Patents by Inventor Fabien Beteille
Fabien Beteille 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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Patent number: 8102585Abstract: Glazing assembly, comprising in succession: a first rigid substrate (S1), a second rigid substrate (S2), at least one active system (3) comprising at least one film and placed between the substrates (S1 and S2), at least one polymer film (f1) having the function of retaining fragments of the glazing assembly should it break, the said film being placed between the substrate (S1) and the substrate (S2), characterized in that the active system (3) is on the inner face (2) of the substrate (S1).Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2004Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Jean-Christophe Giron, Juergen Schuett, Xavier Fanton, Fabien Beteille
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Patent number: 7992896Abstract: A gas generator for a safety system includes an explosible charge formed at least by a primary pyrotechnic compound, in a first chamber initiated by at least one initiator provided with a reinforcing charge and a secondary compound, in a second chamber, the decomposition of which is entailed by products of combustion of the primary compound, an interaction of the products of combustion of the primary compound and those of the secondary compound through an oxidation-reduction reaction occurring in a slightly confined volume, the first chamber communicating with said second chamber through a central nozzle and said second chamber being provided, at a first zone close to said first chamber, with orifices that discharge the gases and contain, in a second zone, said secondary compound; and means forming an obstacle to the passage of the gases installed in said second chamber between said first and second zones, said obstacle-forming means allowing the gases to pass into a central part and forming an obstacle to thType: GrantFiled: December 13, 2006Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Seva TechnologiesInventors: Paul-Philippe Cord, Fabien Béteille, Sylvie Martinel, legal representative
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Patent number: 7652812Abstract: A method of supplying an electrically controllable system having variable optical/energy properties in transmission or in reflection, including at least one carrier substrate with a multilayer that allows migration of active species, including at least two active layers separated by an electrolyte, the multilayer being placed between two electrodes connected respectively to upper and lower current leads respectively. In addition to a constant first energy potential, a time-varying second energy potential is applied between the current leads, the first and second energy potentials being designed to ensure switching between two states having different optical/energy properties in transmission or reflection.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Erwan Mahe, Fabien Beteille, Carinne Fleury, Emmanuel Valentin, Xavier Fanton
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Publication number: 20100007123Abstract: A gas generator for a safety system includes an explosible charge formed at least by a primary pyrotechnic compound, in a first chamber initiated by at least one initiator provided with a reinforcing charge and a secondary compound, in a second chamber, the decomposition of which is entailed by products of combustion of the primary compound, an interaction of the products of combustion of the primary compound and those of the secondary compound through an oxidation-reduction reaction occurring in a slightly confined volume, the first chamber communicating with said second chamber through a central nozzle and said second chamber being provided, at a first zone close to said first chamber, with orifices that discharge the gases and contain, in a second zone, said secondary compound; and means forming an obstacle to the passage of the gases installed in said second chamber between said first and second zones, said obstacle-forming means allowing the gases to pass into a central part and forming an obstacle to thType: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2006Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Paul-Philippe Cord, Fabien Béteille, Sylvie Martinel
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Patent number: 7604717Abstract: The invention relates to an essentially metallic target of a cathodic sputtering device, in particular a magnetic-field-assisted device, the said target mainly comprising nickel alloyed with at least one other minor element in order to reduce or eliminate its ferromagnetism. The invention also relates to the use of the target to manufacture an electrochromic material with anodic colourization as a thin layer based on alloyed nickel oxide.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2004Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Fabien Beteille, Jean-Christophe Giron, Marc Vermeersch
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Patent number: 7531101Abstract: A method of eliminating, using a beam of laser radiation, defects lying within a laminate formed from at least a first substrate and from at least a second substrate. The laminate incorporates, between the first and second substrates, at least one smart active system. The method locates at least one defect lying within the active system and ablates the defect, by circumscribing the defect using a laser beam.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2003Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventor: Fabien Beteille
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Publication number: 20080018979Abstract: A method of supplying an electrically controllable system having variable optical/energy properties in transmission or in reflection, including at least one carrier substrate with a multilayer that allows migration of active species, including at least two active layers separated by an electrolyte, the multilayer being placed between two electrodes connected respectively to upper and lower current leads respectively. In addition to a constant first energy potential, a time-varying second energy potential is applied between the current leads, the first and second energy potentials being designed to ensure switching between two states having different optical/energy properties in transmission or reflection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2005Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Erwan Mahe, Fabien Beteille, Carinne Fleury, Emmanuel Valentin, Xavier Fanton
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Patent number: 7311976Abstract: A glazing coated with at least one layer having thermochromic properties comprising vanadium oxide, and also with at least one other layer having thermal properties, such as an infrared reflecting layer, and/or at least one other layer having optical properties, such as antireflection in the visible, and/or electrical conduction properties; and having a particular application for making solar control glazing.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Alain Arnaud, Fabien Beteille, Jean-Christophe Giron, Francois Lerbet
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Patent number: 7265889Abstract: An electrochemical device includes at least one carrier substrate, and a stack of functional layers including at least one electrically conducting layer that includes metal oxide(s), and a multicomponent electrode including at least one electrochemically active layer, at least one higher-conductivity material and at least one network of one of conducting wires and conducting strips. The higher-conductivity material has a surface resistance that is lower than a surface resistance of the electrically conducting layer. The stack of functional layers is arranged between two substrates, and each may be rigid, of glass type or rigid polymer or semi-rigid or flexible of PET type.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Claude Morin, Fabien Beteille, Jean-Christophe Giron
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Publication number: 20070141360Abstract: A method of eliminating, using a beam of laser radiation, defects lying within a laminate formed from at least a first substrate and from at least a second substrate. The laminate incorporates, between the first and second substrates, at least one smart active system. The method locates at least one defect lying within the active system and ablates the defect, by circumscribing the defect using a laser beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2003Publication date: June 21, 2007Inventor: Fabien Beteille
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Patent number: 7230748Abstract: An electrochemical device, especially an electrically controllable system with variable energy and/or optical properties or a photovoltaic device, including at least one substrate carrying an electroactive stack of layers arranged between a lower electrode and an upper electrode. Each electrode includes at least one electroconductive layer in electrical contact with at least one current lead. The current leads are arranged outside the region of the carrier substrate that is covered by the stack of electroactive layers.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2001Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Jean-Christophe Giron, Fabien Beteille, Xavier Fanton, Laurent Claude, Samuel Dubrenat
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Patent number: 7193763Abstract: An electrochemical/electrically controllable device including at least one carrier substrate provided with an electroactive layer or a stack of electroactive layers placed between a lower electrode and an upper electrode. The upper electrode includes at least one electronically conductive layer, especially a transparent one, based on doped indium oxide or on doped tin oxide or on doped zinc oxide, which is at least partially crystallized in the form of crystallites having a mean size of between 5 and 100 nm, especially between 10 and 50 nm.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2002Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Fabien Beteille, Xavier Fanton, Jean-Christophe Giron
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Publication number: 20070041074Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically-controllable device with variable optical/energy reflection or transmission properties. The invention is characterised in that the device is shaped in the form of a self-supporting film, said film being formed from a mixture comprising at least one first element which provides the mixture with an electrochrome functionality and at least one second element which produces an electrolyte functionality for ionic charge transfer within said mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2004Publication date: February 22, 2007Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Gregoire Mathey, Fabien Beteille, Claude Chevrot, Dominique Teyssie, Francois Tran-Van, Frederic Vidal, Layla Beouch
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Publication number: 20070020442Abstract: Glazing assembly, comprising in succession: a first rigid substrate (S1), a second rigid substrate (S2), at least one active system (3) comprising at least one film and placed between the substrates (S1 and S2), at least one polymer film (f1) having the function of retaining fragments of the glazing assembly should it break, the said film being placed between the substrate (S1) and the substrate (S2), characterized in that the active system (3) is on the inner face (2) of the substrate (S1).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2004Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Jean-Christophe Giron, Juergen Schuett, Xavier Fanton, Fabien Beteille
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Patent number: 7110157Abstract: Electrically controllable device having variable optical/energy properties in transmission or in reflection, comprising at least one carrier substrate provided with a stack of electrochromic functional layers, including at least two electrochromic active layers, separated by an electrolyte, said stack being placed between two current leads, namely the lower current lead and the upper current lead respectively (“lower” corresponding to the current lead closest to the carrier substrate, as opposed to the “upper” current lead which is furthest from said substrate), characterized in that the electrochromic material constituting the two active layers is identical, and this electrochromic material is chosen from those whose coloration is not a linear function of the charge insertion.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2003Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Fabien Beteille, Gregoire Mathey
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Publication number: 20060152137Abstract: Electrically controllable device, in particular electrically controllable system, having variable optical and/or energy properties or electroluminescent device, comprising at least one carrier substrate (1) carrying an electroactive multilayer stack (3) that is placed between an electrode called the “lower” electrode and an electrode called the “upper” electrode, each electrode comprising at least one electrically conducting layer (2) in electrical connection with at least one current bus, characterized in that at least one current bus is in electrical connection with at least one current lead suitable for converting electrical energy into light and distributing it within the electroactive multilayer stack (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2003Publication date: July 13, 2006Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Fabien Beteille, Gregoire Mathey
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Patent number: 7033655Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated glazing which has first and second substrates with peripheral edges, an active system disposed between the substrates, and at least two peripheral seals that run contiguously from the first and second substrates.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2001Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Fabien Beteille, Jean-Christophe Giron
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Patent number: 7012728Abstract: An electrochemical device includes at least one carrier substrate, and a stack of functional layers including at least one electrically conducting layer that includes metal oxide(s), and a multicomponent electrode including at least one electrochemically active layer, at least one higher-conductivity material and at least one network of one of conducting wires and conducting strips. The higher-conductivity material has a surface resistance that is lower than a surface resistance of the electrically conducting layer. The stack of functional layers is arranged between two substrates, and each may be rigid, of glass type or rigid polymer or semi-rigid or flexible of PET type.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2004Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Claude Morin, Fabien Beteille, Jean-Christophe Giron
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Patent number: 7002720Abstract: The subject of the invention is an electrically controllable device having variable optical and/or energy properties of the electrochromic type, which comprises a functional film consisting of a layer or a stack of layers which is placed between two external substrates which meet the following criteria: at least one is essentially transparent; at least one is based on one (or more) film(s) based on one or more polymers; each of them is a water vapor barrier, with a water vapor permeability of at most 1 g/m2/24 h, especially at most 0.1 g/m2/24 h.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2002Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Fabien Beteille, Samuel Dubrenat, Jean-Christophe Giron
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Publication number: 20060033978Abstract: An electrochemical device includes at least one carrier substrate, and a stack of functional layers including at least one electrically conducting layer that includes metal oxide(s), and a multicomponent electrode including at least one electrochemically active layer, at least one higher-conductivity material and at least one network of one of conducting wires and conducting strips. The higher-conductivity material has a surface resistance that is lower than a surface resistance of the electrically conducting layer. The stack of functional layers is arranged between two substrates, and each may be rigid, of glass type or rigid polymer or semi-rigid or flexible of PET type.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2005Publication date: February 16, 2006Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Claude Morin, Fabien Beteille, Jean-Christophe Giron