88 patents
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System for H2 Generation and CO2 Capture
18 Jan 24
The present invention relates to a device comprising an (i) electrolysis cell comprising (ia) a negative electrode compartment for the reduction of water (H2O) into dihydrogen (H2) and (ib) a supercapacitive flow compartment as a positive electrode compartment, wherein said electrolysis cell is in fluidic communication with a carbonation reactor.
David AYME-PERROT, Shaffiq JAFFER
Filed: 21 Sep 21
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Hydrocarbon extraction using solar energy
2 Jan 24
Embodiments provide functionality for extracting hyrdrocarbons from a subterranean formation.
David Levitt
Filed: 2 Jul 19
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Method and Device for Optimising Photovoltaic Panels and Photovoltaic Panels Optimised Using This Method
28 Dec 23
A method for optimizing an existing generator system based on photovoltaic cells and provided with an existing photovoltaic panel or a group of existing photovoltaic panels, each panel having a first plurality of cells of a first type interconnected in series or in series/in parallel.
Sébastien JUTTEAU, Pierre-Philippe GRAND, Cédric GUERARD, Etienne DRAHI
Filed: 19 Nov 21
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Heated pipeline with high heating efficiency
19 Dec 23
The heated pipeline comprises an inner pipe intended to convey a fluid, and an outer coating made of a thermal insulating material and covering the inner pipe.
Ivo Conradi
Filed: 20 Jun 19
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Process to Conduct an Endothermic Steam Reforming Reaction In a Fluidized Bed Reactor
31 Aug 23
The disclosure relates to a process to perform an endothermic steam reforming of hydrocarbons, said process comprising the steps of providing a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least two electrodes and a bed comprising particles, wherein the particles are put in a fluidized state to obtain a fluidized bed; heating the fluidized bed to a temperature ranging from 500° C. to 1200° C. by passing an electric current through the fluidized bed to conduct the endothermic reaction.
Gleb VERYASOV, Nikolai NESTERENKO, Walter VERMEIREN
Filed: 27 Jul 21
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Process to Conduct Endothermic Direct Pyrolysis of Methane In a Fluidized Bed Reactor
31 Aug 23
The disclosure relates to a process to perform an endothermic methane pyrolysis reaction, said process comprising the steps of providing at least one fluidized bed reactor comprising at least two electrodes; and a bed comprising particles, wherein the particles are put in a fluidized state by passing upwardly through the said bed a fluid stream, to obtain a fluidized bed; heating the fluidized bed to a temperature ranging from 500° C. to 1200° C. to conduct the endothermic methane pyrolysis reaction; wherein the particles of the bed comprise electrically conductive particles and particles of a catalytic composition; wherein at least 10 wt. % of the particles are electrically conductive particles and have a resistivity ranging from 0.001 Ohm·cm to 500 Ohm·cm at 800° C. and wherein the step of heating the fluidized bed is performed by passing an electric current through the fluidized bed.
Gleb VERYASOV, Nikolai NESTERENKO, Walter VERMEIREN
Filed: 27 Jul 21
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Process to Conduct an Endothermic Catalytic Cracking Reaction In a Fluidized Bed Reactor
31 Aug 23
The disclosure relates to a process to perform a catalytic cracking reaction of hydrocarbons having at least four carbons, said process comprising the steps of providing a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least two electrodes and a bed comprising particles, wherein the particles are put in a fluidized state to obtain a fluidized bed; heating said bed to a temperature between 500° C. and 850° C. by passing an electric current through the fluidized bed to conduct the reaction.
Gleb VERYASOV, Nikolai NESTERENKO, Walter VERMEIREN
Filed: 27 Jul 21
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Method for recovering hydrocarbons
1 Aug 23
The present invention relates to methods for recovering hydrocarbons from subterranean formations.
Arnaud Lager, Pierre-Edouard Schreiber
Filed: 14 Feb 19
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Boat launch and recovery platform and associated method of launching and recovering
14 Mar 23
The invention relates to methods of putting a boat in the water and removing the boat from the water and to a boat launch and recovery platform (1) comprising a frame (10) for receiving a boat (2), flotation means (20) fixed to the frame (10), and a floating floor (30) coupled to the frame (10) so as to be vertically translatable.
Etienne Senard, Hubert De Brémond d'Ars, Yannick Bian
Filed: 30 Sep 21
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Process for manufacturing transferable thin layer
7 Feb 23
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a semiconductor material comprising at least one entirely monocrystalline semiconductor layer, said process comprising the steps of preparation of the surface of a first substrate to receive a monocrystalline silicon layer; deposition by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) of a layer of monocrystalline silicon by epitaxial growth with a growth rate gradient on the silicon layer monocrystalline obtained in step (i); and epitaxial growth of a monocrystalline layer of a semiconductor material on the monocrystalline silicon layer obtained in step (ii), to thus obtain a material comprising at least one entirely monocrystalline semiconductor layer.
Père Roca I Cabaroccas, Wanghua Chen, Romain Cariou
Filed: 15 Nov 18
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Method for Determining the Electrophoretic Mobility of Emulsion Droplets
10 Nov 22
The invention relates to a method for determining the electrophoretic velocity of droplets of a first fluid in a second fluid, the method comprising: providing a first capillary (3′) having an outlet positioned in a first channel (3); providing a stream of the first fluid in the first capillary and providing a stream of the second fluid in the first channel external to the first capillary, so as to generate droplets of the first fluid in the second fluid at the outlet of the first capillary; transporting the droplets to an observation area (200) in a second channel (11); applying an electric field to the observation area of the second channel; and measuring the velocity of the droplets in the observation area.
Michael Levant, Enric Santanach Carreras
Filed: 11 Jul 19
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Hydrocarbon Extraction Using Solar Energy
3 Nov 22
The invention relates to a method for extracting hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation, comprising: —providing a fluid, —injecting said fluid into the subterranean formation during a first period of time but not during a second period of time, and—collecting displaced hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation, wherein: at least part of the provision and/or injection of the fluid is carried out using solar energy.
David Levitt
Filed: 2 Jul 19
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Mutation of an Acyl-coa Synthase for Increased Triacylglycerol Production In Microalgae
6 Oct 22
The application generally relates to bioproduction of molecules of interest in microorganisms, more particularly in microalgae.
Leonardo Magneschi, Elodie Billey, Juliette Jouhet, Eric Marechal, Séverine Collin
Filed: 19 Jun 20
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Method for Modelling a Water Current In a Geological Gridded Model of a Sedimentary Area
29 Sep 22
A method of modelling a water current in a geological gridded model of a sedimentary area is disclosed, the model comprising a plurality of cells wherein each cell is assigned a water depth, the method comprising determining a direction and an energy of a water current in each cell of the model, wherein each water current is decomposed into a plurality of sub-currents corresponding to respective water depths, comprising at least:—a plume current, located at water surface, and—a bottom current, located at water bottom, the determination of a direction of a water current comprising determining a single direction common to each sub-current into which the water current is decomposed, and the determination of an energy of a water current comprising: —computing the energy of the plume current, and inferring, from the energy of the plume current, the energy of any other sub-current.
Gérard MASSONNAT, Cédric GAL
Filed: 10 May 19
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A Device For Determining A Volume Of Gas In A Sample
29 Sep 22
The invention relates to a device for determining a volume of gas in a sample contained in a vessel, the device comprising: a frame configured to attach the vessel; a needle having a longitudinal axis, comprising a proximal part and a distal part, the distal part being configured to pierce the vessel and the proximal part comprising a lumen; and an analysis compartment comprising a cell in fluid communication with the lumen of the proximal part of the needle.
Gilles Couchou-Meillot, Paul Pochitaloff-Huvale
Filed: 8 Jul 19
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Method for Modelling the Formation of a Sedimentary Area by Simulating Current-induced Particle Transport
29 Sep 22
A method for modelling the formation of a sedimentary area is disclosed, comprising: •—a setup step comprising defining a geological gridded model of the area comprising a plurality of cells, and setting a reference water level, •—a step of simulating the evolution of the model over a period of time, comprising: •a. assigning a water depth to each cell, •b. determining, for each cell, a direction and velocity of a water current, •c. introducing at least one particle in at least one cell of the model, •d. transporting each introduced particle in the model, based on the computed direction and velocity of the water current, comprising displacing the particle to a neighboring cell or depositing the particle in the cell, and the determination whether the particle is displaced or deposited depends on a particle granulometric class and the velocity of the water current applied to the particle, •e. updating the geological gridded model of the area according to the transport of each introduced particle.
Gérard MASSONNAT
Filed: 10 May 19
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Heated Pipeline with High Heating Efficiency
22 Sep 22
The heated pipeline comprises an inner pipe intended to convey a fluid, and an outer coating made of a thermal insulating material and covering the inner pipe.
Ivo CONRADI
Filed: 20 Jun 19
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a Method for Adapting an Unstructured Mesh Model of a Geological Subsurface
1 Sep 22
The present disclosure relates to a method for adapting an unstructured mesh model of a geological subsurface obtained using measurements of said geological subsurface, to match it to a target, said unstructured mesh model comprising a first reference interface and a second reference interface.
Aurele FORGE
Filed: 9 Jul 19
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Method for Determining Display Features of an Augmented Reality Element
25 Aug 22
The present invention relates to a method for determining display features of an augmented reality element, the method comprising the steps of receiving an image depicting a visual marker on a support surface, obtaining correspondence data between the augmented reality element and the visual marker, calculating the distance and a viewing angle relative to the visual marker and the user, correcting the viewing angle calculated as a function of features relating to a support plane containing the support surface, to obtain a corrected viewing angle, and determining display features of the augmented reality element based on the correspondence data, a rotation of the visual marker relative to a reference, the calculated distance and the corrected viewing angle.
Arnaud GONGUET, Grégory TETARD
Filed: 22 Feb 22
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Solid Polymer Electrolyte Comprising a Polyalkene Carbonate
18 Aug 22
The invention concerns a solid polymer electrolyte comprising a polymer matrix comprising at least one ionic salt, the polymer matrix comprising at least one polyalkene carbonate, at least one second polymer different from the polyalkene carbonate polymer, and at least one alkene carbonate coming from the decomposition of the polyalkene carbonate.
David AYMÉ-PERROT, Mickaël DOLLÉ, David LEPAGE, Arnaud PRÉBÉ
Filed: 17 Jul 20