Patents by Inventor Francoise Mennechez

Francoise Mennechez 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: 20110168005
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is: the use for a transparent bullet-proof and/or splinter-proof laminate, of which at least part of the thickness consists of a mosaic comprising at least two transparent constituent elements, in order to limit deterioration of the laminate beyond one of said at least two constituent elements that receive an impact; such a laminate with dimensions greater than those that are the maximum possible for a plate of monocrystalline sapphire, of which at least part of the thickness consists of an at least partly transparent mosaic, and of which at least one of its outer faces consists of a continuous transparent sheet; glazing for a building or transport vehicle comprising this laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Vincent Pluen, Stephane Leray, Francoise Mennechez
  • Publication number: 20090246476
    Abstract: The invention relates to a decorated structure (100) comprising an at least partially transparent substrate (1) an enamel-based decorative element (2) on one face of the substrate, a functional layer (3) that is chosen from an electrically supplied heating layer or a low-emissive layer, the layer being deposited on said face and at least partially covering said decorative element, and also the method for manufacturing this structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Francoise Mennechez, Jean-Pierre Odile, Virginie Bousquet
  • Patent number: 7497639
    Abstract: An insert configured to be received or formed in a glass plate to allow, in cooperation with a connecting element, the glass plate to be mounted on a support. The insert is designed to be received in a hole made in one face of the plate, the hole being bounded by a retaining side wall of curved profile directed toward the inside. The insert includes a fastening mechanism complementary to a mechanism carried by the connecting element for connecting the plate to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Pierre Lebot, Jean-Clement Nugue, Francoise Mennechez
  • Publication number: 20080264930
    Abstract: An electric heating structure including a substrate and a heating element having a given specific resistance. The heating element includes an electrically conductive layer deposited on one of the faces of the substrate and supplied electrically, the heating element including a network of patterns functionally connected to the electrically conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Francoise Mennechez, Jean-Pierre Odile
  • Publication number: 20060147292
    Abstract: An insert configured to be received or formed in a glass plate to allow, in cooperation with a connecting element, the glass plate to be mounted on a support. The insert is designed to be received in a hole made in one face of the plate, the hole being bounded by a retaining side wall of curved profile directed toward the inside. The insert includes a fastening mechanism complementary to a mechanism carried by the connecting element for connecting the plate to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Pierre Lebot, Jean-Clement Nugue, Francoise Mennechez