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20100033198 | ELECTRICAL DETECTION AND/OR QUANTIFICATION OF ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a method and a device for the electrical detection and/or quantification of organophosphorus compounds present in gaseous form or in solution in a solvent. | 02-11-2010 |
20120012901 | Selective Functionalization by Joule Effect Thermal Activation - The invention relates to a method for functionalizing a conductive or semiconductor material (M) by covalent grafting of receptor molecules (R) to its surface, said method comprising the following steps: (i) applying, across the terminals of a source electrode and a drain electrode located on either side of the material (M), sufficient potential difference to thermally activate the material (M) with respect to the grafting reaction of the molecules (R); and (ii) placing the material (M) thus activated in contact with a liquid or gaseous medium containing receptor molecules (R), thereby obtaining a material (M) functionalized by covalently grafted receptor molecules (R). | 01-19-2012 |
20120184041 | Apparatus and Method for Detecting and/or Quantifying Compounds of Interest Present in Gaseous Form or Dissolved In A Solvent - The invention relates to an apparatus and method for detecting and/or quantifying compounds of interest present in gaseous form or dissolved in a solvent. The apparatus according to the invention includes an electrical device including two electrodes, and a device for measuring the variation in charges between the two electrodes of the electrical device. The electrical device includes a layer made of an insulating dielectric material onto which a layer of receptor molecules is grafted, and finally, a layer of semiconductor material is deposited onto the receptor molecule layer. The invention can be used in the field of detecting and/or quantifying compounds of interest present, in particular, in a gas or in a solution. | 07-19-2012 |
20130244334 | DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION AND/OR ELECTRICAL QUANTIFICATION OF ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS BY MEANS OF MOLECULAR IMPRINTING - The present invention relates to a method and device for the detecting and/or electrically quantifying organophosphorus compounds as a gas or solution. The device includes: an electrical device including a source electrode and a drain electrode, separated by a semiconductor material; and a device for detecting positive charges between the two electrodes. One surface of the semiconductor material is in contact with a polymer material having at least one receptor group including: 1) a function X capable of reacting with the detectable organophosphorus compound, to form an intermediate grouping —Z; and 2) a function Y capable of reacting with —Z to form a positively charged ring. The polymer material includes molecular imprint cavities, with geometrical and chemical configuration allowing the detectable organophosphorus compounds to penetrate into said polymer material. The invention can be used in the field of detecting and/or quantifying organophosphorus compounds. | 09-19-2013 |
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20150144590 | Process For Improving The Electrical And Optical Performance Of A Transparent Electrically Conductive Material Based On Silver Nanowires - The invention relates to a process for improving the electrical and optical performance of a transparent electrically conductive material having silver nanowires. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing a film made of a transparent electrically conductive material, such as a transparent electrode, a transparent heating film, or a film for electromagnetic shielding. The process of the invention includes the following steps: a) a step of bringing silver nanowires into contact with an acid solution, this solution having a pH lower than 7, preferably lower than 3; and b) a step of eliminating the acid. The field of application of the invention is in particular the field of optoelectronics. | 05-28-2015 |
20150286077 | DISPLAY SCREEN AND ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS - The invention relates to a display screen and its manufacturing process. The display screen of the invention comprises: a substrate made of a plastic; at least one transparent heating element; and at least one thermochromic compound, and is characterized in that the at least one transparent heating element comprises at least one optionally functionalized metal nanowire. The invention in particular has applications in the electronics industry. | 10-08-2015 |
20160099399 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE BASED ON A POLYMER FILM - A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric module including a substrate and at least one conductive or semiconductor polymer film deposited on a surface of the substrate, the method including a step of manufacturing the conductive polymer film independently from the surface of the substrate and transferring the conductive polymer film onto the surface of the substrate. The transfer comprises: immersing the conductive polymer film in a transfer bath to obtain a conductive polymer film which is solvated, self-supporting, and capable of matching the shape of the substrate surface; applying the conductive polymer film in its solvated state on the substrate to match the shape of the surface thereof; and drying the solvated conductive polymer film. | 04-07-2016 |
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20150105096 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING A MOBILE USER - A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The method provides a tracking functionality that uses less battery power than a GPS system. The method includes a location module configured to receive location transmissions, places the location module into a sleep mode when possible, awakens the location module upon receipt of a location transmission, and determines a location with the location module and the location transmission. These steps are desirably repeated to continually and automatically track the mobile user. The location transmission can be provided by WiFi triangulation and/or a cellular phone system upon crossing a boundary between antennae cells and/or a boundary between a plurality of established and contiguous geofences. | 04-16-2015 |
20150105104 | AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC REMINDERS FOR A MOBILE USER - A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking and sending electronic reminder messages to a mobile user using the user's mobile device as a function of the user's tracked location. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location of a user and her community for actuating reminders based upon the user's location and/or the location of members of the community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as GPS, cell phone usage, WiFi triangulation, and/or other device applications. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106443 | AUTOMATED MOBILE POSITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method, system, and apparatus for sharing locations and/or activities of a user participating in a social networking service. User information about a destination is received and automatically associated with the destination. The user information is automatically shared in the social networking service upon further user arrivals at the destination prior to receiving any additional user information. | 04-16-2015 |
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| 11-04-2010 |
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20130202878 | Fluoropolymer composition - A thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition comprising at least one semi-crystalline polymer (A) comprising recurring units derived from ethylene and at least one of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), said polymer having a heat of fusion of at most 35 J/g and from 0.05 to 5% by weight, based on weight of said semi-crystalline polymer (A), of particles of at least one inorganic UV blocker compound, said particles having an average particle size of 1 to 150 nm, said composition being suitable for manufacturing UV-opaque films having outstanding transparency and haze properties. | 08-08-2013 |
20160102199 | FLUOROPOLYMER COMPOSITION - The invention pertains to a fluoropolymer composition comprising: —at least one polymer comprising recurring units derived from ethylene (E) and from chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) [ECTFE polymer]; —at least one water-soluble polyelectrolyte [polyelectrolyte (E)]; and—at least one antioxidant compound [compound (P)], said composition having improved thermal resistance. | 04-14-2016 |