Patents by Inventor Thierry Ott

Thierry Ott 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: 11339925
    Abstract: A station and method for refilling a tank or tanks with pressurized gas in which liquefied gas is vaporized in a vaporizer. One portion of the vaporized gas is compressed to produce a compressed gas. Another portion of the vaporized gas is not compressed but instead is fed to a heat exchanger where it is used to cool the compressed gas. The thus-warmed gas is reinjected into a filling line that feeds the liquefied gas to the vaporizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Sosthene Grandjean, Thierry Ott
  • Patent number: 11079069
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a hydrogen refueling system capable to cool down the H2 pre-cooling heat exchanger fast enough when a FCV enters the HRS, so that there is no or very minimal waiting time for the customer before starting refueling. A hydrogen refueling system includes a chiller including a cooling unit that cools a circulating refrigerant by a cooling medium, a dispenser that supplies H2 to a vehicle, including a heat exchanger that cools H2 with the circulating refrigerant provided from the chiller, a circulation line that circulates the circulating refrigerant between the cooling unit and the heat exchanger, a chiller compressor that is provided in the chiller; a cold generation valve that is provided close to an inlet of the heat exchanger in the circulation line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Etienne Werlen, Thierry Ott
  • Patent number: 11079067
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a hydrogen refueling system capable to cool down the H2 pre-cooling heat exchanger fast enough when a FCV enters the HRS, so that there is no or very minimal waiting time for the customer before starting refueling. A hydrogen refueling system including a cryogenic fluid tank that stores a cryogenic fluid, a dispenser that supplies H2 to a vehicle, including a heat exchanger that cools H2 with the cold and/or cryogenic fluid provided from the cryogenic fluid tank, an inlet line that sends the cold and/or cryogenic fluid to the heat exchanger from the cryogenic fluid tank, an outlet line that collects the cryogenic fluid fed from the heat exchanger, and an injection valve that is provided in the inlet line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Etienne Werlen, Thierry Ott
  • Publication number: 20210131611
    Abstract: A station and method for refilling a tank or tanks with pressurized gas in which liquefied gas is vaporized in a vaporizer. One portion of the vaporized gas is compressed to produce a compressed gas. Another portion of the vaporized gas is not compressed but instead is fed to a heat exchanger where it is used to cool the compressed gas. The thus-warmed gas is reinjected into a filling line that feeds the liquefied gas to the vaporizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Sosthene GRANDJEAN, Thierry OTT
  • Publication number: 20200124233
    Abstract: A station for filling pressurized gas tanks comprising a filling circuit having an upstream end connected to at least one source of gas and a downstream end, the filling circuit comprising a unit for compressing gas coming from the source, the filling station comprising a device for cooling the compressed gas comprising a heat exchanger situated in the filling circuit configured to provide heat exchange between the pressurized gas and a cooling fluid, the cooling device comprising a reserve of cryogenic liquid constituting the cooling fluid and a cooling circuit connecting the reserve of cryogenic liquid to the heat exchanger in order to transfer heat from the pressurized gas to the cryogenic liquid, the cooling circuit further comprising a gas sampling line connecting a volume containing the vaporized gas from the reserve to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques CHOLLAT, Thibaut FRANCOIS, Nicolas JANNIN, Thierry OTT
  • Publication number: 20200072417
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a hydrogen refueling system capable to cool down the H2 pre-cooling heat exchanger fast enough when a FCV enters the HRS, so that there is no or very minimal waiting time for the customer before starting refueling. A hydrogen refueling system including a cryogenic fluid tank that stores a cryogenic fluid, a dispenser that supplies H2 to a vehicle, including a heat exchanger that cools H2 with the cold and/or cryogenic fluid provided from the cryogenic fluid tank, an inlet line that sends the cold and/or cryogenic fluid to the heat exchanger from the cryogenic fluid tank, an outlet line that collects the cryogenic fluid fed from the heat exchanger, and an injection valve that is provided in the inlet line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Etienne WERLEN, Thierry OTT
  • Publication number: 20200063917
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a hydrogen refueling system capable to cool down the H2 pre-cooling heat exchanger fast enough when a FCV enters the HRS, so that there is no or very minimal waiting time for the customer before starting refueling. A hydrogen refueling system includes a chiller including a cooling unit that cools a circulating refrigerant by a cooling medium, a dispenser that supplies H2 to a vehicle, including a heat exchanger that cools H2 with the circulating refrigerant provided from the chiller, a circulation line that circulates the circulating refrigerant between the cooling unit and the heat exchanger, a chiller compressor that is provided in the chiller; a cold generation valve that is provided close to an inlet of the heat exchanger in the circulation line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Etienne WERLEN, Thierry OTT
  • Publication number: 20180347758
    Abstract: Valve comprising a body housing a fluid circuit comprising a first end intended to be connected to the orifice of at least one storage facility, at least one second, draw-off end intended to be connected to a receiver circuit, at least one third, filling end intended to be connected to a source of gas under pressure, the second end and the third end being connected to the first end via a draw-off branch of the circuit and a filler branch of the circuit, respectively, the draw-off branch and the filler branch being connected in parallel to the first end of the circuit and each comprising a set of valves, characterized in that the draw-off branch and filler branch each comprise a respective valve in series with a respective unidirectional valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Yves Lacombe, Thierry Ott, Adrien Zanoto
  • Publication number: 20180347761
    Abstract: Valve for storage of fluid under pressure, comprising a body housing a fluid circuit comprising a first end intended to be connected to the orifice of at least one pressurized fluid storage facility, at least one second, draw-off end, at least one third, filling end, the second end and the third end being connected to the first end via a draw-off branch of the circuit and a filler branch of the circuit, respectively, the draw-off branch and the filler branch being connected in parallel to the first end of the circuit and each comprising a set of valves, characterized in that the circuit includes two distinct draw-off ends fluidically connected to the draw-off branch and leading to the body of the valve at the level of two respective distinct orifices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Yves Lacombe, Thierry Ott, Adrien Zanoto