Patents by Inventor Michel Torrijos

Michel Torrijos 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 purifying effluent in an anaerobic reactor
    Patent number: 7670489
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying effluents in an anaerobic reactor (1) in which the micro-organisms are held by supports, the supports forming a bed which is fixed in a part (4, 5) of the reactor. The inventive method is characterized in that it includes a step wherein the reactor is backwashed once it has been at least partially clogged, by temporarily suspending the supports. Advantageously, the method includes an initial step for starting the reactor, during which the load of the reactor is increased with a short and constant hydraulic residence time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Institut National de le Recherche Agronomique
    Inventors: Michel Torrijos, Rene Moletta, Joseph V. Thanikal, Nicolas Bernet
  • Method for purifying effluent in an anaerobic reactor
    Publication number: 20090078648
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying effluents in an anaerobic reactor (1) in which the micro-organisms are held by supports, the supports forming a bed which is fixed in a part (4, 5) of the reactor. The inventive method is characterised in that it includes a step wherein the reactor is backwashed once it has been at least partially clogged, by temporarily suspending the supports. Advantageously, the method includes an initial step for starting the reactor, during which the load of the reactor is increased with a short and constant hydraulic residence time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Michel Torrijos, Rene Moletta, Joseph V. Thanikal, Nicolas Bernet