Patents by Inventor Benoit Georges

Benoit Georges 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: 10551529
    Abstract: A colored mirror includes a transparent substrate, a reflective metal layer and at least one interface layer between the substrate and the metal layer, wherein the interface layer includes at least one discontinuous metal layer, and at least one overlayer of a dielectric material deposited on the discontinuous layer. The discontinuous metal layer allows the adaptation of the color reflected by the mirror. The nominal thickness thereof and the type of material, as well as the nature and thickness of the dielectric overlayer, play a role in obtaining the color of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Yémima Bon Saint Come, Elodie Meunier, Benoit Georges, Virginie Moreau
  • Patent number: 10472881
    Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation including a single metallic functional layer, based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and two antireflection coatings. The coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflection coatings. At least one of the antireflection coatings includes an intermediate layer including zinc oxide Zn1O1+x with 0.05<x<0.3 and having a physical thickness of between 0.5 nm and 20 nm, or between 2.5 nm and 10 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bertrand Kuhn, Nicolas Mercadier, Benoit Georges
  • Patent number: 10221093
    Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-film multilayer including at least one metal functional film based on silver or made of silver having a thickness e of between 7 nm and 20 nm inclusive of these values, and two antireflection coatings. The antireflection coatings each include at least one antireflection film. The functional film is placed between the two antireflection coatings. The multilayer includes two discontinuous metal films each having a thickness e? of between 0.5 nm and 5 nm inclusive of these values. A lower discontinuous metal film is located between the face and the only or first metal functional film as counted starting from the face and an upper discontinuous metal film located above the only or last metal functional film as counted starting from the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Xavier Caillet, Jean-Carlos Lorenzzi, Benoit Georges
  • Patent number: 10196852
    Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-film multilayer including at least one functional metal film based on silver or made of silver having a thickness e of between 7 nm and 20 nm inclusive of these values, and two antireflection coatings each including at least one antireflection film. The functional film is placed between the two antireflection coatings. The multilayer includes a lower discontinuous metal film having a thickness e? of between 0.5 nm and 5 nm inclusive of these values. The lower discontinuous metal film is located between the face and the only or first functional metal film as counted starting from the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Xavier Caillet, Jean-Carlos Lorenzzi, Benoit Georges
  • Publication number: 20180141855
    Abstract: An substrate is coated on one face with a stack of thin layers including at least one metallic functional layer. The stack includes a terminal layer that is the layer of the stack furthest from the face, which comprises at least one metal M2 that is a reducing agent in an oxide/metal pair exhibiting an oxidation/reduction potential ?2 and the terminal layer is in the metallic state. The stack also includes a preterminal layer that is the layer of the stack located immediately under and in contact with the terminal layer in the direction of the face, which comprises at least one metal M1 that is an oxidizing agent in an oxide/metal pair exhibiting an oxidation/reduction potential ?1 and the preterminal layer is in the at least partially oxidized state. The oxdiation/reduction potential ?1 is greater than the oxidation/reduction potential ?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Yann COHIN, Nicolas MERCADIER, Benoit GEORGES
  • Patent number: 9809492
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: 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
  • Publication number: 20170218685
    Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation including a single metallic functional layer, based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and two antireflection coatings. The coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflection coatings. At least one of the antireflection coatings includes an intermediate layer including zinc oxide Zn1O1+x with 0.05<x<0.3 and having a physical thickness of between 0.5 nm and 20 nm, or between 2.5 nm and 10 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bertrand KUHN, Nicolas MERCADIER, Benoit GEORGES
  • Publication number: 20170198518
    Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-film multilayer including at least one functional metal film based on silver or made of silver having a thickness e of between 7 nm and 20 nm inclusive of these values, and two antireflection coatings each including at least one antireflection film. The functional film is placed between the two antireflection coatings. The multilayer includes a lower discontinuous metal film having a thickness e? of between 0.5 nm and 5 nm inclusive of these values. The lower discontinuous metal film is located between the face and the only or first functional metal film as counted starting from the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Xavier CAILLET, Jean-Carlos LORENZZI, Benoit GEORGES
  • Publication number: 20170192141
    Abstract: A colored mirror includes a transparent substrate, a reflective metal layer and at least one interface layer between the substrate and the metal layer, wherein the interface layer includes at least one discontinuous metal layer, and at least one overlayer of a dielectric material deposited on the discontinuous layer. The discontinuous metal layer allows the adaptation of the color reflected by the mirror. The nominal thickness thereof and the type of material, as well as the nature and thickness of the dielectric overlayer, play a role in obtaining the color of the mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Yémima BON SAINT COME, Elodie MEUNIER, Benoit GEORGES, Virginie MOREAU
  • Publication number: 20170144928
    Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-film multilayer including at least one metal functional film based on silver or made of silver having a thickness e of between 7 nm and 20 nm inclusive of these values, and two antireflection coatings. The antireflection coatings each include at least one antireflection film. The functional film is placed between the two antireflection coatings. The multilayer includes two discontinuous metal films each having a thickness e? of between 0.5 nm and 5 nm inclusive of these values. A lower discontinuous metal film is located between the face and the only or first metal functional film as counted starting from the face and an upper discontinuous metal film located above the only or last metal functional film as counted starting from the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Xavier CAILLET, Jean-Carlos LORENZZI, Benoit GEORGES
  • Publication number: 20150321951
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicants: 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