Patents by Inventor Nicolas Benard

Nicolas Benard 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).

  • Method and device for adjusting the mass flow rate of a gas stream
    Patent number: 9074613
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for controlling the mass flow rate of a sonic gas stream in a pipe. To carry out the above operation, an electric discharge is applied inside the pipe so as to create a plasma in the pipe. The electric discharge allows for an increase in the temperature of the gas stream and thus a variation in the mass flow rate or the pressure of the gas stream. By periodically emitting the electric discharge, a pulsed or adjustable gas jet is obtained at the outlet of the device. The gas jet can then be used to control a main stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS, UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Bonnet, Anton Lebedev, Eric Moreau, Nicolas Benard
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE MASS FLOW RATE OF A GAS STREAM
    Publication number: 20130032218
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for controlling the mass flow rate of a sonic gas stream in a pipe. To carry out the above operation, an electric discharge is applied inside the pipe so as to create a plasma in the pipe. The electric discharge allows for an increase in the temperature of the gas stream and thus a variation in the mass flow rate or the pressure of the gas stream. By periodically emitting the electric discharge, a pulsed or adjustable gas jet is obtained at the outlet of the device. The gas jet can then be used to control a main stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS -
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Bonnet, Anton Lebedev, Eric Moreau, Nicolas Benard