Patents by Inventor Nicolas Dietrich

Nicolas Dietrich 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: 8756982
    Abstract: A method is provided for measuring an interfacial tension (?) for liquid-liquid interfaces or surface tension for liquid-gas interfaces. The method is characterized in that the measurement is carried out by the penetrometry of an interface between two fluids of a sample in a pipe comprising at least one window made of a transparent material, using a rod moving at constant speed orthogonally to the interface, a profile of the interface being deformed by the penetration of the rod and a series of images of the profile being captured in real time by an image-capturing system during the deformation and the crossing of the interface. A device for implementing the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Universite de Lorraine
    Inventors: Huai Zhi Li, Nicolas Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20120186357
    Abstract: A method is provided for measuring an interfacial tension (?) for liquid-liquid interfaces or surface tension for liquid-gas interfaces. The method is characterised in that the measurement is carried out by the penetrometry of an interface between two fluids of a sample in a pipe comprising at least one window made of a transparent material, using a rod moving at constant speed orthogonally to the interface, a profile of the interface being deformed by the penetration of the rod and a series of images of the profile being captured in real time by an image-capturing system during the deformation and the crossing of the interface. A device for implementing the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE
    Inventors: Huai Zhi Li, Nicolas Dietrich