Patents by Inventor Eric Rouffignac

Eric Rouffignac 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: 8460780
    Abstract: An arrangement for attaching a safety glazing element for a building, including a supporting element connected to the building, and a glazing element including a pane coated with a safety film adhering to an inner surface of the pane. The glazing element is attached by an adhesive strip to the support. A border on the periphery of the pane is free of film so that a peripheral limit of the film is situated at a distance from the edge of the pane, the distance separating the edge of the pane and the limit of the film being alternately variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Vincent Perrin, Eric Rouffignac
  • Patent number: 8029040
    Abstract: A vehicle including a window fastened to a body wall and a method of assembling the vehicle. The window is lined with a safety film adhering to an inner face of the window. A border at the periphery of the window is free of film such that a peripheral limit of the film is situated at a distance from the edge of the window, the distance separating the edge of the window and the limit of the film being alternately variable such that first peripheral portions of the film are in contact with a strip of adhesive, which fastens the window to a vehicle body wall, and second peripheral portions of the film are free with respect to the strip of adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Vincent Perrin, Eric Rouffignac
  • Publication number: 20100215916
    Abstract: An arrangement for attaching a safety glazing element for a building, including a supporting element connected to the building, and a glazing element including a pane coated with a safety film adhering to an inner surface of the pane. The glazing element is attached by an adhesive strip to the support. A border on the periphery of the pane is free of film so that a peripheral limit of the film is situated at a distance from the edge of the pane, the distance separating the edge of the pane and the limit of the film being alternately variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Renault s.a.s.
    Inventors: Vincent Perrin, Eric Rouffignac
  • Publication number: 20090189411
    Abstract: A vehicle including a window fastened to a body wall and a method of assembling the vehicle. The window is lined with a safety film adhering to an inner face of the window. A border at the periphery of the window is free of film such that a peripheral limit of the film is situated at a distance from the edge of the window, the distance separating the edge of the window and the limit of the film being alternately variable such that first peripheral portions of the film are in contact with a strip of adhesive, which fastens the window to a vehicle body wall, and second peripheral portions of the film are free with respect to the strip of adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Vincent Perrin, Eric Rouffignac
  • Publication number: 20070221377
    Abstract: A method for treating an oil shale formation comprising nahcolite is disclosed. The method includes providing a first fluid to a portion of the formation through at least two injection wells. A second fluid is produced from the portion through at least one injection well until at least two injection wells are interconnected such that fluid can flow between the two injection wells. The second fluid includes at least some nahcolite dissolved in the first fluid. The first fluid is injected through one of the interconnected injection wells. The second fluid is produced from at least one of the interconnected injection wells. Heat is provided from one or more heaters to the formation to heat the formation. Hydrocarbon fluids are produced from the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Harold Vinegar, Eric Rouffignac, Lanny Schoeling
  • Publication number: 20060213657
    Abstract: A oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H2, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. Heat sources may be used to heat the formation. The heat sources may be positioned within the formation in a selected pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Ilya Berchenko, Eric Rouffignac, Thomas Fowler, John Karanikas, Robert Ryan, Gordon Shahin, George Stegemeier, Harold Vinegar, Scott Wellington, Etuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20050092483
    Abstract: An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. The process may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to at least a portion of the formation. Heat sources may include a natural distributed combustor. The natural distributed combustor may include an oxidizing fluid source to provide oxidizing fluids to a reaction zone in the formation to generate heat within the reaction zone. The heat may be allowed, in some embodiments, to transfer from the reaction zone to a selected section of the formation such that heat from one or more heat sources pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons within the selected section. Hydrocarbons may be produced from the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Harold Vinegar, Eric Rouffignac, Scott Wellington, Robert Van Hardeveld