Patents by Inventor Richard Smet

Richard Smet 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING CARBON CONTAINING FEEDSTOCK INTO CARBON CONTAINING MATERIALS HAVING A DEFINED NANOSTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20090142250
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for producing carbon black or carbon containing compounds by converting a carbon containing feedstock, comprising the following steps: generating a plasma gas with electrical energy, guiding the plasma gas through a venturi, whose diameter is narrowing in the direction of the plasma gas flow, guiding the plasma gas into a reaction area, in which under the prevailing flow conditions generated by aerodynamic and electromagnetic forces, no significant recirculation of feedstock into the plasma gas in the reaction area recovering the reaction products from the reaction area and separating carbon black or carbon containing compounds from the other reaction products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Frederic Fabry, Eusebiu Grivei, Nicolas Probst, Richard Smet, Jean-Yves Peroy, Gilles Flamant, Lauent Fulcheri, Patrick Leroux, Francis Fischer
  • Device and method for converting carbon containing feedstock into carbon containing materials, having a defined nanostructure
    Patent number: 7452514
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for producing carbon black or carbon containing compounds by converting a carbon containing feedstock, comprising the following steps: generating a plasma gas with electrical energy, guiding the plasma gas through a venturi, whose diameter is narrowing in the direction of the plasma gas flow, guiding the plasma gas into a reaction area, in which under the prevailing flow conditions generated by aerodynamic and electromagnetic forces, no significant recirculation of feedstock into the plasma gas in the reaction area recovering the reaction products from the reaction area and separating carbon black or carbon containing compounds from the other reaction products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Timcal SA
    Inventors: Frédéric Fabry, Eusebiu Grivei, Nicolas Probst, Richard Smet, Jean-Yves Peroy, Gilles Flamant, Lauent Fulcheri, Patrick Leroux, Francis Fischer
  • Device and method for converting carbon containing feedstock into carbon containing materials, having a defined nanostructure
    Publication number: 20040045808
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for producing carbon black or carbon containing compounds by converting a carbon containing feedstock, comprising the following steps: generating a plasma gas with electrical energy, guiding the plasma gas through a venturi, whose diameter is narrowing in the direction of the plasma gas flow, guiding the plasma gas into a reaction area, in which under the prevailing flow conditions generated by aerodynamic and electromagnetic forces, no significant recirculation of feedstock into the plasma gas in the reaction area recovering the reaction products from the reaction area and separating carbon black or carbon containing compounds from the other reaction products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Frederic Fabry, Eusebiu Grivei, Nicolas Probst, Richard Smet, Jean-Yves Peroy, Gilles Flamant, Lauent Fulcheri, Patrick Leroux, Francis Fischer