Patents by Inventor Fabien Piret

Fabien Piret 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).

  • Unloading device, unloading process and unloaded powder
    Patent number: 9815638
    Abstract: Device for unloading a powder from standardized bulk containers equipped with an inner liner, the device comprising a collection unit suitable for being tightly fixed on the container and suitable for being in fluid communication with the interior of the liner; a shearing unit, in fluid communication with the collection unit, comprising shearing means for shearing the powder; and a separate delivering unit, in down stream fluid communication with the shearing unit, the delivering unit comprising an output suitable for connecting pneumatic unloading means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Solvay SA
    Inventors: Fabien Piret, Kris Lejeune, Hans Andersen
  • Unloading device, unloading process and unloaded powder
    Publication number: 20140178134
    Abstract: Device for unloading a powder from standardized bulk containers equipped with an inner liner, the device comprising a collection unit suitable for being tightly fixed on the container and suitable for being in fluid communication with the interior of the liner; a shearing unit, in fluid communication with the collection unit, comprising shearing means for shearing the powder; and a separate delivering unit, in down stream fluid communication with the shearing unit, the delivering unit comprising an output suitable for connecting pneumatic unloading means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SOLVAY SA
    Inventors: Fabien Piret, Kris Lejeune, Hans Andersen