Patents by Inventor Serge Vaudel

Serge Vaudel 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 for preheating a flow of gas in an installation for chemical vapor infiltration, and a densification method using the apparatus
    Patent number: 5362228
    Abstract: The gas is preheated by means of at least one screen disposed transversely relative to the flow of gas penetrating into the enclosure. The screen is provided with passages for the flow of gas and is fixed inside a peripheral wall to define a channel to enable the gas to flow through the preheating apparatus, it is also provided with fins which project from its surface, the screen and the fins being made of a refractory sheet material, in particular a sheet of laminated graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Societe Europeenne de Propulsion
    Inventor: Serge Vaudel