Patents by Inventor Pascal Mengolli

Pascal Mengolli 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: 6920401
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring the amount of liquid in a container, and for causing the liquid to flow from the container to a point of use. The weight of the container is measured at several time intervals to determine the weight change of the liquid contained within. When the weight change is less than a predetermined fraction of either the weight of container weight and/or of the liquid originally contained in the container, a signal is generated to indicate that the container may be empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide-Societe Anonyme a'Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Guillaume Rameau, Pascal Mengolli
  • Publication number: 20040078152
    Abstract: Method for measuring the amount of liquid in a container, especially comprising means for making said liquid flow from said container to a point of use, in which the weight Pi in the container is measured at a time ti, this measurement being repeated at predetermined time intervals. The weight change &Dgr;Pi=Pi−Pi+1 of liquid between times ti and ti+1, thus i=0, 1, . . . n−1, is also measured so as to generate a signal indicating that the container may be considered as being empty when &Dgr;Pi is less than a predetermined fraction of the weight of the container and/or of the liquid initially contained in the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Guillaume Rameau, Pascal Mengolli