Patents by Inventor Amy Lefebvre

Amy Lefebvre 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).

  • Publication number: 20140000707
    Abstract: A double-layer thermoplastic film of a photovoltaic module, including two layers, one forms the encapsulator and the other forms the backsheet, wherein: a) the encapsulator is a layer including at least one polyolefin containing a polyethylene selected from a homopolymer of ethylene or a copolymer comprising at least 50 mol % of ethylene and at least one comonomer and between 0% and 100% of a polyamide grafted polymer comprising a polyolefin trunk that represents between 50 mass % and 95 mass % of the polyamide grafted polymer containing a radical of at least one unsaturated monomer (X) and at least one polyamide graft that represents between 5 mass % and 50 mass % of said polyamide grafted polymer; and b) the backsheet comprises a layer formed from a polyamide grafted polymer that is identical to that of the encapsulator except that it has a flow temperature higher than 160° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Stephane Bizet, Samuel Devisme, Thomas Fine, Dominique Jousset, Gregory O'Brien, Amy Lefebvre
  • Patent number: 8034441
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer acrylic composition having at least two impact modified layers. The outer layer is an acrylic layer containing impact modifiers having a particle size of less than 225 nm, and the impact modifiers in the inner thermoplastic layer have a particle size of greater than or equal to 225 nm. The invention also relates to multi-layer composites having the multi-layer acrylic composition on one or both sides. The multi-layer acrylic composition can also include blends of acrylic and fluoropolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Amy Lefebvre, Robert Wanat, Andrew Horvath, Donale Hone
  • Publication number: 20080214706
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a moulded object made of a transparent and coloured plastic exhibiting a polychromatic effect, characterized in that the transparent plastic comprises from 0.1 to 1500 ppm of at least one fluorescent dye and from 50 to 10 000 ppm of at least one optical brightener. It also relates to the resin used for forming the moulded object. It also relates to a light device combining the said moulded object with at least one artificial light source which exhibits an emission in the region of excitation of the optical brightener, in particular in the 300-450 nm range, preferably 350-420 nm range, more preferably still 350-400 nm range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Vlottes Peter, Wim Slouwerhof, Amy Lefebvre, Robert Wanat
  • Publication number: 20070009752
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer acrylic composition having at least two impact modified layers. The outer layer is an acrylic layer containing impact modifiers having a particle size of less than 225 nm, and the impact modifiers in the inner thermoplastic layer have a particle size of greater than or equal to 225 nm. The invention also relates to multi-layer composites having the multi-layer acrylic composition on one or both sides. The multi-layer acrylic composition can also include blends of acrylic and fluoropolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Amy Lefebvre, Robert Wanat, Andrew Horvath, Donald Hone