Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Bernon

Jean-Pierre Bernon 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).

  • Bio-thermal method and system for stabilizing timber
    Patent number: 8857074
    Abstract: A thermal method for stabilizing a load of wood, in particular timber, including: a phase of treatment of the load of wood in a treatment kiln by a gaseous treatment flow; generation of a gaseous treatment flow at high temperature from a heat generator independent of the treatment kiln and recovery of the loaded gaseous flow after treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: HOLCOP
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Bernon, Alain Dulac, Raymond Guyomarc'h
  • Bio-Thermal Method and System for Stabilizing Timber
    Publication number: 20080277027
    Abstract: A thermal method for stabilizing a load of wood, in particular timber, including: a phase of treatment of the load of wood in a treatment kiln by a gaseous treatment flow; generation of a gaseous treatment flow at high temperature from a heat generator independent of the treatment kiln and recovery of the loaded gaseous flow after treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Bernon, Alain Dulac, Raymond Guyomarc'h
  • Apparatus and method for the heat treatment of lignocellulosic material
    Patent number: 7100303
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus and a method for heat treatment of lignocellulosic material. The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber and devices for circulating and recovering gases from the treatment chamber such as to provide a uniform temperature within the chamber and allow efficient drying of the material. This is achieved by injecting and recovering the gases from at least two sides of the treatment chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: PCI Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Bernon, Bernard Robert, Fabrice Robert, Jacky Drevet
  • Apparatus and method for the heat treatment of lignocellulosic material
    Publication number: 20040148795
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus and a method for heat treatment of lignocellulosic material. The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber and devices for circulating and recovering gases from the treatment chamber such as to provide a uniform temperature within the chamber and allow efficient drying of the material. This is achieved by injecting and recovering the gases from at least two sides of the treatment chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: PCI Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Bernon, Bernard Robert, Fabrice Robert, Jacky Drevet
  • Process for the heat treatment of lignocellulosic material
    Patent number: 6374513
    Abstract: A process for the heat treatment of lignocellulosic material where the material is perheated and dried at a temperature close to the vaporization temperature of water, heated in a reducing atmosphere and cooled by the injection of water vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Pluri-Capital (PCI) Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Unternhahrer, Cyrille Chautemps, Jean-Pierre Bernon