Patents by Inventor Valerie Mertens

Valerie Mertens 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).

  • Sustainable process for the treatment and detoxification of liquid waste
    Publication number: 20050067347
    Abstract: A method for treatment of liquid waste is disclosed that includes the steps of (a) submitting the liquid waste to a pretreatment and (b) submitting the pretreated liquid waste to the action of fungi or active agents thereof. In particular, the described process is useful for the effective decoloration and detoxification of dye-containing liquid wastes using white rot fungi or active agents thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Sophie Vanhulle, Mathias Lucas, Valerie Mertens, Benoit Gobeaux, Anne Corbisier, Christian-Marie Bols, Frederic Buchon, Dirk Wesenberg, Soyridon Agathos