Patents by Inventor Pierre-Jacques Lhomme

Pierre-Jacques Lhomme 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).

  • Process and installation for heating a metallic strip, notably for an annealing
    Patent number: 9611519
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the heating of a metal strip, and relates to equipment for heating a metal strip that comprises a pre-heating housing provided with a device for projecting hot gases towards the strip, a heating housing with regenerative burners, a duct for discharging the gases from the heating housing, a three-way adjustable valve and an adjustment device including a sensor for detecting the setpoint temperature of the metal strip and a member for adjusting the three-way valve so that it can adjust the amount of hot gases fed to the projection device. The invention can be used in equipment for heating narrow strips before annealing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: GDF SUEZ
    Inventors: Philippe Buchet, Nicolas Richard, Pierre-Jacques Lhomme
  • PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOR HEATING A METALLIC STRIP, NOTABLY FOR AN ANNEALING
    Publication number: 20130277896
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the heating of a metal strip, and relates to equipment for heating a metal strip that comprises a pre-heating housing provided with a device for projecting hot gases towards the strip, a heating housing with regenerative burners, a duct for discharging the gases from the heating housing, a three-way adjustable valve and an adjustment device including a sensor for detecting the setpoint temperature of the metal strip and a member for adjusting the three-way valve so that it can adjust the amount of hot gases fed to the projection device. The invention can be used in equipment for heating narrow strips before annealing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Philippe BUCHET, Nicolas Richard, Pierre-Jacques Lhomme
  • PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOR HEATING A METALLIC STRIP, NOTABLY FOR AN ANNEALING
    Publication number: 20100213647
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the heating of a metal strip, and relates to equipment for heating a metal strip that comprises a pre-heating housing provided with a device for projecting hot gases towards the strip, a heating housing with regenerative burners, a duct for discharging the gases from the heating housing, a three-way adjustable valve and an adjustment device including a sensor for detecting the setpoint temperature of the metal strip and a member for adjusting the three-way valve so that it can adjust the amount of hot gases fed to the projection device. The invention can be used in equipment for heating narrow strips before annealing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: GDF SUEZ
    Inventors: Philippe Buchet, Nicolas Richard, Pierre-Jacques Lhomme