Patents by Inventor Pascal Retailleau

Pascal Retailleau 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: 6152170
    Abstract: Differential valve for a sub-sea flexible pipe having a valve body comprising an upper part communicating with the outside via at least one upper communication passage and a lower part communicating with at least one annulus of the flexible pipe via at least one communication duct, an internal chamber formed in the valve body and at a chamber pressure (Pc), a main clacker element mounted in the internal chamber and movable between a closed position and an open position, and urged toward the closed position by a first spring, a secondary clacker element mounted in the upper communication passage also movable between a closed position and an open position, the secondary clacker element being urged towards the closed position by a smaller preloaded spring, so that the pressure in the internal chamber is not below the exterior pressure (Pe) when the secondary clacker element is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Coflexip
    Inventors: Joel Le Nouveau, Pascal Retailleau