Patents by Inventor Gérard Benoit

Gérard Benoit 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: 20160145533
    Abstract: A method is for extracting shrimp oil. Particularly, shrimp processing water (EPC) is recovered and subjected to a dissolved air flotation (DAF) system after adding a flocculating agent. The suspended and dissolved solids form aggregates that are recovered from the surface by a procedure referred to as “skimming”. The skimming product is then directed into a horizontal centrifuge (decanter) in order to separate the solid phase (SOC) and the liquid phase having water and shrimp oil. The liquid phase is pumped into the 3-phase vertical centrifuge in order to separate the shrimp oil, the water, and the solids. The solids recovered after using the separator can then be added to the solid phase obtained after settling. The resulting shrimp oil is very rich in astaxanthin and the resulting water contains very little organic material and can be returned to the general processing plant effluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Nadia TCHOUKANOVA, Gerard BENOIT
  • Patent number: 6624154
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising a retinoid X receptor agonist and an agent capable of activating protein kinase A. The invention also relates to methods of treating hyperproliferative diseases by administering a retinoid X receptor agonist and an agent capable of activating protein kinase A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignees: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Louis Pasteur
    Inventors: Gérard Benoit, Hinrich Gronemeyer, Michel Lanotte, Marco Gottardis