Patents by Inventor Sebastien Ruffinatto

Sebastien Ruffinatto 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).

  • Functionalization of sphybridized carbon, silicon and/or germanium surfaces
    Patent number: 9287517
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing a grafted material comprising the following steps: a) providing a material which, on its surface, comprises sp3 hybridized carbon, silicon and/or germanium atoms carrying at least one hydrogen atom, and b) contacting in a solvent the material such as provided at step a) with a compound (C) carrying at least one amine function in the unprotonated state, whereby the said compound (C) is grafted onto the said material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.)
    Inventors: Franck Jacques Omnes, Charles Agnes, Sebastien Ruffinatto, Pascal Mailley
  • FUNCTIONALIZATION OF SP3 HYBRIDIZED CARBON, SILICON AND/OR GERMANIUM SURFACES
    Publication number: 20120177894
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing a grafted material comprising the following steps: a) providing a material which, on its surface, comprises sp3 hybridized carbon, silicon and/or germanium atoms carrying at least one hydrogen atom, and b) contacting in a solvent the material such as provided at step a) with a compound (C) carrying at least one amine function in the unprotonated state, whereby the said compound (C) is grafted onto the said material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicants: Universite Joseph Fourier, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S)
    Inventors: Franck Jacques Omnes, Charles Agnes, Sebastien Ruffinatto, Pascal Mailley