Patents by Inventor Loïc Francke

Loïc Francke 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).

  • Publication number: 20240101917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying a flow (1) of natural gas, comprising the following steps: a) a step (5) of processing at least a portion (3) of the flow (1) by pyrolysis at a temperature in the range from 1000° C. to 2000° C. so as to decompose the hydrocarbons which comprise at least two carbon atoms into elemental carbon and dihydrogen H2 and to thereby obtain a processed flow (6), then b) a step (7) of eliminating the elemental carbon which is present in the processed flow (6) from step a) so as to obtain a processed flow without any elemental carbon (8); then c) when steps a) and b) have been carried out on only a portion of the flow (I) of natural gas, a step (IO) of mixing the processed flow without any elemental carbon (8) from step b) with the portion (4) of the non-processed flow; then d) obtaining a flow of purified natural gas (11) which consists of either the mixture (10) from step c) or the processed flow without any elemental carbon (8) from step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Cyrille CALLU, Loïc FRANCKE
  • Publication number: 20230012017
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a tubular electrochemical separation unit comprising a plurality of electrochemical cells, arranged electrically in series, and comprising at least three layers, said method comprising: —a deposition step (110) of a first layer to form a first discontinuous layer (10) comprising several successive tubular modules (11) separated by spaces (12), —a deposition step (120) of a second layer, said deposition being achieved to form a second discontinuous layer (20) comprising several successive tubular modules (21) separated by spaces (22), so that tubular modules (11) are partially coated with tubular modules (21) of the second layer (20), —a deposition step (130) of a third layer, said deposition being achieved to form a third discontinuous layer (30) comprising several successive tubular modules (31) separated by spaces (32), so that tubular modules (21) are partially coated with tubular modules of the third discontinuous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Loïc Francke
  • Patent number: 9735302
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device and method of manufacture of a photovoltaic device including an assembly of at least two photovoltaic cells; and a lamination material inserted between each photovoltaic cell, each photovoltaic cell including: two current output terminals; at least one photovoltaic junction; current collection buses; and connection strips extending from the current collection buses to the current output terminals, all the current output terminals being placed on a single surface of the photovoltaic device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Total Marketing Services
    Inventors: Marc Vermeersch, Loic Francke
  • Publication number: 20150059830
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device and method of manufacture of a photovoltaic device including an assembly of at least two photovoltaic cells; and a lamination material inserted between each photovoltaic cell, each photovoltaic cell including: two current output terminals; at least one photovoltaic junction; current collection buses; and connection strips extending from the current collection buses to the current output terminals, all the current output terminals being placed on a single surface of the photovoltaic device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Marc VERMEERSCH, Loic FRANCKE
  • Patent number: 8859885
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device and method of manufacture of a photovoltaic device including an assembly of at least two photovoltaic cells; and a lamination material inserted between each photovoltaic cell, each photovoltaic cell including: two current output terminals; at least one photovoltaic junction; current collection buses; and connection strips extending from the current collection buses to the current output terminals, all the current output terminals being placed on a single surface of the photovoltaic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Total Marketing Services
    Inventors: Marc Vermeersch, Loic Francke
  • Publication number: 20120097215
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device and method of manufacture of a photovoltaic device including an assembly of at least two photovoltaic cells; and a lamination material inserted between each photovoltaic cell, each photovoltaic cell including: two current output terminals; at least one photovoltaic junction; current collection buses; and connection strips extending from the current collection buses to the current output terminals, all the current output terminals being placed on a single surface of the photovoltaic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: TOTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Marc Vermeersch, Loic Francke
  • Publication number: 20120062035
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photovoltaic device comprising at least one photovoltaic cell (60) provided with active thin layers (15) deposited on a substrate (10), said active layers being unsegmented, and at least one static converter (50) associated with each photovoltaic cell (60). Each photovoltaic cell (60) supplies an electrical power with a maximum current (Icc) and a nominal voltage (Vp), and each static converter (50) is adapted in such a way as to transmit the electrical power supplied by the photovoltaic cell towards a load (100), reducing the transmitted current and increasing the transmitted voltage. The laser segmentations of the photovoltaic cells are thus limited, or completely eliminated, on a same panel. The yield of the photovoltaic device production is thereby improved and the dead surfaces are limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Bruno Estibals, Corinne Alonso, Marc Vermeersch, Loic Francke