Patents by Inventor Luc Boulat

Luc Boulat 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).

  • Device for connecting the end of a flexible liquid supply pipe to a fixed tubing such as the manifold on a ship
    Patent number: 8296914
    Abstract: A system for connecting a connector end fitting of a mobile flexible liquid supply pipe, for liquified natural gas, for example, to a fixed tubing located on a support with a different system, such as the manifold of a liquid transporter ship. The system comprises a guide device for guiding the fitting in the fixed tubing, for establishment of a connection, and including a cone mounted on the pipe for engagement with a trumpet on the fixed tubing during connection, with a tractive effort applied by a cable fixed to the cone. The guide device is fixed to the fitting on the flexible pipe and is coaxial to the flexible pipe. The invention is applicable to the connection of a hose to the manifold of a ship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Societe Europeenne d'Ingenierie Mecanique—EURODIM
    Inventors: Bernard Dupont, Luc Boulat, Remi Forget
  • DEVICE FOR CONNECTING THE END OF A FLEXIBLE LIQUID SUPPLY PIPE TO A FIXED TUBING SUCH AS THE MANIFOLD ON A SHIP
    Publication number: 20090295150
    Abstract: A system for connecting a connector end fitting of a mobile flexible liquid supply pipe, for liquified natural gas, for example, to a fixed tubing located on a support with a different system, such as the manifold of a liquid transporter ship. The system comprises a guide device for guiding the fitting in the fixed tubing, for establishment of a connection, and including a cone mounted on the pipe for engagement with a trumpet on the fixed tubing during connection, with a tractive effort applied by a cable fixed to the cone. The guide device is fixed to the fitting on the flexible pipe and is coaxial to the flexible pipe. The invention is applicable to the connection of a hose to the manifold of a ship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: SOCIETE EUROPEENNE D'INGENIERIE MECANIQUE-EURODIM
    Inventors: Bernard Dupont, Luc Boulat, Remi Forget