Alain Guillard

This inventor holds 66 USPTO granted patents and 34 published patent applications, plus 2 CIPO patents and 4 EPO patents, primarily in Cryogenic Processes (CPC class F25J). Top assignees: L'air Liquide,societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude, L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des, L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme a Directoire Et Conseil De Surveillance Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude. Active years: 1994-2026.

USPTO Granted Patents = 66 (Patent Applications = 34)

% Patents Active = 83.3

CIPO Patents = 2 (Patent Applications = 3)

EPO Patents = 4 (Patent Applications = 12)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.2

ph-index = 13

Forward Citations = 424(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 403(Dec 10, 2025)

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Location History:

Paris, FR (1994 - 2016)
Houston, TX (US) (2017 - 2024)

Company Filing History:

36 out of 1,517

L'air Liquide,societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude

patents

15 out of 715

L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des

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13 out of 295

L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme a Directoire Et Conseil De Surveillance Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude

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4. 1 out of 46

Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLC

6. 1 out of 834,307

Other

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where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1994-2026

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Areas of Expertise:

Hydrogen Liquefaction

Air Separation

Cryogenic Distillation

Oxygen Production

Methanol Production

Industrial Gas Integration

Turbomachine Seals

Efficiency Improvement

Gas Treatment

Power Generation

Liquid Nitrogen

Emissions Reduction

66 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 12638235 - Oxygen liquefier design phasing (2026-05-26),

2. 12584686 - Apparatus for precooling hydrogen for liquefaction using external liquid nitrogen and high pressure gaseous nitrogen (2026-03-24),

3. 12429064 - Method of using a labyrinth seal for sealing a turbomachine for oxygen rich process fluids (2025-09-30),

4. 12429063 - Turbomachine labyrinth seal design for oxygen rich process fluids (2025-09-30),

5. 12117240 - Integrated multicomponent refrigerant and air separation process for producing liquid oxygen (2024-10-15),

6. 11976878 - Flexible process and apparatus for the liquefaction of oxygen (2024-05-07),

7. 11952270 - Method and system for purification of helium using cryogenic, membrane, and adsorption techniques (2024-04-09),

8. 11913718 - Argon and power production by integration with power plant (2024-02-27),

9. 11834333 - Nitrogen process for production of ammonia and liquid hydrogen (2023-12-05),

10. 11815309 - Integration of hydrogen liquefaction with gas processing units (2023-11-14),

11. 11629051 - Method for increasing efficiency and reducing emissions in a steam reforming plant (2023-04-18),

12. 11629050 - Method for increasing efficiency and reducing emissions in a steam reforming plant (2023-04-18),

13. 11359858 - Method for liquefying ammonia (2022-06-14),

14. 10807033 - Vertical purification device (2020-10-20),

15. 10730749 - Process for integrating a partial oxidation plant with an oxy-combustion plant utilizing a steam turbine (2020-08-04),

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