Patents by Inventor Stephane Darbon

Stephane Darbon 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).

  • Patent number: 9899114
    Abstract: A scintillator for imaging using X-rays or gamma rays or charged particles, includes a network of glass capillaries with an inner diameter no greater than 500 micrometers. The capillaries are filled with a polymer material made up of at least: (i) a monomer selected from the group including vinyltoluene, styrene and vinylxylene and the isomers thereof, (ii) a cross-linking agent made up of a dimethacrylate having a central chain which includes 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and (iii) lead dimethacrylate. The cross-linking agent is provided to make up 17 wt % to 60 wt % of the mixture thereof with the monomer, and the lead dimethacrylate makes up at least 5 wt %. The cross-linking agent is provided in a ratio of 1.75 to 2.25 times the weight content of the lead dimethacrylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Stéphane Darbon, Tony Caillaud, Adrien Rousseau, Matthieu Hamel
  • Publication number: 20170352445
    Abstract: A scintillator for imaging using X-rays or gamma rays or charged particles, includes a network of glass capillaries with an inner diameter no greater than 500 micrometers. The capillaries are filled with a polymer material made up of at least: (i) a monomer selected from the group including vinyltoluene, styrene and vinylxylene and the isomers thereof, (ii) a cross-linking agent made up of a dimethacrylate having a central chain which includes 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and (iii) lead dimethacrylate. The cross-linking agent is provided to make up 17 wt % to 60 wt % of the mixture thereof with the monomer, and the lead dimethacrylate makes up at least 5 wt %. The cross-linking agent is provided in a ratio of 1.75 to 2.25 times the weight content of the lead dimethacrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Stéphane DARBON, Tony CAILLAUD, Adrien ROUSSEAU, Matthieu HAMEL
  • Publication number: 20170343681
    Abstract: A scintillator for imaging using X-rays or gamma rays or charged particles, includes a network of glass capillaries with an inner diameter no greater than 500 micrometres. The capillaries are filled with a polymer material made up of at least (i) a monomer selected from the group comprising vinyltoluene, styrene and vinylxylene and the isomers thereof, (ii) a cross-linking agent made up of a divinylbenzene or a dimethacrylate having a central chain which includes 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and (iii) triphenylbismuth. The cross-linking agent is provided to make up 10 wt % to 60% wt of the mixture thereof with the monomer, and the triphenylbismuth makes up at least 5 wt %. The cross-linking agent is provided in a ratio of 0.75 to 2.25 times the weight content of the triphenylbismuth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Stéphane DARBON, Matthieu HAMEL, Adrien ROUSSEAU, Tony CAILLAUD
  • Patent number: 9829584
    Abstract: A scintillator for imaging using X-rays or gamma rays or charged particles, includes a network of glass capillaries with an inner diameter no greater than 500 micrometers. The capillaries are filled with a polymer material made up of at least (i) a monomer selected from the group comprising vinyltoluene, styrene and vinylxylene and the isomers thereof, (ii) a cross-linking agent made up of a divinylbenzene or a dimethacrylate having a central chain which includes 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and (iii) triphenylbismuth. The cross-linking agent is provided to make up 10 wt % to 60% wt of the mixture thereof with the monomer, and the triphenylbismuth makes up at least 5 wt %. The cross-linking agent is provided in a ratio of 0.75 to 2.25 times the weight content of the triphenylbismuth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Stéphane Darbon, Matthieu Hamel, Adrien Rousseau, Tony Caillaud
  • Patent number: 9499738
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solid organic scintillator comprising a polymeric matrix in which there are dispersed one or more fluorophore compounds and one or more chemical elements having an atomic number ranging from 40 to 83, characterized in that said scintillator has a weight content of said chemical elements of at least 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the scintillator, and in that the scintillator emits an emission spectrum comprising an emission peak at a wavelength of at least 550 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Matthieu Hamel, Stephane Darbon, Stephane Normand, Gregory Turk
  • Publication number: 20130299742
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solid organic scintillator comprising a polymeric matrix in which there are dispersed one or more fluorophore compounds and one or more chemical elements having an atomic number ranging from 40 to 83, characterized in that said scintillator has a weight content of said chemical elements of at least 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the scintillator, and in that the scintillator emits an emission spectrum comprising an emission peak at a wavelength of at least 550 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Matthieu Hamel, Stephane Darbon, Stephane Normand, Gregory Turk