Patents by Inventor Serge Cosnier

Serge Cosnier 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).

  • Publication number: 20240105979
    Abstract: An electrode including a storage film. The storage film includes a layer of a support material including at least one inclusion in which a compound of interest is stored and a wall of permeable sealing material sealing the at least one inclusion. The storage film further includes a porous layer covering, at least in part, the wall of sealing material, at least a portion of a surface of the porous layer constituting an active surface of the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Serge COSNIER, Stefan MC MURTRY, Omar EL MAZRIA, Hanna RIAHI, Yannig NEDELLEC
  • Publication number: 20230361329
    Abstract: A biocell having an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes an anode, a first cathode and a second cathode, and first and second porous separator membranes, wherein the first membrane is placed between a first contact surface of the anode and a first surface of the first cathode, and wherein the second membrane is placed between a second contact surface of the anode and a first surface of the second cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE, UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES
    Inventors: Michaël HOLZINGER, Jules HAMMOND, Andrew GROSS, Jean-Francis BLOCH, Serge COSNIER
  • Patent number: 11769894
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biocell (1) with a biofuel reservoir intended to be brought into contact with a liquid medium and with a fluid medium comprising an oxidant. Said biocell comprises a first electrochemical cell having: an anode (5) comprising a first enzyme capable of catalyzing the oxidation of the biofuel; —a cathode (7) comprising a second enzyme capable of catalyzing the reduction of the oxidant; and —a separating and porous membrane (3), electrically insulating, and permeable to said liquid medium, placed between the anode (5) and the cathode (7). Said biocell (1) being characterized in that it comprises a means for storing the biofuel (3) and for providing the liquid medium to the anode (5), said means comprising a hydrophilic porous material in contact with said anode (5)) and having a basis weight of 500 to 900 g/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES, ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON, UNIVERSITÉ CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1
    Inventors: Alan Le Goff, Yannig Nedellec, Caroline Abreu, Serge Cosnier, Michaël Holzinger
  • Patent number: 11337627
    Abstract: The invention concerns a bioelectrode and a device comprising same, for detecting or oxidising glucose. The bioelectrode of the invention comprises a layer of carbon nano tubes to which aromatic molecules are bonded, and FAD-GDH enzymes being adsorbed on the aromatic molecules. The invention applies to the field of biosensors and biofuel cells in particular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES
    Inventors: Fabien Giroud, Andrew Gross, Serge Cosnier
  • Publication number: 20220123342
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biocell (1) with a biofuel reservoir intended to be brought into contact with a liquid medium and with a fluid medium comprising an oxidant. Said biocell comprises a first electrochemical cell having: an anode (5) comprising a first enzyme capable of catalyzing the oxidation of the biofuel;—a cathode (7) comprising a second enzyme capable of catalyzing the reduction of the oxidant; and—a separating and porous membrane (3), electrically insulating, and permeable to said liquid medium, placed between the anode (5) and the cathode (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Alan LE GOFF, Yannig NEDELLEC, Caroline ABREU, Serge COSNIER, Michaël HOLZINGER
  • Publication number: 20210249676
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biocell (1) with a biofuel reservoir intended to be brought into contact with a liquid medium and with a fluid medium comprising an oxidant. Said biocell comprises a first electrochemical cell having: an anode (5) comprising a first enzyme capable of catalyzing the oxidation of the biofuel;—a cathode (7) comprising a second enzyme capable of catalyzing the reduction of the oxidant; and—a separating and porous membrane (3), electrically insulating, and permeable to said liquid medium, placed between the anode (5) and the cathode (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Alan LE GOFF, Yannig NEDELLEC, Caroline ABREU, Serge COSNIER, Michaël HOLZINGER
  • Publication number: 20210050613
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bioelectrode comprising a conductive material, on the surface of which are deposited carbon nanotubes, a redox mediator based on pyrene or a derivative thereof, oxidized in-situ, and an enzyme capable of catalyzing the glucose oxidation. The invention also relates to a process for producing such a bioelectrode, and to the uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michaël HOLZINGER, Pierre-Yves BLANCHARD, Alan LE GOFF, Serge COSNIER
  • Patent number: 10522841
    Abstract: An electrochemical reactor block including at least two pellets cut out of a flexible conductive film including chains of a linear polymer, carbon nanotubes being bound to each of the chains by pi-pi interaction, a catalyst agent selected from the group including enzymes, metal catalysts, macrocyclic catalysts, and redox mediators being trapped between the pellets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES
    Inventors: Serge Cosnier, Raoudha Haddad
  • Publication number: 20190328288
    Abstract: The invention concerns a bioelectrode and a device comprising same, for detecting or oxidising glucose. The bioelectrode of the invention comprises a layer of carbon nano tubes to which aromatic molecules are bonded, and FAD-GDH enzymes being adsorbed on the aromatic molecules. The invention applies to the field of biosensors and biofuel cells in particular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Fabien GIROUD, Andrew GROSS, Serge COSNIER
  • Publication number: 20180287166
    Abstract: An electrochemical reactor block including at least two pellets cut out of a flexible conductive film including chains of a linear polymer, carbon nanotubes being bound to each of the chains by pi-pi interaction, a catalyst agent selected from the group including enzymes, metal catalysts, macrocyclic catalysts, and redox mediators being trapped between the pellets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Universite Grenoble-Alpes
    Inventors: Serge Cosnier, Raoudha Haddad
  • Patent number: 9941522
    Abstract: A supercapacitor to be submerged in a medium containing a biological material and an oxidant, wherein the anode comprises a first enzyme that can catalyse the oxidation of the biological material and the cathode comprises a second enzyme that can catalyse the reduction of the oxidant, and wherein each of the anode and cathode electrodes consists of a solid agglomerate of a conductive material mixed with the first or the second enzyme, said agglomerate having a specific surface that is larger than or equal to 20 m2/g and an average pore size varying between 0.7 nm and 10 pm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Universite Joseph Fourier
    Inventors: Serge Cosnier, Michael Holzinger, Alan Le Goff, Charles Agnes
  • Publication number: 20160006039
    Abstract: A supercapacitor to be submerged in a medium containing a biological material and an oxidant, wherein the anode comprises a first enzyme that can catalyse the oxidation of the biological material and the cathode comprises a second enzyme that can catalyse the reduction of the oxidant, and wherein each of the anode and cathode electrodes consists of a solid agglomerate of a conductive material mixed with the first or the second enzyme, said agglomerate having a specific surface that is larger than or equal to 20 m2/g and an average pore size varying between 0.7 nm and 10 pm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicants: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Joseph Fourier
    Inventors: Serge COSNIER, Michael HOLZINGER, Alan LE GOLF, Charles AGNES
  • Patent number: 9017884
    Abstract: A biofuel cell intended to be immersed into a liquid medium containing a sugar and oxygen, wherein the anode includes an enzyme capable of catalyzing the oxidation of the sugar and a redox mediator of low redox potential capable of exchanging electrons with the anode enzyme and the cathode includes an enzyme capable of catalyzing the reduction of oxygen and a redox mediator of high redox potential capable of exchanging electrons with the cathode enzyme. Each of the anode and cathode electrodes is formed of a solid agglomerate of a conductive material mixed with the appropriate enzyme and redox mediator and is solid with an electrode wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Universite Joseph Fourier
    Inventors: Philippe Cinquin, Chantal Gondran, Fabien Giroud, Serge Cosnier
  • Patent number: 8962196
    Abstract: A novel cell including first and second chambers containing a solvent and separated by a wall permeable to the solvent and impermeable to hydronium and/or hydroxyl ions; a first electrode in the first chamber; a second electrode in the second chamber; a first redox couple in the first chamber comprising a first oxidizer and a first reducer taking part in first oxidation-reduction reactions resulting in an electron exchange with the first electrode; a second redox couple in the second chamber comprising a second oxidizer and a second reducer taking part in second oxidation-reduction reactions resulting in an electron exchange with the second electrode, the wall being impermeable to the first and second redox couples; and first enzymes or first microorganisms placed in the first or second chamber and promoting a third oxidation-reduction reaction resulting transforming a first substance to a second substance comprising acid or alkaline species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignees: Universite Joseph Fourier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, InstitutNational des Sciences Appliquees de Toulouse
    Inventors: Aymeric Pellissier, Chantal Gondran, Francois Lenouvel, Philippe Cinquin, Serge Cosnier, Stephane Mathe
  • Publication number: 20130284596
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biopile electrode or biosensor electrode intended to be immersed in a liquid medium containing a target and an oxidizer, respectively a reducer, in which the anode comprises an enzyme able to catalyse the oxidation of a target, and the cathode comprises an enzyme able to catalyse the reduction of the oxidizer, and in which each of the anode electrode and cathode electrode consists of a solid agglomeration of carbon nanotubes mixed with the enzyme, and is secured to an electrode wire
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER
    Inventors: Abdelkader Zebda, Alan Le Goff, Michael Holzinger, Serge Cosnier
  • Publication number: 20110250510
    Abstract: A biofuel cell intended to be immersed into a liquid medium containing a sugar and oxygen, wherein the anode includes an enzyme capable of catalyzing the oxidation of the sugar and a redox mediator of low redox potential capable of exchanging electrons with the anode enzyme and the cathode includes an enzyme capable of catalyzing the reduction of oxygen and a redox mediator of high redox potential capable of exchanging electrons with the cathode enzyme. Each of the anode and cathode electrodes is formed of a solid agglomerate of a conductive material mixed with the appropriate enzyme and redox mediator and is solid with an electrode wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Universite Joseph Fourier
    Inventors: Philippe CINQUIN, Chantal GONDRAN, Fabien GIROUD, Serge COSNIER
  • Publication number: 20110135967
    Abstract: A novel cell including first and second chambers containing a solvent and separated by a wall permeable to the solvent and impermeable to hydronium and/or hydroxyl ions; a first electrode in the first chamber; a second electrode in the second chamber; a first redox couple in the first chamber comprising a first oxidizer and a first reducer taking part in first oxidation-reduction reactions resulting in an electron exchange with the first electrode; a second redox couple in the second chamber comprising a second oxidizer and a second reducer taking part in second oxidation-reduction reactions resulting in an electron exchange with the second electrode, the wall being impermeable to the first and second redox couples; and first enzymes or first microorganisms placed in the first or second chamber and promoting a third oxidation-reduction reaction resulting transforming a first substance to a second substance comprising acid or alkaline species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: Universite Joseph Fourier, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De Toulouse
    Inventors: Aymeric Pellissier, Chantal Gondran, Francois Lenouvel, Philippe Cinquin, Serge Cosnier, Stephane Mathe
  • Patent number: 7947836
    Abstract: The invention relates biosensor comprising a conductive or semi-conductive support and an intercalator polymer, wherein the intercalator polymer comprises monomer units of formula (I) wherein P is an electropolymerizable moiety selected among the group consisting in pyrrole, acetylene, phenol, aniline, thiophene, carbazole and azulene; Sp is a spacer, and Im is an intercalator. The invention also relates to a method for the detection of a DNA sequence with the biosensor, comprising the steps of: hybridizing the DNA sequence with a DNA probe for forming a dsDNA incubating the biosensor with the dsDNA for anchoring the dsDNA to the intercalator detecting the quantity of dsDNA on the biosensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignees: Universite Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Research and Development Authority, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS
    Inventors: Serge A. Cosnier, Robert S. Marks, Elena R. Ionescu
  • Publication number: 20110068012
    Abstract: The invention relates biosensor comprising a conductive or semi-conductive support and an intercalator polymer, wherein the intercalator polymer comprises monomer units of formula (I) wherein P is an electropolymerizable moiety selected among the group consisting in pyrrole, acetylene, phenol, aniline, thiophene, carbazole and azulene; Sp is a spacer, and Im is an intercalator. The invention also relates to a method for the detection of a DNA sequence with the biosensor, comprising the steps of: hybridizing the DNA sequence with a DNA probe for forming a dsDNA incubating the biosensor with the dsDNA for anchoring the dsDNA to the intercalator detecting the quantity of dsDNA on the biosensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Serge A. Cosnier, Robert S. Marks, Elena R. Ionescu
  • Publication number: 20100330370
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns an aqueous composition comprising carbon nanotubes and a surfactant, characterized in that the carbon nanotubes are single-wall hydrophobic nanotubes and in that the surfactant is chosen among electropolymerizable surfactant monomers of formula (I): X—Y—Z ??(I) wherein: X is an electropolymerizable moiety selected from the group consisting of pyrrole, acetylene, phenol, aniline, thiophene, carbazole, indole and azulene Y is a hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain and Z is a polar group selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium salts, alkylphosphonates and sulfonates. The disclosure also relates to a method for the preparation of an aqueous composition as described above, comprising the following steps: i) solubilisation of the surfactant monomer ii) addition of the single-wall carbon nanotubes in the aqueous solution comprising said surfactant monomer, (iii) sonication of the resulting solution, and, optionally (iv) addition of a protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: Universite Joseph Fourier-Grenoble, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Serge Cosnier, Michael Holzinger, Elena Rodica Ionescu