Patents by Inventor Francis LASSALLE

Francis LASSALLE 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).

  • High-voltage pulse generator
    Patent number: 10396764
    Abstract: A high-voltage pulse generator including a plurality of stages and an electrode for returning current to ground, connected in series, each of the stages including at least one energy storage element connected in series with a spark gap. The spark gaps are distributed on an axis, the odd-numbered energy storage elements are arranged on one side of the spark gap axis, and the even-numbered energy storage elements are arranged on the other side of the spark gap axis, such that the circuit formed by the plurality of stages and the current return electrode have a reduced inductance during a discharge phase of the generator, with respect to a generator including the same components laid out according to a conventional architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Francis Lassalle
  • HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20180048299
    Abstract: A high-voltage pulse generator including a plurality of stages and an electrode for returning current to ground, connected in series, each of the stages including at least one energy storage element connected in series with a spark gap. The spark gaps are distributed on an axis, the odd-numbered energy storage elements are arranged on one side of the spark gap axis, and the even-numbered energy storage elements are arranged on the other side of the spark gap axis, such that the circuit formed by the plurality of stages and the current return electrode have a reduced inductance during a discharge phase of the generator, with respect to a generator including the same components laid out according to a conventional architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Francis LASSALLE