Patents by Inventor Edouard Obert
Edouard Obert 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).
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Publication number: 20240287361Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermosetting binder composition containing water and a water-soluble oligomeric ester of at least one saccharide chosen from reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars and hydrogenated sugars, the hydrogenated sugars being chosen from the group consisting of erythritol, arabitol, xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, iditol, maltitol, isomaltitol, lactitol, cellobitol, palatinitol, maltotritol and hydrogenation products of hydrolyzates of starch or of lignocellulose materials, and of at least one polycarboxylic acid, the binder composition having a dry matter content of between 50% and 80% by weight, the water-soluble oligomeric ester representing at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, of the cry matter content of the thermosetting binder composition, and the thermosetting binder composition containing less than 10% by weight, preferably less than 5% by weight, with respect to its dry matter content, of free sorbitol.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Pierre SALOMON, Edouard OBERT
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Patent number: 12071569Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermosetting binder composition containing water and a water-soluble oligomeric ester of at least one saccharide chosen from reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars and hydrogenated sugars, the hydrogenated sugars being chosen from the group consisting of erythritol, arabitol, xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, iditol, maltitol, isomaltitol, lactitol, cellobitol, palatinitol, maltotritol and hydrogenation products of hydrolyzates of starch or of lignocellulose materials, and of at least one polycarboxylic acid, the binder composition having a dry matter content of between 50% and 80% by weight, the water-soluble oligomeric ester representing at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, of the cry matter content of the thermosetting binder composition, and the thermosetting binder composition containing less than 10% by weight, preferably less than 5% by weight, with respect to its dry matter content, of free sorbitol.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Pierre Salomon, Edouard Obert
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Patent number: 12018147Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for manufacturing an insulating product based on organic or mineral fibers, which comprises—applying an aqueous binder composition to organic or mineral fibers, preferably mineral wool fibers; —heating the fibers bonded with the aqueous binder composition so as to evaporate the volatile phase of the aqueous binder composition and to bring about the thermal curing of the non-volatile residue, or packaging the organic or mineral fibers bonded with the aqueous binder composition for the purpose of storage and/or transport, the aqueous binder composition having a pH of between 1.0 and 6.5, preferably between 1.5 and 5.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Aurélie Legrand, Edouard Obert, Delphine Toulemon
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Publication number: 20230340180Abstract: The invention relates to a stabilized resol resin comprising water, a water-soluble amino phenol resin and a water-soluble aromatic polyol, as a solubilizer for the water-soluble amino phenol resin. The invention also relates to a diluted aqueous binder composition containing such a stabilized resol resin and additives, and to a method for producing a fibrous insulation product using such an aqueous binder composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Aurélie LEGRAND, Edouard OBERT
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Publication number: 20220081553Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for manufacturing an insulating product based on organic or mineral fibers, which comprises—applying an aqueous binder composition to organic or mineral fibers, preferably mineral wool fibers; —heating the fibers bonded with the aqueous binder composition so as to evaporate the volatile phase of the aqueous binder composition and to bring about the thermal curing of the non-volatile residue, or packaging the organic or mineral fibers bonded with the aqueous binder composition for the purpose of storage and/or transport, the aqueous binder composition having a pH of between 1.0 and 6.5, preferably between 1.5 and 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Aurélie LEGRAND, Edouard OBERT, Delphine TOULEMON
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Publication number: 20210040361Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermosetting binder composition containing water and a water-soluble oligomeric ester of at least one saccharide chosen from reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars and hydrogenated sugars, the hydrogenated sugars being chosen from the group consisting of erythritol, arabitol, xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, iditol, maltitol, isomaltitol, lactitol, cellobitol, palatinitol, maltotritol and hydrogenation products of hydrolyzates of starch or of lignocellulose materials, and of at least one polycarboxylic acid, the binder composition having a dry matter content of between 50% and 80% by weight, the water-soluble oligomeric ester representing at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, of the cry matter content of the thermosetting binder composition, and the thermosetting binder composition containing less than 10% by weight, preferably less than 5% by weight, with respect to its dry matter content, of free sorbitol.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Pierre SALOMON, Edouard OBERT
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Patent number: 10774466Abstract: A sizing composition, in particular for insulating products based on mineral wool, in particular of glass or of rock, includes at least one non-reducing saccharide, at least one hydrogenated saccharide, and at least one polycarboxylic organic acid.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Edouard Obert, Lionel Kiefer, Benjamin Kaplan
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Publication number: 20200199022Abstract: A binding compound for mineral or organic fibres, includes from 40 to 95 wt % of furan resin, and from 5 to 60 wt % of at least one reducing sugar and/or of at least one non-reducing sugar, relative to the total dry weight of the composition, the binding composition having a dry matter content between 0.5 to 50 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Pierre SALOMON, Pierre MILLEREAU, Edouard OBERT
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Patent number: 10584224Abstract: A process for manufacturing a thermoset polyester foam includes the following successive steps: (a) providing an expandable and thermosetting composition containing a polyol component including at least one element selected from glycerol, diglycerol and glycerol oligomers; a polyacid component including citric acid; a surfactant selected from alkyl polyglycosides and mixtures of an anionic surfactant and a cationic surfactant, and an esterification catalyst; (b) introducing the expandable and thermosetting composition into a mold or applying the expandable composition to a support; and (c) heating the expandable and thermosetting composition at a temperature at least equal to 135° C. so as to react the polyol component with the polyacid component and form a block of thermoset polyester foam.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Marie Savonnet, Edouard Obert
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Patent number: 10364183Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a shaped composite, comprising the preparation of a mixture into which fragments of mineral wool comprising a size comprising a sugar, a non-cement silica carrier distinct from the wool, a non-cement alkali metal carrier distinct from the wool, and water, are introduced, the non-cement silica carrier and the non-cement alkali metal carrier forming, with the water, a mineral binder which gradually solidifies around the solid particles present in the mixture, and then the shaping of the mixture into a shaped composite, in particular into briquettes. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of mineral wool, in which a molten mass is produced which is converted into mineral wool by means of a fiberizing device, the shaped composite being introduced as vitrifiable charge into a melting chamber, such as a cupola furnace.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Joumana Yammine, Elodie Bouny, Edouard Obert
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Patent number: 10233115Abstract: A formaldehyde-free sizing composition for products based on fibers, in particular mineral fibers, such as glass or rock fibers, which includes: at least one non-reducing sugar, at least one catalyst for the dehydration of the non-reducing sugar, at least one amine, and at least one compound including activated ethylenic unsaturation(s).Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Benoit Didier, Fabio Foti, Edouard Obert, Boris Jaffrennou
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Patent number: 10119211Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous sizing composition for insulating products based on mineral wool, comprising (a) at least one carbohydrate chosen from reducing sugars, hydrogenated sugars and a mixture thereof, (b) at least one polycarboxylic acid or a salt or anhydride of such an acid, (c) from 1% to 25% by weight, relative to the sum of components (a) and (b), of at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic monoalcohol free of acid or base functions and having an octanol/water partition coefficient (Log Kow) of between 1 and 3.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Edouard Obert, Marie Savonnet
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Publication number: 20180201747Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a solid thermoset foam includes the following successive stages: (a) making available an expandable and thermosetting composition containing a sugar and an acid catalyst chosen from strong acids, phosphoric acid and acidic inorganic salts, (b) introducing the expandable and thermosetting composition into a mold or applying the expandable composition to a support as a film with a thickness at least equal to 1 mm, and (c) heating the expandable and thermosetting composition to a temperature at least equal to 140° C., so as to form a block of solid thermoset foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Marie SAVONNET, Pierre SALOMON, Edouard OBERT
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Publication number: 20180171090Abstract: A process for manufacturing a thermoset polyester foam includes the following successive steps: (a) providing an expandable and thermosetting composition containing a polyol component including at least one element selected from glycerol, diglycerol and glycerol oligomers; a polyacid component including citric acid; a surfactant selected from alkyl polyglycosides and mixtures of an anionic surfactant and a cationic surfactant, and an esterification catalyst; (b) introducing the expandable and thermosetting composition into a mold or applying the expandable composition to a support; and (c) heating the expandable and thermosetting composition at a temperature at least equal to 135° C. so as to react the polyol component with the polyacid component and form a block of thermoset polyester foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Marie SAVONNET, Edouard OBERT
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Patent number: 9976061Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous sizing composition for insulating products based on mineral wool, comprising (a) at least one saccharide chosen from reducing sugars and hydrogenated sugars, the proportion of hydrogenated sugars being between 25% and 100% by weight, (b) at least one monomeric polycarboxylic acid or a salt or anhydride of such an acid, (c) more than 2.0% by weight, relative to the sum of the components (a) and (b), of at least one epoxysilane.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Edouard Obert, Lionel Kiefer
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Patent number: 9938184Abstract: A formaldehyde-free sizing composition for products based on fibers, in particular mineral fibers, such as fibers of glass or of rock, includes at least one non-reducing sugar, and at least one inorganic acid ammonium salt, preferably chosen from ammonium sulfates, phosphates, nitrates and carbonates. Another subject matter of the present invention is the products thus obtained, in particular thermal and/or acoustic insulators based on mineral wool and veils of nonwoven mineral fibers, and their process of manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Boris Jaffrennou, Edouard Obert
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Patent number: 9926226Abstract: The invention relates to: a composition for the cold-end treatment of hollow glass articles, characterized in that it is an aqueous solution containing 0.01% to 1% by weight of solids of carnauba wax; a process for the cold-end treatment of hollow glass articles, comprising the spraying of this composition; and a hollow glass article thus obtained.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN EMBALLAGEInventors: Perrine Lavalley-Maillet, Aurelie Descorps-Declere, Edouard Obert, Claude Da Silva
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Patent number: 9714195Abstract: A sizing composition for insulating products based on mineral wool, in particular glass or rock wool, includes at least one reducing saccharide, at least one hydrogenated saccharide, at least one polyfunctional crosslinking agent, and at least one polyglycerol.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Marie Savonnet, Edouard Obert
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Publication number: 20170198425Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous sizing composition for insulating products based on mineral wool, comprising (a) at least one carbohydrate chosen from reducing sugars, hydrogenated sugars and a mixture thereof, (b) at least one polycarboxylic acid or a salt or anhydride of such an acid, (c) from 1% to 25% by weight, relative to the sum of components (a) and (b), of at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic monoalcohol free of acid or base functions and having an octanol/water partition coefficient (Log Kow) of between 1 and 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Edouard OBERT, Marie SAVONNET
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Publication number: 20170144912Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a shaped composite, comprising the preparation of a mixture into which fragments of mineral wool comprising a size comprising a sugar, a non-cement silica carrier distinct from the wool, a non-cement alkali metal carrier distinct from the wool, and water, are introduced, the non-cement silica carrier and the non-cement alkali metal carrier forming, with the water, a mineral binder which gradually solidifies around the solid particles present in the mixture, and then the shaping of the mixture into a shaped composite, in particular into briquettes. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of mineral wool, in which a molten mass is produced which is converted into mineral wool by means of a fiberizing device, the shaped composite being introduced as vitrifiable charge into a melting chamber, such as a cupola furnace.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVERInventors: Joumana YAMMINE, Elodie BOUNY, Edouard OBERT