| CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE-CNRS- Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20120107221 | METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOTUBES ON LONG PARTICULATE MICROMETRIC MATERIALS - The invention relates to a method for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes on the surface of a material. The invention more particularly relates to a method for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (or CNT) at the surface of a material using a carbon source comprising acetylene and xylene, and a catalyst containing ferrocene. The method of the invention has the advantage, amongst others, of enabling the continuous synthesis of nanotubes when desired. Also, the method of the invention is carried out at temperatures lower than those of known methods and on materials on which the growth of carbon nanotubes is difficulty reproducible and/or difficulty homogenous in terms of CNT diameter and density (number of CNT per surface unit). Said advantages, amongst others, make the method of the invention particularly useful at the industrial level. The invention also relates to materials that can be obtained by said method and to the use thereof in all the known application fields of carbon nantubes, in particular as a reinforcement for preparing structural and functional composite materials. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120071414 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND USING ACTIVE PRINCIPLES OF LIMESTONE - The present invention relates to a method for extracting organic molecules and/or organic minerals from a limestone material, including placing said limestone material in contact with a solution including at least one organic solvent, water and at least one acid, as well as to the organic molecules and/or organic minerals produced by the method. The products produced by the method can be used, for example, in therapeutic and non-therapeutic fields, in particular the agri-food, cosmetic and medical fields. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20110319604 | METHOD FOR PREPARING METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK CRYSTALLISED AND POROUS ALUMINIUM AROMATIC AZOCARBOXYLATES - The present invention relates to a method for preparing an MOF solid of a crystallised and porous aluminium aromatic azocarboxylate, in a non-aqueous organic medium. The invention also relates to solids made up of metal-organic frameworks (MOF) of aluminium aromatic azocarboxylates capable of being obtained by the method of the invention, as well as to the uses thereof for the storage of liquid or gaseous molecules, for selective separation of gas and for catalysis. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110244814 | System and Method for Wirelessly Testing Integrated Circuits - A system and method for wirelessly testing integrated circuits provides a multiple layer interface to wirelessly test integrated circuits. A wireless testing structure for an integrated circuit comprises a wireless transceiver and a wireless test interface. The wireless transceiver is configured to receive test information from a tester and transmit test result information to the tester. The wireless test interface is configured to interface between the wireless transceiver and the integrated circuit. The wireless test interface comprises a media access controller and a test control block. The media access controller is configured to implement a media access control protocol for wireless communication. The test control block is configured to decode test information received from the tester, to trigger a test of the integrated circuit in response to the decoded test information, and to encode test result information that is generated by the integrated circuit in response to the test. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110237515 | PEPTIDE DERIVED FROM NEUROTESIN RECEPTOR 3 AND USE THEREOF IN THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES - The invention relates to a peptide derived from neurotensin receptor 3 (NTSR3), and to the use thereof in the treatment of psychiatric diseases. The present invention particularly relates to the use of this peptide for producing a drug, such as an antidepressant. The peptide of the invention is characterized in that the sequence thereof is the attached SEQ ID No. 2. The present invention can be used in the fields of the pharmaceutical industry and particularly in the field of drug development for treating psychiatric diseases. The present invention can also be used in the development of a novel antidepressant. It can also be used for example, in the treatment of pain and inflammations. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110224162 | SYNTHETIC ANALOGUES OF PHOSPHATIDYL-MYO-INOSITOL MANNOSIDES WITH AN INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE - The present invention relates to novel synthetic analogues of phosphatidyl-myo-inositol mannosides (hereinafter referred to as PIMs) of general formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the method for preparing same and to the use thereof in the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with the overexpression of cytokines or of chemokines, in particular of TNF and/or of IL-12. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one synthetic derivative of PIM. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110215722 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND/OR CONFINING A PLASMA - The invention relates to a device for producing and/or confining a plasma ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110172412 | REDUCIBLE POROUS CRYSTALLINE HYBRID SOLID FOR THE SEPARATION OF MIXTURES OF MOLECULES HAVING DIFFERENT DEGREES AND/OR A DIFFERENT NUMBER OF UNSATURATIONS - The present invention relates to reducible porous crystalline solids, constituted of a metal-organic framework (MOF), for the separation of mixtures of molecules having different unsaturation degrees and/or a different number of unsaturations with a selectivity that can be adjusted by controlling the reduction of the MOF. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110152197 | ANALGESIC EFFECTS OF PEPTIDE TOXIN APETX2 - The invention relates to the use of the peptide toxin APETx2 that blocks the ASIC3 cationic channels and that is derived from the | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110125014 | Sounding Method and Device using Wave Propagation - The invention relates to a wave-propagation-based sounding method, in which: an incident wave is emitted through a medium including diffusers capable of reflecting the wave; and, subsequently, signals representing a reflected wave reverberated by the medium from the incident wave are captured, said captured signals being the sum of a single scattering component and a multiple scattering component. The captured signals are processed by separating the multiple scattering component from the single scattering component by filtering at least one frequency transfer matrix representing responses between transducers from the transducer assembly. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110110864 | FLUORESCENT NANOCRYSTALS ENCAPSULATED IN AN INORGANIC SHELL - The present invention relates to a method of preparing hybrid organo/mineral nanoparticles comprising an organic fluorescent crystalline core encapsulated in an inorganic shell, and to nanoparticles that can be obtained by said method. The method of the present invention comprises the following steps: (i) a sol-gel mixture able to be obtained by a process comprising the addition, in at least one organic solvent, in the presence of water, of a fluorescent organic compound and at least one metal alkoxide is sprayed; (ii) the sprayed sol-gel mixture is dried, by evaporating the solvent and the water that are present in the sol-gel mixture. The nanoparticles of the present invention can be used for example as a tracer in medical imaging or as a chemical sensor. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110028838 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring a Physical Parameter in Mammal Soft Tissues by Propagating Shear Waves - Method for measuring a physical parameter in soft tissues of a mammal, in which a mechanical shear wave is propagated through the soft tissues and observation of the propagation leads to determine values of a shear wave propagation parameter. The physical parameter is computed on the basis of these values. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110019511 | Optical Memories, Method for Reading and Writing Such Optical Memories, and Device for Reading and Writing Such Memories - The invention concerns a optical data memory, said memory comprising at least one layer of supporting material, said supporting material including molecules having, in a local zone, a collective state of molecules from at least one first collective state of molecules, and a second collective state of molecules. The invention is characterized in that only molecules having the first collective state of molecules in said local zone are capable of generating a second-harmonic signal when they are excited in said local zone by a reading electromagnetic radiation. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110015255 | TREATMENT OF AN INFECTION BY AN RNA VIRUS DUE TO AN RNA DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE - The present invention concerns a simple RNA strand, which includes, from extremity 3′ to extremity 5′, (i) a sequence of complementary nucleic acid to the non-coding region 5′ (5′UTR) of the genomic RNA (strand (+)) of the hepatitis C virus (VHC) or another RNA virus replicating thanks to an RNA dependent RNA polymerase, the nucleic acid sequence of which allows the replication of said simple RNA strand molecule by the replication complex of said virus, (ii) the complementary nucleic acid sequence of a corresponding nucleic acid sequence from the site of internal entry of the ribosome (1RES), and (iii) the complementary nucleic acid sequence of a suicide gene or a coding gene for a protein interfering with the replication of the VHC virus or another RNA virus replicating thanks to an RNA dependent RNA polymerase; an ADN molecule allowing the transcription of said simple RNA strand molecule; a vector of nucleic acids including said molecules of nucleic acids; and a pharmaceutical compound including said molecules of nucleic acids or said vector of nucleic acid. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100310070 | Generation and Use of a Biometric Key - In a control system comprising control device adapted for, on the one hand, receiving signal indicating a first biometric datum (W), and, on the other hand, obtaining a second biometric datum captured (w′), at the level of the control device, the first and second biometric date are compared. Next, it is decided whether the first and second biometric data correspond on the basis of the comparison. Thereafter, at least a secret cryptographic key part (H(w)) is generated by applying cryptographic function to the first biometric datum. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100244699 | Inductive Plasma Applicator - An inductive plasma applicator comprises a ferromagnetic inductively coupled source and an electrode with a hole pattern centred with respect to the plasma source. Such plasma applicator provides an efficient energy transfer to the plasma. The plasma applicator is preferably manufactured using a technology for producing electrical circuits. The electrode and a coil of the ferromagnetic inductively coupled plasma source are metal track portions formed on an insulating substrate. For example, the plasma applicator is manufactured using printed circuit board technology. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100226991 | SOLID INORGANIC/ORGANIC HYBRID WITH MODIFIED SURFACE - The invention relates to solid organometallic hybrids with modified surface. Said solid may be used for example for the encapsulation and vectoring of molecules of interest such as active pharmaceutical agents, compounds of interest in cosmetics and markers, for example, contrast agents. Said solids show good results in terms of loading capacity in medicament agents and in biocompatibility. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100170342 | Method for Rheological Characterization of a Viscoelastic Medium - Method for rheological characterization of a viscoelastic medium, comprising the following steps: (a) an excitation step during which a vibratory excitation is generated in the viscoelastic medium leading to a deformation of the medium, (b) a deformation measurement step during which the deformation of the medium caused by the excitation is observed, (c) and a characterization step during which at least one non-zero power parameter y is determined such that a rheological parameter of the medium x is equal to x (f)=a+b.f | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100121075 | ALKYL H-PHOSPHONATES OF N,N'-DIALKYLIMIDAZOLIUMS AND OF QUATERNARY AMMONIUMS AND USES THEREOF - The application relates to the use of a salt associating an ammonium cation with an alkyl H-phosphonate anion of the following formula (I) in which R is a hydrocarbon radical, the pointed bond can be present or not, the radical R | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100104476 | FLUORESCENT ORGANIC NANOCRYSTALS FOR PRODUCING BIOSENSORS - The present invention relates to a (nano)material comprising at least one inorganic and/or organomineral layer, integrated into which is at least one type of organic or organometallic fluorescent nanocrystal that emerges from the surface of said layer so that at least one part of the fluorescent nanocrystals is in direct contact with the outside environment. These emerging nanocrystals constitute, due to their fluorescence, a signalling function, and they may thus be functionalised by grafting a biomolecule bearing a probe function, such as a half-strand of DNA, to thus produce a biochip, biocaptor or biosensor comprising such a (nano)material, a support for a biochip, biocaptor or biosensor, and a method for preparing such a nanomaterial. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100093662 | NOVEL AMPHIPHILIC CYCLODEXTRIN DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to cyclodextrins having the following formula (I): to nanostructures comprising them, to processes for preparing them, to the use thereof, and also to compositions comprising them. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100065775 | NOVEL MARTERIALS INCLUDING ELEMENTS OF GROUP 14 - The invention relates to a method for preparing a material including at least one member of the Group 14 by thermal degradation of a ternary phase, also known as the Zintl phase, or by reaction therewith an oxidising solvent. The invention also relates to the material containing at least one element of Group 14 that can be obtained by this method, and to the use thereof mainly in the field of electrochemistry, particularly for batteries. The material is more particularly suited for the field of batteries of the alkaline metal and/or alkaline-earth ions type, in particular of the lithium-ion type. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100065680 | DEVICE WITH PLANE JETS FOR REDUCING THE NOISE GENERATED BY A JET AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to an aircraft engine having a longitudinal axis (XX′), comprising a wall ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100059834 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT INCLUDING A THIN FILM PORTION BASED ON HAFNIUM OXIDE - An integrated electronic circuit has a thin layer portion based on hafnium oxide. This portion additionally contains magnesium atoms, so that the portion is in the form of a hafnium-and-magnesium mixed oxide. Such a portion has a high dielectric constant and a very low leakage current. It is particularly suitable for forming a part of a gate insulation layer of a MOS transistor or a part of a MIM capacitor dielectric. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20090309805 | Method and Device for the Transmission of Waves - Method for focusing an electromagnetic or acoustic wave on a point near which one or more diffusers are placed, comprising a learning step in which the pulsed responses h | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090146757 | Coaxial automatic impedance adaptor - The invention concerns a coaxial automatic impedance adaptor characterized in that it comprises two slugs and has only a lateral translational movement along an axis Ox. The double slug tuner principle is based on the movement of two line segments of different characteristics of 50 O inside a closed cylinder on either side of standard connectors. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090054800 | Method and Device for Representing A Dynamic Functional Image of the Brain, By Locating and Discriminating Intracerebral Neuroelectric Generators and Uses Thereof - The invention relates to a method of representing a dynamic functional image of the brain. It consists in acquiring (A) for a specific duration a plurality of electrophysiological signals {es | 02-26-2009 |
| 20080253020 | Read/Write Tip, Head and Device, and Use Thereof, and Method for Manufacturing Same - The invention concerns a reading/writing tip configured in the shape of a needle consisting of a core of refractory material covered with a coating of electrically conductive material, and having an outer microscope needle geometry by tunnel effect, to obtain an information concerning a surface through tunnel-effect microscopy The needle emits a charged particle from the layer of electrically conductive material, to form the surface. The tip comprises a reservoir capable of being liquefied to flow along the tip. | 10-16-2008 |