Patents by Inventor Dick HESLINGA

Dick HESLINGA 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).

  • Functional device integrated into a traversable surface and method for producing a traversable surface with same
    Patent number: 12382731
    Abstract: A functional device includes in succession: a first protective film on the front face of the device, with Young's modulus (YM) E1 and thermal dilatation coefficient (TDC) CTE1, a first exterior encapsulation film, with YM E2 and TDC CTE2, an interior encapsulation film, with YM E3 and TDC CTE3, a second exterior encapsulation film, with YM E4 and TDC CTE4, a second plate on the rear face of the device, with YM E5 and TDC CTE5, E1 and E5 being similar or identical, E2 and E4 being similar or identical, E1>E2 and E4<E5, CTE1 and CTE5 being similar or identical, CTE2 and CTE4 being similar or identical, CTE1<CTE2 and CTE4>CTE5, and one film of the first exterior encapsulation film, the interior encapsulation film and the second exterior encapsulation film encapsulating the active elements; and method for producing a functional traversable surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, COLAS
    Inventors: Dick Heslinga, Amandine Boulanger, Eric Coquelle, Rémi De Bettignies, Julien Gaume, Marion Vite
  • FUNCTIONAL DEVICE WITH DIRECT ELECTRICAL OUTPUTS AND PROCESS FOR FABRICATING SUCH A FUNCTIONAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250015204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a functional device (100) comprising a multilayer stack comprising, in succession: a first protective film (101), placed on a front side of said device (100), an encapsulating assembly (107), a second protective film (105), placed on the back side of the device, at least one electrically or optically active element (110) embedded in the encapsulating assembly, and an electrical connecting element (160) directly connected to said electrically or optically active element and suitable for transporting electricity from or to said electrically or optically active element, one end (162) of said electrical connecting element exiting directly from said functional device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Amandine BOULANGER, Dick HESLINGA, Jean RODIERE, Rémi DE BETTIGNIES, Eric COQUELLE, Patrick LELIEVRE
  • FUNCTIONAL DEVICE INTEGRATED INTO A TRAVERSIBLE SURFACE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRAVERSABLE SURFACE WITH SAME
    Publication number: 20220136179
    Abstract: A functional device includes in succession: a first protective film on the front face of the device, with Young's modulus (YM) E1 and thermal dilatation coefficient (TDC) CTE1, a first exterior encapsulation film, with YM E2 and TDC CTE2, an interior encapsulation film, with YM E3 and TDC CTE3, a second exterior encapsulation film, with YM E4 and TDC CTE4, a second plate on the rear face of the device, with YM E5 and TDC CTE5, E1 and E5 being similar or identical, E2 and E4 being similar or identical, E1>E2 and E4<E5, CTE1 and CTE5 being similar or identical, CTE2 and CTE4 being similar or identical, CTE1<CTE2 and CTE4>CTE5, and one film of the first exterior encapsulation film, the interior encapsulation film and the second exterior encapsulation film encapsulating the active elements; and method for producing a functional traversable surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Dick HESLINGA, Amandine BOULANGER, Eric COQUELLE, Rémi DE BETTIGNIES, Julien GAUME, Marion VITE