Patents by Inventor Renee Herbin

Renee Herbin 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).

  • Surface treatment of carbonaceous material for making a subsequent deposit of diamond adherent and diamond-covered pieces obtained
    Patent number: 5705262
    Abstract: The surface treatment of carbonaceous material (1) is characterised in that a layer of SiC (2) is formed on the carbonaceous material (1) by thermochemical conversion of the carbonaceous material (1) by a precursor of Si (4) at a temperature which is higher than the temperature for the formation, from said precursor, of a gaseous reactive intermediate (generally SiO), so as to obtain a surface layer (3) permitting an adherent diamond deposit (3).Pieces which are at least locally coated with `SiC/diamond`.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Le Carbone Lorraine
    Inventors: Pierre Bou, Renee Herbin, David Rats, Lionel Vandenbulcke