Patents by Inventor Didier Magnet

Didier Magnet 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).

  • Process and plant with oxygen-enriched air feed for a non-ferrous metal production unit
    Patent number: 6576040
    Abstract: All of the air is compressed in a single compressor, which feeds a smelter for smelting ore, a converter for converting matte coming from the smelter and an air separation unit which delivers two oxygen streams for enriching the air. A buffer tank is used to deliver a variable flow of enriched air to the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide - Societe Anonyme a Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Didier Magnet, Norbert Rieth
  • Oxygen-enriched air feed for a non-ferrous metal production unit
    Publication number: 20020033566
    Abstract: All of the air is compressed in a single compressor (1), which feeds the smelter (2) for smelting the ore, the converter (6) for converting the matte coming from the smelter (2) and an air separation unit (4) which delivers two oxygen streams (9, 10) for enriching the air. A buffer tank (7) is used to deliver a variable flow of enriched air to the converter (6). Application to the production of copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Didier Magnet, Norbert Rieth
  • Process for supplying a consumption unit with gas at several pressures
    Patent number: 6129778
    Abstract: In a process for supplying unit (9) that consumes a gas at several pressures, the gas is produced at the highest pressure and is sent to the unit. When the consumption of the unit falls, at least one portion of the high pressure gas is stored in an accumulator (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide
    Inventors: Emmanuel Garnier, Didier Magnet
  • Process and installation for the supply of an apparatus for separating air
    Patent number: 6067817
    Abstract: Air is supplied to an air separation apparatus via a heat exchanger in which the entering air is cooled against an air gas separated in the separation apparatus. The air is first compressed in an adiabatic compressor. The air gas separated in the separation apparatus is humidified after it leaves the separation apparatus but before it reaches the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Didier Magnet, Emmanuel Garnier, Bernard Saulnier, Jean-Louis Girault
  • Process for feeding a gas-consuming unit
    Patent number: 6062043
    Abstract: A gas-consuming unit (HF) is fed partially by a flow delivered directly by a compression unit (21) and partially by one delivered by a separation apparatus (25) which is itself fed by a flow delivered directly by the compression unit. Another flow produced by the separation apparatus, but at lower pressure, is returned to a compression unit before being sent to the consumer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Didier Magnet, Emmanuel Garnier, Bernard Saulnier
  • Process and plant for supplying a blast furnace
    Patent number: 6026657
    Abstract: A blast furnace (1) is supplied with a flow of optionally oxygen-enriched air coming from an isothermal compressor (3) or a (radial) centrifugal compressor (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Didier Magnet, Emmanuel Garnier
  • Process and installation for the supply of an apparatus for separating air
    Patent number: 5794457
    Abstract: Air is supplied to an air separation apparatus via a heat exchanger in which the entering air is cooled against an air gas separated in the separation apparatus. The air is first compressed in an adiabatic compressor. The air gas separated in the separation apparatus is humidified after it leaves the separation apparatus but before it reaches the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Didier Magnet, Emmanuel Garnier, Bernard Saulnier, Jean-Louis Girault