Patents by Inventor Gilles Puyou

Gilles Puyou 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).

  • Device for analyzing a fluid in a sample of porous medium, and corresponding method
    Patent number: 10663412
    Abstract: The device comprises: a measurement cell, configured for receiving a sample of porous medium containing a fluid comprising one or more phases; a X-ray source, configured for illuminating the measurement cell with X-rays; a detector, placed opposite the X-ray source with regards to the measurement cell, the detector being configured for receiving X-rays arising from the sample contained in the measurement cell. The X-ray source is configured for illuminating simultaneously at least a surface of the sample without relative movement between the X-ray source and the sample, the detector comprising a plurality of sensing areas configured for selectively detecting X-rays arising from different points on the surface of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: TOTAL SA
    Inventors: Michel Nguyen, Gilles Puyou
  • Device for analyzing a fluid in a sample of porous medium, and corresponding method
    Publication number: 20170370858
    Abstract: The device comprises: a measurement cell, configured for receiving a sample of porous medium containing a fluid comprising one or more phases; a X-ray source, configured for illuminating the measurement cell with X-rays; a detector, placed opposite the X-ray source with regards to the measurement cell, the detector being configured for receiving X-rays arising from the sample contained in the measurement cell. The X-ray source is configured for illuminating simultaneously at least a surface of the sample without relative movement between the X-ray source and the sample, the detector comprising a plurality of sensing areas configured for selectively detecting X-rays arising from different points on the surface of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Michel Nguyen, Gilles Puyou