Patents by Inventor Pierre Charrue

Pierre Charrue 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).

  • Apparatus and method for extracting gaseous, liquid and/or solid elements from a gaseous medium and concentrating them in a liquid medium
    Patent number: 7892336
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for extracting elements from a gaseous medium and concentrating them in a liquid medium, by nebulizing this liquid medium by means of the gaseous medium and condensing the mist produced by this nebulization. This apparatus comprises a first enclosure for nebulization and condensation, intended to contain the liquid medium, which is provided with a conduit for delivering the gaseous medium, means for nebulizing the liquid medium, and a conduit for discharging the gaseous medium, means for depressurizing or pressurizing the interior of the first enclosure, and is characterized in that it comprises a second enclosure for condensation and means for cooling this second enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Pierre Charrue, Gilles Thevenot, Goulven Cavalin, Roger Delmas
  • Apparatus and Method for Extracting Gaseous, Liquid and/or Solid Elements from a Gaseous Medium and Concentrating Them in a Liquid Medium
    Publication number: 20080017033
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for extracting elements from a gaseous medium and concentrating them in a liquid medium, by nebulizing this liquid medium by means of the gaseous medium and condensing the mist produced by this nebulization. This apparatus comprises a first enclosure for nebulization and condensation, intended to contain the liquid medium, which is provided with a conduit for delivering the gaseous medium, means for nebulizing the liquid medium, and a conduit for discharging the gaseous medium, means for depressurizing or pressurizing the interior of the first enclosure, and is characterized in that it comprises a second enclosure for condensation and means for cooling this second enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Pierre Charrue, Gilles Thevenot, Goulven Cavalin, Roger Delmas