Patents by Inventor Vianney MEUNIER

Vianney MEUNIER 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 for liquefying natural gas and nitrogen
    Patent number: 10890375
    Abstract: A method for producing liquefied natural gas and a stream of liquid nitrogen including step a): producing gaseous nitrogen in an air separation unit; step b): liquefying a stream of natural gas in a natural gas liquefaction unit including a main heat exchanger and a system for producing cold; step c): liquefying the nitrogen stream resulting from step a) in the main exchanger of the natural gas liquefaction unit in parallel with the liquefied natural gas in step b); wherein all the cold necessary for liquefying the stream of nitrogen and for liquefying the natural gas is supplied by the system for producing cold of the natural gas liquefaction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Nicolas Chambron, Richard Dubettier-Grenier, Loic Joly, Vianney Meunier, Christophe Szamlewski
  • METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING NATURAL GAS AND NITROGEN
    Publication number: 20180372404
    Abstract: A method for producing liquefied natural gas and a stream of liquid nitrogen including step a): producing gaseous nitrogen in an air separation unit; step b): liquefying a stream of natural gas in a natural gas liquefaction unit including a main heat exchanger and a system for producing cold; step c): liquefying the nitrogen stream resulting from step a) in the main exchanger of the natural gas liquefaction unit in parallel with the liquefied natural gas in step b); wherein all the cold necessary for liquefying the stream of nitrogen and for liquefying the natural gas is supplied by the system for producing cold of the natural gas liquefaction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Nicolas CHAMBRON, Richard DUBETTIER-GRENIER, Loic JOLY, Vianney MEUNIER, Christophe SZAMLEWSKI