Patents by Inventor Virginie Saavedra

Virginie Saavedra 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: 8211315
    Abstract: A microsystem for separating fluids not miscible with each other and contained in a mixture. The microsystem comprises at least one detection means intended to inspect at least one area of the mixture and to detect the presence of at least one of the fluids in this area. The microsystem further comprises at least one controlled means for opening or closing a passage. The microsystem further comprises at least one control means for the opening or the closing of a passage as a function of the nature of the fluid detected in the area inspected by the detection means, in such a way that the fluid whose presence has been detected flows or not through the passage. The detection means comprise a plurality of sensors arranged substantially around the controlled means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Prulhiere, Virginie Saavedra
  • Publication number: 20080314820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a permeable membrane repelling one or more liquids. The membrane includes at least one face, based on a material repelling said liquids, provided with a plurality of protrusions. The membrane is provided with a plurality of through-holes opening out at said face the protrusions are regularly distributed in a determined way in at least one area on said face. The protrusions also include at least one irregular surface provided with microprotrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Prulhiere, Virginie Saavedra
  • Publication number: 20080302734
    Abstract: A microsystem for separating fluids not miscible with each other and contained in a mixture. The microsystem comprises at least one detection means intended to inspect at least one area of the mixture and to detect the presence of at least one of the fluids in this area. The microsystem further comprises at least one controlled means for opening or closing a passage. The microsystem further comprises at least one control means for the opening or the closing of a passage as function of the nature of the fluid detected in the area inspected by the detection means, in such a way that the fluid whose presence has been detected flows or not through the passage. The detection means comprise a plurality of sensors arranged substantially around the controlled means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Prulhiere, Virginie Saavedra