Patents by Inventor Nicole Monin

Nicole Monin 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).

  • Composition containing a surface active compound and glycolipids and decontamination process for a porous medium polluted by hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 5654192
    Abstract: The invention relates to a decontamination process for a porous medium polluted by hydrocarbons according to a composition containing a surface active agent as glycolipids in their crude or modified form is introduced, for example by at least one input well, in the optional presence of hydrocarbon-destroying bacteria and at least one part of the composition containing at least one part of the hydrocarbons is collected, for example by a production well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Jean Ducreux, Daniel Ballerini, Marc Baviere, Christian Bocard, Nicole Monin