Patents by Inventor Yann Kervella

Yann Kervella 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: 11248123
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an organic dye comprising a photochromic entity, a segment -eD representing an electron donor segment and a segment -L-A with -L- representing a covalent bond or a spacer segment and particularly a pi-conjugated spacer segment, and -A representing an electron attractor segment able to form a covalent bond with a semi-conductor. The present invention concerns the use thereof as photosensitizer in a photovoltaic device and said photovoltaic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Damien Joly, Yann Kervella, Renaud Demadrille
  • Publication number: 20200207991
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an organic dye comprising a photochromic entity, a segment -eD representing an electron donor segment and a segment -L-A with -L- representing a covalent bond or a spacer segment and particularly a pi-conjugated spacer segment, and -A representing an electron attractor segment able to form a covalent bond with a semi-conductor. The present invention concerns the use thereof as photosensitizer in a photovoltaic device and said photovoltaic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Damien JOLY, Yann KERVELLA, Renaud DEMADRILLE
  • Patent number: 10655016
    Abstract: An organic dye corresponding to one of the following structures (I) or (II): eD-pi-conjugated chromophore-L-A (I), or A-L-pi-conjugated chromophore-eD (II), where eD represents an electron donor segment, L represents a covalent bond or a spacer segment and in particular a pi-conjugated spacer segment, A represents an electron acceptor segment capable of forming a covalent bond with a semiconductor, in which the pi-conjugated chromophore comprises at least one unit of formula (III): in which the radicals R1 and R2, which are identical or different, represent an optionally substituted aryl group; the radicals R3 to R8, which are identical or different, represent a hydrogen, an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group; and X1 and X2, which are identical or different, are chosen from S, Se and O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Renaud Demadrille, Yann Kervella, Damien Joly, Maxime Godfroy
  • Publication number: 20190144677
    Abstract: An organic dye corresponding to one of the following structures (I) or (II): eD-pi-conjugated chromophore-L-A (I), or A-L-pi-conjugated chromophore-eD (II), where eD represents an electron donor segment, L represents a covalent bond or a spacer segment and in particular a pi-conjugated spacer segment, A represents an electron acceptor segment capable of forming a covalent bond with a semiconductor, in which the pi-conjugated chromophore comprises at least one unit of formula (III): in which the radicals R1 and R2, which are identical or different, represent an optionally substituted aryl group; the radicals R3 to R8, which are identical or different, represent a hydrogen, an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group; and X1 and X2, which are identical or different, are chosen from S, Se and O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Renaud Demadrille, Yann Kervella, Damien Joly, Maxime Godfroy
  • Patent number: 9640797
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer possessing a linear backbone selected from the homopolymers belonging to the family of polyfluorenes, polycarbazoles, polyanilines, polyphenylenes, polyisothionaphthenes, polyacetylenes, polyphenylene vinylenes, and copolymers thereof, said backbone bearing at least one side group possessing at least one nitroxide function. It also relates to an electrode material, an electrode and a lithium secondary battery obtained from such a polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Thibaut Gutel, Yann Kervella, Lionel Picard, Jean-Benoit Denis
  • Patent number: 9171676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic colorant corresponding to one of the following structures (I) or (II): eD-pi-conjugated chromophore-L-A??(I) A-L-pi-conjugated chromophore-eD??(II) in which eD represents an electron donor segment; L represents a covalent bond or a spacer segment; A represents an electron attractor segment able to form a covalent bond with a semi-conductor; the pi-conjugated chromophore comprising at least two aromatic rings, at least one of which is a thiophene, selenophene or furan type ring. The present invention relates to the use thereof as photosensitizer in a photovoltaic device and said photovoltaic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT {dot over (A)} L'ĖNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Renaud Demadrille, Yann Kervella
  • Publication number: 20150108413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer possessing a linear backbone selected from the homopolymers belonging to the family of polyfluorenes, polycarbazoles, polyanilines, polyphenylenes, polyisothionaphthenes, polyacetylenes, polyphenylene vinylenes, and copolymers thereof, said backbone bearing at least one side group possessing at least one nitroxide function. It also relates to an electrode material, an electrode and a lithium secondary battery obtained from such a polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Thibaut Gutel, Yann Kervella, Lionel Picard, Jean-Benoit Denis
  • Publication number: 20140290748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic colorant corresponding to one of the following structures (I) or (II): eD-pi-conjugated chromophore-L-A??(I) A-L-pi-conjugated chromophore-eD??(II) in which eD represents an electron donor segment; L represents a covalent bond or a spacer segment; A represents an electron attractor segment able to form a covalent bond with a semi-conductor; the pi-conjugated chromophore comprising at least two aromatic rings, at least one of which is a thiophene, selenophene or furan type ring. The present invention relates to the use thereof as photosensitizer in a photovoltaic device and said photovoltaic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Renaud Demadrille, Yann Kervella
  • Publication number: 20120205605
    Abstract: An organic redox active compound with reversible storage of charge is disclosed. The material characterized by a formula R-M-Y-T. According to some aspects, R represents a deconjugating group, M represents an organic redox active fragment, not comprising any metal ion or metal, capable of reversibly storing at least one charge, T represents a tripod group comprising three groups F, capable of being chemically grafted to a surface of a solid substrate, and Y represents a spacer group separating M from T. A substrate on which the compounds are grafted, a molecular memory device including the compound or the substrate, and an electronic apparatus including the molecular memory device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Commissariat a' l' energie atomique et aux energie alternatives
    Inventors: Julien Buckley, Renaud Demadrille, Kai Huang, Yann Kervella