US Patent Issued to IFP Energies nouvelles on Nov. 4 for "Concept for collection and distribution channels for a simulated moving bed separation process using N-columns in series" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,907, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to IFP Energies nouvelles (Rueil-Malmaison, France).

"Concept for collection and distribution channels for a simulated moving bed separation process using N-columns in series" was invented by Frederic Augier (Saint Symphorien D Ozon, France), Aude Royon-Lebeaud (Lyons, France), Damien Leinekugel Le Cocq (Oullins, France) and Alexandre Vonner (Feyzin, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention describes a device for supplying or collecting from a column forming part of an assembly of columns in series, for use in a simulated moving bed separation process. The present device can be us...