Patents by Inventor Nathalie Bouchard

Nathalie Bouchard 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).

  • Coke separation process in paste plant
    Patent number: 7987992
    Abstract: The invention describes a process and apparatus producing a dense coke fraction from a first particulate coke fraction having a first average density and a first average particle size distribution, stratifying the coke fraction in a density separator into at least two fractions, the at least two fractions comprising a light coke fraction and the dense coke fraction. The dense fraction having an average density greater than the first average density and a particle size distribution substantially equivalent to the first average particle size distribution. The apparatus includes an inclined oscillating table comprising a gas-pervious deck, and a gas mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
    Inventors: Pierre Laurin, Nathalie Bouchard, Weixia Chen, Cyril Gaudreault, Yvon Ménard
  • COKE SEPARATION PROCESS IN PASTE PLANT
    Publication number: 20080173573
    Abstract: The invention describes a process and apparatus producing a dense coke fraction from a first particulate coke fraction having a first average density and a first average particle size distribution, stratifying the coke fraction in a density separator into at least two fractions, the at least two fractions comprising a light coke fraction and the dense coke fraction. The dense fraction having an average density greater than the first average density and a particle size distribution substantially equivalent to the first average particle size distribution. The apparatus includes an inclined oscillating table comprising a gas-pervious deck, and a gas mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Pierre Laurin, Nathalie Bouchard, Weixia Chen, Cyril Gaudreault, Yvon Menard