Patents by Inventor Eric Valery

Eric Valery 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: 12559778
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a fructose composition comprising the following successive stages: provision of an initial composition comprising glucose; concentration of the initial composition by evaporation of water to obtain a concentrated initial composition; isomerization of glucose to fructose from the concentrated initial composition, making it possible to obtain an intermediate composition; purification of the intermediate composition in a multicolumn chromatography system, making it possible to obtain a glucose-rich raffinate and a fructose-rich extract; concentration of the extract by evaporation of water; wherein the intermediate composition is not subjected to a concentration step by evaporation of water between the isomerization step and the purification step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: NOVASEP PROCESS SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Damien Brichant, Eric Valery
  • Patent number: 11987853
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying a mixture to be separated, in a multicolumn chromatography system, the method comprising successively and cyclically: a step of collecting a raffinate, a step of injecting the mixture to be separated, a step of collecting an extract and an eluent injection step, at an operating temperature; wherein the mixture to be separated has a viscosity at 20° C. greater than or equal to 3 mPa·s; and wherein the dry matter mass concentration of the mixture to be separated is equal, within 5%, to a threshold concentration, said threshold concentration is such that: the viscosity of the mixture to be treated at a dry matter mass concentration equal to the threshold concentration and at the operating temperature, is equal to twice the viscosity of the mixture to be treated, at a dry matter mass concentration equal to 85% of the threshold concentration and at the operating temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: NOVASEP PROCESS SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Cédric Prieur
  • Patent number: 11857892
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating a mixture in a system comprising a plurality of chromatography columns, the method successively comprising, in a cyclical manner, in a given part of the system: a step of collecting a raffinate; a step of injecting the mixture to be separated; a step of collecting an extract; and a step of injecting a mobile phase; the method further comprising: determining, in a node of the system, the history of a variable representing the concentration of at least one species contained in the mixture to be separated; detecting, within said history, a characteristic point between the beginning of a step of collecting the extract and the end of the following step of collecting the raffinate; comparing the position of the characteristic point in relation to a target position; and adjusting the carrier volume of the characteristic point, modifying the position of the characteristic point in order to bring the position of the characteristic point closer to the target position; th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: NOVASEP PROCESS SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Cedric Prieur, Eric Valery
  • Publication number: 20220119443
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for purification of biomolecules, comprising an injection device comprising an injection channel provided with at least one inlet for a precipitation agent composition and a plurality of outlets on the external surface of the injection channel and a mixing device comprising a mixing channel with at least one main inlet for a composition to be purified and at least one main outlet, and a plurality of secondary inlets, wherein the injection device and the mixing device are coupled such that each of the plurality of outlets of the injection device is connected to a respective secondary inlet of the mixing channel. The invention further relates to a set comprising the apparatus, a composition comprising at least one biomolecule and at least one impurity, and a composition comprising at least one precipitation agent, and to a method for purification of biomolecules using the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Maria Del Carme Pons-Royo
  • Publication number: 20210164007
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a fructose composition comprising the following successive stages: provision of an initial composition comprising glucose; concentration of the initial composition by evaporation of water to obtain a concentrated initial composition; isomerization of glucose to fructose from the concentrated initial composition, making it possible to obtain an intermediate composition; purification of the intermediate composition in a multicolumn chromatography system, making it possible to obtain a glucose-rich raffinate and a fructose-rich extract; concentration of the extract by evaporation of water; wherein the intermediate composition is not subjected to a concentration step by evaporation of water between the isomerization step and the purification step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Damien Brichant, Eric Valery
  • Publication number: 20210032711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying a mixture to be separated, in a multicolumn chromatography system, the method comprising successively and cyclically: a step of collecting a raffinate, a step of injecting the mixture to be separated, a step of collecting an extract and an eluent injection step, at an operating temperature; wherein the mixture to be separated has a viscosity at 20° C. greater than or equal to 3 mPa·s; and wherein the dry matter mass concentration of the mixture to be separated is equal, within 5%, to a threshold concentration, said threshold concentration is such that: the viscosity of the mixture to be treated at a dry matter mass concentration equal to the threshold concentration and at the operating temperature, is equal to twice the viscosity of the mixture to be treated, at a dry matter mass concentration equal to 85% of the threshold concentration and at the operating temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Cédric Prieur
  • Publication number: 20210023474
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating a mixture in a system comprising a plurality of chromatography columns, the method successively comprising, in a cyclical manner, in a given part of the system: a step of collecting a raffinate; a step of injecting the mixture to be separated; a step of collecting an extract; and a step of injecting a mobile phase; the method further comprising: determining, in a node of the system, the history of a variable representing the concentration of at least one species contained in the mixture to be separated; detecting, within said history, a characteristic point between the beginning of a step of collecting the extract and the end of the following step of collecting the raffinate; comparing the position of the characteristic point in relation to a target position; and adjusting the carrier volume of the characteristic point, modifying the position of the characteristic point in order to bring the position of the characteristic point closer to the target position; th
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Cedric Prieur, Eric Valery
  • Patent number: 10870895
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying a solution, the method comprising the following successive steps: —bringing a solution to be purified into contact with an ion exchange resin by suspending the ion exchange resin in the solution to be purified, the ion exchange resin having the form of particles having a size Dv50 smaller than or equal to 200 ?m; —separating the solution into a purified solution and a loaded resin; —regenerating the loaded resin by passing at least one regenerating solution through a compact bed of loaded resin. The invention also relates to an assembly for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Novasep Process
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Cedric Prieur
  • Patent number: 10751643
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid distributor (9, 10) for a column (1) comprising at least one cell (2) containing a bed of particles (3), the fluid distributor (9, 10) comprising: —a floor (11, 21) comprising at least one injection point (15, 25) providing a fluidic connection on either side thereof; —a layer of a resistive medium (12, 22) fixed on one face of the floor (11, 21), the resistive medium being permeable to the fluid; —a spacing device (13, 23) inserted between the floor (11, 21) and the layer of resistive medium (12, 22) and maintaining a space for the circulation of the fluid between the floor (11, 21) and the layer of resistive medium (12, 22). The invention also relates to a column, in particular a chromatography column, provided with this fluid distributor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: NOVASEP PROCESS
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Cédric Prieur, Nicolas Pautal, Stéphane Oliveira
  • Publication number: 20190300973
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying a solution, the method comprising the following successive steps: —bringing a solution to be purified into contact with an ion exchange resin by suspending the ion exchange resin in the solution to be purified, the ion exchange resin having the form of particles having a size Dv50 smaller than or equal to 200 ?m; —separating the solution into a purified solution and a loaded resin; —regenerating the loaded resin by passing at least one regenerating solution through a compact bed of loaded resin. The invention also relates to an assembly for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Cedric Prieur
  • Publication number: 20180036652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid distributor (9,10)for a column (1)comprising at least one cell (2) containing a bed of particles (3), the fluid distributor (9, 10) comprising: - a floor (11, 21) comprising at least one injection point (15, 25) providing a fluidic connection on either side thereof; - a layer of resistive medium (12, 22) fixed on one face of the floor(11, 21), the resistive medium being permeable to the fluid; - a spacing device (13, 23) inserted between the floor (11, 21) and the layer of reistive medium (12, 22) and maintaining a space for the circulation of the fluid between the floor (11, 21) and the layer of resistive medium (12, 22). The invention also relates to a column, in particular a chromatography column, provided with this fluid distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: NOVASEP PROCESS
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Cédric Prieur, Nicolas Pautal, Stéphane Oliveira
  • Publication number: 20170173495
    Abstract: A read circuit for an electrical signal produced by a POSFET device is disclosed which comprises a transconductance amplifier (4) connected at its inverting input to the output of the POSFET device (1), at least one neuron (8a, 8b) connected to the output of said transconductance amplifier, said amplifier being adapted to receive a signal from the POSFET device representative of a force or pressure exerted on it and to produce at its output at least one current signal (I0?, I0+) representative of such force or pressure, the at least one neuron being adapted to receive said current signal and to produce an output signal (12a, 12b) being a pulse train with frequency proportional to said current signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: NOVASEP PROCESS
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Cédric Prieur, Nicolas Pautal, Stéphane Oliveira
  • Patent number: 9180387
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for separating fractions of a mixture to be separated, in a device (1) comprising: several chromatography columns (21, 22, 23,) mounted in series; an open separation loop comprising in input a point for injecting (6) eluent in one of the columns and in output a point for drawing (8) a fraction of the mixture. The method includes the following steps: batch injection of the mixture to be separated in the open separation loop (4); collecting at least two fractions; offsetting at least one column of the eluent injecting and fraction drawing points (6, 8) of the separation loop (4). The invention also concerns a device for separating fractions of a mixture to be separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: NOVASEP PROCESS
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Olivier Ludemann-Hombourger
  • Patent number: 8752417
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating fractions of a mixture to be separated including the steps of providing a device comprising at least two chromatography columns mounted in series, discontinuously injecting a mixture to be separated, in a single point of the device, discontinuously drawing off the fraction enriched in the product of interest, in a single point of the device, and injecting eluents in each column and displacing the points for injection eluents, the eluents having a different eluting power. The method allows efficient separation which is simple to perform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Novasep
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Hector Osuna Sanchez, Michel Bailly
  • Patent number: 8465649
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for separating biomolecules from an aqueous solution containing the biomolectules and impurities, having different affinities and/or interactions with a solid support. The solution is passed over a fixed bed of chromatographic resin containing at least three zones, with flow of liquid being arranged between adjacent zones and between a last and first zone. Each of several sequences includes at least an adsorption stage, a rinsing stage, or a desorption stage, with each subsequent sequence being carried out by a downstream displacement of fronts in the zones by approximately the same increment before the periodical displacement of the introduction and withdrawal points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Groupe Novasep
    Inventors: Marc-André Theoleyre, Stanislas Baudouin, Annick Merrien, Eric Valery, Olivier Ludemann-Hombourger, David Laurent, Margit Holzer
  • Publication number: 20120214966
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for separating biomolecules from an aqueous solution containing the biomolecules and impurities, having different affinities and/or interactions with a solid support. The solution is passed over a fixed bed of chromatographic resin containing at least three zones, with flow of liquid being arranged between adjacent zones and between a last and first zone. Each of several sequences includes at least an adsorption stage, a rinsing stage, or a desorption stage, with each subsequent sequence being carried out by a downstream displacement of fronts in the zones by approximately the same increment before the periodical displacement of the introduction and withdrawal points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: GROUPE NOVASEP
    Inventors: Marc-André Theoleyre, Stanislas Baudouin, Annick Merrien, Eric Valery, Olivier Ludemann-Hombourger, David Laurent, Margit Holzer
  • Patent number: 8216475
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for separating fractions of a mixture using a chromatography device. The method includes the following steps: controlling in one node of the device, the history of a specific variable of the fractions of the mixture to be separated; detecting one characteristic point of the history, the characteristic point being between two successive steps of fraction collecting; comparing the position of the characteristic point relative to a target position; adjusting the amount of mobile phase modifying the position of the characteristic point to cause the position of the characteristic point to coincide with the target position. The invention also concerns a device for implementing the method. The method enables the operation of the device to be automatically set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Novasep
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Céline Morey
  • Patent number: 8182696
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for separating biomolecules from an aqueous solution containing the biomolectules and impurities, having different affinities and/or interactions with a solid support. The solution is passed over a fixed bed of chromatographic resin containing at least three zones, with flow of liquid being arranged between adjacent zones and between a last and first zone. Each of several sequences includes at least an adsorption stage, a rinsing stage, or a desorption stage, with each subsequent sequence being carried out by a downstream displacement of fronts in the zones by approximately the same increment before the periodical displacement of the introduction and withdrawal points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Groupe Novasep
    Inventors: Marc-André Theoleyre, Stanislas Baudouin, Annick Merrien, Eric Valery, Olivier Ludemann-Hombourger, David Laurent, Margit Holzer
  • Publication number: 20110168632
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for separating fractions of a mixture to be separated, in a device (1) comprising: several chromatography columns (21, 22, 23,) mounted in series; an open separation loop comprising in input a point for injecting (6) eluent in one of the columns and in output a point for drawing (8) a fraction of the mixture. The method includes the following steps: batch injection of the mixture to be separated in the open separation loop (4); collecting at least two fractions; offsetting at least one column of the eluent injecting and fraction drawing points (6, 8) of the separation loop (4). The invention also concerns a device for separating fractions of a mixture to be separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Olivier Ludemann-Hombourger
  • Publication number: 20110030457
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating fractions of a mixture to be separated comprising the steps of providing a device comprising at least two chromatography columns mounted in series, discontinuously injecting a mixture to be separated, in a single point of the device, discontinuously drawing off the fraction enriched in the product of interest, in a single point of the device, injecting eluents in each column and displacing the points for injecting eluents, the eluents having a different eluting power. The method allows efficient separation which is simple to perform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: NOVASEP
    Inventors: Eric Valery, Hector Osuna Sanchez, Michel Bailly