Patents by Inventor Sophie Besson
Sophie Besson 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).
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Publication number: 20170081759Abstract: The purpose of the invention is a process for obtaining a material comprising a substrate at least part of whose surface and at least one of whose faces is based on organic compounds, the said process being implemented at atmospheric pressure comprises moreover the following stages: In the immediate vicinity of the substrate, a zone containing active species of a non-thermal plasma is created; into the said zone is injected at least one precursor of a chemical element so as to deposit upon at least one face of the said substrate (at least part of whose surface comprises an organic compound base), a first thin layer capable of protecting the said substrate against oxidation reactions, specifically those due to radicals. A further purpose of the invention is the material obtainable according to this process.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Sophie BESSON, Maxime DURAN, Emmanuel GARRE, Carole GENTILHOMME, Emilie VIASNOFF, Corinne VICTOR, Thierry GAY
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Patent number: 9534293Abstract: The purpose of the invention is a process for obtaining a material comprising a substrate at least part of whose surface and at least one of whose faces is based on organic compounds, the said process being implemented at atmospheric pressure comprises moreover the following stages: In the immediate vicinity of the said substrate a zone containing active species of a non-thermal plasma is created; into the said zone is injected at least one precursor of a chemical element so as to deposit upon at least one face of the said substrate (at least part of whose surface comprises an organic compound base), a first thin layer capable of protecting the said substrate against oxidation reactions, specifically those due to radicals. A further purpose of the invention is the material obtainable according to this process.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Sophie Besson, Maxime Duran, Emmanuel Garre, Carole Gentilhomme, Emilie Viasnoff, Corinne Victor, Thierry Gay
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Patent number: 8753906Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structure having a textured surface, including a substrate made of mineral glass having a given texture, for an organic-light-emitting-diode device, the method including supplying a rough substrate, having a roughness defined by a roughness parameter Ra ranging from 1 to 5 ?m over an analysis length of 15 mm and with a Gaussian filter having a cut-off frequency of 0.8 mm; and depositing a liquid-phase silica smoothing film on the substrate, the film being configured to smooth the roughness sufficiently and to form the textured surface of the structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Francois-Julien Vermersch, Hélène Gascon, Sophie Besson
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Patent number: 8593055Abstract: A substrate bearing, on one main face, a composite electrode, which includes an electroconductive network formed from strands made of an electroconductive material based on a metal and/or a metal oxide, and having a light transmission of at least 60% at 550 nm, the space between the strands of the network being filled by a material referred to as an insulating fill material. The composite electrode also includes an electroconductive coating covering the electroconductive network, and in electrical connection with the strands and in contact therewith, having a thickness greater than or equal to 40 nm, of resistivity ?1 less than 105 ?·cm and greater than the resistivity of the network, the coating forming a smoothed outer surface of the electrode. The composite electrode additionally has a sheet resistance less than or equal to 10?/?.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Svetoslav Tchakarov, Sophie Besson, Didier Jousse
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Patent number: 8362686Abstract: A substrate bearing, on one main face, a composite electrode, which includes an electroconductive network which is a layer formed from strands made of an electroconductive material based on a metal and/or a metal oxide, and having a light transmission of at least 60% at 550 nm, the space between the strands of the network being filled by an electroconductive fill material. The composite electrode also includes an electroconductive coating, which may or may not be different from the fill material, covering the electroconductive network, and in electrical connection with the strands, having a thickness greater than or equal to 40 nm, of resistivity ?1 less than 105 ?·cm and greater than the resistivity of the network, the coating forming a smoothed outer surface of the electrode. The composite electrode additionally has a sheet resistance less than or equal to 10?/?.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Svetoslav Tchakarov, Sophie Besson, Didier Jousse, Nathalie Rohaut
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Publication number: 20120112224Abstract: A process for obtaining a structure having a textured external surface for an organic light-emitting device, which structure includes a mineral glass substrate having a surface which is provided with projections and depressions, the process including the deposition of an etching mask on the surface of the substrate and the etching of the surface of the substrate around the etching mask, and possible removal of the mask, wherein one of the steps of preparing the etching mask consists in forming a multitude of nodules randomly arranged on the surface of the substrate and made of a material possessing no affinity with the glass and wherein, after the etching step, the structure undergoes a moderating step in which the slopes of the projections of submicron height and width obtained by etching are moderated sufficiently to form the thus moderated textured external surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: David Le Bellac, Bernard Nghiem, François-Julien Vermersch, Sophie Besson
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Publication number: 20120091488Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structure having a textured surface, including a substrate made of mineral glass having a given texture, for an organic-light-emitting-diode device, the method including supplying a rough substrate, having a roughness defined by a roughness parameter Ra ranging from 1 to 5 ?m over an analysis length of 15 mm and with a Gaussian filter having a cut-off frequency of 0.8 mm; and depositing a liquid-phase silica smoothing film on the substrate, the film being configured to smooth the roughness sufficiently and to form the textured surface of the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Francois-Julien Vermersch, Hélène Gascon, Sophie Besson
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Publication number: 20110003157Abstract: The purpose of the invention is a process for obtaining a material comprising a substrate at least part of whose surface and at least one of whose faces is based on organic compounds, the said process being implemented at atmospheric pressure comprises moreover the following stages: In the immediate vicinity of the said substrate a zone containing active species of a non-thermal plasma is created; into the said zone is injected at least one precursor of a chemical element so as to deposit upon at least one face of the said substrate (at least part of whose surface comprises an organic compound base), a first thin layer capable of protecting the said substrate against oxidation reactions, specifically those due to radicals. A further purpose of the invention is the material obtainable according to this process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventors: Sophie BESSON, Maxime DURAN, Emmanuel GARRE, Carole GENTILHOMME, Emilie VIASNOFF, Corinne VICTOR, Thierry GAY
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Publication number: 20110001153Abstract: A substrate bearing, on one main face, a composite electrode, which includes an electroconductive network which is a layer formed from strands made of an electroconductive material based on a metal and/or a metal oxide, and having a light transmission of at least 60% at 550 nm, the space between the strands of the network being filled by an electroconductive fill material. The composite electrode also includes an electroconductive coating, which may or may not be different from the fill material, covering the electroconductive network, and in electrical connection with the strands, having a thickness greater than or equal to 40 nm, of resistivity ?1 less than 105 ?·cm and greater than the resistivity of the network, the coating forming a smoothed outer surface of the electrode. The composite electrode additionally has a sheet resistance less than or equal to 10?/?.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2008Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Svetoslav Tchakarov, Sophie Besson, Didier Jousse, Nathalie Rohaut
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Publication number: 20110001420Abstract: A substrate bearing, on one main face, a composite electrode, which includes an electroconductive network formed from strands made of an electroconductive material based on a metal and/or a metal oxide, and having a light transmission of at least 60% at 550 nm, the space between the strands of the network being filled by a material referred to as an insulating fill material. The composite electrode also includes an electroconductive coating covering the electroconductive network, and in electrical connection with the strands and in contact therewith, having a thickness greater than or equal to 40 nm, of resistivity ?1 less than 105 ?.cm and greater than the resistivity of the network, the coating forming a smoothed outer surface of the electrode. The composite electrode additionally has a sheet resistance less than or equal to 10?/?.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2008Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Svetoslav Tchakarov, Sophie Besson, Didier Jousse
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Publication number: 20100304059Abstract: The subject of the invention is a material comprising a substrate coated on at least one portion of at least one of its faces with a coating comprising photocatalytic titanium oxide, characterized in that said substrate and/or a coating placed between said substrate and said coating comprising photocatalytic titanium oxide comprises at least one compound capable of converting radiation having a wavelength in the visible or infrared range to radiation having a wavelength in the ultraviolet range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Sophie Besson, Francois-Julien Vermersch, Arnaud Huignard
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Patent number: 7815977Abstract: The purpose of the invention is a process for obtaining a material comprising a substrate at least part of whose surface and at least one of whose faces is based on organic compounds, the said process being implemented at atmospheric pressure comprises moreover the following stages. In the immediate vicinity of the said substrate a zone containing active species of a non-thermal plasma is created; into the said zone is injected at least one precursor of a chemical element so as to deposit upon at least one face of the said substrate (at least part of whose surface comprises an organic compound base), a first thin layer capable of protecting the said substrate against oxidation reactions, specifically those due to radicals. A further purpose of the invention is the material obtainable according to this process.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Sophie Besson, Maxime Duran, Emmanuel Garre, Carole Gentilhomme, Emilie Viasnoff, Corinne Victor, Thierry Gay
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Publication number: 20100101649Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate (1) coated with a porous coating (2), to the processes for manufacturing the coating, and to its applications. The porous coating (2) is essentially mineral and of the sol-gel type, having a series of closed pores with at least the smallest characteristic dimension being, on average, equal to or greater than 20 nm but less than or equal to 100 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2007Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Arnaud Huignard, Nathalie Rohaut, Sophie Besson
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Publication number: 20090197026Abstract: This composition for treating the surface of a glass-ceramic, especially in plate form, flat glass or hollowware, or glass in the form of fibers, is able to be applied as a thin coating to said glass-ceramic or said glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2005Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: EUROKERA S.N.C.Inventors: Pablo Vilato, Marie-Héléne Rouillon, Caroline Faillat, Sophie Besson, Stéphane Lohou, Olivier Gaume, Didier Le Couviour
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Patent number: 7510763Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent substrate based on glass or one or more polymers, or a ceramic or glass substrate, or a substrate made of architectural material of the type comprising a wall render, a concrete slab or block, architectural concrete, roof tile, material of cementitious composition, terracotta, slate, stone, metal surface or a fibrous substrate, based on glass of the mineral insulation wool type, or glass reinforcement yarns. This substrate is distinguished in that it is provided, on at least part of its surface, with a coating whose mesoporous structure exhibits photocatalytic properties and comprises at least partially crystallized titanium oxide. Process for manufacturing this substrate, its application in glazing, as architectural material or as mineral insulation wool is also described.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2003Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Lethicia Gueneau, Mauricette Rondet, Sophie Besson, Jean-Pierre Boilot, Thierry Gacoin, Clarisse Durand
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Publication number: 20080131616Abstract: The purpose of the invention is a process for obtaining a material comprising a substrate at least part of whose surface and at least one of whose faces is based on organic compounds, the said process being implemented at atmospheric pressure and without heating the entire substrate. The said process comprises moreover the following stages: In the immediate vicinity of the said substrate a zone containing active species of a non-thermal plasma is created. Into the said zone is injected at least one precursor of a chemical element so as to deposit upon at least one face of the said substrate (at least part of whose surface comprises an organic compound base), a first thin layer capable of protecting the said substrate against oxidation reactions, specifically those due to radicals. A further purpose of the invention is the material obtainable according to this process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Sophie BESSON, Maxime DURAN, Emmanuel GARRE, Carole GENTILHOMME, Emilie VIASNOFF, Corinne VICTOR, Thierry GAY
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Patent number: 7348054Abstract: This substrate is coated with a composite film based on a mesoporous mineral layer containing nanoparticles formed in situ inside the layer. The composite film has a periodic lattice structure over a major portion of the thickness in which the nanoparticles are present, in which structure the nanoparticles are arranged in a periodic manner on the scale of domains of at least 4 periods in the thickness of the film. This structure can be obtained from a mesoporous mineral layer of periodic structure on the scale of domains of at least 4 periods of pores, forming a matrix on the substrate, by: depositing at least one precursor in the pores of the matrix layer; and growing particles derived from the precursor with the spatial distribution and the dimensions being controlled by the structure of the pores of the matrix. Applications to materials for electronics, nonlinear optics and magnetism.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2002Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Catherine Jacquiod, Jean-Marc Berquier, Sophie Besson, Jean-Pierre Boilot, Christian Ricolleau, Thierry Gacoin
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Publication number: 20080050529Abstract: This composition for treating the surface of glass, particularly flat glass or hollow glass, or else glass in the form of fibers, is able to be applied as a thin layer on said glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2005Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: Saint-Gobain EmballageInventors: Sophie Besson, Stephane Lohou, Renaud Briard, Caroline Heitz, Etienne Barthel, Anne-Valentine Duffrene
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Publication number: 20060014050Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent substrate based on glass or one or more polymers, or a ceramic or glass substrate, or a substrate made of architectural material of the type comprising a wall render, a concrete slab or block, architectural concrete, roof tile, material of cementitious composition, terracotta, slate, stone, metal surface or a fibrous substrate, based on glass of the mineral insulation wool type, or glass reinforcement yams. This substrate is distinguished in that it is provided, on at least part of its surface, with a coating whose mesoporous structure exhibits photocatalytic properties and comprises at least partially crystallized titanium oxide. Process for manufacturing this substrate, its application in glazing, as architectural material or as mineral insulation wool is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2003Publication date: January 19, 2006Inventors: Lethicia Gueneau, Mauricette Rondet, Sophie Besson, Jean-Pierre Boilot, Thierry Gacoin, Clarisse Durand
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Publication number: 20040219348Abstract: This substrate is coated with a composite film based on a mesoporous mineral layer containing nanoparticles formed in situ inside the layer. The composite film has a periodic lattice structure over a major portion of the thickness in which the nanoparticles are present, in which structure the nanoparticles are arranged in a periodic manner on the scale of domains of at least 4 periods in the thickness of the film.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2004Publication date: November 4, 2004Inventors: Catherine Jacquiod, Jean-Marc Berquier, Sophie Besson, Jean-Pierre Boilot, Christian Riccolleau, Thierry Gacoin