Patents by Inventor Michel Coupard

Michel Coupard 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).

  • Installation for separating a solvent from a mixture of solvent and hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 4830711
    Abstract: A method of and system for recovering a solvent from a mixture of solvent and hydrocarbons, the system comprising at least two evaporation flasks successively fed with a charge consisting of said mixture to be separated, at least one steam generator performing the condensation of the solvent, a circuit for conveying the evaporated solvent and connecting the flasks to the generator and a circuit of an intermediate fluid in gaseous phase including a compressor for raising the condensation temperature of this fluid, the latter circuit connecting the generator to heat exchangers arranged upstream of each flask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: Compagnie Francaise d'Etudes et de Construction "Technip"
    Inventors: Patricia Delbourgo, Michel Coupard, Jean-Jacques Delorme