Patents by Inventor Benoit Mullier

Benoit Mullier 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).

  • Apparatus and process for irradiating product pallets
    Patent number: 7274026
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an apparatus for irradiating products conveyed on a pallet, comprising a beam source (3) for producing a radiation beam, a shielding wall (4) encompassing an irradiation chamber (2) and a revolving cylindrical door (6) having a recess (8) for holding said pallet, for bringing said pallet in and out of the irradiation chamber (2) wherein said high-energy radiation beam is directed towards a lateral side of said revolving door (6), for irradiating said pallet in said recess (8), or brought before said recess (8). The present invention is also related to a process wherein a product pallet is brought into an irradiation chamber (2) through a revolving cylindrical door (6) having a recess (8), and irradiated while in said recess (8) or in front of said recess (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Ion Beam Application S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Bol, Benoit Mullier, Fréderic Stichelbaut, Glenn Nelson
  • Apparatus and method for electron beam irradiation having improved dose uniformity ratio
    Patent number: 7067827
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an apparatus and method for irradiating a product package, comprising a radiation source directing a radiation beam along a beam direction towards said product package, conveying means for transporting said product package past said radiation source along a transport path, and reflecting means located on at least one side of the plane formed by said beam direction and said transport path. By adjusting the distance and angle of the reflecting means to the conveyor and beam, and improved dose uniformity ratio is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Ion Beam Applications S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Louis Bol, Olivier Gregoire, Francis Martin, Benoît Mullier, Frédéric Stichelbaut
  • Apparatus and process for irradiating product pallets
    Publication number: 20050167613
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an apparatus for irradiating products conveyed on a pallet, comprising a beam source (3) for producing a radiation beam, a shielding wall (4) encompassing an irradiation chamber (2) and a revolving cylindrical door (6) having a recess (8) for holding said pallet, for bringing said pallet in and out of the irradiation chamber (2) wherein said high-energy radiation beam is directed towards a lateral side of said revolving door (6), for irradiating said pallet in said recess (8), or brought before said recess (8). The present invention is also related to a process wherein a product pallet is brought into an irradiation chamber (2) through a revolving cylindrical door (6) having a recess (8), and irradiated while in said recess (8) or in front of said recess (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: ION Beam Applications SA
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Bol, Benoit Mullier, Frederic Stichelbaut, Glenn Nelson
  • Apparatus and method for electron beam irradiation having improved dose uniformity ratio
    Publication number: 20050098740
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an apparatus and method for irradiating a product package, comprising a radiation source directing a radiation beam along a beam direction towards said product package, conveying means for transporting said product package past said radiation source along a transport path, and reflecting means located on at least one side of the plane formed by said beam direction and said transport path. By adjusting the distance and angle of the reflecting means to the conveyor and beam, and improved dose uniformity ratio is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: ION BEAM APPLICATIONS S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Bol, Olivier Gregoire, Francis Martin, Benoit Mullier, Frederic Stichelbaut