Patents by Inventor Christophe Robert

Christophe Robert 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: 20260109097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer system F1 comprising: a layer C1 comprising at least one polypropylene, an adhesive layer Ad made up of a hot-melt self-adhesive composition CA, and a layer C2 comprising at least one polypropylene, said multilayer system F1 comprising at least 80% by weight of polypropylene or a mixture of polypropylenes relative to the total weight of said system. The invention also relates to the use of said system F1 for producing a recycled item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Christophe ROBERT, Romain PUCHOIS
  • Publication number: 20260109842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer system F1 comprising: a layer C1 comprising at least one polypropylene, an adhesive layer Ad consisting of a hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive composition PC, and a layer C2 comprising at least one polypropylene, said multilayer system F1 comprising at least 80% by weight of polypropylene or of a mixture of polypropylenes, with respect to the total weight of said system. The invention also relates to 10 the use of said system F1 in order to prepare a recycled article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Christophe ROBERT, Romain PUCHOIS
  • Patent number: 12610460
    Abstract: Various systems are provided for an electrical feedthrough circuit board for a high voltage tank, comprising a pair of outer signal layers, at least one inner signal layer; wherein the at least one inner signal layer electrically connects an air side of the electrical feedthrough circuit board and an oil side of the electrical feedthrough circuit board. As an example, the high voltage tank may comprise a high voltage tank tubular envelope, a printed circuit board having an oil side and an air side arranged inside the high voltage tank, a pair of O-rings arranged on either side of the printed circuit board, wherein the pair of O-rings surround the oil side of the printed circuit board, and an end plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Chaumeil, Christophe Robert, Baptiste Salvi, Nicolas Levilly
  • Publication number: 20260035601
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hot-melt self-adhesive composition comprising: i) from 40% to 80% by weight of at least one but-1-ene-ethylene copolymer A, said copolymer comprising more than 80% by weight of units derived from but-1-ene; ii) from 1.5% to 4.5% by weight of at least one propylene-ethylene-butene copolymer T, said copolymer T comprising more than 50% by weight of units derived from propylene; iii) at least one nonhydrogenated tackifying resin obtained by polymerization, or copolymerization with an aromatic hydrocarbon, of mixtures of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having from 4 to 6 carbon atoms resulting from petroleum cuts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Christophe ROBERT, Barbara WIEGERT
  • Publication number: 20250311096
    Abstract: Various systems are provided for an electrical feedthrough circuit board for a high voltage tank, comprising a pair of outer signal layers, at least one inner signal layer; wherein the at least one inner signal layer electrically connects an air side of the electrical feedthrough circuit board and an oil side of the electrical feedthrough circuit board. As an example, the high voltage tank may comprise a high voltage tank tubular envelope, a printed circuit board having an oil side and an air side arranged inside the high voltage tank, a pair of O-rings arranged on either side of the printed circuit board, wherein the pair of O-rings surround the oil side of the printed circuit board, and an end plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jonathan Chaumeil, Christophe Robert, Baptiste Salvi, Nicolas Levilly
  • Patent number: 12384133
    Abstract: A multilayer film comprises an adhesive layer A comprising an HMPSA composition (a); a complexable thin layer B comprising a PolyEthylene (PE) composition (b); and a heat-sealable and breakable layer C comprising a PolyEthylene (PE) composition (c). Layers B and C are bonded together by layer A. The film is characterized in that (i) the melt flow indices of compositions (b) and (c), denoted MFI(b) and MFI(c), respectively, are each between 2.5 and 15 g/10 minutes; and (ii) the melt flow index of composition (a), denoted MFI(a), is such that the ratios MFI(a)/MFI(b) and MFI(a)/MFI(c) are each between 1.5 and 10. A process for manufacturing the film comprises flat sheet coextrusion of composition (a) and of compositions (b) and (c) at a temperature of between 150° C. and 250° C. The multilayer film can be used for the manufacture of resealable packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Christophe Robert, Romain Puchois
  • Patent number: 12077692
    Abstract: 1) An HMPSA composition comprising: from 20% to 50% by weight of a composition of styrene block copolymers; from 35% to 65% by weight of one or more tackifying resins; and from 7% to 25% by weight of a plasticizer consisting of a composition comprising a stand oil of a vegetable oil. 2) A multilayer system comprising: an adhesive layer (A) consisting of said HMPSA composition; a printable support layer (B) adjacent to the adhesive layer (A); and a nonstick protective layer (C), adjacent to the adhesive layer (A). 3) The use of said multilayer system for the manufacture of self-adhesive articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Christophe Robert, Amandine Rafaitin, Lahoucine Idttalbe
  • Patent number: 11912000
    Abstract: 1) Multilayer film comprising 2 thin layers D and E of a thermoplastic material bonded together by a continuous layer A consisting of a hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising: from 40% to 70% by weight of a composition of styrene block copolymers consisting of a mixture of diblock and triblock copolymers; and from 30% to 60% by weight of one or more tackifying resins; said multilayer film being such that the adhesive layer A is: connected to the layer D by means of a tie layer B, and connected to the layer E by means of a tie layer C, each of the 2 layers B and C respectively consisting of a composition (b) and (c) each comprising: a polyolefin (P) chosen from a polyethylene (PE) and a polypropylene (PP), optionally modified with an unsaturated carboxylic anhydride; and at least one elastomer compound (EL) chosen from a copolymer of ethylene and of propylene (EL1) and a styrene block copolymer (EL2) comprising at least one elastomer block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Romain Puchois, Christophe Robert
  • Publication number: 20230339217
    Abstract: A multilayer film comprises an adhesive layer A comprising an HMPSA composition (a); a complexable thin layer B comprising a PolyPropylene (PP) composition (b); and a heat-sealable and breakable layer C comprising a PolyPropylene (PP) composition (c). Layers B and C are bonded together by layer A and the film is characterized in that the melt flow indices of compositions (a), (b) and (c), denoted MFI(a), MFI(b) and MFI(c), respectively, are such that the ratios MFI(a)/MFI(b) and MFI(a)/MFI(c) are each between 0.3 and 3.5. A process for manufacturing the film comprises flat sheet coextrusion of composition (a) and of compositions (b) and (c) at a temperature of between 150° C. and 250° C. Resealable packaging can comprise the multilayer film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Christophe ROBERT, Romain PUCHOIS
  • Publication number: 20230226803
    Abstract: A multilayer film comprises an adhesive layer A comprising an HMPSA composition (a); a complexable thin layer B comprising a PolyEthylene (PE) composition (b); and a heat-sealable and breakable layer C comprising a PolyEthylene (PE) composition (c). Layers B and C are bonded together by layer A. The film is characterized in that (i) the melt flow indices of compositions (b) and (c), denoted MFI(b) and MFI(c), respectively, are each between 2.5 and 15 g/10 minutes; and (ii) the melt flow index of composition (a), denoted MFI(a), is such that the ratios MFI(a)/MFI(b) and MFI(a)/MFI(c) are each between 1.5 and 10. A process for manufacturing the film comprises flat sheet coextrusion of composition (a) and of compositions (b) and (c) at a temperature of between 150° C. and 250° C. The multilayer film can be used for the manufacture of resealable packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Christophe ROBERT, Romain PUCHOIS
  • Publication number: 20220315811
    Abstract: A UV-crosslinkable HMPSA composition comprises 10-24% by weight of a block copolymer comprising a styrenic block and a polybutadiene block comprising at least 25% by weight of the 1,2-vinyl unit; 43-65% by weight of a tackifying resin obtained by polymerization, then complete or partial hydrogenation of a C9 fraction, having a softening point of 80-150° C.; 10-25% by weight of a petroleum-derived hydrocarbon oil; and an appropriate amount of a photoinitiator (D). A self-adhesive article comprises a carrier layer (b) coated with a self-adhesive layer (a) comprising the HMPSA composition in the crosslinked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Amandine RAFAITIN, Alexandre GOURLAIN, Christophe ROBERT
  • Publication number: 20220135850
    Abstract: 1) An HMPSA composition comprising from 20% to 50% of a composition of styrene block copolymers; from 35% to 65% of tackifying resin; and from 7% to 25%, as plasticizer, of a vegetable oil is chosen from sunflower, rapeseed, linseed and soybean oil. 2) A multilayer system comprising: an adhesive layer (A) consisting of the composition 1); a support layer (B) adjacent to the adhesive layer (A); and a nonstick protective layer (C), adjacent to the adhesive layer (A). 2) The use of said system for the manufacture of self-adhesive articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Christophe ROBERT, Amandine RAFAITIN, Lahoucine IDTTALBE
  • Publication number: 20220041899
    Abstract: 1) An HMPSA composition comprising: from 20% to 50% by weight of a composition of styrene block copolymers; from 35% to 65% by weight of one or more tackifying resins; and from 7% to 25% by weight of a plasticizer consisting of a composition comprising a stand oil of a vegetable oil. 2) A multilayer system comprising: an adhesive layer (A) consisting of said HMPSA composition; a printable support layer (B) adjacent to the adhesive layer (A); and a nonstick protective layer (C), adjacent to the adhesive layer (A). 3) The use of said multilayer system for the manufacture of self-adhesive articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Christophe ROBERT, Amandine RAFAITIN, Lahoucine IDTTALBE
  • Publication number: 20210402746
    Abstract: 1) Multilayer film comprising 2 thin layers D and E of a thermoplastic material bonded together by a continuous layer A consisting of a hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising: from 40% to 70% by weight of a composition of styrene block copolymers consisting of a mixture of diblock and triblock copolymers; and from 30% to 60% by weight of one or more tackifying resins; said multilayer film being such that the adhesive layer A is: connected to the layer D by means of a tie layer B, and connected to the layer E by means of a tie layer C, each of the 2 layers B and C respectively consisting of a composition (b) and (c) each comprising: a polyolefin (P) chosen from a polyethylene (PE) and a polypropylene (PP), optionally modified with an unsaturated carboxylic anhydride; and at least one elastomer compound (EL) chosen from a copolymer of ethylene and of propylene (EL1) and a styrene block copolymer (EL2) comprising at least one elastomer block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Romain PUCHOIS, Christophe ROBERT
  • Patent number: 11078004
    Abstract: A multilayer film: an adhesive layer A: an extrudable hot-melt self-adhesive composition; a complexable thin layer B; and a heat-sealable and cleavable layer C of a linear copolyester C1 obtained by polycondensation of a composition of monomers: at least one diol (i), at least one compound (ii) chosen from terephthalic acid or a diester derivative and at least one compound (iii) chosen from an aromatic or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or a diester or anhydride derivative; the amounts of the monomers (i), (ii) and (iii) used in the polycondensation such that the softening temperature of C1 is below 190° C. A process for producing the multilayer film by co-extrusion blow-molding. A resealable packaging comprising a PET-based receptacle and a seal of said multilayer film, the heat-sealable and cleavable layer (C) of which is heat-sealed on the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Christophe Robert, Marc Brestaz, Ludovic Sallet, Jeremie Peyras-Carratte
  • Publication number: 20210114346
    Abstract: 1) Multilayer film comprising: an adhesive layer A consisting of an extrudable hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive composition; a hot-sealable and splittable layer B consisting of a composition b; a complexable layer C consisting of a composition c; said film being characterized in that one of the compositions b and c is a composition t based on a thermoplastic material P comprising, on the basis of its total weight, from 0.1 to 5% by weight of a non-ionic surfactant T, the weight-average molar mass of which is less than 1000 g/mol and which comprises at least one saturated linear aliphatic chain containing from 10 to 22 carbon atoms. 2) Process for producing said film by co-extrusion. 3) Use of said film for producing reclosable packagings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Christophe ROBERT, Romain PUCHOIS
  • Patent number: 10974431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gluing process of an adhesive composition with the use of a gluing nozzle having an extrusion die for continuous extrusion of an adhesive composition over a predetermined width, the extrusion die (20) comprising a lower lip (22) and an upper lip (24), the upper and lower lips (24, 22) extending parallel to one another so as to form a transverse channel (28) for the longitudinal flow of the adhesive composition, the transverse channel extending longitudinally between: a supply opening (30) for supplying the adhesive composition; and an extrusion outlet (34) for extrusion of the adhesive composition (34); the channel (28) comprising a concave volume (32) for relaxation of the adhesive composition between the supply opening (30) and the gluing outlet (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Chartrel, Christophe Robert, Myriam Grisot-Saule
  • Patent number: 10952308
    Abstract: A system for protecting a transformer is provided. The system includes an inductor electrically disposed between the transformer and a load powered by the transformer, and a resistor electrically disposed in parallel with the inductor between the transformer and the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Yannick Louvrier, Christophe Robert, Dominique Poincloux, Denis Perrillat-Amede, Philippe Ernest
  • Publication number: 20200377771
    Abstract: Hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive composition with MFI of 0.01 to 200 g/10 minutes containing: 45 to 70% by weight of styrene block copolymers of SIS type with an SI diblock content of 30 to 90% and a content of styrene units of 10 to 40%; and 30 to 55% by weight of a tackifying resin having a softening temperature of 5 to 150° C., and obtained by a process containing: polymerizing a composition (i) essentially composed of unsaturated hydrocarbons having 9 carbon atoms, or a composition (ii) essentially composed of dicyclopentadiene and of its derivatives having 10 carbon atoms; then hydrogenating the polymer. Multilayer film containing an adhesive layer composed of the composition with a thickness of 7 to 50 ?m. Process for making the film by coextrusion. Using the said film for resealable cartons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: BOSTIK SA
    Inventor: Christophe ROBERT
  • Publication number: 20200324528
    Abstract: 1) Multilayer film comprising: an adhesive layer A consisting of an extrudable hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive composition; a hot-sealable and splittable layer B consisting of a composition b; a complexable layer C consisting of a composition c; said film being characterized in that one of the compositions b and c is a composition f based on a thermoplastic material P, said composition f comprising, on the basis of its total weight, from 0.005 to 1% by weight of a thermoplastic fluorinated (co)polymer F. 2) Process for producing said film by co-extrusion. 3) Use of said film for producing reclosable packagings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Christophe ROBERT, Romain PUCHOIS