Patents by Inventor Geoffroy LUMAY

Geoffroy LUMAY 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).

  • Method to measure the ability of a flowing powder to electrostatically charge and measurement device
    Patent number: 10677753
    Abstract: A method and measurement device for measuring the ability of a flowing powder to electrostatically charge comprising a conduit comprised of a straight upper part fluidly connected to a straight lower part, the upper part being positioned at a first angle to the horizontal and the lower part being positioned at a second angle to the horizontal and wherein upper and lower part are positioned at a third angle relative to each other defining a bend at the intersection of the upper and lower part, wherein the upper part is provided with a supply opening for the powder and the lower part is provided with a discharge opening to discharge the powder and a faraday cup is connected to an electrometer positioned relative to the discharge opening to receive powder the from the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
    Inventors: Geoffroy Lumay, Julien Schockmel, Nicolas Vandewalle, Frederic Boschini
  • METHOD TO MEASURE THE ABILITY OF A FLOWING POWDER TO ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGE AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170284965
    Abstract: A method and measurement device for measuring the ability of a flowing powder to electrostatically charge comprising a conduit comprised of a straight upper part fluidly connected to a straight lower part, the upper part being positioned at a first angle to the horizontal and the lower part being positioned at a second angle to the horizontal and wherein upper and lower part are positioned at a third angle relative to each other defining a bend at the intersection of the upper and lower part, wherein the upper part is provided with a supply opening for the powder and the lower part is provided with a discharge opening to discharge the powder and a faraday cup is connected to an electrometer positioned relative to the discharge opening to receive powder the from the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
    Inventors: Geoffroy LUMAY, Julien SCHOCKMEL, Nicolas VANDEWALLE, Frederic BOSCHINI