Patents by Inventor Xavier Mourain

Xavier Mourain 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).

  • Purge/sampling system for a vessel, the corresponding vessel and cleaning method using said purge/sampling system
    Patent number: 9550946
    Abstract: The invention concerns a purge/sampling system for vessels, particularly for high temperature, high pressure vessels such as hydroconversion reactors used in refinery processes and operated in severe conditions. Such purge/sampling system comprises a purge/sampling line (16) equipped with a connector designed to be connected to the vessel (10), a first (18 and a second (20) flow regulation systems mounted in series on the purge/sampling line, wherein at least one injection line (22) is connected to the purge/sampling line between the first and the second flow regulation systems, said injection line comprising connecting means to a source of cleaning fluid (24) and at least one flow regulation device to control the flow of cleaning fluid through injection line and purge/sampling line The invention also concerns a vessel equipped with such a purge/sampling system, as well as a cleaning method using said purge/sampling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: TOTAL RAFFINAGE FRANCE
    Inventors: Katell Le Lannic, Xavier Mourain, Maxime Varin
  • PURGE/SAMPLING SYSTEM FOR A VESSEL, THE CORRESPONDING VESSEL AND CLEANING METHOD USING SAID PURGE/SAMPLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130313163
    Abstract: The invention concerns a purge/sampling system for vessels, particularly for high temperature, high pressure vessels such as hydroconversion reactors used in refinery processes and operated in severe conditions. Such purge/sampling system comprises a purge/sampling line (16) equipped with a connector designed to be connected to the vessel (10), a first (18 and a second (20) flow regulation systems mounted in series on the purge/sampling line, wherein at least one injection line (22) is connected to the purge/sampling line between the first and the second flow regulation systems, said injection line comprising connecting means to a source of cleaning fluid (24) and at least one flow regulation device to control the flow of cleaning fluid through injection line and purge/sampling line The invention also concerns a vessel equipped with such a purge/sampling system, as well as a cleaning method using said purge/sampling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: TOTAL RAFFINAGE MARKETING
    Inventors: Katell Le Lannic, Xavier Mourain, Maxime Varin