Patents by Inventor Barbara Ramfel

Barbara Ramfel 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: 20050069778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure comprising, in succession: a metal layer L1, optionally a fluorinated primer L2, which is a blend comprising, by weight, 1 to 100% of at least one modified fluoropolymer per 0 to 99% of fluoropolymer, respectively, and a layer of a fluoropolymer L3; such that, if the primer layer L2 is absent, the fluoropolymer L3 is a blend comprising, by weight, 1 to 100% of at least one modified fluoropolymer per 0 to 99% of fluoropolymer, respectively; the said modified fluoropolymer being chosen from: fluoropolymers grafted with an unsaturated monomer, the grafting being carried out in the absence of oxygen by irradiation of the unsaturated monomer and of the fluoropolymer that are melt-blended beforehand, and fluoropolymers irradiated in the presence of oxygen (also referred to as oxidized fluoropolymers). The structure is useful as a positive electrode for a lithium-ion battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Bonnet, Barbara Ramfel, Benoit Barriere, Thierry Pascal
  • Publication number: 20050065229
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for oxidizing a fluoropolymer, comprising the steps of: a) forming a fluoropolymer is into a film, a sheet, granules or powder; b) exposing the products from step a), in the presence of oxygen, to photon (?) or electron (?) irradiation with a dose of between 1 and 15 Mrad; and c) optionally treating the product obtained in b) in order to remove all or some of the by-product impurities. The oxidized fluoropolymer thus obtained may be used as such or in a blend with at least one polymer. Structures comprising at least one layer of this oxidized fluoropolymer and at least one layer of another material may be formed into bottles, tanks, containers, pipes, hoses and vessels of all sorts. They may also be converted into films with which packaging is made. The invention also relates to the oxidized fluoropolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Bonnet, Barbara Ramfel, Pascal Sebire, Michael Werth, Thierry Pascal