Patents by Inventor Sylvain Belliot

Sylvain Belliot 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: 9108882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent glass substrate including at least one glass sheet provided with a thin-film multilayer coating acting on solar radiation, having a light transmission of greater than 10% and an emissivity of less than 50% after a heat treatment, such as a bending or toughening treatment, characterized in that said multilayer coating includes: a niobium Nb functional layer with a thickness of between about 5 nm and about 35 nm; and at least one layer of another material, chosen from the group formed by Ti, Mo, B, Al or an alloy comprising at least one of these elements, which is placed relative to the glass substrate above the functional layer, said layer having a thickness of between about 1 nm and about 5 nm. The invention also relates to monolithic glazing or double glazing incorporating such a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Eric Gouardes, Sebastien Henry, Sylvain Belliot
  • Patent number: 9028930
    Abstract: A multiple glazing comprising at least two substrates, one substrate being coated on an inner face in contact with a gas-filled cavity with a thin-film multilayer coating having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation, said coating comprising a single metallic functional layer and two dielectric films, said films each comprising at least one dielectric layer, said functional layer being placed between the two dielectric films, characterized in that at least one dielectric film, or both dielectric films, includes an absorbent layer which is placed in the dielectric film between two dielectric layers, the absorbent material of the absorbent layer(s) being predominantly in the dielectric film subjacent to the metallic functional layer or predominantly in the dielectric film superjacent to the metallic functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Vincent Reymond, Hadia Gerardin, Sylvain Belliot, Veronique Rondeau, Eric Petitjean
  • Patent number: 8951617
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multiple glazing including at least two substrates, one substrate being coated on an inner face in contact with a gas-filled cavity with a thin-film multilayer coating having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation, the coating including a metallic functional layer and at least two dielectric films, each including at least one dielectric layer, the metallic functional layer being placed between the two dielectric films, characterized in that the two dielectric films each include at least one absorbent layer which is placed in the dielectric film between two dielectric layers, the absorbent material of the absorbent layers being symmetrically placed on either side of the metallic functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Vincent Reymond, Hadia Gerardin, Sylvain Belliot, Veronique Rondeau, Eric Petitjean
  • Patent number: 8440329
    Abstract: A glazing for thermal control and heating is provided. The glazing includes a transparent substrate including glass and provided with a thin-film stack including a plurality of functional layers. The thin-film stack includes at least three silver-based functional layers. The thin-film stack has a resistance R<1.5? per square.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Carinne Fleury, Nicolas Nadaud, Sylvain Belliot
  • Patent number: 8286395
    Abstract: A transparent substrate having a glazing function, provided with a thin-film multi-layer coating, which acts on solar radiation, applicable, for example, in the architectural or automotive fields. The multilayer coating comprises at least two absorbent functional layers each flanked by two transparent layers comprising a dielectric material. Preferably, the functional layers are based on a metal belonging to the group consisting of: niobium, tantalum, molybdenum and zirconium, and the metal or at least one of the functional layers may be partially or entirely nitrided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Bruno Mauvernay, Veronique Rondeau, Sylvain Belliot
  • Publication number: 20110305853
    Abstract: The invention relates to multiple glazing comprising at least two substrates, one substrate being coated on an inner face in contact with a gas-filled cavity with a thin-film multilayer coating having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation, said coating comprising a single metallic functional layer (140) and two dielectric films (120, 160), said films each comprising at least one dielectric layer (122, 126; 162, 166), said functional layer (140) being placed between the two dielectric films (120, 160), characterized in that the two dielectric films (120, 160) each include at least one absorbent layer (123, 165) which is placed in the dielectric film between two dielectric layers (122, 126; 162, 166), the absorbent material of the absorbent layers (123, 165) being symmetrically placed on either side of the metallic functional layer (140).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Vincent Reymond, Hadia Gerardin, Sylvain Belliot, Veronique Rondeau, Eric Petitjean
  • Publication number: 20110300319
    Abstract: The invention relates to multiple glazing comprising at least two substrates, one substrate being coated on an inner face in contact with a gas-filled cavity with a thin-film multilayer coating having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation, said coating comprising a single metallic functional layer (140) and two dielectric films (120, 160), said films each comprising at least one dielectric layer (122, 126; 162, 166), said functional layer (140) being placed between the two dielectric films (120, 160), characterized in that at least one dielectric film (120, 160), or both dielectric films (120, 160), includes an absorbent layer (123, 165) which is placed in the dielectric film between two dielectric layers (122, 126; 162, 166), the absorbent material of the absorbent layer(s) (123, 165) being predominantly in the dielectric film (120) subjacent to the metallic functional layer (140) or predominantly in the dielectric film (160) superjacent to the metallic functional layer (140).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Vincent Reymond, Hadia Gerardin, Sylvain Belliot, Veronique Rondeau, Eric Petitjean
  • Publication number: 20110236663
    Abstract: A glazing for thermal control and heating is provided. The glazing includes a transparent substrate including glass and provided with a thin-film stack including a plurality of functional layers. The thin-film stack includes at least three silver-based functional layers. The thin-film stack has a resistance R<1.5? per square.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Carinne FLEURY, Nicolas NADAUD, Sylvain BELLIOT
  • Patent number: 7972713
    Abstract: A transparent substrate comprises glass and is provided with a thin-film stack including a plurality of functional layers. The thin-film stack comprises at least three silver-based functional layers. The thin-film stack has a resistance R?<1.5 ? per square. The transparent substrate may undergo at least one transformation operation involving a heat treatment at a temperature of at least 500° C., so as to make it possible to achieve, using the substrate, alternatively or cumulatively, thermal control and/or electromagnetic shielding and/or heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Carinne Fleury, Sylvain Belliot, Nicolas Nadaud
  • Publication number: 20110146172
    Abstract: A transparent substrate having a glazing function, provided with a thin-film multi-layer coating, which acts on solar radiation, applicable, for example, in the architectural or automotive fields. The multilayer coating comprises at least two absorbent functional layers each flanked by two transparent layers comprising a dielectric material. Preferably, the functional layers are based on a metal belonging to the group consisting of: niobium, tantalum, molybdenum and zirconium, and the metal or at least one of the functional layers may be partially or entirely nitrided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SAINT GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bruno Mauvernay, Veronique Rondeau, Sylvain Belliot
  • Patent number: 7935423
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially a glass substrate, provided with a thin-film multilayer acting on solar radiation, the multilayer being deposited by magnetron sputtering, characterized in that it includes at least a lubricating film of high optical index n, this lubricating film being associated with at least one sublayer, which is based on silicon nitride or oxynitride or carbonitride, or based on aluminum and/or zirconium nitride or oxynitride or carbonitride, or a mixture of at least two of these compounds (mixed Si—Al or Si—Zr nitrides or oxynitrides or carbonitrides).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventor: Sylvain Belliot
  • Publication number: 20110027554
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent glass substrate comprising at least one glass sheet provided with a thin-film multilayer coating acting on solar radiation, having a light transmission of greater than 10% and an emissivity of less than 50% after a heat treatment, such as a bending or toughening treatment, characterized in that said multilayer coating comprises: a niobium Nb functional layer with a thickness of between about 5 nm and about 35 nm; and at least one layer of another material, chosen from the group formed by Ti, Mo, B, Al or an alloy comprising at least one of these elements, which is placed relative to the glass substrate above the functional layer, said layer having a thickness of between about 1 nm and about 5 nm. The invention also relates to monolithic glazing or double glazing incorporating such a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Eric Gouardes, Sebastien Henry, Sylvain Belliot
  • Publication number: 20100062245
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate (10), especially a transparent glass substrate, provided with a thin-film multilayer coating comprising an alternation of n functional layers (40) having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation, especially metallic functional layers based on silver, and (n+1) dielectric films (20, 60), where n?1, said films being composed of a layer or a plurality of layers (22, 24, 62, 64), so that each functional layer (40) is placed between at least two dielectric films (20, 60), characterized in that at least one functional layer (40) includes a blocker film (30, 50) consisting of: on the one hand, an interface layer (32, 52) immediately in contact with said functional layer, this interface layer being made of a material that is not a metal; and on the other hand, at least one metal layer (34, 54) made of a metallic material, immediately in contact with said interface layer (32, 52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Estelle Martin, Nicolas Nadaud, Sylvain Belliot, Eric Mattmann, Pascal Reutler
  • Patent number: 7582356
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glazing assembly comprising at least one transparent substrate, especially made of glass, provided with a thin-film multilayer comprising, in the following order starting from the substrate, at least: (a) a first dielectric layer comprising a barrier layer acting as a barrier to the diffusion of oxygen and chosen from silicon nitrides; (b) a lower stabilizing layer made of a metal or metal alloy X; (c) a functional layer having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in the solar radiation, especially a metal layer; (d) an upper metal blocking layer made of a metal or metal alloy Y; (e) a second dielectric layer comprising a barrier layer acting as a barrier to the diffusion of oxygen and chosen from silicon nitrides; and (f) optionally, a protective oxide layer; in which multilayer the metal or alloy X of the lower stabilizing layer is different from the metal or alloy Y of the upper blocking layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Brochot, Sylvain Belliot
  • Publication number: 20090015909
    Abstract: A transparent substrate, especially made of glass, provided with a thin-film multilayer (20) that includes three silver layers (Ag1, Ag2, Ag3) and comprises, alternately on the substrate, a titanium dioxide layer (21), a metal oxide layer (22), one of the silver layers (Ag1, Ag2, Ag3) and a covering layer (23), characterized in that: the metal oxide is zinc oxide; the covering layer (23) is a sacrificial metal; and an antireflection layer (24) comprising at least one metal oxide is deposited on the covering layer (23) for the silver layer (Ag3) furthest away from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Carinne Fleury, Sylvain Belliot, Estelle Mainpin
  • Patent number: 7452603
    Abstract: An article where a transparent substrate, -is provided with a thin-film multilayer composed of-three silver layers and alternately on the substrate, a titanium dioxide layer, a zinc metal oxide layer, one of the silver layers (Ag1, Ag2, Ag3) and a covering layer including a sacrificial metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Carinne Fleury, Sylvain Belliot, Estelle Mainpin
  • Publication number: 20080226882
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially a glass substrate, provided with a thin-film multilayer acting on solar radiation, the multilayer being deposited by magnetron sputtering, characterized in that it includes at least a lubricating film of high optical index n, this lubricating film being associated with at least one sublayer, which is based on silicon nitride or oxynitride or carbonitride, or based on aluminum and/or zirconium nitride or oxynitride or carbonitride, or a mixture of at least two of these compounds (mixed Si—Al or Si—Zr nitrides or oxynitrides or carbonitrides).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: SAINT-GOAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventor: Sylvain Belliot
  • Publication number: 20070188871
    Abstract: Transparent substrate (6) comprising an antireflection coating on at least one of its faces, especially at normal incidence, made from a thin-film multilayer (A), characterized in that the multilayer comprises, in succession: a first layer (1), having a refractive index n1 of between 1.8 and 2.3 and a geometrical thickness e1 of between 5 and 50 nm; a second layer (2), having a refractive index n2 of between 1.35 and 1.65 and a geometrical thickness e2 of between 5 and 50 nm; a third layer (3), having a refractive index n3 of between 1.8 and 2.3 and a geometrical thickness e3 of between 40 and 150 nm; and a fourth layer (4), having a refractive index n4 of between 1.35 and 1.65 and a geometrical thickness e4 of between 40 and 150 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Carinne Fleury, Nicolas Nadaud, Sylvain Belliot
  • Publication number: 20070082219
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, provided with a thin-film stack comprising a plurality of functional layers, characterized in that said thin-film stack comprises at least three silver-based functional layers, in that said stack has a resistance R?<1.5? per square and in that said substrate may undergo at least one transformation operation involving a heat treatment at a temperature of at least 500° C., so as to make it possible to achieve, using the substrate, alternatively or cumulatively, thermal control and/or electromagnetic shielding and/or heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Carinne Fleury, Nicolas Nadaud, Sylvain Belliot
  • Publication number: 20060280951
    Abstract: A transparent substrate, especially made of glass, provided with a thin-film multilayer (20) that includes three silver layers (Ag1, Ag2, Ag3) and comprises, alternately on the substrate, a titanium dioxide layer (21), a metal oxide layer (22), one of the silver layers (Ag1, Ag2, Ag3) and a covering layer (23), characterized in that: the metal oxide is zinc oxide; the covering layer (23) is a sacrificial metal; and an antireflection layer (24) comprising at least one metal oxide is deposited on the covering layer (23) for the silver layer (Ag3) furthest away from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Carinne Fleury, Sylvain Belliot, Estelle Mainpin