Patents by Inventor Thierry Sedran

Thierry Sedran 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).

  • Method of producing manufactured aggregates
    Patent number: 7678322
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of fabricating manufactured aggregates (10), characterized in that the following steps are performed: supplying a first material (12) comprising particles; supplying elements (16, 18, 20, 22) for forming a second material (14); mixing a predetermined quantity (Q12) of said first material (12) with a predetermined quantity (Q16, Q18, Q20, Q22) of each of said elements (16, 18, 20, 22) of said second material (14), so as to obtain a mortar (M12-14) made up of inclusions (12) corresponding to the first material and a matrix (14) corresponding to the second material (14); subjecting a first cure (T1) to the mortar (M12-14) for a predetermined first cure duration (t1); and crushing (C) said mortar (M12-14) to obtain manufactured aggregates (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Laboratoire Central des Ponts Et Chaussees
    Inventors: François De Larrard, Vincent Ledee, Thierry Sedran
  • Method of producing manufactured aggregates
    Publication number: 20060267240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of fabricating manufactured aggregates (10), characterized in that the following steps are performed: supplying a first material (12) comprising particles; supplying elements (16, 18, 20, 22) for forming a second material (14); mixing a predetermined quantity (Q12) of said first material (12) with a predetermined quantity (Q16, Q18, Q20, Q22) of each of said elements (16, 18, 20, 22) of said second material (14), so as to obtain a mortar (M12-14) made up of inclusions (12) corresponding to the first material and a matrix (14) corresponding to the second material (14); subjecting a first cure (T1) to the mortar (M12-14) for a predetermined first cure duration (t1); and crushing (C) said mortar (M12-14) to obtain manufactured aggregates (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Francois De Larrard, Vincent Ledee, Thierry Sedran