Patents by Inventor Jean-Franncois Silvain

Jean-Franncois Silvain 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).

  • Manufacturing Process for Thin Films Made of Metal /Ceramic Composite
    Publication number: 20090208645
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing composite metal/ceramic thin films, consisting of: a) preparing a suspension (S) in an organic solvent starting from a substantially homogenous mixture of ceramic reinforcements, metallic particles, a binder, a plasticizer and a dispersant, the metallic particles constituting at least 5% by weight of the suspension; b) tape casting the suspension to form a thin film, and then de-binding said thin film; c) densifying the de-binded thin film in a furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Jean-Franncois Silvain, Thierry Chartier, Pierre-Marie Geffroy