Patents by Inventor Nicolas Benoit

Nicolas Benoit 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: 10571318
    Abstract: A simple device for accurately measuring real-time air flows along a wall, and relating to a measuring device including an optical sensor configured to measure an illuminance distribution on a free surface of the optical sensor. A mobile member movably is mounted on the light sensor by partially covering its free surface, the mobile member being adapted to be freely directed by a local air flow pattern, thus, modulating the illuminance distribution on the free surface so as a current illuminance distribution measurement by the optical sensor indicates the current direction of the mobile member representing the current air flow pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: AIRBUS (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Vialatte, Philippe Tatry, Gilles Studer, Laurent Malard, Nicolas Benoit
  • Publication number: 20170074750
    Abstract: A simple device for accurately measuring real-time air flows along a wall, and relating to a measuring device including an optical sensor configured to measure an illuminance distribution on a free surface of the optical sensor. A mobile member movably is mounted on the light sensor by partially covering its free surface, the mobile member being adapted to be freely directed by a local air flow pattern, thus, modulating the illuminance distribution on the free surface so as a current illuminance distribution measurement by the optical sensor indicates the current direction of the mobile member representing the current air flow pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Vialatte, Philippe Tatry, Gilles Studer, Laurent Malard, Nicolas Benoit
  • Patent number: 7986455
    Abstract: A multilayer mirror includes a layer sequence arranged on a substrate and a plurality of layer pairs. Each layer pair includes a first layer composed of a first material and a second layer composed of a second material. The first layers and the second layers each have a thickness of more than 2 nm, and the first material or the second material is a silicon boride or a molybdenum nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Torsten Feigl, Nicolas Benoit, Sergiy Yulin, Nobert Kaiser
  • Patent number: 7920323
    Abstract: In a multilayer mirror (1) for the reflection of EUV radiation containing a large number of alternating molybdenum layers (4) and silicon layers (3), a barrier layer (5) containing a silicon nitride or a silicon boride is included at a number of interfaces between the molybdenum layers (4) and the silicon layers (3). As a result of the barrier layers (5) of a silicon nitride or of a silicon boride, high thermal stability is achieved, in particular high long-term stability at temperatures of more than 300° C., whilst at the same time achieving high reflectivity in the multilayer mirror. A multilayer mirror (1) of this type can, in particular, be used as a heatable collector mirror for an EUV radiation source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Nicolas Benoit, Torsten Feigl, Norbert Kaiser, Sergiy Yulin
  • Publication number: 20090009858
    Abstract: A multilayer mirror includes a layer sequence arranged on a substrate and a plurality of layer pairs. Each layer pair includes a first layer composed of a first material and a second layer composed of a second material. The first layers and the second layers each have a thickness of more than 2 nm, and the first material or the second material is a silicon boride or a molybdenum nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Torsten Feigl, Nicolas Benoit, Sergiy Yulin, Nobert Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20080088916
    Abstract: In a multilayer mirror (1) for the reflection of EUV radiation containing a large number of alternating molybdenum layers (4) and silicon layers (3), a barrier layer (5) containing a silicon nitride or a silicon boride is included at a number of interfaces between the molybdenum layers (4) and the silicon layers (3). As a result of the barrier layers (5) of a silicon nitride or of a silicon boride, high thermal stability is achieved, in particular high long-term stability at temperatures of more than 300° C., whilst at the same time achieving high reflectivity in the multilayer mirror. A multilayer mirror (1) of this type can, in particular, be used as a heatable collector mirror for an EUV radiation source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Nicolas Benoit, Torsten Feigl, Norbert Kaiser, Sergiy Yulin