Patents by Inventor Joël Menuet

Joël Menuet 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: 8800775
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating materials containing a mixture of plastic materials and metal materials, said method including: —crushing the material to be treated; pyrolysis of the crushed material; a first magnetic separation performed on the pyrolysed material providing, on the one hand, a ferrous metal fraction and, on the other hand, non-ferrous residue; —a second magnetic separation performed on the non-ferrous residue providing, on the one hand, a non-ferrous metal fraction and, on the other hand, non-magnetic residue. The invention also relates to a facility for implementing said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Terra Nova
    Inventors: Christian Thomas, Joël Menuet, Gervais Vanhelle
  • Publication number: 20110220554
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating materials containing a mixture of plastic materials and metal materials, said method including:—crushing the material to be treated; pyrolysis of the crushed material; a first magnetic separation performed on the pyrolysed material providing, on the one hand, a ferrous metal fraction and, on the other hand, non-ferrous residue;—a second magnetic separation performed on the non-ferrous residue providing, on the one hand, a non-ferrous metal fraction and, on the other hand, non-magnetic residue. The invention also relates to a facility for implementing said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Terra Nova
    Inventors: Christian Thomas, Joël Menuet, Gervais Vanhelle