Patents by Inventor Jean Affolter

Jean Affolter 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).

  • Process for the treatment of used rubber and plastics
    Patent number: 6046370
    Abstract: The process aims treatment of used rubber and plastics such as vehicle tires, car fluff (plastic and rubber residues from shredded automobiles), and RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel). A vacuum pyrolysis of cuttings of said rubber and plastics is made in a reactor to yield a non condensable fraction of combustible gas, oil, and a carbonaceous solid residue. A portion of the carbonaceous solid residue is mechanically mixed in the reactor to the rubber and plastics cuttings before and during pyrolysis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Alcyon S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Affolter, Richard Bovey, Jean-Pierre Vuille