Patents by Inventor Ludovic Gardet

Ludovic Gardet 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).

  • Patent number: 11041044
    Abstract: Filament comprising a polymeric material that includes a diacid component comprising from about 40 to 60 mole % of units derived from terephthalic acid and from about 40 to 60 mole % of units derived from a diacid chosen from isophthalic acid, a cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, a naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, a stilbenedicarboxylic acid, or a combination thereof; a glycol component comprising at least 75 mole % of units derived from cyclohexanedimethanol; wherein the polymeric material has an inherent viscosity loss of 3% or less after being extruded; and method of using this filament in production of different articles by 3D printing are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventor: Ludovic Gardet
  • Publication number: 20200024389
    Abstract: This invention relates to a filament build material for a three-dimensional printer, where the filament comprises a polymeric material that includes units of a diacid component and units of a glycol component. The units of the diacid component includes from about 40 mole % to about 60 mole % of units derived from a first diacid and from about 40 mole % to about 60 mole % of units derived from a second diacid, wherein the first diacid is terephthalic acid and the second diacid is chosen from isophthalic acid, a cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, a naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, a stilbenedicarboxylic acid, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventor: Ludovic Gardet
  • Publication number: 20180298142
    Abstract: This invention relates to an object comprised of a plurality of fused filaments of a polyester material that includes units of a diacid component and units of a glycol component. The co-polyester has a zero shear viscosity no greater than about 3000, an elongation at break of at least about 75%, a density no greater than about 1.25 g/cm3, a glass transition temperature of at least about 80° C., an inherent viscosity from about 0.55 dL/g to about 0.7 dig, a density no greater than about 1.25 g/cm3, and a crystallization half-time no greater than about 300 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventor: Ludovic Gardet
  • Publication number: 20170066873
    Abstract: Objects can be produced using an additive manufacturing process and the objects can be removed from the substrates on which the objects are formed. An object can include a plurality of layers of a polymeric material that includes units of a diacid component and units of a glycol component. A process can be used to form the object that includes depositing a plurality of layers of the polymeric material onto a substrate to form the object. In some cases, the plurality of layers are deposited onto the substrate according to a predetermined design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventor: Ludovic Gardet