Patents by Inventor Benjamin Swoboda

Benjamin Swoboda 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: 10508436
    Abstract: Provided is a gelled carbon-based composition forming an organic polymeric monolithic gel capable of forming a porous carbon monolith by pyrolysis, a use thereof and a process for preparing this composition. A composition according to the invention is based on a resin derived at least partly from polyhydroxybenzene(s) R and formaldehyde(s) F, has a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 40 mW·m?1·K?1, and includes at least one water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte P. A process for preparing this composition comprises: a) polymerization, in an aqueous solvent, of the polyhydroxybenzene(s) and formaldehyde(s), in the presence of at least one cationic polyelectrolyte dissolved in this solvent and of a catalyst, in order to obtain a solution based on the resin, b) gelling of the solution in order to obtain a gel, and c) drying in order to obtain the organic polymeric monolithic gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Benjamin Swoboda, Bruno Dufour, Philippe Sonntag, Christophe Dominiak
  • Patent number: 10294165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible composite organic aerogel (1) comprising: a textile reinforcement (5), an organic aerogel (3) placed within said textile reinforcement (3), said organic aerogel (3) being based on a resin resulting at least in part from polyhydroxybenzene(s) R and formaldehyde(s) F, said organic aerogel (3) being a polymeric organic gel comprising at least one water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte, or said organic aerogel (3) being a pyrolysate of said gel in the form of a porous carbon monolith comprising the product of the pyrolysis of said at least one water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte P, said organic aerogel (3) exhibiting a specific thermal conductivity of between 10 and 40 mW·m?1·K?1 at atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: HUTCHINSON
    Inventors: Benjamin Swoboda, Cedric Huillet, Philippe Sonntag, Arthur Van Eibergen
  • Publication number: 20190060192
    Abstract: Emollient composition comprising at least one hydrocarbon oil having an isoparaffin content of 90 to 100% by weight, a normal paraffin content of 0 to 10% by weight and a content of carbon of biological origin greater than or equal to 90% with respect to the total weight of hydrocarbon oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES
    Inventor: Benjamin SWOBODA
  • Patent number: 10086675
    Abstract: A bodywork structure for controlling or modifying the temperature of a passenger compartment of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle is provided. The bodywork structure includes at least one interior and exterior panel and one intermediate layer between the panels, each panel being based on a thermally conducting and electrically insulating material. The intermediate layer has at least one phase change material PCM and electric components coupled to it and is configured to be connected to an accumulator battery and which are able to convert the electrical energy available when the battery is being recharged into thermal energy stored by the PCM, so that the stored thermal energy is then transmitted to the interior of the vehicle when the latter is in use thanks to crystallizing of the at least one PCM, which is conversely able, by melting, to absorb an excess of heat inside the vehicle when this PCM is not recharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Benjamin Swoboda, Christophe Dominiak, Simon Karam, Nadine Poupa-Parsigneau
  • Publication number: 20180125766
    Abstract: A cosmetic or dermatological composition in the form of an oil-in-water nanoemulsion, including: a lipophilic phase (a) including at least one hydrocarbonated oil comprising at least one isoparaffin, and at least one cycloalkane, an emulsifying system (b) including at least one non-ionic emulsifier, and an aqueous phase (c), where the ratio between the lipophilic phase (a) and the emulsifying system (b) is higher than, or equal to, 0.5 in terms of weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES
    Inventors: Corinne RODRIGUEZ, Harmonie MAGNIEZ, Daniel COLETTA, Serge QUILLET, Benjamin SWOBODA
  • Patent number: 9931819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum insulation board (1) comprising: a hermetically closed covering (3) in which the pressure is lower than atmospheric pressure, a core material (5) made of organic aerogel placed inside said covering (3), said organic aerogel being based on a resin resulting at least in part from polyhydroxybenzene(s) R and formaldehyde(s) F, said organic aerogel being a polymeric monolithic organic gel comprising at least one water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte, or said organic aerogel being a pyrolysate of said gel in the form of a porous carbon monolith comprising the product of the pyrolysis of said at least one water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte P, said organic aerogel exhibiting a specific thermal conductivity of between 10 and 40 mW·m?1·K?1 at atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: HUTCHINSON
    Inventors: Nadine Poupa Parsigneau, Benjamin Swoboda, Cedric Huillet, Christophe Dominiak
  • Publication number: 20170174576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible composite organic aerogel (1) comprising: a textile reinforcement (5), an organic aerogel (3) placed within said textile reinforcement (3), said organic aerogel (3) being based on a resin resulting at least in part from polyhydroxybenzene(s) R and formaldehyde(s) F, said organic aerogel (3) being a polymeric organic gel comprising at least one water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte, or said organic aerogel (3) being a pyrolysate of said gel in the form of a porous carbon monolith comprising the product of the pyrolysis of said at least one water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte P, said organic aerogel (3) exhibiting a specific thermal conductivity of between 10 and 40 mW·m?1·K?1 at atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON
    Inventors: Benjamin SWOBODA, Cedric HUILLET, Philippe SONNTAG, Arthur VAN EIBERGEN
  • Patent number: 9676941
    Abstract: A crosslinked rubber composition, process for preparing same, and a flexible component based on at least one room-temperature vulcanizing “RTV” silicone elastomer and including at least one phase change material (PCM) is provided. The flexible element includes at least one elastomer layer capable of storing thermal energy and of releasing it which includes the crosslinked rubber composition. Also provided is a thermal control or regulating system incorporating the flexible element. The composition is such that the silicone elastomer has a viscosity measured at 23° C. according to the ISO 3219 standard which is less than or equal to 5000 mPa·s. The silicone elastomer includes two components A and B and is crosslinked by polyaddition or polycondensation, and the composition includes the PCM, which is not encapsulated and is in the micronized state, in an amount of greater than 50 phr (phr: parts by weight per hundred parts per elastomer(s)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Arthur Van Eibergen, Benjamin Swoboda, Benoit Le Rossignol, Christophe Dominiak
  • Publication number: 20170145897
    Abstract: A tank stores a coolant liquid and an engine and/or transmission lubricant for a motor vehicle heat engine, as well as a circuit for the cooling and heat regulation of that engine. The tank has a thermally insulating outer wall including an inlet and an outlet for this liquid, and inside the wall, it comprises heating means that are able to preheat this liquid for the cold engine start of the vehicle. The tank further includes a first compartment for this liquid that is provided with said inlet and said outlet, and at least one other compartment that is appropriate for storing an engine or transmission lubricant and that is separated from the first compartment by a tight partition in a lower zone of the first compartment, these compartments each containing at least one local heating means as heating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON
    Inventors: Laurent COLDRE, Benjamin SWOBODA
  • Publication number: 20170022345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a gelled, dried composition forming a monolithic aerogel with a heat conductivity of less than or equal to 40 mW·m?1·K?1 and derived from a resin of polyhydroxybenzene(s) and formaldehyde(s), to this aerogel composition and to the use thereof. This process comprises: a) polymerization in an aqueous solvent of said polyhydroxybenzene(s) and formaldehyde(s) in the presence of an acidic or basic catalyst, to obtain a solution based on the resin, b) gelation of the solution obtained in a) to obtain a gel of the resin, and c) drying of the gel to obtain a dried gel. According to the invention, step a) is performed in the presence of a cationic polyelectrolyte dissolved in this solvent, and the process also comprises a step d) of heat treatment under inert gas of the dried gel obtained in step c) at temperatures of between 150° C. and 500° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON
    Inventors: Bruno DUFOUR, Benjamin SWOBODA, Cedric HUILLET, Florian FANNECHERE, Nadine POUPA
  • Publication number: 20150267400
    Abstract: Provided is a gelled carbon-based composition forming an organic polymeric monolithic gel capable of forming a porous carbon monolith by pyrolysis, a use thereof and a process for preparing this composition. A composition according to the invention is based on a resin derived at least partly from polyhydroxybenzene(s) R and formaldehyde(s) F, has a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 40 mW·m?1·K?1, and includes at least one water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte P. A process for preparing this composition comprises: a) polymerization, in an aqueous solvent, of the polyhydroxybenzene(s) and formaldehyde(s), in the presence of at least one cationic polyelectrolyte dissolved in this solvent and of a catalyst, in order to obtain a solution based on the resin, b) gelling of the solution in order to obtain a gel, and c) drying in order to obtain the organic polymeric monolithic gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Benjamin Swoboda, Bruno Dufour, Philippe Sonntag, Christophe Dominiak
  • Patent number: 8895124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crosslinked rubber composition based on at least one elastomer of ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer type (EPDM) and on at least one phase-change material (PCM), to a process for preparing this composition and to a multilayer pipe incorporating it. This composition includes at least 100 phr (phr: parts by weight per one hundred parts of elastomer(s)) of at least one phase-change material (PCM), and it is such that said at least one PCM is dispersed in the crosslinked composition and is provided with protection means that are capable of preventing its dispersion therein at a temperature above its melting point, which composition has a breaking strength of greater than 3 MPa and/or an elongation at break of greater than 100%, these properties being measured at 23° C. according to standard ASTM D 412.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Arthur Van Eibergen, Benjamin Swoboda, Benoit Le Rossignol, Christophe Dominiak
  • Publication number: 20140027003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crosslinked rubber composition based on at least one elastomer of ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer type (EPDM) and on at least one phase-change material (PCM), to a process for preparing this composition and to a multilayer pipe incorporating it. This composition includes at least 100 phr (phr: parts by weight per one hundred parts of elastomer(s)) of at least one phase-change material (PCM), and it is such that said at least one PCM is dispersed in the crosslinked composition and is provided with protection means that are capable of preventing its dispersion therein at a temperature above its melting point, which composition has a breaking strength of greater than 3 MPa and/or an elongation at break of greater than 100%, these properties being measured at 23° C. according to standard ASTM D 412.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Arthur Van Eibergen, Benjamin Swoboda, Benoit Le Rossignol, Christophe Dominiak
  • Publication number: 20140030458
    Abstract: A crosslinked rubber composition, process for preparing same, and a flexible component based on at least one room-temperature vulcanizing “RTV” silicone elastomer and including at least one phase change material (PCM) is provided. The flexible element includes at least one elastomer layer capable of storing thermal energy and of releasing it which includes the crosslinked rubber composition. Also provided is a thermal control or regulating system incorporating the flexible element. The composition is such that the silicone elastomer has a viscosity measured at 23° C. according to the ISO 3219 standard which is less than or equal to 5000 mPa.s. The silicone elastomer inlcudes two components A and B and is crosslinked by polyaddition or polycondensation, and the composition includes the PCM, which is not encapsulated and is in the micronized state, in an amount of greater than 50 phr (phr: parts by weight per hundred parts per elastomer(s)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Arthur Van Eibergen, Benjamin Swoboda, Benoit Le Rossignol, Christophe Dominiak
  • Publication number: 20130062130
    Abstract: A bodywork structure for controlling or modifying the temperature of a passenger compartment of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle is provided. The bodywork structure includes at least one interior and exterior panel and one intermediate layer between the panels, each panel being based on a thermally conducting and electrically insulating material. The intermediate layer has at least one phase change material PCM and electric components coupled to it and is configured to be connected to an accumulator battery and which are able to convert the electrical energy available when the battery is being recharged into thermal energy stored by the PCM, so that the stored thermal energy is then transmitted to the interior of the vehicle when the latter is in use thanks to crystallizing of the at least one PCM, which is conversely able, by melting, to absorb an excess of heat inside the vehicle when this PCM is not recharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Benjamin Swoboda, Christophe Dominiak, Simon Karam, Nadine Poupa-Parsigneau