Patents by Inventor Olivier Douzchamps

Olivier Douzchamps 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).

  • GLASS MELTING FURNACE
    Publication number: 20120135363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a furnace (12) for melting heated glass using burners (13), wherein the combustion energy is at least partially produced by oxy-fuel combustion, and wherein at least a portion of the oxygen used in the burners (13) is produced by separation, on a ceramic separation membrane (18), from a gaseous mixture including oxygen, the oxygen from the separation being directly channeled into at least one burner (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: AGC Glass Europe
    Inventors: Francois Bioul, Olivier Douzchamps