Patents by Inventor Damien Gignoux

Damien Gignoux 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: 8808468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Fe—Si—La alloy having the atomic composition: (La1-a-a?MmaTRa?)1[(Fe1-b-b?CObMb?)1-x(Si1-cXc)x]13(CdNeH1-d-e)y(R)z(I)f Mm representing a mixture of lanthanum, cerium, neodymium and praseodynium in the weight proportion of 22 to 26% La, 48 to 53% Ce, 17 to 20% Nd and 5 to 7% Pr, the said mixture possibly comprising up to 1% by weight of impurities, TR representing one or more elements of the rare earth family other than lanthanum, M representing one or more type d transition elements of the 3d, 4d and 5d layers X representing a metalloid element selected from Ge, Al, B, Ga and In R representing one or more elements selected from Al, Ca, Mg, K and Na, I representing one or two elements selected from O and S, with: 0?a<0.5 and 0?a?<0.2 0?b?0.2 and 0?b?<0.4 0?c?0.5 and 0?d?1 0?e?1 and f?0.1 0.09?x?0.13 and 0.002?y?4 0.0001?z?0.01 the subscripts b, d, e, x and y being such that the alloy further satisfies the following condition: 6.143b(13(1?x))+4.437y[1?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Aperam Alloys Imphy
    Inventors: Thierry Waeckerle, Herve Fraisse, Mohamed Balli, Patricia De Rango, Daniel Fruchart, Damien Gignoux, Salvatore Miraglia, Mariana Rosca, Miguel Jose Artigas Alava
  • Publication number: 20110020661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Fe—Si—La alloy having the following atomic composition: (La1-a-a?MmaTRa?)1[(Fe1-b-b,CobMb,)1-x(Si1-cXc)x]13(CdNeH1-d-e)y(R)r(I)r, in which Mm is a mixture of lanthanum, cerium, neodymium and praseodymium in a weight proportion of 22 to 26% of La, 48 to 53% of Ce, 17 to 20% of Nd and 5 to 7% of Pr, wherein said mixture may include up to 1 wt % of impurities, TR is one or more elements of the rare earth family other than lanthanum, M is one or more d-type transition element from layers 3d, 4d and 5d, X is a metalloid element selected from Ge, Al, B, Ga and In, R is one or more element selected from Al, Ca, Mg, K and Na, I is one or two elements selected from O and S, with: 0?a<0.5 and 0?a?<0.2; 0?b?0.2 and 0?b?<0.4; 0?c?0.5 and 0?d?1; 0?e?1 and f?0.1; 0.09?x?0.13 and 0.002?y?4; 0.0001?z?0.01; the indicia b, d, e, x and y being such that the alloy further meets the following condition: 6.143b(13(1?x))+4.437y[1?0.0614(d++e)]?1 Eq.1 d*y?0.005 Eq.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicants: ARCELORMITTAL-STAINLESS & NICKEL ALLOYS, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Thierry Waeckerle, Herve Fraisse, Mohamed Balli, Patricia De Rango, Daniel Fruchart, Damien Gignoux, Salvatore Miraglia, Mariana Rosca, Miguel Jose Artigas Alava