Patents by Inventor Georges Picon

Georges Picon 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).

  • Method and apparatus for the detection of toxic substances in waste water feeding a biological treatment plant
    Patent number: 4564453
    Abstract: Waste water to be analyzed is brought into a reactor continuously supplied with samples of activated sludge taken from the biological treatment plant; oxygen is also constantly supplied to the reactor and the content of oxygen dissolved inside the reactor is measured in order to automatically regulate the waste water flow admitted into the reactor in relation the measured value of dissolved oxygen content and thus keep the load applied to the reactor substantially constant; a toxicity alarm is released in case of abnormal reduction of respiration when the waste water admission flow is maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: Atochem (Societe Anonyme Styled)
    Inventors: Daniel Coplot, Georges Picon