Patents by Inventor Nicolas Collard

Nicolas Collard 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: 10392687
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal assembly including an aluminum sheet and at least one metal sheet. An aluminum sheet is treated by heating to a temperature of between 80% and 100% of the melting temperature of the material of which it is comprised for a sufficiently long duration to create and stabilize an alpha alumina layer at the surface of the aluminum sheet. The sheet is then cooled. A metal sheet having a ductility less than or equal to the ductility of the aluminum sheet after cooling is provided, which has surface irregularities having a depth greater than or equal to the thickness of the alpha alumina layer. The aluminum sheet and the metal sheet are roll bonded in a rolling mill to produce the metal assembly, wherein the rolling mill includes at least one cylinder, the outer rolling surface of which is provided with raised portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), CNAM-Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers, Ecole Normale Superieure De Cachan
    Inventors: Laurent Prevond, Nicolas Collard, Renaud Caplain, Pierre Francois
  • Patent number: 9382610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aluminum/metal assembly including the steps involving: thermally processing an aluminum sheet by heating said sheet to a temperature of between 80% and 100% of the melting temperature of the material of which it consists for a sufficiently long duration to create and stabilize by allotropic conversion an alpha alumina layer at the surface of said aluminum sheet, and then cooling same; providing a metal layer having a ductility less than or equal to the ductility of the aluminum sheet after cooling, said layer having surface irregularities having a depth greater than or equal to the thickness of the alpha alumina layer; and roll bonding the aluminum layer and the metal layer to produce the metal assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), CNAM—Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers, Ecole Normale Superieure De Cachan
    Inventors: Laurent Prevond, Nicolas Collard, Renaud Caplain, Pierre Francois
  • Patent number: 9371575
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aluminum/metal assembly consisting of a metal layer made of a first metal on the surface of a metal object made of a second metal, the first or second metal being aluminum, wherein said method includes the following steps: placing a metal foam having an open porosity on a surface of the metal object, and applying mechanical stress to the metal foam in such a manner that said foam becomes embedded in the surface of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), CNAM—Conservatoire National des Arts Et Metiers, Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan
    Inventors: Laurent Prevond, Nicolas Collard, Renaud Caplain, Pierre Francois
  • Publication number: 20130061987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aluminum/metal assembly including the steps involving: thermally processing an aluminum sheet by heating said sheet to a temperature of between 80% and 100% of the melting temperature of the material of which it consists for a sufficiently long duration to create and stabilize by allotropic conversion an alpha alumina layer at the surface of said aluminum sheet, and then cooling same; providing a metal layer having a ductility less than or equal to the ductility of the aluminum sheet after cooling, said layer having surface irregularities having a depth greater than or equal to the thickness of the alpha alumina layer; and roll bonding the aluminum layer and the metal layer to produce the metal assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicants: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Ecole Normale Superieure De Cachan, CNAM - Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers
    Inventors: Laurent Prevond, Nicolas Collard, Renaud Caplain, Pierre Francois
  • Publication number: 20130048154
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal assembly including an aluminum sheet and at least one metal sheet. An aluminum sheet is treated by heating to a temperature of between 80% and 100% of the melting temperature of the material of which it is comprised for a sufficiently long duration to create and stabilize an alpha alumina layer at the surface of the aluminum sheet. The sheet is then cooled. A metal sheet having a ductility less than or equal to the ductility of the alumimum sheet after cooling is provided, which has surface irregularities having a depth greater than or equal to the thickness of the alpha alumina layer. The aluminum sheet and the metal sheet are roll bonded in a rolling mill to produce the metal assembly, wherein the rolling mill includes at least one cylinder, the outer rolling surface of which is provided with raised portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DE CACHAN, CNAM - CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL DES ARTS ET METIERS
    Inventors: Laurent Prevond, Nicolas Collard, Renaud Caplain, Pierre Francois
  • Publication number: 20130022834
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aluminum/metal assembly consisting of a metal layer made of a first metal on the surface of a metal object made of a second metal, the first or second metal being aluminum, wherein said method includes the following steps: placing a metal foam having an open porosity on a surface of the metal object, and applying mechanical sress to the metal foam in such a manner that said foam becomes embedded in the surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicants: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Ecole Normale Superieure De Cachan, CNAM - Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers
    Inventors: Laurent Prevond, Nicolas Collard, Renaud Caplain, Pierre Francois