Patents by Inventor Xavier Nicolay

Xavier Nicolay 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 BIOLEACHING A METAL PRESENT IN A MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20160138128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for recovering at least one metal present within a material, said material possibly including iron, said method including a step of supplying a ferrous ion, a step of supplying a ferric ion, and a step of bioleaching at least one metal present in the material by the ferric ions, each one of the steps being implemented by a particular bacterial population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: MEURICE RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT
    Inventors: Xavier Nicolay, Karine Vauchel