Patents by Inventor Lionel FOURDRINIER

Lionel FOURDRINIER 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).

  • Patent number: 11623436
    Abstract: A lamination device for laminating a photovoltaic stack on a profiled metallic panel, the lamination device including a lid covered on its underside with an upper flexible pressure membrane so as to form an airtight upper chamber that may be ventilated or evacuated and/or including an upper heating device whose bottom side has a crenellated profile, the device also including a chassis covered on its top with a lower flexible pressure membrane so as to form an airtight lower chamber that may be ventilated or evacuated and/or including a lower heating device whose upper side has a cross-section which differs from the crenellated profile of the bottom side of the upper heating device, wherein the lid is capable of sealably laying on the chassis so that the cavity thus formed is airtight and may be ventilated or evacuated. A corresponding process is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal
    Inventors: Renaud Vignal, Paul Wouters, Lionel Fourdrinier
  • Patent number: 11418146
    Abstract: An electrical connection box for connecting a panel of exterior cladding of a building, the connection box including a first shell and a second shell which are interlockable, the first shell including a base including one aperture topped by a sealing chamber, a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to it, the lateral wall including a removable hatch, removable to expose a wire passage, an electrical terminal connected to the base, with the axis perpendicular to the base; the second shell including a base, a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to it, the lateral wall including a wire passage, an electrical terminal of inverse polarity to that of the electrical terminal of the first shell, the electrical terminal having an axis perpendicular to the base, connected to the base and positioned in such a way that it is plumb with the electrical terminal of the first shell when the first and the second shell are interlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal
    Inventors: Paul Wouters, Lionel Fourdrinier, Eftychios Xirakis, Renaud Vignal, Andreas Torma
  • Publication number: 20220048283
    Abstract: A lamination device for laminating a photovoltaic stack on a profiled metallic panel, the lamination device including a lid covered on its underside with an upper flexible pressure membrane so as to form an airtight upper chamber that may be ventilated or evacuated and/or including an upper heating device whose bottom side has a crenellated profile, the device also including a chassis covered on its top with a lower flexible pressure membrane so as to form an airtight lower chamber that may be ventilated or evacuated and/or including a lower heating device whose upper side has a cross-section which differs from the crenellated profile of the bottom side of the upper heating device, wherein the lid is capable of sealably laying on the chassis so that the cavity thus formed is airtight and may be ventilated or evacuated. A corresponding process is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Renaud VIGNAL, Paul WOUTERS, Lionel FOURDRINIER
  • Publication number: 20200403565
    Abstract: An electrical connection box for connecting a panel of exterior cladding of a building, the connection box including a first shell and a second shell which are interlockable, the first shell including a base including one aperture topped by a sealing chamber, a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to it, the lateral wall including a removable hatch, removable to expose a wire passage, an electrical terminal connected to the base, with the axis perpendicular to the base; the second shell including a base, a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to it, the lateral wall including a wire passage, an electrical terminal of inverse polarity to that of the electrical terminal of the first shell, the electrical terminal having an axis perpendicular to the base, connected to the base and positioned in such a way that it is plumb with the electrical terminal of the first shell when the first and the second shell are interlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Paul WOUTERS, Lionel FOURDRINIER, Eftychios XIRAKIS, Renaud VIGNAL, Andreas TORMA
  • Patent number: 10804840
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical connection box for a panel of exterior cladding of a building equipped with at least one photovoltaic module including an electrical pole at one of its longitudinal extremities and an electrical pole of inverse polarity at the other extremity, the connection box including a first shell and a second shell which are interlockable, the first shell including a base including an aperture topped by a sealing chamber, a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to it, the lateral wall including a removable hatch used as a wire passage, an electrical terminal attached perpendicularly to the base, the second shell including a base, a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to it, the lateral wall including a wire passage, an electrical terminal of inverse polarity to that of the electrical terminal of the first shell, the electrical terminal being on a perpendicular axis to the base, attached to the base and positioned in such a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL
    Inventors: Paul Wouters, Lionel Fourdrinier, Eftychios Xirakis, Renaud Vignal, Andreas Torma
  • Publication number: 20190386609
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical connection box for a panel of exterior cladding of a building equipped with at least one photovoltaic module including an electrical pole at one of its longitudinal extremities and an electrical pole of inverse polarity at the other extremity, the connection box including a first shell and a second shell which are interlockable, the first shell including a base including an aperture topped by a sealing chamber, a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to it, the lateral wall including a removable hatch used as a wire passage, an electrical terminal attached perpendicularly to the base, the second shell including a base, a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to it, the lateral wall including a wire passage, an electrical terminal of inverse polarity to that of the electrical terminal of the first shell, the electrical terminal being on a perpendicular axis to the base, attached to the base and positioned in such a
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Paul WOUTERS, Lionel FOURDRINIER, Eftychios XIRAKIS, Renaud VIGNAL, Andreas TORMA
  • Patent number: 10483907
    Abstract: The present invention provides a building exterior cladding panel. The panel includes an upper overlap area, a lower overlap area, and a central part covered by at least one photovoltaic module. A perforation is located in the lower overlap area and traversed by an electrical cable connecting one of two electrical poles of the photovoltaic module to an electrical plug located on the reverse side of the panel in the lower overlap area. An opening is located in the upper overlap area, into which is inserted an electrical junction box connected to another electrical pole of the photovoltaic module by an electrical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal
    Inventors: Renaud Vignal, Laurent Geron, Lionel Fourdrinier
  • Publication number: 20180152135
    Abstract: The present invention provides a building exterior cladding panel. The panel includes an upper overlap area, a lower overlap area, and a central part covered by at least one photovoltaic module. A perforation is located in the lower overlap area and traversed by an electrical cable connecting one of two electrical poles of the photovoltaic module to an electrical plug located on the reverse side of the panel in the lower overlap area. An opening is located in the upper overlap area, into which is inserted an electrical junction box connected to another electrical pole of the photovoltaic module by an electrical cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Renaud VIGNAL, Laurent GERON, Lionel FOURDRINIER