Patents by Inventor Raphaël Mathey

Raphaël Mathey 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 observing a sample
    Patent number: 9359631
    Abstract: A method for observing a sample is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a volume (G, V) of a substantially transparent medium having a first refractive index (nint) and having a first surface (S1) that is convex, rounded, or faceted, and a second substantially planar surface (S2), the first surface separating the volume from a surrounding medium (MA) having a second refractive index (nest) that is lower than the first index, the sample to be observed being contained inside the volume or being deposited on the first surface; b) observing the sample through the second substantially planar surface; and c) determining the presence of a substance or an object in the sample by detection during step b), a ring of light that correlates with the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Biomerieux
    Inventors: Mathieu Dupoy, Pierre Joly, Frédéric Mallard, Pierre Marcoux, Raphaël Mathey, Armelle Novelli-Rousseau
  • Method For Observing A Sample
    Publication number: 20130344532
    Abstract: A method for observing a sample is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a volume (G, V) of a substantially transparent medium having a first refractive index (nint) and having a first surface (S1) that is convex, rounded, or faceted, and a second substantially planar surface (S2), the first surface separating the volume from a surrounding medium (MA) having a second refractive index (next) that is lower than the first index, the sample to be observed being contained inside the volume or being deposited on the first surface; b) observing the sample through the second substantially planar surface; and c) determining the presence of a substance or an object in the sample by detection during step b), a ring of light that correlates with the volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: BIOMERIEUX
    Inventors: Mathieu Dupoy, Pierre Joly, Frédéric Mallard, Pierre Marcoux, Raphaël Mathey, Armelle Novelli-Rousseau