Patents by Inventor Etienne Ferain

Etienne Ferain 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: 20100233226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanowire array (15, 16) for electrically-controlled elution of a therapeutic composition (5) comprising a plurality of nanoscopic-sized wires (12, 12), nanowires, attached to an electrically conducting solid support (7), said nanowires formed from electroactive conjugated polymer (4) containing or doped with said therapeutic composition (5) coated over a plurality of nanoscopic sized electrically conducting protrusions (8). It also relates to a method for preparing a nanowire array and an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Université Catholique de Louvain
    Inventors: Etienne Ferain, Delphine Magnin, Sophie Demoustier-Champagne, Marie-Anne Thil, Jean Delbeke, Ides Colin
  • Patent number: 7419612
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method which consists in first subjecting the polyimide sheet to ionic bombardment, followed by an irradiation in the visible domain and finally a relatively brief chemical etching. Said method enables a thin polyimide sheet comprising pores, of nanometric to micrometric size, having a substantially cylindrical shape and substantially equal diameters to be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Universite Catholique De Louvain
    Inventors: Roger Legras, Etienne Ferain
  • Publication number: 20060000798
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method which consists in first subjecting the polyimide sheet to ionic bombardment, followed by an irradiation in the visible domain and finally a relatively brief chemical etching. Said method enables a thin polyimide sheet comprising pores, of nanometric to micrometric size, having a substantially cylindrical shape and substantially equal diameters to be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Roger Legras, Etienne Ferain
  • Patent number: 6861006
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of creating pores in a polymer material in sheet form or a polymer layer such as a thin film with a thickness equal to around 100 nanometers, previously deposited on a metallic base. The invention further relates to a method of creating pores in a polymer material in sheet form, such as polycarbonate or any other equivalent material, the said method making it possible to obtain porous areas with controllable sizes and shapes, these areas being distributed according to densities and locations which can also be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Universite Catholique de Louvain
    Inventors: Etienne Ferain, Roger Legras, Kamel Ounadjela
  • Publication number: 20030087083
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of creating pores in a polymer material in sheet form or a polymer layer such as a thin film with a thickness equal to around 100 nanometers, previously deposited on a metallic base. The invention further relates to a method of creating pores in a polymer material in sheet form, such as polycarbonate or any other equivalent material, the said method making it possible to obtain porous areas with controllable sizes and shapes, these areas being distributed according to densities and locations which can also be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Etienne Ferain, Roger Legras, Kamel Ounadjela
  • Publication number: 20030020024
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating pores in a sheet polymer material. The invention more particularly relates to a method for creating nanoscale pores, typically of the order of less than 200 nm, in a polymer material such as sheet polycarbonate or any other equivalent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Etienne Ferain, Roger Legras, Henri Hanot