Patents by Inventor Bruno Corso

Bruno Corso 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).

  • Device for receiving a fluid sample and applications thereof
    Patent number: 8147665
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for receiving a fluid sample, which is designed such as to form an electrode, such as a counter electrode or a working electrode, in an electrochemical cell. The inventive device comprises an end part having at least one cavity which opens to the exterior via an opening and which is equipped with a base. The invention is characterized in that the aforementioned end part comprises a first electrically-insulating hydrophobic zone which is adjacent to the cavity opening and a second electrically-conducting hydrophilic zone which is adjacent to the first zone and which at least partially covers the base of the cavity, such that, when the end part is immersed in the fluid and then removed therefrom, the cavity retains part of the fluid by means of capillary action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Genoptics
    Inventors: Thierry Livache, Bruno Corso, Thibaut Mercey, Nathalie Lassalle
  • Device for receiving a fluid sample and applications thereof
    Publication number: 20070080076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for receiving a fluid sample, which is designed such as to form an electrode, such as a counter electrode or a working electrode, in an electrochemical cell. The inventive device comprises an end part having at least one cavity which opens to the exterior via an opening and which is equipped with a base. The invention is characterized in that the aforementioned end part comprises a first electrically-insulating hydrophobic zone which is adjacent to the cavity opening and a second electrically-conducting hydrophilic zone which is adjacent to the first zone and which at least partially covers the base of the cavity, such that, when the end part is immersed in the fluid and then removed therefrom, the cavity retains part of the fluid by means of capillary action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicants: Commissarita a L'Energie Atomique, Genoptics
    Inventors: Thierry Livache, Bruno Corso, Thibaut Mercey, Nathalie Lassalle