Patents by Inventor Christel Girault

Christel Girault 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: 8367128
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing a food or biotechnological product including one or more steps, said one or more steps being implemented in a medium, said one or more steps implemented in a medium being a fermentation step, which consists in: during at least one of the steps of the method in controlling the redox potential of the medium of the step concerned. Said method is characterized in that it consists in carrying out the process as follows: regulating at a predetermined setpoint level the redox potential of the medium of the step whereof the redox potential is controlled by controlled additions of a process gas into the medium concerned; and proceeding to the step following the step concerned in the process when said setpoint value is reached so as to carry out at least one of said steps of the process in reducing condition and at least one of said steps of the process in oxidizing condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Christel Girault, Dominique Ibarra
  • Publication number: 20100151077
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing a food or biotechnological product including one or more steps, said one or more steps being implemented in a medium, said one or more steps implemented in a medium being a fermentation step, which consists in: during at least one of the steps of the method in controlling the redox potential of the medium of the step concerned. Said method is characterized in that it consists in carrying out the process as follows: regulating at a predetermined setpoint level the redox potential of the medium of the step whereof the redox potential is controlled by controlled additions of a process gas into the medium concerned; and proceeding to the step following the step concerned in the process when said setpoint value is reached so as to carry out at least one of said steps of the process in reducing condition and at least one of said steps of the process in oxidizing condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Christel Girault, Dominique Ibarra
  • Patent number: 7393380
    Abstract: A method for guaranteeing at least one characteristic of a fluid used for producing food products. This method utilizes a system for piping and delivering the fluid, combined with means for producing the products, in order to use the fluid for producing the products; the measuring a value of the characteristic; the comparing the measured value with a predetermined threshold value; the act of executing an action if the measured value departs from the threshold value; the combining the measured value with first information for identifying at least one product; and then the storing the associated value and the associated information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme A Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Jean-François Vie, Henry Ledon, Philippe Girardon, Christel Girault
  • Patent number: 7276104
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing products using a fluid, which enables one to control the quality of the fluid from the point of production to the point of use, monitored on a microbiological, physical, and chemical basis. At least one sensor for the acquisition of purity information and a system for storing such purity information is included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme A Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Jean-François Vie, Henry Ledon, Philippe Girardon, Christel Girault
  • Publication number: 20050106062
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method comprising steps which consist in: providing a system (8) for transporting and dispensing the fluid associated with means (5) for producing the products (3) to use the fluid for producing the products; measuring a value of the characteristic; comparing the measured value to a predetermined threshold; carrying out an action if the measured value exceeds the threshold value; associating the measured value with a first information identifying at least a product (3); and storing the associated value and information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Vie, Henry Ledon, Philippe Girardon, Christel Girault
  • Publication number: 20050061751
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing products using a fluid, which enables one to control the quality of the fluid from the point of production to the point of use, monitored on a microbiological, physical, and chemical basis. At least one sensor for the acquisition of purity information and a system for storing such purity information is included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Vie, Henry Ledon, Philippe Girardon, Christel Girault