Patents by Inventor Patrick Antier

Patrick Antier 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).

  • Devices for recovering polymetal compounds discharged from a submarine hydrothermal source
    Patent number: 4619762
    Abstract: Devices for recovering polymetal compounds discharged from a submarine hydrothermal source comprise a bell-shaped collector member provided with a flexible skirt and placed just above the hydrothermal source to cover it substantially tightly. The device includes means connected to said collector for withdrawing hydrothermal fluid from the source and means are provided for concentrating the polymetal compounds thereof by settling or by centrifugation with a pipe for raising the so-concentrated flow to a surface installation associated with a bottom turbine energized by power derived from the hydrothermal fluid energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Jacques Delacour, Emile Levallois, Patrick Antier, Francois-Xavier Saint Martin
  • Process for recovering polymetal compounds discharged from a submarine hydrothermal source and devices for carrying out the same
    Patent number: 4533526
    Abstract: A process and device for recovering polymetal compounds discharge from a submarine hydrothermal source comprises the use of a device comprising a bell-shaped collector member provided with a flexible skirt and placed just above the hydrothermal source to cover it substantially tightly. Means are connected to said collector for withdrawing hydrothermal fluid from the source and means are provided for concentrating the polymetal compounds thereof by settling or by centrifugation with a pipe for raising the so-concentrated flow to a surface installation associated with a bottom turbine energized by power derived from the hydrothermal fluid energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1985
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Jacques Delacour, Emile Levallois, Patrick Antier, Francois-Xavier Saint Martin