Patents by Inventor Raphaël Cabal

Raphaël Cabal 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).

  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SILICON INGOT FROM SURFACE-OXIDISED SEEDS
    Publication number: 20240368805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a silicon ingot from a silicon melt by directional solidification, wherein the growth of the silicon ingot is initiated by bringing the silicon melt into contact with at least one silicon seed, characterised in that at least the surface of the seed brought into contact with the silicon melt is oxidised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Etienne PIHAN, Raphaël CABAL
  • METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF A METAL CONTACT FORMED ON A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20130095603
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for obtaining a metal contact on a substrate, comprising the following steps: (a) depositing a metal pattern in the form of a paste formed from a mixture of a metal power and a solvent, (b) heating the assembly formed in step (a) in order to evaporate the solvent, and (c) annealing same in order to form a metal contact between the metal pattern and the substrate. The invention is characterised in that it also includes a step (d) in which the metal contact is heated by laser at an energy density of between 0.5 J/cm2 and 15 J/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventor: Raphaël Cabal