Patents by Inventor Gilles Berhault

Gilles Berhault 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).

  • Patent number: 9993807
    Abstract: The invention concerns a composition comprising a mixture of zinc sulphide (ZnS) and molybdenum sulphide (MoSx), in which the Mo/Zn molar ratio is in the range 0.01 to 1.9. The invention also pertains to a process for its preparation as well as to its application in photocatalysis and more particularly to its application in photocatalysis for the production of dihydrogen from water (H2O) and/or hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and/or any other source of protons in the presence of a source emitting in the ultraviolet and/or visible spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: CNRS, IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Dina Lofficial, Eric Puzenat, Elodie Blanco, Pavel Afanasiev, Gilles Berhault
  • Publication number: 20150158017
    Abstract: The invention concerns a composition comprising a mixture of zinc sulphide (ZnS) and molybdenum sulphide (MoSx), in which the Mo/Zn molar ratio is in the range 0.01 to 1.9. The invention also pertains to a process for its preparation as well as to its application in photocatalysis and more particularly to its application in photocatalysis for the production of dihydrogen from water (H2O) and/or hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and/or any other source of protons in the presence of a source emitting in the ultraviolet and/or visible spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicants: CNRS, IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Dina Lofficial, Eric Puzenat, Elodie Blanco, Pavel Afanasiev, Gilles Berhault
  • Patent number: 8030242
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing metallic nanoparticles with an anisotropic nature by using two different reducing agents, preferably with different reducing powers, on a source of a metal selected from columns 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table of the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Denis Uzio, Catherine Verdon, Cecile Thomazeau, Bogdan Harbuzaru, Gilles Berhault
  • Publication number: 20090226357
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing metallic nanoparticles with an anisotropic nature by using two different reducing agents, preferably with different reducing powers, on a source of a metal selected from columns 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table of the elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Denis Uzio, Catherine Verdon, Cecile Thomazeau, Bogdan Harbuzaru, Gilles Berhault
  • Publication number: 20080096986
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparation of anisotropic metallic nanoparticles comprising at least: a) One stage that is brought into contact with an aqueous solution that comprises at least one source of a metal that is selected from the columns 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table and at least one soluble surfactant, b) One stage for formation of anisotropic metallic nanoparticles of at least one of said metals, by adding at least one reducing agent to the solution that is obtained in stage a), c) Said particles are: c1) separated from liquid and optionally dried, or c2) deposited on a substrate by impregnation with the suspension obtained in stage b) or after resuspension of the nanoparticles that are obtained at the end of stage c1), whereby the substrate is an oxide of unordered texture, and after separation of the possible residual liquid, the material that is obtained is dried at a temperature that is less than or equal to 120° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Cecile Thomazeau, Denis Uzio, Catherine Verdon, Bogdan Harbuzaru, Gilles Berhault