Patent assignee · FR · COMPANY

Gaz de France

128Patents
8Active
128Granted
43Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 3, 1973 → Nov 21, 2007 · 8 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4752213A Forced-air gas burner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 78 Expired
US5307437A Optical fibre incorporating a Bragg lattice and its application Physics 63 Expired
US5058437A Determining the quantity yield of a compressible fluid flowing through a pressure reducing valve Physics 54 Expired
US6145544A Flow conditioner for a gas transport pipe Physics 50 Expired
US3948316A Process of and device for using the energy given off by a heat source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US4518346A Gas fuel burner with incorporated ignition and safety devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 41 Expired
US5771845A Vaporization method device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 39 Expired
US5271215A Natural gas stream turbine system operating with a semi-open cycle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US5554347A Apparatus for carrying out chemical reactions requiring addition of heat at least during start up Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US5141580A Connection component for together plastic elements by thermal welding Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US4883753A High-yield methane production process by culture of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum or any other methanogenic bacterium having the same physiological growth properties Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US5182440A Process and connection component using an electrical resistor for the welding of plastic elements Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US5388984A Method of continuous modulation of a fluid flow rate by means of an electrically controlled sequential valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US7083123B2 Internal flame gas burner with high compactness Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US5121793A Capping equipment for blowout well Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US5976352A Process for thermal conversion of hydrocarbons to aliphatic hydrocarbons which are more unsaturated than the starting products, combining a steam cracking step and a pyrolysis step Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5782104A Integrated air conditioning system with hot water production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5218651A Optical fibre incorporating a variable internal Bragg grating and its applications Physics 24 Expired
US5573728A Device for selective detection of gas Physics 24 Expired
US5410131A Welding connection assembly for heat-fusing plastic tubes Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6509567B2 Method and apparatus for detecting gases Physics 22 Expired
US5178210A Vapor pump employing counterflow exchange between air and combustion products without an intermediate fluid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US7072809B2 Method for modelling fluid displacements in a porous environment taking into account hysteresis effects Physics 21 Expired
US6082994A Gas burner for cooking apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US6157455A Method and apparatus for determining the calorific value of a natural gas optically and in real time Physics 20 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.