Patents by Inventor Nicolas Maitre

Nicolas Maitre 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: 12092908
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical article comprising a substrate having at least one main face successively coated with a layer comprising chromium, silicon and oxygen, a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal to 100 nm, a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than 1.55 and at least one low refractive index layer having a refractive index of 1.55 or less, wherein the ratio (I) is higher than or equal to 1.5, and the optical article has a Bayer value determined in accordance with the ASTM F735-81 standard higher than or equal to 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Benoit Emprin, Nicolas Maitre, Sébastien Chiarotto
  • Publication number: 20240151985
    Abstract: A method and an optical system adapted for a wearer having an ophthalmic prescription. The optical system includes an optical device having a planar optical function, and an optical lens having an optical function based on the prescription of the wearer. The rear face of the optical device is attached to the front face of the optical lens, the optical device having at least one mechanical reference so as to allow an accurate relative position of the optical device and the optical lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Essilor International
    Inventors: Mathieu MEYNEN, Sira UHALTE NOGUES, Chefik HABASSI, Nicolas MAITRE, Antoine MONVOISIN
  • Publication number: 20230375828
    Abstract: According to the invention, a first coating and a second coating are configured so that the optical system has a colorimetric parameter of evaluation of ghost image visibility lower than a predetermined threshold, said colorimetric parameter of evaluation being based on total ghost image transmission coefficient of at least one ghost image formed by internal reflection of a light beam from a light source between at least the first surface and the second surface and by transmission through the optical system, the total ghost image transmission coefficient being integrated over a visible spectral band and depending on a spectrum of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Justine REDON, Hélène MAURY, Mamonjy CADET, Nicolas MAITRE
  • Publication number: 20220397705
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical article having a Bayer value determined in accordance with the ASTM F735-81 standard higher than or equal to 7, comprising a substrate having at least one main face successively coated with a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal to 250 nm and a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than 1.55 and at least one low refractive index layer having a refractive index of 1.55 or less. The ratio: (I) is higher than or equal to 1.5, and/or the deposition of the high refractive index layer of the interferential coating having a refractive index higher than 1.55 and a thickness higher than or equal to 15 nm that is the furthest from the substrate has been carried out under ionic assistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Yannick MOYSAN, José ALBUQUERQUE DA SILVA, Yohann FELTEN, Nicolas MAITRE, Christophe VALENTI
  • Patent number: 11397285
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical article comprising a substrate having at least one main face successively coated with a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal to 100 nm, a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than 1.55 and at least one low refractive index layer having a refractive index of 1.55 or less, wherein the ratio is higher than or equal to 2, the outermost high refractive index layer(s) of the interferential coating do(es) not comprise TiO2, and the outermost low refractive index layer(s) of the interferential coating is (are) deposited without ionic assistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Nicolas Maitre, Alexis Theoden, Francisco De Ayguavives
  • Publication number: 20210397025
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical article comprising a substrate having at least one main face successively coated with a layer comprising chromium, silicon and oxygen, a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal to 100 nm, a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than 1.55 and at least one low refractive index layer having a refractive index of 1.55 or less, wherein the ratio (I) is higher than or equal to 1.5, and the optical article has a Bayer value determined in accordance with the ASTM F735-81 standard higher than or equal to 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Benoit EMPRIN, Nicolas MAITRE, Sébastien CHIAROTTO
  • Patent number: 10830925
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing an optical article suitable for edging comprising an antifouling layer on which there is deposited a temporary overlayer for assisting with edging, comprising: depositing, on an optical substrate, an organic antifouling layer comprising at least a fluorinated polymer compound comprising hydrolysable functions; and depositing, on the antifouling layer, an overlayer for assisting with edging, of mineral nature, comprising one or more metal fluorides and/or one or more metal oxides or hydroxides; method characterised in that it further comprises a step of accelerated grafting of the antifouling layer chosen from: (a) a treatment of the deposited antifouling layer in a humid atmosphere of the deposited antifouling layer and (b) a catalytic treatment in the acidic or basic vapour phase of the deposited antifouling layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Grégory Hervieu, Christophe Valenti, Pierre-Jean Calba, Nicolas Maitre
  • Publication number: 20200159041
    Abstract: An optical part (10) comprises an ophthalmic lens (11; 12) produced by additive manufacturing and a holder (14) integrally formed with the ophthalmic lens (11; 12). A method of producing an optical part is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Dominique CONTE, Nicolas MAITRE, Yves LECLAIRE
  • Publication number: 20200150314
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical article comprising a substrate having at least one main face successively coated with a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal to 100 nm, a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than 1.55 and at least one low refractive index layer having a refractive index of 1.55 or less, wherein the ratio is higher than or equal to 2, the outermost high refractive index layer(s) of the interferential coating do(es) not comprise TiO2, and the outermost low refractive index layer(s) of the interferential coating is (are) deposited without ionic assistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Nicolas MAITRE, Alexis THEODEN, Francisco DE AYGUAVIVES
  • Patent number: 10288905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent ophthalmic lens comprising a substrate having a main front face and a main rear face, said main front face being coated with a multilayer interference coating, preferably an anti-reflection coating, comprising a stack of at least one layer have a refractive index greater than 1.6 and at least one layer having a refractive index less than 1.55, characterized in that: the mean reflection factor on said main front face coated with said interference coating, between 350 nm and a wavelength between 380 and 400 nm, preferably between 350 and 380 nm, weighted by the function W(I), is greater than or equal to 35% for at least one angle of incidence between 0° and 17°; the light reflection factor at 400 nm on said main front face coated with said interference coating is less than or equal to 35% for at least one angle of incidence between 0° and 17°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Delphine Passard, Nicolas Maitre
  • Patent number: 10048515
    Abstract: The ophthalmic lens includes a substrate, the substrate having a rear face and a front face, and at least one external interferential coating, the at least one interferential coating being such that it enables to selectively reflect light arriving on the rear face with a local maximum of reflection of at least 10% for a wavelength within the range between 450 nm and 490 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Nicolas Maitre, Delphine Passard, Melanie Tessieres
  • Publication number: 20170351119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent ophthalmic lens comprising a substrate having a main front face and a main rear face, said main front face being coated with a multilayer interference coating, preferably an anti-reflection coating, comprising a stack of at least one layer have a refractive index greater than 1.6 and at least one layer having a refractive index less than 1.55, characterised in that: the mean reflection factor on said main front face coated with said interference coating, between 350 nm and a wavelength between 380 and 400 nm, preferably between 350 and 380 nm, weighted by the function W(I), is greater than or equal to 35% for at least one angle of incidence between 0° and 17°; the light reflection factor at 400 nm on said main front face coated with said interference coating is less than or equal to 35% for at least one angle of incidence between 0° and 17°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Delphine PASSARD, Nicolas MAITRE
  • Publication number: 20170227683
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing an optical article suitable for edging comprising an antifouling layer on which there is deposited a temporary overlayer for assisting with edging, comprising: depositing, on an optical substrate, an organic antifouling layer comprising at least a fluorinated polymer compound comprising hydrolysable functions; and depositing, on the antifouling layer, an overlayer for assisting with edging, of mineral nature, comprising one or more metal fluorides and/or one or more metal oxides or hydroxides; method characterised in that it further comprises a step of accelerated grafting of the antifouling layer chosen from: (a) a treatment of the deposited antifouling layer in a humid atmosphere of the deposited antifouling layer and (b) a catalytic treatment in the acidic or basic vapour phase of the deposited antifouling layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Grégory HERVIEU, Christophe VALENTI, Pierre-Jean CALBA, Nicolas MAITRE
  • Publication number: 20160187673
    Abstract: The ophthalmic lens includes a substrate, the substrate having a rear face and a front face, and at least one external interferential coating, the at least one interferential coating being such that it enables to selectively reflect light arriving on the rear face with a local maximum of reflection of at least 10% for a wavelength within the range between 450 nm and 490 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Nicolas MAITRE, Delphine PASSARD, Melanie TESSIERES
  • Publication number: 20070178301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate comprising two main sides, at least one of which comprises a non-reflecting coating, characterized in that an air-contacting outer layer is deposited onto said non-reflecting coating, said outer layer having a thickness of 10 nm or less, a surface energy of less than 60 mJ/m2 and a surface presenting a contact angle with oleic acid of less than 70°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: Essilor International Compagnie Generate d'Optique
    Inventors: Sophie Camelio, Thierry Girardeau, Nicolas Maitre, Luc Nouvelet