Patents Assigned to Centre National de la Recherche Scientifiques (C.N.R.S.)
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Patent number: 9849437Abstract: A method is provided for modifying a surface of a solid conducting material, which includes applying a potential difference between this surface and a surface of another conducting solid material positioned facing it, and wherein, simultaneously, the surface (S) is put into contact with a liquid medium comprising in solution triarylamines (I): while subjecting these triarylamines (I) to electromagnetic radiation, at least partly converting them at into triarylammonium radicals. Also provided is a conducting device which includes two conducting metal materials, the surfaces of which, (S) and (S?) respectively, are electrically interconnected through an organic material comprising conducting fibrillar organic supramolecular species comprising an association of triarylamines of formula (I).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.), UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURGInventors: Nicolas Giuseppone, Jean-François Dayen, Vina Faramarzi, Emilie Moulin, Frederic Niess, Bernard Doudin
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Patent number: 9827277Abstract: The invention concerns a composition made from at least one sulphated polysaccharide, in particular from an algae, and combined with at least one food ingredient. This composition can be used, in particular, in the field of food or in the treatment or prevention of an infection caused by microsporidia in humans or animals. It has useful properties as an antiparasitic agent in humans or animals; for the treatment or prevention of an infection caused by at least one microsporidia in humans or animals; in particular for the treatment or prevention of an infection caused in bees by the microsporidia Nosema, preferably Nosema ceranae or Nosema apis, or indeed for stimulating the immune defences of bees.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignees: UNIVERSITE BLAISE PASCAL—CLERMONT II, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S)Inventors: Philippe Michaud, Celine Laroche, Aurore Villay, Michael Roussel, Marie Diogon, Hicham El Alaoui, Frederic Delbac
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Patent number: 9809492Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate (30) coated on one face (31) with a multilayer of thin films (34) comprising at least one metal functional layer (140) based on silver or made of silver and two antireflective coatings (120, 160), the said antireflective coatings each comprising at least one antireflective layer (124, 164), the said functional layer (140) being disposed between the two antireflective coatings (120, 160), characterized in that the said metal functional layer (140) is a discontinuous layer having a surface area occupation factor in the range between 50% and 98%, or even between 53% and 83%.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S)Inventors: Lina Alzate, Davy Dalmas, Etienne Barthel, David Nicolas, Benoit Georges
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Patent number: 9800248Abstract: This circuit (100) includes: an intermediate layer (103), made from a conductive material and configured according to a pattern; a first electrode and a plurality of electrodes, which includes at least second and third electrodes (126, 127, 128), each electrode including: A polarizer, made from a ferromagnetic material, placed at a particular point of the pattern of the intermediate layer, and having a magnetization; A superconducting layer, made of a superconducting material, arranged on the polarizer; and a control means (112) able to modify the magnetization of the polarizer of the second electrode; another control means (122) able to modify the magnetization of the polarizer of the third electrode; bias terminals for applying a bias signal; and, terminals for measuring an output signal, a level of the output signal being correlated with a mutual orientation of the first, second and third magnetizations.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignees: THALES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S)Inventors: Javier Villegas, Denis Crete
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Patent number: 9797919Abstract: A motion sensor assembly is adapted to determine an angular velocity of a moving contrast in its field of view. The motion sensor assembly includes: a motion sensor with a first and a second analog photoreceptor each adapted for observing the moving contrast, the first and the second photoreceptors being separated by a predetermined interreceptor angle; and an angular velocity calculating unit connected to the first and second photoreceptors for calculating the angular velocity of the moving contrast based on a first and a second analog signal delivered by the first and the second photoreceptors, respectively. The first and the second analog signals delivered by the first and the second photoreceptors at are sampled a given sampling frequency to obtain a first and a second digital signal, respectively. An interpolator is configured to interpolate the first and the second digital signals upon their crossing a predetermined threshold between successive samples.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignees: UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.)Inventors: Franck Ruffier, Fabien Expert
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Publication number: 20170260329Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of a compound having the following formula (I), for the preparation of a polymer. The present invention also concerns the polymers obtained from polymerization of compound of formula (I), and their processes of preparation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicants: UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX, INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE BORDEAUX, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (C.N.R.S)Inventors: Stéphane GRELIER, Henri CRAMAIL, Audrey LLEVOT, Stéphane CARLOTTI, Etienne GRAU
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Patent number: 9758412Abstract: A device for purifying liquid wastewater, includes: a container suitable for retaining a granulate consisting of solid particles, and for enabling the contact between the solid particles of the granulate and the liquid wastewater flowing in the container between: an inlet for the liquid wastewater to flow into the container, and an outlet for substantially decontaminated water to flow out of the container; a community of microorganisms extending so as to be in contact with the solid particles of the granulate; at least one live benthic invertebrate whose mean size is greater than 250 ?m and which is distributed in the granulate; and at least one live benthic invertebrate whose mean size is from 50 ?m to 250 ?m and which is distributed in the granulate, characterized in that the community of macrobenthic organism and meiobenthic organism species includes a proportion of 60% to 80% of invertebrate detrivorous organisms.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.), INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE, UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER (TOULOUSE III)Inventors: Magali Gerino, Philippe Vervier, Jose Miguel Sanchez Perez, Laury Gauthier
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Publication number: 20170253547Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for hydroxylation of a compound of formula (I) by reacting the compound of formula (I) with an oxidizing agent, in the presence of a titanium silicalite zeolite prepared by crystallization preceded by a maturing step. The present invention also relates to a titanium silicalite zeolite and to the process for preparing same.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicants: Rhodia Operations, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N. R.S.)Inventors: Thibaut Corre, Belen Albela, Laurent Bonneviot, Laurent Garel
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Publication number: 20170242038Abstract: The present invention concerns a composition comprising at least three peptides derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen Rv2626c, its use in the diagnostic of latently infected Mycobacterium tuberculosis (LTBI) subjects, corresponding methods of use and kits.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.), CONICET (CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNICAS), INSTITUT JEAN PAOLI & IRENE CALMETTES, UNIVERSITÉ D'AIX-MARSEILLE, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)Inventors: Juan IOVANNA, Virginia PASQUINELLI, Maria Madgalena GHERARDI, Hector Eduardo CHULUYAN, Ana Inès ROVETTA, Delfina PENA, Véronica Edith GARCIA
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Publication number: 20170240937Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a compound having the formula (I), said process comprising the following steps: a) the addition of an oxygen source into a solution of a compound of formula (II), in a water-miscible solvent, b) the addition of a laccase in the solution obtained after step a); and c) the possible recovering of the compound of formula (I) thus obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicants: UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX, INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE BORDEAUX, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (C.N.R.S)Inventors: Stéphane GRELIER, Henri CRAMAIL, Audrey LLEVOT, Stéphane CARLOTTI, Etienne GRAU
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Publication number: 20170226166Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mu-conotoxin peptides, biologically active fragments thereof, combinations thereof and /or variants thereof. The invention also relates to their use in pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of pain, and their use in the preparation of an anesthetic.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N. R.S.), ACTIVENInventors: Philippe FAVREAU, Evelyne BENOIT, Jordi MOLGO, Reto STOCKLIN
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Patent number: 9728005Abstract: This method of calibration comprising the reconstruction of a 3D mapping of 3D landmarks of an environment on the basis of digital images of the environment captured by the computer-based vision system (10) during the movement of the craft (2) along a trajectory. It comprises the optimization of at least one 3D mapping corresponding to a first sequence of images by considering at least one extrinsic parameter and/or at least one intrinsic parameter and/or at least one parameter of poses and/or one parameter of 3D landmarks as constant and the optimization of at least one 3D mapping corresponding to a second sequence of images, longer than the first image sequence and including the first image sequence, by considering said at least one extrinsic parameter and/or said at least one intrinsic parameter and/or said at least one parameter of poses and/or said at least one parameter of 3D landmarks as variable so as to estimate it.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: Universite D' Auvergne Clermont I, Universite Blaise Pascal-Clermong II, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)Inventors: Michel Dhome, Eric Royer, Maxime Lhuillier, Datta Ramadasan, Nadir Karam, Clément Deymier, Vadim Litvinov, Hicham Hadj Abdelkader, Thierry Chateau, Jean-Mare Lavest, François Marmoiton, Serge Alizon, Laurent Malaterre, Pierre Lebraly
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Patent number: 9711867Abstract: A basic antenna (2), designed to form a radiating element of an array antenna, includes, superimposed, a planar reflector (4), a probe (6), and an assembly (8) of the EBG type by default in the form of a cavity (16). The basic antenna (2) includes a wall enclosure (10) capable of reflecting the electromagnetic waves at the operating frequency or frequencies of the basic antenna (2), the wall enclosure (10) being an extension in a direction orthogonal to the planar reflector (4) and simultaneously surrounding only the probe (6), the cavity (16) and the structure (14). The one- or two-dimensional array antenna includes a plurality of joined basic antennas (2) arranged compactly.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S), UNIVERSITE DE LIMOGESInventors: Bernard Jecko, Mohammad Hajj, Regis Chantalat, Moustapha Salah Toubet
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Patent number: 9707250Abstract: The present invention concerns an oligonucleotide modified by substitution at the 3? or the 5? end by a moiety comprising at least three saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbon chains comprising from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, and the use therefore as a medicament, in particular for use for treating cancer.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignees: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM), UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX, Université d' Aix-Marseille, Institut Jean Paoli & Irene Calmettes, Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S)Inventors: Philippe Barthelemy, Khalid Oumzil, Arnaud Gissot, Palma Rocchi, Julie Acunzo
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Patent number: 9695269Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a compound of formula (I): wherein: R represents a linear or branched alkyl group, comprising from 3 to 27 carbon atoms, said alkyl group being substituted with at least two hydroxyl groups, and which may optionally contain one or more unsaturations; and R? is selected from sugars or sugar-alcohols; for preparing polyurethanes and polyesters.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignees: UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX, INSTITUT DES CORPS GRAS ETUDES ET RECHERCHES TECHNIQUES—ITERG, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S), INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUÉES LYONInventors: Henri Cramail, Aurélie Boyer, Cédric Epoune Lingome, Carine Alfos, Benoit Gadenne, Eric Cloutet, Yves Queneau, Sylvie Moebs
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Publication number: 20170181729Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for obtaining a functional parameter of a muscle having a part, the method comprising the steps of: a) applying ultrasound waves to the muscle, b) collecting the ultrasound waves retrodiffused by the muscle at a plurality of times, to obtain collected ultrasound waves, c) determining a first plurality of values representative of stiffness values of one part at a first plurality of times by using the collected ultrasound waves, d) determining a second plurality of values representative of deformation values of said part at a second plurality of times by using the collected ultrasound waves, and e) deducing at least one functional parameter based on the first plurality of values and the second plurality of values. The invention also concerns a corresponding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicants: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.), UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE (PARIS 6), UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT - PARIS 7, ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARISInventors: Mickael TANTER, Mathieu PERNOT
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Patent number: 9689786Abstract: A method for determining the size distribution of a mixture of molecule or particle species including the steps of: injecting a sample of the mixture to be analyzed inside a capillary in which an eluent is flowing; transporting the sample injected along the capillary from an injection section to a detection section thereof, in experimental conditions suitable to generate a Taylor dispersion phenomenon that is measurable at the level of the detection section; generating, by a suitable sensor included in the detection section, a signal characteristic of the Taylor dispersion of the transported sample; processing the detection signal in order to obtain an experimental Taylor signal S(t); and analyzing the experimental Taylor signal ?(t), wherein the step of analyzing an experimental Taylor signal ?(t) of a sample of the mixture consists of searching an amplitude distribution P(G(c)) that allows the experimental Taylor signal ?(t)? to be broken down into a sum of Gaussian functions.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.), UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER 1, UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER 2, SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUESInventors: Hervé Cottet, Luca Cipelletti, Michel Martin, Jean-Philippe Biron
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Patent number: 9673471Abstract: A method for the production of a biofilm at the surface of an electrode in a liquid medium containing bacteria and a substrate for growth of the bacteria, in which a system of electrodes constituted of two electrodes, which are connected to a direct electric current source, is used, these two electrodes are placed in the medium and a predetermined and constant potential difference is applied between the electrodes, by virtue of which biofilms form at the surface of the electrodes. Resulting electrodes and biocells.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2009Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.), UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1, ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYONInventors: Timothy Vogel, Jean-Michel Monier, Naoufel Haddour
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Patent number: 9658189Abstract: An aqueous liquid medium for analyzing, purifying or separating species in an element having walls or for treating the walls of an element. The medium includes at least a polymer consisting of several polymeric segments. The polymer is of the irregular block-copolymer or irregular comb-like polymer type and has on the average at least three junction points between polymeric segments of different chemical or topological nature. The medium may be used in methods for analyzing, purifying or separating species and methods for treating an element to be contacted with a fluid and/or species contained in the fluid during preservation, transport, analysis, purification or separation of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignees: Institute Curie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S)Inventors: Jean-Louis Viovy, Valessa Barbier
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Patent number: 9656947Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for preparing a compound of formula (I) by reaction between a compound of formula (II) and a compound of formula (III) in the presence of a copper-containing catalyst, a ligand and base. The invention also concerns the implementing of this process for the preparation of building blocks to prepare molecules of interest in particular in the pharmaceutical, agro-chemical fields, etc.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S), UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER 2, SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES, ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE CHIMIE DE MONTPELLIERInventors: Marc Taillefer, Florian Monnier, Anis Tlili, Grégory Danoun