Patents by Inventor Joseph Bonnefoy

Joseph Bonnefoy 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 of treating water effluent from purging or cleaning steam generator circuits, and a mobile unit enabling the method to be implemented
    Patent number: 8679342
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating water effluent from purging or cleaning steam generator circuits. In characteristic manner, the following steps are performed: filtering the raw effluent to separate insoluble matter from the filtered effluent; and concentrating the filtered effluent to below the solubility limit of the dissolved species so as to obtain a liquid concentrate, the concentration step including at least evapo-concentration treatment and reverse osmosis treatment; the pH of the effluent being adjusted to a value in the range 5 to 6.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support
    Inventors: Hervé Paillard, Jérôme De Benedittis, Joseph Bonnefoy
  • METHOD OF TREATING WATER EFFLUENT FROM PURGING OR CLEANING STEAM GENERATOR CIRCUITS, AND A MOBILE UNIT ENABLING THE METHOD TO BE IMPLEMENTED
    Publication number: 20090261039
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating water effluent from purging or cleaning steam generator circuits. In characteristic manner, the following steps are performed: filtering the raw effluent to separate insoluble matter from the filtered effluent; and concentrating the filtered effluent to below the solubility limit of the dissolved species so as to obtain a liquid concentrate, the concentration step including at least evapo-concentration treatment and reverse osmosis treatment; the pH of the effluent being adjusted to a value in the range 5 to 6.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: VEOLIA EAU - COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES EAUX
    Inventors: Herve Paillard, Jerome De Benedittis, Joseph Bonnefoy