Patents by Inventor Thierry Terracol

Thierry Terracol 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).

  • Oxide ion conductive ceramic membrane structures for high-pressure oxygen production
    Patent number: 7399393
    Abstract: The invention concerns an oxide ion conductive ceramic membrane, characterized in that it comprises a non-null finite volume with non-null total thickness E, comprising, a dense layer (CD) of a solid electrolyte, a so-called bonding layer (CA), of mixed conductive porous cathode (EP) and porous anode (EP?), a cathode current collector (CC) and an anode current collector (CC?), a coating porous layer (ER), and a coating porous layer (ER?), and characterized in that the volume E of said membrane, is equal to the sum of the thickness of said elements. The membrane is used for separating oxygen from air or from a gas mixture containing same and in particular for producing ultra-pure oxygen under high pressure in a closed chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme a Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Christophe Chaput, Thierry Terracol, Gisèle Bach, Guylaine Gouriou, Pascal Del Gallo
  • Oxide ion conductive ceramic membrane stacked microstructures; use for separating oxygen from air
    Patent number: 7300561
    Abstract: The invention concerns an oxide ion conductive ceramic membrane, characterized in that it comprises a non-null finite volume with non-null total thickness E, comprising a dense layer (CD) of a solid electrolyte, a so-called bonding layer (CA), of two porous electrodes (EP) and (EP?), two porous current collectors (CC) and (CC?), and at least at least a coating porous layer (ER), characterized in that the thickness E of the volume of said membrane, is equal to the sum of the thickness of each of said elements. The membrane is used for separating oxygen from air or from a gas mixture containing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme a Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Christophe Chaput, Thierry Terracol, Gisèle Bach, Guylaine Gouriou, Pascal Del Gallo
  • Oxide ion conductive ceramic membrane stacked microstructures; use for separating oxygen from air
    Publication number: 20040146765
    Abstract: The invention concerns an oxide ion conductive ceramic membrane, characterised in that it comprises a non-null finite volume with non-null total thickness E, comprising a dense layer (CD) of a solid electrolyte, a so-called bonding layer (CA), of two porous electrodes (EP) and (EP′), two porous current collectors (CC) and (CC′), and at least at least a coating porous layer (ER), characterised in that the thickness E of the volume of said membrane, is equal to the sum of the thickness of each of said elements. The membrane is used for separating oxygen from air or from a gas mixture containing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Christophe Chaput, Thierry Terracol, Gisele Bach, Guylaine Gouriou, Pascal Del Gallo
  • Oxide ion conductive ceramic membrane structures for high-pressure oxygen production
    Publication number: 20040069655
    Abstract: The invention concerns an oxide ion conductive ceramic membrane, characterised in that it comprises a non-null finite volume with non-null total thickness E, comprising, a dense layer (CD) of a solid electrolyte, a so-called bonding layer (CA), of mixed conductive porous cathode (EP) and porous anode (EP′), a cathode current collector (CC) and an anode current collector (CC′), a coating porous layer (ER), and a coating porous layer (ER′), and characterised in that the volume E of said membrane, is equal to the sum of the thickness of said elements. The membrane is used for separating oxygen from air or from a gas mixture containing same and in particular for producing ultra-pure oxygen under high pressure in a closed chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Christophe Chaput, Thierry Terracol, Gisele Bach, Guylaine Gouriou, Pascal Del Gallo