Patents by Inventor Rémi LE BERRE

Rémi LE BERRE 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).

  • Publication number: 20230378905
    Abstract: A method for assembling an electricity production structure including a plurality of floating modules, each having a frame and at least one photovoltaic panel, the structure further including at least one tarpaulin stretched under the panels of the modules, the method includes the steps of: supplying a first module with at least one tarpaulin having a main direction and being fixed to said frame in an initial folded or rolled-up configuration enabling deployment of a length of the tarpaulin in the main direction starting from said initial configuration, positioning at least one additional module adjacent to the first module in the main direction of the tarpaulin, assembling the modules, and deploying, tensioning, and fixing each tarpaulin of the first module to the frame of a module other than the first module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
    Inventors: Rémi LE BERRE, David BOUBLIL, Romain POIVEY
  • Patent number: 11245352
    Abstract: A floating module for producing electricity, comprising: at least one photovoltaic panel, and a floating framework on which the panel is mounted, wherein the photovoltaic panel comprises an upper face and a lower face which are capable of generating electricity by photovoltaic effect, and wherein the floating module further comprises a reflective device capable of reflecting light rays towards the lower face of the panel, the reflective device comprising a plurality of floating reflective balls and/or a tarpaulin which is attached to the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
    Inventors: Gilbert El Hajje, Matthieu Chiodetti, Remi Le Berre, Frederik Vael
  • Publication number: 20200389120
    Abstract: A floating module for producing electricity, comprising: at least one photovoltaic panel, and a floating framework on which the panel is mounted, wherein the photovoltaic panel comprises an upper face and a lower face which are capable of generating electricity by photovoltaic effect, and wherein the floating module further comprises a reflective device capable of reflecting light rays towards the lower face of the panel, the reflective device comprising a plurality of floating reflective balls and/or a tarpaulin which is attached to the framework.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Gilbert El Hajje, Matthieu Chiodetti, Remi Le Berre, Frederik Vael