Patents by Inventor Alain Sauvage

Alain Sauvage 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).

  • Publication number: 20020148581
    Abstract: Processes for manufacturing a paper product from cellulose pulp, part of which comes from a broke and part of which comes from a fresh pulp are provided. The processes involve first redissolving in a broke pulper, with stirring and in an alkaline medium, cellulose fibers contained in said broke to form a broke pulp. Next, the broke pulp is brought to a concentration and a pH close to that characteristic of the fresh pulp by (1) diluting said broke pulp with a white water and (2) acidifying said broke pulp by injecting carbon dioxide into said broke pulp after the broke pulp has left the broke pulper and before admixing said broke pulp with said fresh pulp. Then the broke pulp is admixed with the fresh pulp to form a pulp mixture and the pulp mixture is dewatered to form a paper product and a white water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Jean-Mathieu De Rigaud, Alain Sauvage