Patents by Inventor Yves-Henri Faure

Yves-Henri Faure 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).

  • Device, system, and method for detecting and locating malfunctions in a hydraulic structure, and a hydraulic structure with said device
    Patent number: 8316694
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for detecting and locating fluid leakage from a hydraulic work, the device being characterized in that it comprises a geotextile fabric (12) made of yarns or fibers and provided with: at least one first optical cable (14) in contact with said geotextile (12) and formed by a protective tube within which at least one multimode optical fiber (141) is placed, said multimode optical fiber (141) being suitable for detecting a temperature variation and transmitting a signal that is modified when temperature varies and at least one second optical cable formed by a sheath receiving tightly at least one monomode optical fiber (142) suitable for detecting a deformation of the geotextile (12) and for transmitting a signal that is modified when the deformation is detected in that said second optical cable being bonded to the geotextile (12). The invention is applicable to detecting and locating leakage from hydraulic works.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Tengate Geosynthetics France, Electricite de France, Fiber Optics Sensors & Sensing Systems BVBA, Universite Joseph Fourier
    Inventors: Olivier Artieres, Cyril Guidoux, Jean-Jacques Fry, Jean-Marie Henault, Sylvain Blairon, Gauthier Vercoutere, Marc Voet, Johan Vlekken, Yves-Henri Faure, Paul Royet, Alain Bernard, Fabrice Daly
  • DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND LOCATING MALFUNCTIONS IN A HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE, AND A HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE WITH SAID DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100175460
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for detecting and locating fluid leakage from a hydraulic work, the device being characterized in that it comprises a geotextile fabric (12) made of yarns or fibers and provided with: at least one first optical cable (14) in contact with said geotextile (12) and formed by a protective tube within which at least one multimode optical fiber (141) is placed, said multimode optical fiber (141) being suitable for detecting a temperature variation and transmitting a signal that is modified when temperature varies and at least one second optical cable formed by a sheath receiving tightly at least one monomode optical fiber (142) suitable for detecting a deformation of the geotextile (12) and for transmitting a signal that is modified when the deformation is detected in that said second optical being bonded to the geotextile (12). The invention is applicable to detecting and locating leakage from hydraulic works.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Olivier Artieres, Cyril Guidoux, Jean-Jacques Fry, Jean-Marie Henault, Sylvain Blairon, Gauthier Vercoutere, Marc Voet, Johan Vlekken, Yves-Henri Faure, Paul Royet, Alain Bernard, Fabrice Daly