Patents by Inventor Michéle Monnet

Michéle Monnet 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 for separating benzothiophene compounds from hydrocarbon mixture containing them, and hydrocarbon mixture obtained by said method
    Patent number: 6441264
    Abstract: A method for separating at least a benzothiophene compound from a hydrocarbon mixture is disclosed. The method includes contacting the mixture of a fraction obtained therefrom with a reagent including an acceptor complexing agent &pgr;, to obtain a donor-acceptor complex between the acceptor complexing agent and the benzothiophene compound; and separating the complex from the mixture, or from the fraction, to obtain a fraction depleted or purified in the benzothiophene compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Total Raffinage Distribution S.A.
    Inventors: Marc Lemaire, Michéle Monnet, Michel Vrinat, Valérie Lamure, Emmanuelle Sanson, Alexandra Milenkovic