Patents by Inventor Noel Goethals

Noel Goethals 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 installation for irradiating bulk material
    Patent number: 7513193
    Abstract: The present invention is related to method for irradiating bulk material, particularly for treatment of food products such as grain, characterized in that in the case of a failure of said irradiation, the untreated bulk material is separated from the treated material and subsequently transported back towards the beginning of the process, in order to be treated. The invention allows to avoid re-treatment of large quantities of material, and provides a clear separation between contaminated and uncontaminated parts of the installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Ion Beam Applications S.A.
    Inventors: Wickham Allen, Philippe Peltier, Noel Goethals
  • Method and installation for irradiating bulk material
    Publication number: 20040234656
    Abstract: The present invention is related to method for irradiating bulk material, particularly for treatment of food products such as grain, characterised in that in the case of a failure of said irradiation, the untreated bulk material is separated from the treated material and subsequently transported back towards the beginning of the process, in order to be treated. The invention allows to avoid re-treatment of large quantities of material, and provides a clear separation between contaminated and uncontaminated parts of the installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Wickham Allen, Philippe Peltier, Noel Goethals