Patents by Inventor Thomas Cottineau

Thomas Cottineau 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).

  • Artificial retina that includes a photovoltaic material layer including a titanium dioxide semiconductor
    Patent number: 9125734
    Abstract: An artificial retina that includes: (i) a substrate; (ii) a first layer, placed onto said substrate and including photovoltaic material portions separated by at least one insulating material portion; and (iii) a second layer, placed onto said first layer and including conductive material portions separated by at least one insulating material portion. In said artificial retina, the photovoltaic material includes a titanium dioxide semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.), UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG
    Inventors: Nicolas Keller, Pierre Bernhardt, Michel Roux, Anne Robe, Shankar Muthukonda Venkatakrishnan, Serge Picaud, Marc J. Ledoux, Valerie Keller-Spitzer, Thomas Cottineau
  • ARTIFICIAL RETINA THAT INCLUDES A PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIAL LAYER INCLUDING A TITANIUM DIOXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR
    Publication number: 20130023986
    Abstract: An artificial retina that includes: (i) a substrate; (ii) a first layer, placed onto said substrate and including photovoltaic material portions separated by at least one insulating material portion; and (iii) a second layer, placed onto said first layer and including conductive material portions separated by at least one insulating material portion. In said artificial retina, the photovoltaic material includes a titanium dioxide semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S)
    Inventors: Nicolas Keller, Pierre Bernhardt, Michel Roux, Anne Kobe, Shankar Muthukonda Venkatakrishnan, Serge Picaud, Marc J. Ledoux, Valerie Keller-Spitzer, Thomas Cottineau