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| 20080220525 | CULTURE SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH AN OXIDISED SILICONE COATING - Solid culture substrate comprising, on at least one of its surfaces, a coating made of a material chosen from the oxidised silicones, said coating comprising a nanostructuration and/or a surface nanoroughness, and a surface nanoporosity. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090017346 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL USING SAME - A device for generating hydrogen by hydrolysis of a hydride comprising a reactor containing the hydride in solid form, in the divided state or not, and comprising at least one orifice for removing the hydrogen produced; means for releasing the water required for the hydrolysis reaction; and at least one envelope suitable for isolating the hydride from the water required for the hydrolysis reaction, the envelope being made from a consumable material. According to the present invention, the envelope is suitable for contacting the water with the hydride in a site capable of serving as the seat of the hydrolysis reaction and of moving in the reactor as the material constituting the envelope is consumed by the hydrolysis reaction products. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090081384 | Low Wetting Hysteresis Polysiloxane-Based Material and Method for Depositing Same - A polysiloxane-based material presents a predetermined structure or conformation such that the polysiloxane-based material comprises a ratio between a number of linear —Si—O— bonds and a number of cyclic —Si—O— bonds less than or equal to 0.4, and preferably less than or equal to 0.3. Such a polysiloxane-based material enables a wetting hysteresis less than 10°, and preferably less than 5° to be obtained. Such a low wetting hysteresis material can be achieved by chemical vapor deposition enhanced by a plasma wherein a precursor is injected. The precursor is selected from the group consisting of cyclic organosiloxanes such as octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and derivatives thereof and cyclic organosilazanes such as octamethylcyclosilazane and derivatives thereof. A ratio between a power density dissipated in the plasma and a precursor flow rate injected in the plasma is less than or equal to 100 W.cm | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090123803 | Fuel cell comprising a plurality of individual cells connected in series by current collectors - Adjacent individual cells of a fuel cell are connected in series by intermediate connecting parts. Each connecting part is formed by a branch made from an electrically conducting material and extending the first current collector of a cell perpendicularly and connected to the second current collector of the adjacent cell. Each first current collector is moreover formed by an electrically insulating porous matrix incorporating said electrically conducting material, and the first current collectors of two adjacent cells are separated by an area of electrically insulating porous material, said electrically insulating porous material being identical to that forming the porous matrix of said first current collectors. Series connection between the individual cells of such a fuel cell is thereby easy and quick to implement. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090142564 | Hydrophobic Surface Coating With Low Wetting Hysteresis, Method for Depositing Same, Microcomponent and Use - A hydrophobic surface coating, preferably obtained by chemical vapor deposition, comprises at least an upper thin layer formed by a compound selected from the group consisting of SiC | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090243108 | CONTROL OF LOCALIZED AIR GAP FORMATION IN AN INTERCONNECT STACK - The present invention relates to a method for fabricating an interconnect stack of an integrated-circuit device. Air gaps are fabricated in the interconnect stack on one or more interconnect levels. The method comprises forming local etch vias ( | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100223840 | Hydrogen Generating Fuel Cell Cartridges - A gas-generating apparatus includes a cartridge including a reservoir having a first reactant and a reaction chamber, and a receiver that can include a flow control device. The receiver is adapted to receive the cartridge and to transport the first reactant to the reaction chamber after connection with the cartridge. The flow control device is adapted to stop the transport of reactant when the pressure in the reaction chamber reaches a predetermined pressure. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110083711 | ENERGY GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING A PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERTER AND A THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTER, THE LATTER CONVERTER BEING INCLUDED WITHIN THE SUPPORTING SUBSTRATE OF THE PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERTER - An elementary device to generate electric energy including a photovoltaic converter and a thermoelectric converter. The photovoltaic converter includes a stack of layers, resting on a supporting substrate in heat-insulating material, including a first conductive layer as an upper electrode, and a second conductive layer as a lower electrode, the upper and lower electrodes sandwiching a layer in photoactive material between them. The thermoelectric converter includes a third conductive layer acting as a hot junction and a fourth conductive layer acting as a cold junction, the hot and cold junctions sandwiching between them an element in thermoelectric and electrically conductive material. The thermoelectric and electrically conductive element is included in the thickness of the supporting substrate, so that one end is in contact with the hot junction and the other end is in contact with the cold junction. | 04-14-2011 |
