Patents by Inventor Manuela DE SOUSA

Manuela DE SOUSA 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: 20260014763
    Abstract: Functionalized optical layered structure, functionalized optical article, eyewear containing the same, and their methods of manufacture A functionalized optical layered structure comprising—a first element representing a first single-layer or multi-layer functional film (15); —at least one second element selected from a protection liner or a base optical element (1) or a second functional film—at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive layer placed in contact with at least one surface of said first element and at least one surface of said second element, wherein the at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (14?) is of optical quality and comprises coloring agents (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Montserrat BURGOS, Manuela DE SOUSA, Céline ROBIN, Marc PETER
  • Publication number: 20210325568
    Abstract: An optical article provided in a form suitable for simultaneous lamination of a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and of a thermoplastic film, the said optical article comprising a convex and a concave optical surface, wherein the convex and/or the concave optical surface is a receiving surface intended to receive the pressure sensitive adhesive on which the thermoplastic film is intended to be arranged and wherein the said receiving surface has an arithmetic average profile roughness greater or equal to 0.01 ?m and less or equal to 0.3 ?m and/or wherein the said receiving surface has a profile roughness root mean square slope greater or equal to 0.2° and less or equal to 1.2°. A method for manufacturing an optical device using said optical article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Eric GACOIN, Jeanne MARCHAL, Jonathan SAULNY, Manuela DE SOUSA, Yohann FELTEN
  • Patent number: 11099299
    Abstract: An optical article provided in a form suitable for simultaneous lamination of a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and of a thermoplastic film, the said optical article comprising a convex and a concave optical surface, wherein the convex and/or the concave optical surface is a receiving surface intended to receive the pressure sensitive adhesive on which the thermoplastic film is intended to be arranged and wherein the said receiving surface has an arithmetic average profile roughness greater or equal to 0.01 ?m and less or equal to 0.3 ?m and/or wherein the said receiving surface has a profile roughness root mean square slope greater or equal to 0.2° and less or equal to 1.2°. A method for manufacturing an optical device using said optical article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Eric Gacoin, Jeanne Marchal, Jonathan Saulny, Manuela De Sousa, Yohann Felten
  • Publication number: 20180284325
    Abstract: An optical article provided in a form suitable for simultaneous lamination of a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and of a thermoplastic film, the said optical article comprising a convex and a concave optical surface, wherein the convex and/or the concave optical surface is a receiving surface intended to receive the pressure sensitive adhesive on which the thermoplastic film is intended to be arranged and wherein the said receiving surface has an arithmetic average profile roughness greater or equal to 0.01 ?m and less or equal to 0.3 ?m and/or wherein the said receiving surface has a profile roughness root mean square slope greater or equal to 0.2° and less or equal to 1.2°. A method for manufacturing an optical device using said optical article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Eric GACOIN, Jeanne MARCHAL, Jonathan SAULNY, Manuela DE SOUSA, Yohann FELTEN