Patents by Inventor Frédéric Ducros

Frédéric Ducros 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).

  • Publication number: 20240424462
    Abstract: A fixed-bed tubular reactor that extends between first and second ends and includes a bed of catalyst powder confined in an annular space defined by an outer wall of a hollow tube and an inner wall of a hollow insert, which comprises a distribution chamber and a collection chamber. The tubular reactor comprises at least one make-up chamber separated from the at least one distribution chamber and the at least one collection chamber by at least one first dividing wall. The at least one make-up chamber has an inlet port for at least one make-up fluid, which differs from the reactive gases, at the first end and an outlet port for the at least one make-up fluid at the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Frédéric DUCROS, Isabelle CHAMPON, Albin CHAISE, Laurent BEDEL
  • Publication number: 20240399326
    Abstract: A fixed-bed tubular reactor that extends between first and second ends and includes a bed of catalyst powder confined in an annular space located between an outer wall of a hollow tube and an inner wall of a hollow insert, which comprises a distribution chamber and a collection chamber. The inner wall is covered with a permselective membrane allowing partial removal of at least one reaction product, in that it comprises at least one make-up chamber separated from the at least one distribution chamber and collecting chamber by at least one first dividing wall. The at least one make-up chamber includes an inlet port for at least one make-up fluid and an outlet port for the at least one make-up fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Frédéric DUCROS, Isabelle CHAMPON
  • Publication number: 20230356164
    Abstract: A tubular reactor comprises a catalytic powder bed confined in an annular space delimited by an inner wall and an outer wall, the insert comprises a distribution chamber and a collection chamber, separated by at least one first partition wall, the distribution chamber comprising distribution compartments separated from one another by second partition walls, each distribution compartment and the collection chamber comprising, respectively, an intake opening and a discharge opening, the inner wall comprises distributing openings and a collecting opening, each distributing opening enabling the distribution of a gas towards the annular space, and the collecting opening enabling the collection of the gas distributed in the annular space by the collection chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Albin Chaise, Alain Bengaouer, Frédéric Ducros
  • Publication number: 20230330612
    Abstract: A tubular reactor comprises a powder bed in an annular space delimited by a first wall, of a hollow tube and a second wall, of a hollow insert, the hollow insert comprises a distribution chamber and a collection chamber, separated by at least one partition wall, the distribution chamber is provided with a plurality of distributing openings whereas the collection chamber is provided with a collecting opening, the plurality of distributing openings and the collecting opening are formed at the second wall, the distributing openings enabling the distribution of a gas capable of being admitted through the intake opening from the distribution chamber—towards the annular space, and the collecting opening enabling the collection of the gas distributed in the annular space by the collection chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Albin Chaise, Alain Bengaouer, Frédéric Ducros
  • Patent number: 10738848
    Abstract: According to an aspect, this invention relates to a cooling device for a disc brake, the device extending in a longitudinal direction and comprising a first portion configured to surround the discs of the brake, intended for being arranged facing the side surfaces of the brake discs and configured to capture, by irradiation and/or convection, the heat generated by the discs during the friction. The cooling device further includes a second portion, secured and thermally coupled to the first portion, offset in the longitudinal direction relative to the first portion, and provided with tins extending radially relative to the longitudinal direction and configured to dissipate the heat captured by the first portion, by convection and/or irradiation, into the ambient air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Jean-Antoine Gruss, Frederic Ducros
  • Publication number: 20180216684
    Abstract: According to an aspect, this invention relates to a cooling device for a disc brake, the device extending in a longitudinal direction and comprising a first portion configured to surround the discs of the brake, intended for being arranged facing the side surfaces of the brake discs and configured to capture, by irradiation and/or convection, the heat generated by the discs during the friction. The cooling device further includes a second portion, secured and thermally coupled to the first portion, offset in the longitudinal direction relative to the first portion, and provided with tins extending radially relative to the longitudinal direction and configured to dissipate the heat captured by the first portion, by convection and/or irradiation, into the ambient air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Jean-Antoine GRUSS, Frederic DUCROS