Patents by Inventor Nicolas Mézailles

Nicolas Mézailles 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: 9514961
    Abstract: A method for chemically passivating a surface of a product made of a III-V semiconductor material in which a) a P(N) polymer film is formed by deposition in a solvent comprising liquid ammonia. The film is formed by deposition, without electrochemical assistance, in the solvent, in the presence of an oxidizing chemical additive comprising phosphorous and generating electrical charge carriers in said surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS, ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, UNIVERSITE VERSAILLES SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES
    Inventors: Arnaud Etcheberry, Anne-Marie Goncalves, Charles Mathieu, Jacky Vigneron, Nicolas Mézailles, Francoise Hervagault, Elaine Le Floch, Clémence Le Floch, Paul Le Floch
  • Patent number: 8465716
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a method of synthesizing a compound MxPy where M is an element belonging to one of columns II to XV of the Periodic Table of the Elements or to the family of lanthanides or to the family of actinides, characterized in that it includes the reaction of x moles of compound comprising the element M in its oxidation state 0 with y/4n moles of compound (P4)n. The method of the invention may be carried out at a temperature much lower than those necessary in the methods of the prior art. It also allows low-temperature formation of nanoparticles and stoichiometric reaction control. The applications of this method are numerous: magnetic ferro-magnets for MnP and FeP; hydrodesulfurization catalysts for Ni2P; luminescent nanoparticles for biological applications; microelectronics and optoelectronics for InP; and electronics for GaP. The latter two phosphides are also used in the photovoltaic energy field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique
    Inventors: Pascal Le Floch, Nicolas Mezailles, Xavier Le Goff, Benoit Dubertret
  • Patent number: 8268068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound comprising at least one polymeric chain incorporating phosphorus atoms and consisting, in all or in part, of identical or different repeated units, each of said units being represented by the following formula: wherein X3 represents —[Si(O2)]—; or —O—[Si(R1R2)O]— with R1 and R2 being, independently of each other, a C1-C30 alkyl or alkoxy group, a C5-C30 aryl group; or a mono- or polyorganosilicate derived radical; or —N(R3)— with R3 being —H, a C1-C30 alkyl group or a C5-C30 aryl group, optionally substituted with —OH or —NH2, or at least one unit of general formula (I), and ?X4 represents an electron pair, ?O, ?S, ?NR4 with R4 representing a C1-C30 alkyl group or a C5-C30 aryl group, ?Se or ?Te, and its use for complexing metal atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Ecole Polytechnique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Steven Van Zutphen, Nicolas Mezailles, Pascal Le Floch
  • Publication number: 20100256407
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a method of synthesizing a compound MxPy where M is an element belonging to one of columns II to XV of the Periodic Table of the Elements or to the family of lanthanides or to the family of actinides, characterized in that it includes the reaction of x moles of compound comprising the element M in its oxidation state 0 with y/4n moles of compound (P4)n. The method of the invention may be carried out at a temperature much lower than those necessary in the methods of the prior art. It also allows low-temperature formation of nanoparticles and stoichiometric reaction control. The applications of this method are numerous: magnetic ferro-magnets magnets for MnP and FeP; hydrodesulfurization catalysts for Ni2P; luminescent nanoparticles for biological applications; microelectronics and optoelectronics for InP; and electronics for GaP. The latter two phosphides are also used in the photovoltaic energy field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Pascal Le Floch, Nicolas Mezailles, Xavier Le Goff, Benoît Dubertret
  • Publication number: 20100068143
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound comprising at least one polymeric chain incorporating phosphorus atoms and consisting, in all or in part, of identical or different repeated units, each of said units being represented by the following formula: wherein X3 represents —[Si(O2)]—; or —O—[Si(R1R2)O]— with R1 and R2 being, independently of each other, a C1-C30 alkyl or alkoxy group, a C5-C30 aryl group; or a mono- or polyorganosilicate derived radical; or —N(R3)— with R3 being —H, a C1-C30 alkyl group or a C5-C30 aryl group, optionally substituted with —OH or —NH2, or at least one unit of general formula (I), and ?X4 represents an electron pair, ?O, ?S, ?NR4 with R4 representing a C1-C30 alkyl group or a C5-C30 aryl group, ?Se or ?Te, and its use for complexing metal atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicants: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Steven VAN ZUTPHEN, Nicolas MEZAILLES, Pascal LE FLOCH