Patents by Inventor Guillaume VINAY

Guillaume VINAY 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEAT STORAGE AND RELEASE WITH FLANGE
    Publication number: 20200386491
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for heat storage and recovery comprising a fixed bed (2) of storage particles. Fixed particle bed (2) comprises an obstacle (4), a flange for example, arranged on the periphery of fixed bed (2) of storage particles, and substantially perpendicular to the circulating flow (3) of said fluid. The invention also relates to a system and a method for energy storage and recovery using the system and the method for heat storage and recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Cecile PLAIS, Pierre BALZ, Stephane PONCET, Elena SANZ, Guillaume VINAY
  • Device allowing the temporary storage and putting back into circulation of a certain quantity of catalyst in catalytic reforming installations
    Patent number: 10300448
    Abstract: A device that firstly allows temporary storage of a certain quantity of catalyst and, secondly, allows putting back into circulation of this quantity of catalyst in regenerative reforming installations following an interruption in the circulation of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Florence Richard, Fabian Lambert, Thierry Bancel, Cecile Floer, Guillaume Vinay
  • Compressed gas energy storage and restitution system and method
    Patent number: 10294824
    Abstract: The invention comprises at least one gas compressor, at least one compressed gas storage, at least one expander for expanding the compressed gas for generating energy, and at least one heat storage, wherein the heat storage comprises a staged arrangement at least two fixed beds of heat storage particles and at least one discontinuity in a thermal gradient located between two adjacent beds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Elena Sanz, Willi Nastoll, Guillaume Vinay, Cecile Plais
  • DEVICE ALLOWING THE TEMPORARY STORAGE AND PUTTING BACK INTO CIRCULATION OF A CERTAIN QUANTITY OF CATALYST IN CATALYTIC REFORMING INSTALLATIONS
    Publication number: 20180169601
    Abstract: The present invention describes a device that firstly allows temporary storage of a certain quantity of catalyst and, secondly, the putting back into circulation of said quantity in the regenerative reforming installations following an interruption in the circulation of the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Florence RICHARD, Fabian LAMBERT, Thierry BANCEL, Cecile FLOER, Guillaume VINAY
  • COMPRESSED GAS ENERGY STORAGE AND RESTITUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170226900
    Abstract: The invention comprises at least one gas compressor, at least one compressed gas storage, at least one expander for expanding the compressed gas for generating energy, and at least one heat storage, wherein the heat storage comprises a staged arrangement at least two fixed beds of heat storage particles and at least one discontinuity in a thermal gradient located between two adjacent beds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Elena SANZ, Willi NASTOLL, Guillaume VINAY, Cecile PLAIS