Patents by Inventor Sebastien Gadrey

Sebastien Gadrey 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).

  • Patent number: 9868173
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arc welding method that implements an arc welding torch provided with an electrode, in which a central gas flow is supplied so as to contact the electrode and an annular gas flow is supplied on the periphery of said first gas flow. The central gas flow contains only argon and hydrogen (H2), the hydrogen content being 2 to 8 vol %. The sheath gas flow only contains argon and 1.8 to 3 vol % of carbon dioxide (CO2) or 0.9 to 1.5 vol % of oxygen (O2). The method is used for welding parts made of steel, in particular stainless steel or carbon steel, as well as steel coated with zinc or aluminium or any other material for preventing the corrosion of said steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Sébastien Gadrey, Jean-Pierre Planckaert
  • Publication number: 20130112663
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric arc welding method for welding at least one metal part including an aluminum based surface coating, using a shielding gas. According to the invention, the metal of the aforementioned metal part is melted by the electric arc alone without the use of any laser beam. The invention is characterized in that the shielding gas comprises a mixture of argon and/or helium, nitrogen, and an oxidizing compound selected from oxygen and carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Pascal Bertin, Olivier Dubet, Sebastien Gadrey, Frederic Richard
  • Publication number: 20130105445
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for electric arc welding, without a laser beam, one or more metal parts, in particular made of steel, including an aluminum surface coating, in particular a coating consisting of aluminum and silicon, using a protective gas, characterized in that the protective gas consists of a mixture of argon and/or helium, and additionally of nitrogen, in particular less than 30 volume % of nitrogen, typically 2 to 10 volume % of nitrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Pascal Bertin, Olivier Dubet, Sebastien Gadrey, Frederic Richard
  • Publication number: 20110290772
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arc welding method that implements an arc welding torch provided with an electrode, in which a central gas flow is supplied so as to contact the electrode and an annular gas flow is supplied on the periphery of said first gas flow. The central gas flow contains only argon and hydrogen (H2), the hydrogen content being 2 to 8 vol %. The sheath gas flow only contains argon and 1.8 to 3 vol % of carbon dioxide (CO2) or 0.9 to 1.5 vol % of oxygen (O2). The method is used for welding parts made of steel, in particular stainless steel or carbon steel, as well as steel coated with zinc or aluminium or any other material for preventing the corrosion of said steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Sébastien Gadrey, Jean-Pierre Planckaert
  • Publication number: 20090114631
    Abstract: An arc welding process using a consumable electrode, in which welding cycles follow one after another over the course of time, each comprising an arc period and a short-circuit period in which the liquid metal establishes a short-circuit between the end of the electrode and the workpiece or workpieces. Each cycle comprises the steps of: maintaining an arc current I2 at the same time as the consumable electrode is moved towards the workpiece; reducing the current so as to reach a minimum current I1 at the start of the short-circuit; reducing the speed of the consumable wire electrode; increasing the current over the short-circuit period in order to reach a maximum value I4; and then reducing the current over the short-circuit period in order to reach a minimum value I1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et l'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Richard Chevalier, Sebastien Gadrey, Gerard Plottier, Olivier Revel
  • Publication number: 20080245775
    Abstract: An automated method for detecting the wear of a non-consumable electrode of an arc welding torch and for automatically replacing or remachining the electrode when it is eroded with a fresh electrode includes the following steps: a) the number of strikes performed by the electrode in question, and possibly the arc time of the electrode and the strike time for establishing the arc, is measured or counted during welding; b) the value of at least one of the wear-indicating parameters determined in step a) is compared with at least one preset respective reference value; and c) the eroded electrode is replaced with a fresh or sharpened electrode when the value of at least one of the wear-indicating parameters is equal to or exceeds at least the preset respective reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicants: L' AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L' ETUDE ET L' EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE, AIR LIQUIDE WELDING FRANCE
    Inventors: Thomas Opderbecke, Sebastien Gadrey