Patents by Inventor Francoise Serein-Spirau

Francoise Serein-Spirau 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).

  • Use of cyclic azaboronates as sensitive materials in sensors for detecting the presence of peroxides in a gaseous environment
    Patent number: 9194853
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use of cyclic azaboronates as sensitive materials in sensors for the detection of the presence of peroxides, in particular hydrogen peroxide, in a gaseous environment. It further concerns new cyclic azaboronates, as well as sensors comprising these azaboronates as sensitive materials. Applications for the invention include the following: fight against terrorism, monitoring for security purposes of sites in which peroxides or peroxidable compounds are manufactured, stored, and/or used, monitoring of atmospheric pollution, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Thomas Caron, Myriam Bouhadid, Eric Pasquinet, Pierre Montmeat, Francoise Serein-Spirau
  • USE OF CYCLIC AZABORONATES AS SENSITIVE MATERIALS IN SENSORS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF PEROXIDES IN A GASEOUS ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20130260471
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use of cyclic azaboronates as sensitive materials in sensors for the detection of the presence of peroxides, in particular hydrogen peroxide, in a gaseous environment. It further concerns new cyclic azaboronates, as well as sensors comprising these azaboronates as sensitive materials. Applications: Fight against terrorism, monitoring for security purposes of sites in which peroxides or peroxidable compounds are manufactured, stored, and/or used, monitoring of atmospheric pollution, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Caron, Myriam Bouhadid, Eric Pasquinet, Pierre Montmeat, Francoise Serein-Spirau
  • Chemical sensors comprising fluorescent conjugated polymers as sensitive materials, and their use in the detection or assaying of nitro compounds
    Patent number: 8178354
    Abstract: The invention relates to chemical sensors comprising fluorescent conjugated polymers as sensitive materials and to their use in detecting or assaying nitro compounds, in particular nitroaromatic compounds. Fields of application: detection of explosives, monitoring and observation of atmospheric pollution and of the quality of relatively confined surroundings, watching over industrial sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Lionel Hairault, Eric Pasquinet, Pierre Montmeat, Joël Moreau, Jean-Pierre Lere-Porte, Salem Wakim, Françoise Serein-Spirau
  • Chemical Sensors Comprising Fluorescent Conjugated Polymers as Sensitive Materials, and Their use in the Detection or Assaying of Nitro Compounds
    Publication number: 20080044910
    Abstract: The invention relates to chemical sensors comprising fluorescent conjugated polymers as sensitive materials and to their use in detecting or assaying nitro compounds, in particular nitroaromatic compounds. Fields of application: detection of explosives, monitoring and observation of atmospheric pollution and of the quality of relatively confined surroundings, watching over industrial sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Lionel Hairault, Eric Pasquinet, Pierre Montmeat, Joel Moreau, Jean-Pierre Lere-Porte, Salem Wakim, Francoise Serein-Spirau