Patents by Inventor Jean-Michel Tournier

Jean-Michel Tournier 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).

  • Methods and apparatuses for removal and transport of thermal energy
    Patent number: 8073096
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for the removal and transportation of thermal energy from a heat source to a distant complex for use in thermochemical cycles or other processes. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a hybrid heat pipes/thermosyphon intermediate heat exchanger (HPTIHX) system that is divided into three distinct sections, namely: an evaporation chamber, a condensation chamber, and a working fluid transport section of liquid and vapor counter-current flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Mohamed S. El-Genk, Jean-Michel Tournier
  • Methods and apparatuses for removal and transport of thermal energy
    Publication number: 20090323886
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for the removal and transportation of thermal energy from a heat source to a distant complex for use in thermochemical cycles or other processes. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a hybrid heat pipes/thermosyphon intermediate heat exchanger (HPTIHX) system that is divided into three distinct sections, namely: an evaporation chamber, a condensation chamber, and a working fluid transport section of liquid and vapor counter-current flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Mohamed S. El-genk, Jean-Michel Tournier