Patents by Inventor Arnaud Sommain

Arnaud Sommain 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).

  • Patent number: 11512028
    Abstract: A method for the biological treatment of organic waste containing impurities consisting of non-biodegradable materials, including: • a first step of wet mechanical separation of the non-biodegradable materials present in the abovementioned organic waste in order to obtain a purified organic fraction, • a second step of dehydrating the purified organic fraction in order to obtain a dehydrated purified organic fraction and an effluent, • a third step of dry anaerobic biological treatment of the dehydrated organic fraction in order to obtain organic residues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SUEZ GROUPE
    Inventors: Arnaud Sommain, Jean-Luc Martel
  • Publication number: 20200165172
    Abstract: A method for the biological treatment of organic waste containing impurities consisting of non-biodegradable materials, including: •a first step of wet mechanical separation of the non-biodegradable materials present in the abovementioned organic waste in order to obtain a purified organic fraction, •a second step of dehydrating the purified organic fraction in order to obtain a dehydrated purified organic fraction and an effluent, •a third step of dry anaerobic biological treatment of the dehydrated organic fraction in order to obtain organic residues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Arnaud SOMMAIN, Jean-Luc MARTEL
  • Patent number: 9943858
    Abstract: The invention relates to a waste treatment method in which waste is subjected to a first screening process (4). The fraction of waste passing through the screening is subjected to a pre-fermentation treatment in a rotating tube (1) and the material leaving the pre-fermentation treatment tube is subjected to mixing in a mixing hopper, and, subsequently, to a methanization treatment in a digester (2). The organic materials are separated from the undesirable products in the material leaving the pre-fermentation treatment tube before it enters the digester. The digester (2) is horizontal and mechanically stirred, and a fraction of the digestate leaving the digester is recirculated at least in the mixing hopper, the recirculation rate being sufficiently high to ensure complete mixing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SUEZ ENVIRONMENT
    Inventor: Arnaud Sommain
  • Publication number: 20150048008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a waste treatment method in which waste is subjected to a first screening process (4). The fraction of waste passing through the screening is subjected to a pre-fermentation treatment in a rotating tube (1) and the material leaving the pre-fermentation treatment tube is subjected to mixing in a mixing hopper, and, subsequently, to a methanisation treatment in a digester (2). The organic materials are separated from the undesirable products in the material leaving the pre-fermentation treatment tube before it enters the digester. The digester (2) is horizontal and mechanically stirred, and a fraction of the digestate leaving the digester is recirculated at least in the mixing hopper, the recirculation rate being sufficiently high to ensure complete mixing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT
    Inventor: Arnaud Sommain