Patents by Inventor Jean-Benoit Lhoest

Jean-Benoit Lhoest 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).

  • Glazing
    Publication number: 20060035051
    Abstract: A glazing panel (10) is assembled in a frame (15) by a fixing member (21) secured to a surface of one of the sheets of glass at an attachment portion of the glazing panel. The attachment portion of the glazing panel comprises a heatable fracturing element (23, 24) adapted to fracture at least a portion of the glazing panel to facilitate separation of at least a portion of the glazing from its fixing member (21). The glazing panel may be easily removed from its frame (15) at the end of its life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventor: Jean-Benoit Lhoest
  • Glazing
    Publication number: 20040003555
    Abstract: A glazing panel (10) has a fixing element (31) adapted to participate in securing the glazing panel in a frame (35), which is secured to a surface of the of pvb or other glass laminating material (22). The arrangement may facilitate recycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventor: Jean-Benoit Lhoest
  • Biomaterial and method for obtaining it
    Patent number: 5962136
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a biomaterial for the selective adhesion of cell and/or tissue, which comprises a polymeric support having an heterogeneous surface conditioned with a surfactant and an extracellular matrix protein or a portion of said protein. The present invention concerns also the biosensor, the diagnostic device, the bioreactor, the tissue and the organ comprising the biomaterial according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Universite Catholique de Louvain
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Dewez, Jean-Benoit Lhoest, Eric Detrait, Paul Rouxhet, Patrick Bertrand, Philippe Van Den Bosch De Aguilar