Patents by Inventor Philippe Capron
Philippe Capron 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).
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Patent number: 11498833Abstract: A device includes a catalytic system and an electromagnetic system. The catalytic system defines a catalysis chamber and includes a catalyst of a reaction to generate a gas from a liquid. The catalyst is housed in the catalysis chamber. The electromagnetic system includes a coil and a rod mobile relative to the coil, the rod being fixed to the catalytic system and including a magnet and a core. The electromagnetic system is configured to move the rod relative to the coil when an electrical current is passed through the coil, so as to dispose the catalytic system in an open position in which the catalysis chamber is in fluidic communication with the outside. The catalytic system is disposed in a closed position in which the catalysis chamber is hermetically closed in the absence of an electrical current through the coil.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Jerome Delmas, Olivier Blanchot, Philippe Capron, Vincent Faucheux, Isabelle Rougeaux, Olivier Tosoni
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Publication number: 20220315420Abstract: Dihydrogen generator (5) comprising a chamber (10) and a catalytic system (15), the catalytic system being rigidly fastened to the chamber in a removable manner and comprising a catalysis housing (25) containing a catalyst (205) for the reaction for generating dihydrogen from a reagent (405) chosen from a hydride, a liquid organic hydrogen carrier and mixtures thereof, the chamber defining a chamber internal space (45), the catalysis housing being positioned at least partly in the chamber internal space.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Jerome DELMAS, Olivier BLANCHOT, Philippe CAPRON, Vincent FAUCHEUX, Isabelle ROUGEAUX
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Publication number: 20220274830Abstract: A dihydrogen generator (5) comprising a chamber (10), a reservoir (260) for containing a reagent and a catalytic system (15), the chamber being impervious to dihydrogen and defining an internal chamber space (45), the reservoir being housed in the internal chamber space and comprising a reservoir wall (270, 275) impervious to a liquid and permeable to dihydrogen, the catalytic system being disposed at least partly in the reservoir and comprising a catalyst (205) for the reaction that generates dihydrogen from the reagent, the chamber comprising a discharge valve (300) for withdrawing the dihydrogen from the internal chamber space, an injection valve (295) for injecting the liquid into the reservoir and a drain valve (460) for draining the liquid from the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Jerome DELMAS, Olivier BLANCHOT, Philippe CAPRON, Vincent FAUCHEUX, Isabelle ROUGEAUX
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Publication number: 20220220269Abstract: A method for treating a polymer part comprising a step of bringing the part into contact with vapours of solvent(s), capable of at least partially solubilising the part, this contacting step being carried out under vacuum. Application of this method for modifying the roughness of the part and/or functionalising it.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Jérôme Delmas, Philippe Capron, Marlène Chapuis, Xavier Gasso Puchal, Olivier Poncelet, Isabelle Rougeaux
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Patent number: 11267701Abstract: A catalytic device includes a hollow body, a piston housed in the hollow body, a catalyst of a gas generation reaction based on bringing a reactive liquid into contact with the catalyst, the catalyst being housed in a catalysis chamber, the piston and the hollow body defining a hermetic compression chamber for containing a compressible fluid, and being mobile relative to one another between a closed position in which the catalysis chamber is tight to the reactive liquid, and an open position for the entry of the reactive liquid into the catalysis chamber. The catalytic device is conformed to switch from the open position to the closed position, respectively from the closed position to the open position, when the compressible fluid is contained in the compression chamber and a force applied to the piston is greater than or equal to, respectively less than, a closure force.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Michael Bouvier, Philippe Capron, Jerome Delmas, Vincent Mathieu, Isabelle Rougeaux
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Patent number: 11158869Abstract: An elementary module including an oxidation unit for generating electrons by oxidizing a fuel with an oxidant, an anode and cathode sandwiching an electrolytic membrane, an anode block including a fuel transporter support for transporting an anode feed flow containing the fuel to an anode chamber and an anode electron collector attached to the fuel transporter support, a cathode block including an oxidant transporter support for transporting a cathode feed flow containing the oxidant to a cathode chamber and a cathode electron collector attached to the oxidant transporter support, the elementary module defining the anode chamber, respectively, the cathode chamber, between the oxidation unit and the fuel transporter support, respectively, the oxidant transporter support, the anode electron collector, respectively, the cathode electron collector and the oxidation unit being attached by bonding and electrically connected by means of an anode conductive bridge, respectively, a cathode conductive bridge, containinType: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMICUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Vincent Faucheux, Olivier Blanchot, Philippe Capron, Jessica Thery
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Patent number: 11152637Abstract: A fuel cell including a plurality of elementary modules stacked on each other, at least one of the elementary modules including an oxidation unit generating electrons by oxidation of a fuel with an oxidant, an anode block including a fuel transporter support, for transporting an anode feed flow containing the fuel to an anode chamber, onto which is attached an anode electron collector, a cathode block including an oxidant transporter support, for transporting a cathode feed flow containing the oxidant to a cathode chamber, onto which is attached a cathode electron collector, the elementary module defining the anode chamber, respectively, the cathode chamber between the oxidation unit and the fuel transporter support, respectively, the oxidant transporter support, and being such that, prior to the assembly of the elementary module in said plurality, the anode block, respectively, the cathode block and the oxidation unit are attached to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Vincent Faucheux, Olivier Blanchot, Philippe Capron, Jessica Thery
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Publication number: 20200325016Abstract: A catalytic device includes a hollow body, a piston housed in the hollow body, a catalyst of a gas generation reaction based on bringing a reactive liquid into contact with the catalyst, the catalyst being housed in a catalysis chamber, the piston and the hollow body defining a hermetic compression chamber for containing a compressible fluid, and being mobile relative to one another between a closed position in which the catalysis chamber is tight to the reactive liquid, and an open position for the entry of the reactive liquid into the catalysis chamber. The catalytic device is conformed to switch from the open position to the closed position, respectively from the closed position to the open position, when the compressible fluid is contained in the compression chamber and a force applied to the piston is greater than or equal to, respectively less than, a closure force.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Michael BOUVIER, Philippe CAPRON, Jerome DELMAS, Vincent MATHIEU, Isabelle ROUGEAUX
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Publication number: 20200325017Abstract: Device including a catalytic system and an electromagnetic system, the catalytic system defining a catalysis chamber and including a catalyst of a reaction to generate a gas from a liquid, the catalyst being housed in the catalysis chamber, the electromagnetic system including a coil and a rod mobile relative to the coil, the rod being fixed to the catalytic system and including a magnet and a core, the electromagnetic system being configured to move the rod relative to the coil when an electrical current is passed through the coil, so as to dispose the catalytic system in an open position in which the catalysis chamber is in fluidic communication with the outside, the catalytic system being disposed in a closed position in which the catalysis chamber is hermetically closed in the absence of an electrical current through the coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Jerome DELMAS, Olivier BLANCHOT, Philippe CAPRON, Vincent FAUCHEUX, Isabelle ROUGEAUX, Olivier TOSONI
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Publication number: 20200290002Abstract: Useful apparatus for generating a gas, comprising an enclosure defining an internal space for containing a liquid capable of generating the gas by coming into contact with a catalyst, a catalytic system comprising first and second parts that together define a catalysis chamber for containing the catalyst and that are movable relative to each other between a closed position, in which the catalysis chamber is isolated from the internal space, and an open position, in which the catalysis chamber is in fluid communication with the internal space, so that, when the liquid and the catalyst are respectively contained in the internal space and in the catalysis chamber, in the open position, the liquid enters the catalysis chamber and the gas is generated by bringing the liquid into contact with the catalyst, an actuator connected to the catalytic system and configured to place the catalytic system in the open position and/or in the closed position, and a command unit for commanding the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Michael BOUVIER, Philippe CAPRON, Jerome DELMAS, Vincent MATHIEU, Isabelle ROUGEAUX
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Patent number: 10763522Abstract: A device intended to generate electricity includes a planar fuel cell having: cells each provided with an anode and a cathode associated with a membrane, and a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, the first face being arranged on the side with the anodes of the fuel cell and the second face being arranged on the side with the cathodes of the fuel cell. Furthermore, this device includes a system configured to generate a first air flow intended to cooperate thermally with the first face, and configured to generate a second air flow intended to cooperate with the second face to ensure the supply of oxidizer to the cathodes of the fuel cell.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Vincent Faucheux, David Alincant, Philippe Capron, Anis Daami
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Publication number: 20200006790Abstract: An elementary module including an oxidation unit for generating electrons by oxidizing a fuel with an oxidant, an anode and cathode sandwiching an electrolytic membrane, an anode block including a fuel transporter support for transporting an anode feed flow containing the fuel to an anode chamber and an anode electron collector attached to the fuel transporter support, a cathode block including an oxidant transporter support for transporting a cathode feed flow containing the oxidant to a cathode chamber and a cathode electron collector attached to the oxidant transporter support, the elementary module defining the anode chamber, respectively, the cathode chamber, between the oxidation unit and the fuel transporter support, respectively, the oxidant transporter support, the anode electron collector, respectively, the cathode electron collector and the oxidation unit being attached by bonding and electrically connected by means of an anode conductive bridge, respectively, a cathode conductive bridge, containinType: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Vincent Faucheux, Olivier BLANCHOT, Philippe CAPRON, Jessica THERY
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Publication number: 20200006798Abstract: A fuel cell including a plurality of elementary modules stacked on each other, at least one of the elementary modules including an oxidation unit generating electrons by oxidation of a fuel with an oxidant, an anode block including a fuel transporter support, for transporting an anode feed flow containing the fuel to an anode chamber, onto which is attached an anode electron collector, a cathode block including an oxidant transporter support, for transporting a cathode feed flow containing the oxidant to a cathode chamber, onto which is attached a cathode electron collector, the elementary module defining the anode chamber, respectively, the cathode chamber between the oxidation unit and the fuel transporter support, respectively, the oxidant transporter support, and being such that, prior to the assembly of the elementary module in said plurality, the anode block, respectively, the cathode block and the oxidation unit are attached to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Vincent FAUCHEUX, Olivier BLANCHOT, Philippe CAPRON, Jessica THERY
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Patent number: 10193171Abstract: Fabrication method of a fuel cell comprising the following successive steps: providing a substrate comprising: at least one membrane-electrode assembly, formed by an electrolytic membrane arranged between a first electrode and a second electrode, a first current collector arranged on the first electrode, depositing a fluoropolymer solution on the first current collector, making the solvent of the solution evaporate so as to form a porous thin layer of fluoropolymer.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Erwan Coz, Jessica Thery, Vincent Faucheux, Philippe Capron
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Publication number: 20170346106Abstract: A device intended to generate electricity includes a planar fuel cell having: cells each provided with an anode and a cathode associated with a membrane, and a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, the first face being arranged on the side with the anodes of the fuel cell and the second face being arranged on the side with the cathodes of the fuel cell. Furthermore, this device includes a system configured to generate a first air flow intended to cooperate thermally with the first face, and configured to generate a second air flow intended to cooperate with the second face to ensure the supply of oxidizer to the cathodes of the fuel cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Vincent Faucheux, David Alincant, Philippe Capron, Anis Daami
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Publication number: 20170054165Abstract: Fabrication method of a fuel cell comprising the following successive steps: providing a substrate comprising: at least one membrane-electrode assembly, formed by an electrolytic membrane arranged between a first electrode and a second electrode, a first current collector arranged on the first electrode, depositing a fluoropolymer solution on the first current collector, making the solvent of the solution evaporate so as to form a porous thin layer of fluoropolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Erwan COZ, Jessica THERY, Vincent FAUCHEUX, Philippe CAPRON
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Patent number: 9394449Abstract: These luminescent carbon particles have a carbon core and an external polymeric coating containing at least one luminophore.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Aurélien Auger, Philippe Capron, Nicolas Charvet
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Publication number: 20140212580Abstract: These luminescent carbon particles have a carbon core and an external polymeric coating containing at least one luminophore.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Aurélien AUGER, Philippe CAPRON, Nicolas CHARVET
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Patent number: 8771896Abstract: A fuel cell comprises at least two current collectors, an electrically insulating separator element and solid electrolyte. Each current collector comprises at least one transverse passage passing through it from a first surface to a second surface and the separator element comprising opposite first and second faces is arranged between the current collectors. A plurality of transverse channels pass through the separator element from the first face to the second face and the ionically conducting solid electrolyte occupies the volume bounded by the channels of the separator element and by the passages of the current collectors. The separator element is formed by a thermoplastic polymer material and hard particles are arranged in the transverse channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Jean-Yves Laurent, Philippe Capron, Audrey Martinent, Denis Locatelli
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Patent number: 8476323Abstract: The invention relates to a fluorocarbon polymer material comprising a backbone with the following unit: wherein: Z is a quaternary ammonium group, Y1 and Y2 are each independently an oxygen heteroatom or a sulphur heteroatom, A is a fluorinated or perfluorinated straight chain having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R1 represents a phenyl or aryl group or a —CR2R3— group, and R4 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a straight or branched, cyclic or acyclic, alkyl or halogenated alkyl group, and a group represented by the following formula: m is an integer comprised between 0 and 10, preferably between 0 and 3; m?, n and r are integers, each independently equal to 0 or 1; and s is equal to 0 or 1, provided that when s is equal to 0, then R4 is different from the hydrogen atom.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de MontpellierInventors: Audrey Martinent, Ali Alaaeddine, Bruno Ameduri, Philippe Capron