Patents by Inventor Gilles Prado

Gilles Prado 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: 4976207
    Abstract: Apparatus for carrying out a postcombustion process includes a combustion chamber (2) and a post-combustion chamber (4) provided within the vicinity of the outlet of the combustion chamber (2). A conduit (8) is fluidically connected to the post-combustion chamber (4) so as to inject fresh combustion air thereinto. A heating device (9) is disposed within the conduit (8) for pre-heating the fresh combustion air to be injected into the post-combustion chamber (4). Various sensors (11,12,14) are provided within the combustion chamber (2), post-combustion chamber (4), and conduit (8), and an electronic control circuit (13) is operatively connected to the sensors (11,12,14) as well as to the heating device (9) so as to control the heating device (9) in response to detected sensed signals from the sensors (11,12,14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Fondis, S.A.
    Inventors: Robert Richard, Gilles Prado