Patents by Inventor Christophe LETONDOR

Christophe LETONDOR 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: 11117162
    Abstract: An epilamization agent containing at least one compound including at least hydrophobic and oleophobic moieties arranged to impart epilame properties to the compound, and at least one hydrophilic moiety arranged to make the compound soluble in aqueous medium, the hydrophilic moiety being linked to the compound by at least one cleavable group. A method for coating a substrate with epilame, including: preparing an aqueous epilamization bath by solubilising such an epilamization agent, placing the substrate in contact with the epilamization agent in the epilamization bath, separating the hydrophilic moiety from the epilamization agent by cleavage, rinsing the substrate to eliminate the hydrophilic residues from the hydrophilic moiety and drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Christophe Letondor, Claire Rannoux, Nicholas David Spencer
  • Patent number: 10590301
    Abstract: A substrate including a surface, at least one part of which is coated with an epilamization agent including at least one compound in the form of a statistical copolymer comprising M units, N units and optionally at least one P unit, linked by covalent bonds by their main chains and randomly distributed, where M is N is P is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Christophe Letondor, Claire Rannoux
  • Patent number: 10385155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer and a substrate having a surface, at least one part of which is coated with an epilame agent comprising at least one compound in the form of a copolymer comprising V units, N units, optionally at least one M unit, and optionally at least one P unit, linked by covalent bonds by their main chains, wherein wherein W, X, Y, Z are spacer arms, T is a tracer group arranged to determine the concentration of epilame agent in an epilame-coating bath, L is a halogenated, preferably fluorinated, C1-C20 carbon moiety, A is a substrate anchoring moiety, Q is H, CH3, or a hydrocarbon chain different from T. The invention also concerns a method for coating such a substrate with epilame, said method comprising a step of checking the concentration of epilame agent in the epilame-coating bath by means of the tracer group and if necessary, a step of readjusting the concentration of epilame agent in the epilame-coating bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Christophe Letondor, Claire Rannoux
  • Patent number: 10260018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for epilamization of at least one portion of a substrate surface comprising the steps of: a) preparing an epilame agent b) optionally, preparing the substrate surface c) placing the substrate and the epilame agent in a chamber at ambient pressure d) introducing CO2 into the hermetically sealed chamber at a pressure comprised between 25 bar and 74 bar and at a temperature comprised between 10° C. and 80° C. for a duration comprised between 1 minute and 30 minutes, e) reducing the pressure in the chamber, and f) removing the epilamized substrate from the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Claire Rannoux, Christophe Letondor, Nicolas Francois
  • Patent number: 10253129
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a substrate comprising a surface at least part of which is coated with an epilamization agent, the epilamization agent including at least one compound in the form of a block copolymer comprising at least one block of M units linked by covalent bonds by their main chains, and at least one block of N units linked by covalent bonds by their main chains, the blocks being connected to each other by covalent bonds by their main chains in linear sequences, where M is a and N is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Christophe Letondor, Claire Rannoux
  • Publication number: 20180318872
    Abstract: An epilamization agent containing at least one compound including at least hydrophobic and oleophobic moieties arranged to impart epilame properties to the compound, and at least one hydrophilic moiety arranged to make the compound soluble in aqueous medium, the hydrophilic moiety being linked to the compound by at least one cleavable group. A method for coating a substrate with epilame, including: preparing an aqueous epilamization bath by solubilising such an epilamization agent, placing the substrate in contact with the epilamization agent in the epilamization bath, separating the hydrophilic moiety from the epilamization agent by cleavage, rinsing the substrate to eliminate the hydrophilic residues from the hydrophilic moiety and drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Christophe Letondor, Claire Rannoux
  • Publication number: 20180112144
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for epilamization of at least one portion of a substrate surface comprising the steps of: a) preparing an epilame agent b) optionally, preparing the substrate surface c) placing the substrate and the epilame agent in a chamber at ambient pressure d) introducing CO2 into the hermetically sealed chamber at a pressure comprised between 25 bar and 74 bar and at a temperature comprised between 10° C. and 80° C. for a duration comprised between 1 minute and 30 minutes, e) reducing the pressure in the chamber, and f) removing the epilamized substrate from the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Claire RANNOUX, Christophe LETONDOR, Nicolas FRANCOIS
  • Publication number: 20180057629
    Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer and a substrate having a surface, at least one part of which is coated with an epilame agent comprising at least one compound in the form of a copolymer comprising V units, N units, optionally at least one M unit, and optionally at least one P unit, linked by covalent bonds by their main chains, wherein wherein W, X, Y, Z are spacer arms, T is a tracer group arranged to determine the concentration of epilame agent in an epilame-coating bath, L is a halogenated, preferably fluorinated, C1-C20 carbon moiety, A is a substrate anchoring moiety, Q is H, CH3, or a hydrocarbon chain different from T. The invention also concerns a method for coating such a substrate with epilame, said method comprising a step of checking the concentration of epilame agent in the epilame-coating bath by means of the tracer group and if necessary, a step of readjusting the concentration of epilame agent in the epilame-coating bath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Christophe Letondor, Claire Rannoux
  • Patent number: 9534134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an agent in particular for the surface epilamization of an article comprising one or more molecules having the general formula (1) A-F??(1) wherein: A is an anchor group comprising a moiety selected from the group consisting of silane groups, hydroxyl groups, catechol groups, phosphate groups, phosphonate groups, carboxylic acid groups, amine groups, thiol groups and any combination of two or more of the aforementioned groups and F is a functionalizing group, wherein the functionalizing group com-prises a branched polymer having a backbone and at least two side groups, wherein at least one of the side groups is a C1-20 hydrocarbon group or a perhalogenated C1-20 hydrocarbon group. The invention pertains to the technical field of epilame for timepiece mechanical parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: David Richard, Christophe Letondor
  • Publication number: 20160272749
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a substrate comprising a surface at least part of which is coated with an epilamization agent, the epilamization agent including at least one compound in the form of a block copolymer comprising at least one block of M units linked by covalent bonds by their main chains, and at least one block of N units linked by covalent bonds by their main chains, the blocks being connected to each other by covalent bonds by their main chains in linear sequences, where M is a and N is
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Christophe LETONDOR, Claire RANNOUX
  • Publication number: 20160272842
    Abstract: A substrate including a surface, at least one part of which is coated with an epilamization agent including at least one compound in the form of a statistical copolymer comprising M units, N units and optionally at least one P unit, linked by covalent bonds by their main chains and randomly distributed, where M is N is P is
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Christophe LETONDOR, Claire RANNOUX
  • Publication number: 20150197661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an agent in particular for the surface epilamization of an article comprising one or more molecules having the general formula (1) A-F??(1) wherein: A is an anchor group comprising a moiety selected from the group consisting of silane groups, hydroxyl groups, catechol groups, phosphate groups, phosphonate groups, carboxylic acid groups, amine groups, thiol groups and any combination of two or more of the aforementioned groups and F is a functionalizing group, wherein the functionalizing group com-prises a branched polymer having a backbone and at least two side groups, wherein at least one of the side groups is a C1-20 hydrocarbon group or a perhalogenated C1-20 hydrocarbon group. The invention pertains to the technical field of epilame for timepiece mechanical parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: David Richard, Christophe Letondor
  • Publication number: 20150118486
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an epilame-coated product including a substrate on which an epilame is deposited, characterized in that the product further includes an adhesion layer located between the substrate and having chemical affinity with said epilame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: David RICHARD, Christophe LETONDOR