Patents by Inventor Franceline Villermaux

Franceline Villermaux 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).

  • Porous, Fired Ceramic Foam
    Publication number: 20080312064
    Abstract: The invention relates to a porous, fired ceramic foam having a total porosity of between 50 and 92% and an intergranular porosity of at least 5%. In particular, the invention relates to a recrystallised silicon carbide foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Christian His, Samuel Prigent, Matteo Scalabrino, Franceline Villermaux
  • Gasifier reactor internal coating
    Publication number: 20060211566
    Abstract: A gasifier internal refractory coating has at least one region of a sintered material containing at least 45% by weight of chromium oxide (Cr2O3) and at least 1% by weight of zirconium oxide, at least 20% by weight of the zirconium oxide (ZrO2) being stabilized in the cubic and/or quadratic form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Thibault Champion, Christian His, Franceline Villermaux
  • Partially stabilized zirconia biocomponent having high resistance to low temperature degradation and a method of preparing same
    Publication number: 20020031675
    Abstract: A biomedical component comprising sintered yttria tetragonal zirconia ceramic (YTZP), the YTZP comprising at least 90 mol % ZrO2, the ZrO2 being partially stabilized with at least 2.1 mol % yttria, wherein the YTZP further comprises between 0.05 wt % and 1 wt % alumina, wherein the YTZP has a density of at least 99% of theoretical density and has a grain size, as measured by the linear intercept method, of no more than 1 micron, and wherein the yttria is homogeneously distributed within the zirconia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Bernard Cales, Laurence Blaise, Franceline Villermaux
  • Zirconia-toughened alumina biocomponent having high resistance to low temperature degradation and method for preparing same
    Publication number: 20020010070
    Abstract: A biomedical component comprising zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA), the ZTA comprising 1-69 wt % ZrO2, the ZrO2 being partially stabilized with >2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Bernard Cales, Laurence Blaise, Franceline Villermaux