Patents by Inventor Lucien Chincholle

Lucien Chincholle 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: 4564422
    Abstract: Method and device for quantitatively measuring the intensity of erosive cavitation present in an aqueous solution such as, for instance, fresh water. According to the method, a set of measuring electrodes is placed in the liquid, these electrodes including a reference electrode, at least one auxiliary electrode and at least one working electrode made of a metal selected from those capable of forming highly insulating oxide films capable of becoming thicker by ionic mobility under the action of an electric field, this metal being preferably titanium. The auxiliary and working electrodes are located in the zone where it is desired to measure the cavitation and a constant anodic voltage is applied across the working electrode by means of the auxiliary and reference electrodes. The intensity of the anodic current is then measured and any variation in the intensity of this current is detected and measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignees: Hydro-Quebec, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Raynald Simoneau, Lucien Chincholle