Patents by Inventor Émilien FRÈRE

Émilien FRÈRE 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: 11300248
    Abstract: In a tank filling process for filling a refrigerant tank of a vehicle with a cryogenic refrigerant, firstly a liquefied cryogenic refrigerant stored at a pressure p1 in a storage tank is supplied to a conditioning vessel, subsequently the flow connection between storage tank and conditioning vessel is interrupted, and the pressure in the conditioning vessel is increased, for example by virtue of a flow connection to a pressure build-up vessel being produced, to a pressure p2, wherein p2>p1, whereby the liquefied refrigerant is present in the conditioning vessel in the supercooled state. Subsequently, the supercooled, liquefied refrigerant is supplied to the tank to be filled. By means of the device according to the invention and the process according to the invention, evaporation losses during the filling process can be substantially avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: Messer SE & Co. KGaA, Messer France S.A.S.
    Inventors: Émilien Frère, Frank Gockel
  • Publication number: 20200224824
    Abstract: In a tank filling process for filling a refrigerant tank of a vehicle with a cryogenic refrigerant, firstly a liquefied cryogenic refrigerant stored at a pressure p1 in a storage tank is supplied to a conditioning vessel, subsequently the flow connection between storage tank and conditioning vessel is interrupted, and the pressure in the conditioning vessel is increased, for example by virtue of a flow connection to a pressure build-up vessel being produced, to a pressure p2, wherein p2>p1, whereby the liquefied refrigerant is present in the conditioning vessel in the supercooled state. Subsequently, the supercooled, liquefied refrigerant is supplied to the tank to be filled. By means of the device according to the invention and the process according to the invention, evaporation losses during the filling process can be substantially avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicants: MESSER Group GmbH, Messer France S.A.S.
    Inventors: Émilien Frère, Frank Gockel
  • Publication number: 20200182389
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling for cryogenic liquefied media, said coupling comprising a coupling socket (10) and a coupling connector (30), which can be connected thereto, each being equipped with a non-return valve (15, 40). According to the invention, the coupling socket (10) comprises a front section (11), having means for connecting to the coupling connector (30), and a rear section (12), having the non-return valve (15). According to the invention, the front section (11) is connected to the rear section (12) by means of screws (33) having predetermined breaking points, which break upon exceeding a specified tensile stress. According to the invention, the sections (11, 12) separate from each other and the non-return valves (15, 40) automatically move to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: MESSER FRANCE S.A.S.
    Inventor: Émilien FRÈRE