Patents by Inventor Maxime BICHOTTE

Maxime BICHOTTE 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: 10969679
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (2) for producing an optical mask (35) for surface microtexturing, said system (2) comprising: a substrate (10) having a surface (11) that is to be textured; a layer of material (20) which covers the surface (11) of the substrate (10) and has an outer surface (21) that is exposed to the outside environment; and a generating and depositing device for generating and depositing droplets (30) on the outer surface (21) of the layer of material (20), in a specific arrangement (31) under condensation, forming the optical mask (35) on the outer surface (21) of the layer of material (20). The invention also relates to a treatment plant comprising a system (2) of said type. The invention further relates to a method for producing a mask as well as to a surface microtexturing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: H.E.F., Universite Jean Monnet Saint Etienne, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Maxime Bichotte, Yves Jourlin, Laurent Dubost
  • Patent number: 10969678
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (2) for producing an optical mask (35) for surface treatment, in particular surface microtexturing, said system (2) comprising: a layer of material (20) which has an outer surface (21) that is exposed to the outside environment; and a generating and depositing device for generating and depositing droplets (30) on the outer surface (21) of the layer of material (20) in which a specific arrangement (31), forming the optical mask (35) on the outer surface (21) of the layer of material (20). The invention also relates to a treatment plant comprising a system (2) of said type. The invention further relates to a method for producing a mask as well as to a method for surface treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: H.E.F., Universite Jean Monnet Saint Etienne, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Maxime Bichotte, Yves Jourlin, Laurent Dubost
  • Publication number: 20190187567
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (2) for producing an optical mask (35) for surface microtexturing, said system (2) comprising: a substrate (10) having a surface (11) that is to be textured; a layer of material (20) which covers the surface (11) of the substrate (10) and has an outer surface (21) that is exposed to the outside environment; and a generating and depositing device for generating and depositing droplets (30) on the outer surface (21) of the layer of material (20), in a specific arrangement (31) under condensation, forming the optical mask (35) on the outer surface (21) of the layer of material (20). The invention also relates to a treatment plant comprising a system (2) of said type. The invention further relates to a method for producing a mask as well as to a surface microtexturing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: H.E.F., UNIVERSITE JEAN MONNET SAINT ETIENNE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
    Inventors: Maxime BICHOTTE, Yves JOURLIN, Laurent DUBOST
  • Publication number: 20190187554
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (2) for producing an optical mask (35) for surface treatment, in particular surface microtexturing, said system (2) comprising: a layer of material (20) which has an outer surface (21) that is exposed to the outside environment; and a generating and depositing device for generating and depositing droplets (30) on the outer surface (21) of the layer of material (20) in which a specific arrangement (31), forming the optical mask (35) on the outer surface (21) of the layer of material (20). The invention also relates to a treatment plant comprising a system (2) of said type. The invention further relates to a method for producing a mask as well as to a method for surface treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: H.E.F., UNIVERSITE JEAN MONNET SAINT ETIENNE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
    Inventors: Maxime BICHOTTE, Yves JOURLIN, Laurent DUBOST