Patents by Inventor Nicolas Bourgeois
Nicolas Bourgeois 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).
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Publication number: 20250011213Abstract: A process for melting vitrifiable materials to produce flat glass, including (i) providing a furnace having at least one melting tank with electrical heating means, a fining tank with oxy-combustion heating means, a neck separating melting tank and fining tank, inlet mean(s) located at the melting tank and outlet mean(s) located downstream of the fining tank; (ii) charging the vitrifiable materials comprising raw materials and cullet in the melting tank with the inlet mean(s), the amount of cullet being at least 10% in weight of the total amount of vitrifiable materials; (iii) melting the vitrifiable materials in the melting tank; (iv) fining melt in the fining tank by heating with the oxy-combustion heating means; (v) flowing the melt from the fining tank to a working zone; and (vi) capturing CO2 from flue gas, the flue gas having a CO2 concentration of at least 35%.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: François BIOUL, Bruno SYMOENS, Nicolas BOURGEOIS, Zakaria HABIBI, Fabrice FASILOW
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Publication number: 20250002388Abstract: A process for melting vitrifiable materials to produce flat glass, including (i) providing a furnace that includes at least one main melting tank with an electrical heater, at least one auxiliary melting tank, a fining tank with oxy-combustion heating, a neck separating main melting tank and fining tank, an inlet located at the main melting tank and an outlet located downstream of the fining tank; (ii) charging the vitrifiable materials comprising raw materials; (iii) pre-melting at least a part of the cullet in the auxiliary melting tank and flowing the pre-melted cullet to the main melting tank, (iv) melting the vitrifiable materials in main melting tank; (v) fining melt in the fining tank; (vi) flowing the melt from the fining tank to a working zone through the outlet; and (vii) capturing CO2 from flue gas, the flue gas having a CO2 concentration of at least 35%.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: François BIOUL, Bruno SYMOENS, Nicolas BOURGEOIS, Zakaria HABIBI, Fabrice FASILOW
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Publication number: 20240425401Abstract: A process for melting vitrifiable materials to produce flat glass, including (i) providing a furnace having at least one melting tank with electrical heating means, a fining tank with oxy-combustion heating means, a neck separating melting tank and fining tank, inlet mean(s) located at the melting tank and outlet mean(s) located downstream of the fining tank; (ii) charging the vitrifiable materials including raw materials and cullet in the melting tank, the amount of cullet being at least 10% in weight of the total amount of vitrifiable materials and the raw materials including less than 25% in weight of carbonate compounds; (iii) melting the vitrifiable materials in the melting tank; (iv) fining melt by heating with the oxy-combustion heating means; (v) flowing the melt from the fining tank to a working zone through the outlet mean(s); and (vi) capturing CO2 from flue gas having a CO2 concentration of at least 35%.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: François BIOUL, Bruno SYMOENS, Nicolas BOURGEOIS, Zakaria HABIBI, Fabrice FASILOW
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Publication number: 20240425402Abstract: A process for melting vitrifiable materials to produce flat glass, including (i) providing a furnace having at least one melting tank with electrical heating means, a fining tank with oxy-combustion heating means, a neck separating melting tank and fining tank, an inlet located at the melting tank and an outlet located downstream of the fining tank; (ii) charging the vitrifiable materials including raw materials and cullet in the melting tank, the amount of cullet being at least 10% in weight of the total amount of vitrifiable materials; (iii) cullet pre-heating; (iv) melting the vitrifiable materials in the melting tank by heating with the electrical heating means; (v) fining melt in the fining tank by heating with the oxy-combustion heating means; (vi) flowing the melt from the fining tank to a working zone through the outlet; and (vii) capturing CO2 from flue gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: François BIOUL, Bruno SYMOENS, Nicolas BOURGEOIS, Zakaria HABIBI, Fabrice FASILOW
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Publication number: 20240343627Abstract: A furnace for melting vitrifiable materials, including at least one first melting tank covered by a first melting crown and provided with electrical heating, a fining tank covered by a fining crown and provided with combustion heating, at least one first neck covered by a first crown and separating the at least one first melting tank and the fining tank, at least one first inlet located at the at least one first melting tank, for charging the at least one first melting tank with the vitrifiable materials to be heated, and at least one outlet located downstream of the fining tank for a melted glass to flow to a working zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: François BIOUL, Nicolas BOURGEOIS, Zakaria HABIBI, Fabrice FASILOW
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Patent number: 10100743Abstract: A device for igniting an aircraft engine, comprising at least two spark plugs, the device comprising a power supply, a first path for supplying a first spark plug with power and a second path for supplying a second spark plug with power, said paths being connected to the power supply by distribution means of the power supply which are controlled by a FADEC-type control system, wherein said distribution means comprise a first circuit that is configured to alternately supply said first path or said second path with power, and a second circuit for simultaneously supplying said first and second paths with power, the device being configured to use either the first circuit or the second circuit during start-up.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINESInventors: Nicolas Bourgeois, Benoît Grenier, Nicolas Guichemerre
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Publication number: 20160222887Abstract: A device for igniting an aircraft engine, comprising at least two spark plugs, the device comprising a power supply, a first path for supplying a first spark plug with power and a second path for supplying a second spark plug with power, said paths being connected to the power supply by distribution means of the power supply which are controlled by a FADEC-type control system, wherein said distribution means comprise a first circuit that is configured to alternately supply said first path or said second path with power, and a second circuit for simultaneously supplying said first and second paths with power, the device being configured to use either the first circuit or the second circuit during start-up.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: TurbomecaInventors: Nicolas Bourgeois, Benoît Grenier, Nicolas Guichemerre
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Patent number: 8963667Abstract: Packet of plates provided with fixing means, characterized in that at least some of the plates have a cut-out to form a housing receiving an insert provided with fixing means and having a fixing axis, the housing having at least one wall cooperating with an exterior surface of the insert to retain the insert along the fixing axis. Method of manufacturing such a packet.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: R. BourgeoisInventor: Raymond Nicolas Bourgeois
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Publication number: 20120242441Abstract: Packet of plates provided with fixing means, characterized in that at least some of the plates have a cut-out to form a housing receiving an insert provided with fixing means and having a fixing axis, the housing having at least one wall cooperating with an exterior surface of the insert to retain the insert along the fixing axis. Method of manufacturing such a packet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventor: Raymond Nicolas BOURGEOIS
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Publication number: 20090143830Abstract: The invention concerns a novel moldable and/or flowable composition for application to a bone defect site to promote new bone growth at the site. The composition includes a therapeutic material and a carrier comprising means for achieving reverse phase characteristics. In one embodiment, the therapeutic material can be a resorbable alloplastic material and the carrier can be a poloxamer. In a specific embodiment, the resorbable alloplastic material is a biphasic material composed of hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate (HA-TCP), and the carrier is poloxamer 407 (Pluronic® F127). The invention further includes methods for using the novel composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Nicolas Bourgeois, Cameron M.L. Clokie, Uwe Tritthardt, Michael McMillan