Patents by Inventor Franck Leroy

Franck Leroy 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).

  • Publication number: 20230372948
    Abstract: The Invention relates to a process for the milling of vegetable-based material, in particular plants like seeds, to produce dehulled or/and fractionate flour that includes a Material Bed Compression milling of the vegetable-based material. A first air classification of the milled material is performed to obtain a first fine fraction on one side and a first coarse fraction on the other side. A first post-treatment to the first fine fraction is then performed to obtain separate flour. The first coarse fraction is then recycled to the milling step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jean-Charles MOTTE, Denis CHEREAU, Franck LEROY, Jean-Francois MARECHAL
  • Publication number: 20230080044
    Abstract: A method for continuous aeraulic separation of particulate materials consisting of a mixture of particles that is heterogeneous in both particle size and density is provided. The method includes grinding particles of materials, generating a gas stream conveying the ground particles, first aeraulic separation on the gas stream in order to separate the particles it contains into a first fraction consisting of the coarsest particles with variable densities and a second fraction consisting of the finest particles. A second aeraulic separation is performed on the first fraction in order to separate the particles that it contains into a third fraction consisting of the coarsest and/or most dense particles and a fourth fraction consisting of the least coarse and/or the least dense particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Franck LEROY, Jean-François MARECHAL
  • Patent number: 9187369
    Abstract: A process and an installation for production of clinker and electricity, and a process for modifying a production installation of clinker are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: LAFARGE
    Inventors: Michel Gimenez, Franck Leroy
  • Publication number: 20150203400
    Abstract: A process and an installation for production of clinker and electricity, and a process for modifying a production installation of clinker are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Michel Gimenez, Franck Leroy