Patents by Inventor Christophe VALENTI

Christophe VALENTI 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: 20220397705
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical article having a Bayer value determined in accordance with the ASTM F735-81 standard higher than or equal to 7, comprising a substrate having at least one main face successively coated with a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal to 250 nm and a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than 1.55 and at least one low refractive index layer having a refractive index of 1.55 or less. The ratio: (I) is higher than or equal to 1.5, and/or the deposition of the high refractive index layer of the interferential coating having a refractive index higher than 1.55 and a thickness higher than or equal to 15 nm that is the furthest from the substrate has been carried out under ionic assistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Yannick MOYSAN, José ALBUQUERQUE DA SILVA, Yohann FELTEN, Nicolas MAITRE, Christophe VALENTI
  • Publication number: 20220011469
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical lens comprising a substrate having a front main face and a rear main face, at least one main face of which being successively coated with a first high refractive index sheet which does not comprise any Ta2O5 layer, a second low refractive index sheet a third high refractive index sheet, a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal to 50 nm, and a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer and at least one low refractive index layer. The reflection performance on at least one main face is improved in scotopic conditions, fornear infrared light or for a wide range of angles of incidence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Christophe VALENTI, Frédéric GUILLAIN, William TROTTIER-LAPOINTE, Xingzhao DING
  • Publication number: 20220011601
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical lens comprising a substrate having a front main face and a rear main face, at least one main face of which being successively coated with a first high refractive index sheet which does not comprise any Ta2O5 layer, a second low refractive index sheet a third high refractive index sheet, a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal to 100 nm, a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer and at least one low refractive index layer, and a filtering interferential system that selectively reflects or transmits visible light in a narrow range of wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Christophe VALENTI, Frédéric GUILLAIN, William TROTTIER-LAPOINTE
  • Publication number: 20220011600
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical lens comprising a substrate having a front main face and a rear main face, at least one main face of which being successively coated with a first high refractive index sheet which does not comprise any Ta2O5 layer, a second low refractive index sheet a third high refractive index sheet, a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal 0 to 100 nm, and a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer and at least one low refractive index layer. The mean reflection factor RUV on said rear main face between 280 nm and 380 nm, weighted by the function W(?) defined in the ISO 13666:1998 standard, is lower than 10%, for an angle of incidence of 35° .
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Christophe VALENTI, Frédéric GUILLAIN, William TROTTIER-LAPOINTE, Xingzhao DING
  • Publication number: 20210396913
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical lens comprising a substrate having a front main face and a rear main face, at least one main face of which being successively coated with a first high refractive index sheet which does not comprise any Ta2O5 layer, a second low refractive index sheet a third high refractive index sheet, a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal to 100 nm, and a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer and at least one low refractive index layer. A mean reflection factor selected from Ruv for UV light, Rv for visible light and RsNIR for near infrared light is higher than or equal to 10-15% on at least one main face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Christophe VALENTI, Frédéric GUILLAIN, William TROTTIER-LAPOINTE
  • Patent number: 10830925
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing an optical article suitable for edging comprising an antifouling layer on which there is deposited a temporary overlayer for assisting with edging, comprising: depositing, on an optical substrate, an organic antifouling layer comprising at least a fluorinated polymer compound comprising hydrolysable functions; and depositing, on the antifouling layer, an overlayer for assisting with edging, of mineral nature, comprising one or more metal fluorides and/or one or more metal oxides or hydroxides; method characterised in that it further comprises a step of accelerated grafting of the antifouling layer chosen from: (a) a treatment of the deposited antifouling layer in a humid atmosphere of the deposited antifouling layer and (b) a catalytic treatment in the acidic or basic vapour phase of the deposited antifouling layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Grégory Hervieu, Christophe Valenti, Pierre-Jean Calba, Nicolas Maitre
  • Patent number: 10754069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ophthalmic lens whose front and rear faces are differentiated with respect to their hydrophobic properties. Said lens comprising a substrate having a hydrophobic front main face, and a rear main face whose external surface has a receding contact angle with water greater than or equal to 80°, the external surface of said front main face having a receding contact angle with water lower than that of the rear main face. The invention presents various means for preparing such lenses, which may notably be obtained after deposition and then removal of temporary layers with different thicknesses on the two faces of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Aude Lapprand, Pascale Lacan, Christophe Valenti
  • Publication number: 20180172884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ophthalmic lens whose front and rear faces are differentiated with respect to their hydrophobic properties. Said lens comprising a substrate having a hydrophobic front main face, and a rear main face whose external surface has a receding contact angle with water greater than or equal to 80°, the external surface of said front main face having a receding contact angle with water lower than that of the rear main face. The invention presents various means for preparing such lenses, which may notably be obtained after deposition and then removal of temporary layers with different thicknesses on the two faces of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Aude LAPPRAND, Pascale LACAN, Christophe VALENTI
  • Publication number: 20170227683
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing an optical article suitable for edging comprising an antifouling layer on which there is deposited a temporary overlayer for assisting with edging, comprising: depositing, on an optical substrate, an organic antifouling layer comprising at least a fluorinated polymer compound comprising hydrolysable functions; and depositing, on the antifouling layer, an overlayer for assisting with edging, of mineral nature, comprising one or more metal fluorides and/or one or more metal oxides or hydroxides; method characterised in that it further comprises a step of accelerated grafting of the antifouling layer chosen from: (a) a treatment of the deposited antifouling layer in a humid atmosphere of the deposited antifouling layer and (b) a catalytic treatment in the acidic or basic vapour phase of the deposited antifouling layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Grégory HERVIEU, Christophe VALENTI, Pierre-Jean CALBA, Nicolas MAITRE
  • Patent number: 9658467
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens that can be edged, includes a main front surface and a main rear surface, obtained by successive deposition on at least one of the main surfaces of the lens, of a first hydrophobic layer that has a thickness of between 6 and 16 nm and is obtained by deposition of a composition including a constituent A selected from fluorosilanes having a number average molar mass that is higher than, or equal to, 2000 g/mol, of a second hydrophobic layer that has a thickness of between 3 and 20 nm and is obtained by the deposition of a composition including a constituent B selected from the fluorosilanes having a number average molar mass than is lower than, or equal to, 900 g/mol, and of a layer including a metal fluoride having a thickness of between 22 and 50 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Gregory Hervieu, Christophe Valenti
  • Publication number: 20150338679
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens that can be edged, includes a main front surface and a main rear surface, obtained by successive deposition on at least one of the main surfaces of the lens, of a first hydrophobic layer that has a thickness of between 6 and 16 nm and is obtained by deposition of a composition including a constituent A selected from fluorosilanes having a number average molar mass that is higher than, or equal to, 2000 g/mol, of a second hydrophobic layer that has a thickness of between 3 and 20 nm and is obtained by the deposition of a composition including a constituent B selected from the fluorosilanes having a number average molar mass than is lower than, or equal to, 900 g/mol, and of a layer including a metal fluoride having a thickness of between 22 and 50 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory HERVIEU, Christophe VALENTI