassin, Olivier Cussenot, Stéphane Gazut, Nicolas Gilardi, David Mercier, Jean-Philippe Poli, Emmanuel Ramasso, Frédéric Suard
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Publication number: 20100228399Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Richard J. UDISCHAS, Denis Müller, Werner SCHLESER
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Publication number: 20090145494Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicants: American Air Liquide, Inc., L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGEInventors: Richard J. Udischas, Denis Muller, Werner Schleser
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Patent number: D743140Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Denis Muller, Didier Robert, Julien Duquesnoy, Eric Denis