Patents by Inventor Alain Michel Daniel Le Bail

Alain Michel Daniel Le Bail 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).

  • Continuous method for partially crystallising a solution and a device for carrying out said method
    Patent number: 7815732
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the partial crystallization of a phase in a solution, comprising at least one pump for circulation of the solution in a circuit of a heat exchanger formed from at least one tube in contact with a cooling circuit, characterized in that the circuit of the exchanger includes static means to mix the solution, so that the crystallized particles of the phase are continuously mixed with the solution during the circulation of said solution. The invention also relates to an assembly including several devices according to the invention or several parts of such a device. The invention also relates to a method to use such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventor: Alain Michel Daniel Le Bail