Patents by Inventor Eric Lacroix

Eric Lacroix 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: 11591538
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for lubricating a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising at least one base oil and at least one fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) RF-L-RH??(I) in which RF is a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated group, RH is a hydrocarbon-based group, and L is a linker. The invention also relates to the use of at least one fire retardant of formula (I), in a composition for lubricating a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, including at least one battery, to give it ignition-resistance properties. Finally, the invention relates to a process for cooling and fire-protecting a battery of a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising at least one step of placing at least one battery, in particular a lithium-ion or nickel-cadmium battery, in contact with a composition according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES
    Inventors: Eric LaCroix, Philippe China, Francis Rondelez
  • Patent number: 11560506
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising (i) at least one hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C., and (ii) at least one fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) RF-L-RH??(I) in which RF is a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated group, RH is a hydrocarbon-based group, and L is a linker. The invention also relates to the use of at least one fire retardant of formula (I), in a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, and more particularly its power electronics and its batteries, to give it ignition-resistance properties, said cooling composition comprising at least one hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES
    Inventors: Eric Lacroix, Philippe China, Francis Rondelez
  • Patent number: 11390789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle including at least one battery, comprising: (i) at least one base oil or at least one hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C.; (ii) at least one fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) RF-L-RH??(I) in which RF is a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated group, RH is a hydrocarbon-based group, and L is a linker; and (iii) at least one fluoro compound with a boiling point of between 50 and 250° C. The invention also relates to the use of at least one fluoro compound with a boiling point of between 50° C. and 250° C. for promoting the contact between a fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) and an element of a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, when thermal runaway is observed, said fire retardant of formula (I) being formulated in a base oil, or a hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Total Marketing Services
    Inventors: Eric Lacroix, Philippe China, Francis Rondelez
  • Patent number: 11365366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising: (i) at least one base oil, or at least one hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C.; and (ii) at least one fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) RF-L-RH??(I) in which RF is a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated group, RH is a hydrocarbon-based group, and L is a linker, said fire retardant of formula (I) being at least partially in an encapsulated form. The invention also relates to the use of at least one fire retardant of formula (I) which is at least partially in an encapsulated form in a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, including at least one battery, to give it ignition-resistance properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES
    Inventors: Eric Lacroix, Philippe China, Francis Rondelez, Marie-Pierre Krafft
  • Publication number: 20210277322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for lubricating a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising at least one base oil and at least one fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) RF-L-RH ??(I) in which RF is a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated group, RH is a hydrocarbon-based group, and L is a linker. The invention also relates to the use of at least one fire retardant of formula (I), in a composition for lubricating a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, including at least one battery, to give it ignition-resistance properties. Finally, the invention relates to a process for cooling and fire-protecting a battery of a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising at least one step of placing at least one battery, in particular a lithium-ion or nickel-cadmium battery, in contact with a composition according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Eric LACROIX, Philippe CHINA, Francis RONDELEZ
  • Publication number: 20210269694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising (i) at least one hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C., and (ii) at least one fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) RF-L-RH ??(I) in which RF is a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated group, RH is a hydrocarbon-based group, and L is a linker. The invention also relates to the use of at least one fire retardant of formula (I), in a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, and more particularly its power electronics and its batteries, to give it ignition-resistance properties, said cooling composition comprising at least one hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Eric LACROIX, Philippe CHINA, Francis RONDELEZ
  • Publication number: 20210253971
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising: (i) at least one base oil, or at least one hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C.; and (ii) at least one fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) RF-L-RH??(I) in which RF is a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated group, RH is a hydrocarbon-based group, and L is a linker, said fire retardant of formula (I) being at least partially in an encapsulated form. The invention also relates to the use of at least one fire retardant of formula (I) which is at least partially in an encapsulated form in a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, including at least one battery, to give it ignition-resistance properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Eric LACROIX, Philippe CHINA, Francis RONDELEZ, Marie-Pierre KRAFFT
  • Publication number: 20210253928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle including at least one battery, comprising: (i) at least one base oil or at least one hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C.; (ii) at least one fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) RF-L-RH??(I) in which RF is a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated group, RH is a hydrocarbon-based group, and L is a linker; and (iii) at least one fluoro compound with a boiling point of between 50 and 250° C. The invention also relates to the use of at least one fluoro compound with a boiling point of between 50° C. and 250° C. for promoting the contact between a fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) and an element of a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, when thermal runaway is observed, said fire retardant of formula (I) being formulated in a base oil, or a hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Eric LACROIX, Philippe CHINA, Francis RONDELEZ
  • Patent number: 7969267
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforced fluoropolymer plate comprising a fluoropolymer layer on one of the faces thereof and a carbon fiber sheet on the other face of same, whereby at least part of the carbon fiber sheet is impregnated with fluoropolymer. The invention also relates to an acid-corrosion-resistant chemical reactor comprising said plates, the production methods thereof and the uses of same in processes in superacid media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Arkema
    Inventors: Michel Devic, Phillipe Bonnet, Eric Lacroix, Sylvain Perdrieux
  • Patent number: 7893255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of lauryllactam in which a Beckmann rearrangement of cyclododecanone oxime is carried out. Said process is carried out in the gas phase at a temperature of between 180 and 450° C. in the presence of a microporous material having a three-dimensional inorganic main structure composed of tetrahedra connected via a common edge, called zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Eric Lacroix, Serge Hub, Wolfgang Holderich, Wilm Eickelberg, Francois Fajula, Francesco DiRenzo, Markus Brandhorst
  • Publication number: 20100004349
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for production of foams of thermoplastic polymer such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride. More specifically its goal is a method for production of thermoplastic foams comprising a premixing step of at least a thermoplastic polymer in the form of a divided solid with at least an ester of azocarboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Manuel Hidalgo, Jean-Marc Sage, Eric Lacroix, Arnaud Radigue
  • Publication number: 20080214836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of lauryllactam in which a Beckmann rearrangement of cyclododecanone oxime is carried out. Said process is carried out in the gas phase at a temperature of between 180 and 450° C. in the presence of a microporous material having a three-dimensional inorganic main structure composed of tetrahedra connected via a common edge, called zeolite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Eric Lacroix, Serge Hub, Wolfgang Holderich, Wilm Eickelberg, Francois Fajula, Francesco DiRenzo, Markus Brandhorst
  • Publication number: 20080071081
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for purifying cyclic lactams containing 6 to 12 carbon atoms and containing chlorolactams as impurities, by hydrogenation reaction in the presence of a metal catalyst, a solvent and a compound having a radical —NH2, —NH— or —N< radical is that of a HCl capturing amino generated during the hydrgantation reaction, and the organic solvent is a solvent capable of solublizing the aminated hydrochloride formed by the capture of HCl by the amino; and the mol ratio represented by the percentage of amine expressed in mol over the percentage of elementary organic chlorine in the form of chlorolactam expressed in mols, is at least 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Eric Lacroix, Serge Hub, Philippe Bonnet, Michel Devic
  • Publication number: 20070275225
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforced fluoropolymer plate comprising a fluoropolymer layer on one of the faces thereof and a carbon fibre sheet on the other face of same, whereby at least part of the carbon fibre sheet is impregnated with fluoropolymer. The invention also relates to an acid-corrosion-resistant chemical reactor comprising said plates, the production methods thereof and the uses of same in processes in superacid media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Arkema
    Inventors: Michel Devic, Phillipe Bonnet, Eric Lacroix, Sylvain Perdrieux
  • Patent number: 6955789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reactor suitable for liquid-phase fluorination and provided, as heating means, with at least one element fixed to the cover so as to be immersed to the bottom of the vessel, characterized in that the parts of said reactor that are liable to be in contact with the reaction medium, other than the heating element, are coated with a tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer and in that the part of the heating element liable to be in contact with the reaction medium is made of silicon carbide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: ARKEMA
    Inventors: Michel Devic, Philippe Bonnet, Eric Lacroix
  • Publication number: 20050089457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reactor suitable for liquid-phase fluorination and provided, as heating means, with at least one element fixed to the cover so as to be immersed to the bottom of the vessel, characterized in that the parts of said reactor that are liable to be in contact with the reaction medium, other than the heating element, are coated with a tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer and in that the part of the heating element liable to be in contact with the reaction medium is made of silicon carbide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Michel Devic, Philippe Bonnet, Eric Lacroix
  • Patent number: 6881698
    Abstract: The ionic liquids according to the invention result from the reaction of a halogenated or oxyhalogenated Lewis acid based on titanium, niobium, tantalum, tin or antimony with an organic salt of formula X+A? in which A? is a halide anion and X+ a quaternary ammonium, quaternary phosphonium or ternary sulphonium cation. These liquids can be used in particular in the liquid-phase fluorination using HF of saturated or unsaturated compounds having C—Cl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Atofina
    Inventors: Phillippe Bonnet, Eric Lacroix, Jean-Pierre Schirmann
  • Publication number: 20040049088
    Abstract: Catalysts which are useful in the fluorination of halogenated hydrocarbons by HF in the gas phase are obtained by simple impregnation of a bulk chromium oxide with a solution of a nickel derivative, the chromium oxide used exhibiting a BET specific surface of greater than 150 m2/g and a pore volume of greater than 0.15 ml/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Lacroix, Jean-Pierre Schirmann
  • Publication number: 20040033892
    Abstract: The ionic liquids according to the invention result from the reaction of a halogenated or oxyhalogenated Lewis acid based on titanium, niobium, tantalum, tin or antimony with an organic salt of formula X+A− in which A− is a halide anion and X+ a quaternary ammonium, quaternary phosphonium or ternary sulphonium cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Philippe Bonnet, Eric Lacroix, Jean-Pierre Schirmann
  • Patent number: 6649560
    Abstract: Catalysts which are useful in the fluorination of halogenated hydrocarbons by HF in the gas phase are obtained by simple impregnation of a bulk chromium oxide with a solution of a nickel derivative, the chromium oxide used exhibiting a BET specific surface of greater than 150 m2/g and a pore volume of greater than 0.15 ml/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Elf Atochem
    Inventors: Eric Lacroix, Jean-Pierre Schirmann