Patents by Inventor Thomas GODFROID

Thomas GODFROID 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).

  • Publication number: 20230415117
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a plasma reactor comprising: a reactor space, an axial gas inlet suitable for fluid flow in an axial direction, said axial inlet comprising radial injection slits for discharging a jet of gaseous mixture into said reactor space, a downstream gas expansion disc, which extends radially from the coaxial inlet and is located downstream of said radial injection slits with respect to said axial direction, plasma generating means suitable for ionizing a gaseous medium within said reactor space, and a cylindrical reactor container, coaxial with said gas inlet, encompassing said reactor space, said reactor container comprising outlet means. The invention further relates to a multistage reactor. The invention also relates to the use of said plasma reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Fabrizio MASERI, Thomas GODFROID
  • Patent number: 11795415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for electrically processing a fatty substance of plant origin, comprising a series of electrodes (1 and 2) and an enclosure (4), said device being characterised in that the enclosure (4) is provided with at least one electrical connector (5) placed on the outer surface (40) of the enclosure (4), a series of electrical connections for connecting each electrode of said series of electrodes to said electrical connector (5), with the current flow distances of the electrical connections being equal in relation to each other, and a first inlet (6) and a first outlet (7) for the fatty substance, and in that said device comprises a filter (12) having an inlet (13) in fluidic connection with said first fatty-substance outlet (7) of the enclosure (4) and an output (14) in fluidic connection with said first fatty-substance inlet (6) of the enclosure (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Green Frix
    Inventors: Thomas Godfroid, Loïc Poussard, Mireille Poelman, Sophie Peeterbroeck, Frédéric Danneaux, Jean Patrick Holvoet, Matthieu Michiels
  • Publication number: 20230220541
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a gold nickel layer comprising nitrogen inserted over a thickness equal to or greater than 0.20 ?m, characterized in that the atomic concentration of gold is at least 15% over said thickness, the atomic concentration of nickel is at least 10% over said thickness and the atomic concentration of nitrogen is at least 5% over said thickness. The invention further relates to a process for treating a gold nickel layer. The invention also relates to a connector comprising a portion of a surface which comprises such a gold nickel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Fabien MONTEVERDE, Thomas GODFROID, Luc LANGER, Fabian RENAUX
  • Publication number: 20210309933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for electrically processing a fatty substance of plant origin, comprising a series of electrodes (1 and 2) and an enclosure (4), said device being characterised in that the enclosure (4) is provided with at least one electrical connector (5) placed on the outer surface (40) of the enclosure (4), a series of electrical connections for connecting each electrode of said series of electrodes to said electrical connector (5), with the current flow distances of the electrical connections being equal in relation to each other, and a first inlet (6) and a first outlet (7) for the fatty substance, and in that said device comprises a filter (12) having an inlet (13) in fluidic connection with said first fatty-substance outlet (7) of the enclosure (4) and an output (14) in fluidic connection with said first fatty-substance inlet (6) of the enclosure (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Green Frix
    Inventors: Thomas GODFROID, Loïc POUSSARD, Mireille POELMAN, Sophie PEETERBROECK, Frédéric DANNEAUX, Jean Patrick HOLVOET, Matthieu MICHIELS
  • Patent number: 11053453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for electrically processing a fatty substance of plant origin, comprising a series of electrodes (1 and 2) and an enclosure (4), said device being characterised in that the enclosure (4) is provided with at least one electrical connector (5) placed on the outer surface (40) of the enclosure (4), a series of electrical connections for connecting each electrode of said series of electrodes to said electrical connector (5), with the current flow distances of the electrical connections being equal in relation to each other, and a first inlet (6) and a first outlet (7) for the fatty substance, and in that said device comprises a filter (12) having an inlet (13) in fluidic connection with said first fatty-substance outlet (7) of the enclosure (4) and an output (14) in fluidic connection with said first fatty-substance inlet (6) of the enclosure (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Green Frix
    Inventors: Thomas Godfroid, Loïc Poussard, Mireille Poelman, Sophie Peeterbroeck, Frédéric Danneaux, Jean Patrick Holvoet, Matthieu Michiels
  • Publication number: 20190203153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for electrically processing a fatty substance of plant origin, comprising a series of electrodes (1 and 2) and an enclosure (4), said device being characterised in that the enclosure (4) is provided with at least one electrical connector (5) placed on the outer surface (40) of the enclosure (4), a series of electrical connections for connecting each electrode of said series of electrodes to said electrical connector (5), with the current flow distances of the electrical connections being equal in relation to each other, and a first inlet (6) and a first outlet (7) for the fatty substance, and in that said device comprises a filter (12) having an inlet (13) in fluidic connection with said first fatty-substance outlet (7) of the enclosure (4) and an output (14) in fluidic connection with said first fatty-substance inlet (6) of the enclosure (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Green Frix
    Inventors: Thomas GODFROID, Loïc POUSSARD, Mireille POELMAN, Sophie PEETERBROECK, Frédéric DANNEAUX, Jean Patrick HOLVOET, Matthieu MICHIELS