Patents by Inventor Jean-Christophe Lemaire

Jean-Christophe Lemaire 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 process for storing an additive and injecting it into the exhaust gases of an engine
    Patent number: 9051864
    Abstract: A system and a process for storing an additive solution and injecting it into the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine. The system comprises at least one tank for storing the additive, one pump equipped with an inlet and an outlet and that is capable of generating a direct flow (in injection mode) or a reverse flow (in drawing off mode), at least two additive solution suction points, and an injector, wherein a first suction point is connected to the pump inlet and is only active when the pump operates in injection mode, and wherein the second suction point is connected to the pump outlet and is only active when the pump operates in drawing off mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (Société Anonyme)
    Inventors: Stephane Leonard, Ignacio Garcia-Lorenzana, Jean-Baptiste Gouriet, Dominique Madoux, Claude Mesjasz, Philippe Marechal, Volodia Naydenov, Jean-Christophe Lemaire
  • SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR STORING AN ADDITIVE AND INJECTING IT INTO THE EXHAUST GASES OF AN ENGINE
    Publication number: 20120047880
    Abstract: A system and a process for storing an additive solution and injecting it into the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine. The system comprises at least one tank for storing the additive, one pump equipped with an inlet and an outlet and that is capable of generating a direct flow (in injection mode) or a reverse flow (in drawing off mode), at least two additive solution suction points, and an injector, wherein a first suction point is connected to the pump inlet and is only active when the pump operates in injection mode, and wherein the second suction point is connected to the pump outlet and is only active when the pump operates in drawing off mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Stephane Leonard, Ignacio Garcia-Lorenzana, Jean-Baptiste Gouriet, Dominique Madoux, Claude Mesjasz, Philippe Marechal, Volodia Naydenov, Jean-Christophe Lemaire