Patents by Inventor Pascal Metz

Pascal Metz 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).

  • MIXER, AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING OR CONTROLLING SAID MIXER
    Publication number: 20110004344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixer that includes:—at least one instrumented particle (24) included in a mixture of products, each instrumented particle being: a. capable of moving freely and independently within the mixture under the action of products stirred by an agitator (14), and b. equipped with at least one sensor capable of measuring a characteristic of the mixture;—and a processing unit (30) capable of monitoring or controlling the mixer on the basis of the measures made by each instrumented particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicants: ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DE LYON, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Pinton, Pascal Metz, Yoann Gasteuil, Woodrow Lee Shew