Patents by Inventor Vanessa Fierro

Vanessa Fierro 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).

  • Cellular porous monoliths containing condensed tannins
    Patent number: 9994690
    Abstract: A method for producing polyHIPE porous monoliths, of the polyHIPE type or in the form of a rigid foam, by hardening solutions of condensed tannins in the presence of oil and/or air or in the presence of a non-water-miscible volatile solvent and/or air. Also disclosed is the use of these materials in the areas of catalysis, chromatography, heat and sound insulation, tissue engineering and medication release and as a floral foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Alain Celzard, Andrzej Szczurek, Vanessa Fierro, Antonio Pizzi
  • Composition for manufacturing a tannin-based foam material, foam material obtainable from it, and manufacturing process thereof
    Patent number: 9302413
    Abstract: A composition for manufacturing a foam material based on flavonoid tannins, includes a flavonoid tannin powder mainly of the prorobineditinidin and/or the profisetinidin type, according to an amount in weight in the range between 40% and 45% of the composition, furfuryl alcohol, a blowing agent, and a catalyst. The composition is totally formaldehyde-free, and contains an amount of furfuryl alcohol greater than 20% in weight of the composition. The composition makes possible to obtain foam materials of high characteristics and low cost, that can typically be used in the fields of building and in the automotive industry and in the vehicles in general.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: SILVACHIMICA S.R.L., UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE
    Inventors: Antonio Pizzi, Maria Cecilia Basso, Alain Celzard, Vanessa Fierro, Samuele Giovando
  • CELLULAR POROUS MONOLITHS CONTAINING CONDENSED TANNINS
    Publication number: 20150274921
    Abstract: A method for producing polyHIPE porous monoliths, of the polyHIPE type or in the form of a rigid foam, by hardening solutions of condensed tannins in the presence of oil and/or air or in the presence of a non-water-miscible volatile solvent and/or air. Also disclosed is the use of these materials in the areas of catalysis, chromatography, heat and sound insulation, tissue engineering and medication release and as a floral foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Alain Celzard, Andrzej Szczurek, Vanessa Fierro, Antonio Pizzi
  • RIGID FOAMS BASED ON PROCYANIDIN- AND/OR PRODELPHINIDIN-TYPE TANNINS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140193322
    Abstract: Use of at least one procyanidin- and/or prodelphinidin-type tannin, devoid of prorobinetidin- and/or profisetinidin-type tannin, in a mixture with furfuryl alcohol for the implementation of a polymerization reaction for the preparation of rigid foams, said procyanidin- and/or prodelphinidin-type tannin being in particular pine bark tannin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE
    Inventors: Alain Celzard, Maria-Cecilia Basso, Antonio Pizzi, Vanessa Fierro
  • COMPOSITION FOR MANUFACTURING A TANNIN-BASED FOAM MATERIAL, FOAM MATERIAL OBTAINABLE FROM IT, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140158927
    Abstract: A composition for manufacturing a foam material based on flavonoid tannins, includes a flavonoid tannin powder mainly of the prorobineditinidin and/or the profisetinidin type, according to an amount in weight in the range between 40% and 45% of the composition, furfuryl alcohol, a blowing agent, and a catalyst. The composition is totally formaldehyde-free, and contains an amount of furfuryl alcohol greater than 20% in weight of the composition. The composition makes possible to obtain foam materials of high characteristics and low cost, that can typically be used in the fields of building and in the automotive industry and in the vehicles in general.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Antonio Pizzi, Maria Cecilia Basso, Alain Celzard, Vanessa Fierro, Samuele Giovando