Patents by Inventor Herve ' Tourrier

Herve ' Tourrier 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).

  • Method and machine for washing and bleaching textiles
    Patent number: 4319973
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for washing and bleaching textiles.The method according to the invention, which is carried out by means of an aqueous wash bath containing a detergent substantially free from bleaching agent, is characterized in that said bleaching is performed by incorporating into said wash bath, at the required moment, an aqueous alkaline oxidizing solution containing in particular hydrogen peroxide ions, said aqueous alkaline oxidizing solution being produced electrolytically, immediately before its incorporation into said wash bath, by reducing oxygen at a cathode in an alkaline medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1982
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Augusto Porta, Antonin Kulhanek, Alain Groult, Herve ' Tourrier