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Adam D. Bernard, Royal Oak, MI US
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20130035812 | BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A battery charging system for an electrically-powered vehicle comprises an operator interface and a battery configured to power the vehicle and receive a charge from an off-board charging source. The interface is configured to receive an operator input defining a desired vehicle range and to provide it to the charging controller. The charging controller is configured to receive the operator input, to predict a charging duration based on the operator input, to provide the estimated charging duration to the operator interface for presentation to the operator, and to affect duration of the charge in response to the operator input. A method of charging a battery comprises receiving an operator input defining a desired vehicle range, predicting an estimated charging duration based on the operator input, presenting the estimated charging duration to the operator, and affecting the charging duration based on the operator input. | 02-07-2013 |
Alain Bernard, Brussels BE
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20110305669 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF GLYCOSYLATED INTERFERON BETA - The present invention relates to a process for the production of interferon beta, and to an interferon beta composition having a unique glycosylation pattern. | 12-15-2011 |
Ashley Bernard, Cambridge GB
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20100044034 | SUBSURFACE TAGGING SYSTEM WITH WIRED TUBULARS - Downhole systems and methods including tags configured to provide distinguishable identifiers are set for selective release to a subsurface location. Sources/sensors in the wellbore are activated to detect the tags at a subsurface location, and signal data associated with the detected tags is conveyed to the surface. | 02-25-2010 |
Aurelie Bernard, Escanaffles BE
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20130274505 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LACTIC ESTER FROM A FERMENTATION LIQUOR CONTAINING AMMONIUM LACTATE - The present invention relates to an industrial process for producing a lactic ester containing in total at least seven carbon atoms, from a fermentation liquor containing ammonium lactate in order to avoid the inherent production of gypsum, with a high yield and according to which the loss of lactic ester in the form of lactamide is limited as much as possible. | 10-17-2013 |
Aurelie Bernard, Tournal BE
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20120203032 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AND PURIFYING A CONCENTRATED LACTIC SALT - The present disclosure relates to a process for preparing a lactic salt from a lactide starting material. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to the production of potassium lactate, wherein the potassium lactate has a desirable neutral odor and a concentration greater than 75%, and wherein the potassium lactate possesses desirable properties for food applications. | 08-09-2012 |
Benjamin Bernard, Oxford GB
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20130199487 | MAPPED SOUND GENERATOR - An intake sound generator for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the internal combustion engine having an intake manifold for distributing a combustion mixture to a plurality of cylinders of the engine, and an engine throttle controlled by an electronic engine management system for regulating the flow of the combustion mixture into the intake manifold, the engine management system being coupled to an engine throttle lever whose position indicates the engine throttle position desired by a driver of the vehicle, and the intake sound generator comprising: a sound outlet port at an intake manifold; a first sound transmission tube connected to the sound outlet port and adapted to conduct engine-generated sound pulses from the intake manifold; sound receiving means coupled to the first sound transmission tube and operable to receive engine-generated sound pulses conducting along the first sound transmission tube; a sound throttle connected along the first sound transmission tube at a point intermediate between the sound receiving means and the sound outlet port, the sound throttle being operable to regulate engine-generated sound pulses conducted along the first sound transmission tube; and sound providing means operable to provide engine-generated sound pulses received at the sound receiving means into a vehicle cabin; wherein the intake sound generator is configured such that the sound throttle position varies in dependence on the position of the engine throttle lever and is independent of the engine throttle position. | 08-08-2013 |
Boutevin Bernard, Montpellier FR
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20130196250 | NOVEL SULFONATED POLYMERS USEFUL FOR FORMING FUEL CELL MEMBRANES - The invention relates to a polymer comprising at least one polymeric chain of a first type, the said chain comprising at least two blocks, the same or different, the said blocks comprising repeat units derived from the polymerisation of styrene monomers, the said units comprising at least one phenyl pendant group carrying at least one —SO | 08-01-2013 |
Brian Bernard, Woodridge, IL US
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20140070564 | AIR FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An air flow control assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed that includes an air dam component at the front of the vehicle, typically mounted to the front bumper, which extends substantially across the width of the bumper. It includes a rearwardly extending generally planar surface that is configured to underlie the interior space at the front of the vehicle as well as an engine compartment underpanel which is coupled to that air dam and underlies the vehicle engine compartment. | 03-13-2014 |
Bruce E. Bernard, St. Charles, MO US
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20140111645 | Method For Evaluating Component Calibration In Machine Vision Vehicle Wheel Alignment System - A process for calibrating and evaluating a machine-vision vehicle wheel alignment system having front and rear imaging components associated with each of the left and right sides of a vehicle support structure. Each pair of imaging components defines a front and rear field of view, with a common overlapping region associated with each respective side of the vehicle support structure. Optical targets disposed within each of the overlapping field of view regions are observed by the imaging components to establish performance ratings for the system as a whole, for groups of components within the system, and for individual components within the system. | 04-24-2014 |
Charlotte Bernard, Contamine Sur Arve FR
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20120168078 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MODULE WITH A HOLLOW AREA BY HOT ISOSTATIC COMPRESSION - A method for manufacturing a module with a hollow area by hot isostatic compression, including: making an assembly including superposed elements defining the hollow area, the assembly forming a sealed casing containing the hollow area, including at least one meltable obturation member separating the hollow area from the outside of the assembly; followed by hot isostatic compression of the assembly, to obtain diffusion-welding of its elements, by letting temperature and pressure conditions change over time to cause a rupture of the meltable obturation member allowing pressurization gas to penetrate into the hollow area. | 07-05-2012 |
20120292003 | DEVICE FORMING A CHEMICAL REACTOR WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY, INCORPORATING A HEAT EXCHANGING CIRCUIT - A device forming a chemical reactor including a first circuit configured to form a chemical reactor, wherein the first circuit includes plural channels, wherein flow at least two chemicals intended to react with one another, wherein the channels have a three-dimensional structure including bends and junctions forcing the fluid to change direction, and a second heat exchange circuit including multiple channels, wherein a heat transfer fluid flows, positioned as close as possible to the channels wherein the reaction occurs. | 11-22-2012 |
Christophe Bernard, London GB
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20130249967 | BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION PATTERN - For estimating an illumination pattern generated by the plurality of light sources, a combination of contributions of the light sources is computed. The contribution of a light source comprises a combination of at least a first component, comprising a part of a reference profile aligned on a position of said light source, said part of the aligned reference profile extending within the illumination area, and a second component depending on a distance between the position of said light source and an edge of the illumination area. | 09-26-2013 |
20140064380 | FRAME BUFFER COMPRESSION FOR VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICES - For compressing a video signal, a local multiscale transform is applied to a frame of the video signal to obtain coefficient blocks. The coefficients of each block are distributed into a plurality of coefficient groups, and for at least one of the groups, a common exponent is determined for encoding the coefficients of the group, and respective mantissas are determined for quantizing the coefficients of the group in combination with the common exponent. Coding data including each exponent determined for a coefficient group and the mantissas quantizing the coefficients of the group in combination with this exponent are stored in an external frame buffer. | 03-06-2014 |
20140334726 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING NOISE LEVEL - A method for determining noise levels in a subband of an image. The method comprises receiving the subband of the image, defining block regions in at least two space domains of the subband, for each defined block region, identifying first wavelet coefficients associated with coordinate values in the at least two space domains in the defined block region, computing a correlation matrix between identified wavelet coefficients to determine the correlation between first wavelet coefficients according to the at least one color domain, computing second wavelet coefficients, the computation of second wavelet coefficients being based on the correlation matrix and the first wavelet coefficients, computing at least one noise level, the noise level computation being based on at least one second wavelet coefficient and providing the at least one noise level. | 11-13-2014 |
20140334743 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING LOCAL CONTRAST OF AN IMAGE - A method for enhancing local contrast of an image. The method comprises receiving a component of an image, computing a wavelets decomposition of the received component into wavelet coefficients, determining at least three subsets of wavelets coefficients based on a first threshold, a second threshold and computed wavelet coefficients, modifying the determined at least three subsets by applying at least a sharpening transformation on wavelet coefficients of at least one subset in said at least three subsets, recombining the at least three subsets into final wavelet coefficients, and reconstructing a new component based on the final wavelet coefficients. | 11-13-2014 |
20150015783 | METHOD FOR SCALING CHANNEL OF AN IMAGE - The present invention relates to a method for scaling a first channel, wherein the method comprises computing a low resolution second channel based on a transformation of the second channel with a transformation function used to transform high resolution channel into a low resolution channel; computing a correlation function between the low resolution second channel and the first channel; determining a predicted second channel having the high resolution from the low resolution second channel according to a prediction method; computing an high-pass second channel based on the difference between the second channel and the predicted second channel and based on the correlation function; determining a predicted first channel having the high resolution from the first channel according to the prediction method. | 01-15-2015 |
20150016745 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING NOISE LEVEL - The present invention relates to a method for determining noise levels in a subband of an image. The method comprises receiving the subband of the image, defining block regions in the at least two space domains of the subband, for each defined block region, identifying first wavelet coefficients associated with coordinate values in the at least two space domains in the defined block region, computing a correlation matrix between identified wavelet coefficients to determine the correlation between first wavelet coefficients according to the at least one color domain, computing second wavelet coefficients, the computation of second wavelet coefficients being based on the correlation matrix and the first wavelet coefficients, computing at least one noise level, the noise level computation being based on at least one second wavelet coefficient and providing the at least one noise level. | 01-15-2015 |
Christopher Thomas Bernard, Wayzata, MN US
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20130329579 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING FRAME LOSS IN MULTIPOINT NETWORKS - Systems and methods for measuring frame loss in multipoint networks are provided. In one embodiment, a method for calculating frame loss in a multipoint network is provided. The method comprises: synchronizing local PM frame count bin boundaries across a multipoint network; collecting a first sample of frame count data at a network manager from a first local PM frame count bin for each VLAN Endpoint on the multipoint network; and calculating a frame loss for the multipoint network by accounting for frame ingress and frame egress from the multipoint network based on the first sample of frame count data; wherein the first sample of frame count data is associated with a first period of time defined by the local PM frame count bin boundaries. | 12-12-2013 |
20130329580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING FRAME LOSS IN MULTIPOINT NETWORKS - Systems and methods for measuring frame loss in multipoint networks are provided. In one embodiment, a method for calculating frame loss comprises: performing a first continuity check message exchange between a first and a plurality of other devices, the first exchange comprises the first device collecting a first set of frame count data from each of the first and other devices, the first set of frame count data associated with a first instance of time by a first sequence identifier; performing a second continuity check message exchange between the first and plurality of other devices, the second exchange comprises the first device collecting a second set of frame count data from the first other devices, the second set of frame count data associated with a second instance of time by a second sequence identifier; and calculating a frame loss measurement by accounting for frame Ingress and frame Egress. | 12-12-2013 |
Claude Bernard, Malakoff FR
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20140004080 | USE OF LOW DOSE IL-2 FOR TREATING AUTOIMMUNE - RELATED OR INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS | 01-02-2014 |
Dan Bernard, Rochester, NH US
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20130330992 | Denim Fabric Including Recycled Material - Denim fabric, suitable for use as apparel, and garments made therefrom, wherein the denim fabric is made from at least about 50 wt % fibers produced from post-consumer recycled polyester and recycled cotton. In particular, warp yarns are made of recycled cotton and the other cotton, and the filling yarns are made of the post-consumer recycled polyester and spandex material. The warp yarn may be plied with like reclaimed warp yarn, and/or with virgin fiber warp yarn. The warp and filling yarns are combined to make the denim fabric. The denim fabric produced has strength and related properties sufficient for consumer use. The fabric or garment may also be subjected to washing, handwork, and/or other finishing effects that would change the look and feel of the fabric or add special characteristics. | 12-12-2013 |
David Bernard, Dublin IE
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20130156421 | DISPERSION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD IN AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The invention relates to a system and method of dispersion measurement in an optical fibre network. The invention provides means for transmitting from a transmitting node, using a single tunable laser transmitter, two consecutive bursts of data at different wavelengths λ | 06-20-2013 |
David Bernard, Trept FR
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20140155470 | PLA2R1 AS ANTI-TUMORAL COMPOUND AND AS BIOMARKER FOR THE DETECTION OF CANCER - Compositions comprising a polynucleotide of human PLA2R1, a polypeptide of human PLA2R1 or an extracellular fragment of human PLA2R1 for use in the treatment of cancer in particular breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer and melanoma. | 06-05-2014 |
David Bernard, Marcille Raoul FR
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20120099607 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MULTI-CARRIER SYMBOLS - A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting time/frequency frames. The method includes: framing and mapping data symbols as input to a multi-carrier multiplexer; transforming pilots with multiple-state data modulation known to a receiver of the frames, the pilot modulation state being selected as a function of data that is not known to the receiver and of coding rules that are known to the receiver; and inserting previously-transformed pilots in distributed manner into the mapped frame. | 04-26-2012 |
20120294246 | METHOD FOR ALLOCATING DATA-TRANSMISSION RESOURCES, AND CORRESPONDING SWITCHING METHOD, ACCESS POINT, TERMINAL, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND SIGNAL - A method and apparatus are provided for allocating resources in a communication network including at least one access point exchanging data with at least one terminal connected thereto, and managing at least two communication channels. The method in the access point implements a phase of associating and authenticating a terminal with the access point, including a step of associating a unique identifier with the terminal, and a phase of managing the assembly of channels. The phase of managing includes implementing a reference table associating one of the channels to a terminal identified by the unique identifier thereof, including the following steps: detecting a switching of a terminal connected with the access point, from an initial channel to a destination channel; and updating the reference table to associate the unique identifier of the terminal to the destination channel. | 11-22-2012 |
20130003628 | METHOD FOR DEACTIVATING AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT OF AN ENTITY OF A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method and apparatus are provided for deactivating at least one component of an entity of a wireless communication network including a plurality of entities. The communication network is organized into a plurality of communication layers, including a physical layer. The method includes, in the physical layer: a step of receiving a header of a frame of data extracted from a physical signal during reception; a step of decoding the header outputting at least one piece of information showing at least one addressee entity of the frame; a step of deactivating at least one component of the recipient entity of the header when the information representing the addressee entity designates an entity other than the recipient entity. | 01-03-2013 |
20130070697 | Method and Device for Transmitting, Method for Receiving and Destination Device, Corresponding Multicarrier Signal and Computer Program. - A method for transmitting data packets in a communication network using a plurality of radio frequency channels, at least two of the radio frequency channels being concatenated to form a concatenated channel. The method includes: acquiring and reserving at least one of the channels from the concatenated channel, thus reserving a first frequency band for transmitting data packets to a first target device; acquiring and reserving channels from the concatenated channel that were unreserved during the first step of acquisition and reservation, thus reserving a second frequency band for transmitting data packets to a second target device; generating a preamble specific to a selected data packet, which includes a simultaneous transmission indicator on the first and second frequency bands; and simultaneously transmitting the data packets on the first and second frequency bands, from the selected packet and the specific preamble, before the selected packet on the second frequency band. | 03-21-2013 |
20130097446 | METHOD OF CONTROL OF AN ACCESS POINT OF A HOME GATEWAY OF A HOME NETWORK - A method of controlling a domestic gateway, intended to connect at least one domestic terminal of a domestic computer network to a telecommunication network. The domestic gateway includes an access point configured so as to establish a connection between the domestic terminal and the domestic gateway. Method includes: a step of verifying the state of the connection between the domestic gateway and the domestic terminal via the access point, and a step of cyclically placing the access point on standby if the connection is inactive, in which the access point is alternately enabled for a duration of activity and disabled for a duration of sleep. | 04-18-2013 |
20140211686 | A CHANNEL SELECTION METHOD, AND CORRESPONDING WIFI DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method is provided for selecting a channel for a multiband WiFi access network with channel sharing between access points of the WiFi network. A first band is said to be a “transmission” band and a second band is said to be a “signaling” band, which has radio coverage that is greater than that of the transmission band. The method includes transmitting first pertinent information in the signaling band, the first pertinent information relating to occupancy of the transmission band by the access point; and receiving second pertinent information in the signaling band, the second pertinent information relating to occupancy of the transmission band by neighboring access points, these steps taking place simultaneously with any step of transmission in the transmission band. | 07-31-2014 |
20140247777 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA PACKETS, AND CORRESPONDING STATIONS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method and device are provided for transmitting data packets to an access network with sharing of a multiband channel among stations. A first band is referred to as a “transmission” band, and a second band is referred to as a “signaling” band. A station accesses the channel for transmitting data of a stream after using a counter to decrement a backoff value. The method includes: receiving backoff counts sent successively over the signaling channel by the various stations relating to their various streams; comparing the backoff counts with one another in order to detect identical values; and in the event of there being identical values between a plurality of stations, determining at least one new backoff count value that is different from all the others. | 09-04-2014 |
Denis Bernard, Cesson Sevigne FR
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20130128783 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a wireless communication terminal able to transmit and/or receive video, audio or data signals in a first and a second frequency band comprising a first MIMO circuit of N paths (N≧1) operating in the first frequency band and a second MIMO circuit of M paths (M≧1) operating in the second frequency band, the first and second MIMO circuits each being coupled to front-end modules comprising respectively N and M power amplifiers, the front-end modules being connected to an antenna system. | 05-23-2013 |
Dominique Bernard, Massy FR
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20120152078 | CUTTER DEVICE FOR CUTTING MAILPIECES OPEN - A cutter device for cutting envelopes open, which cutter device includes a rotary cutter suitable for cutting open an envelope, and a rotary bearing element against which said envelope is in contact as it goes past the rotary cutter, an axis of rotation of the bearing element forming a predetermined angle of inclination with a drive axis of the rotary cutter. | 06-21-2012 |
20130180823 | ENVELOPE DIMENSIONING SYSTEM - Envelope dimensioning system for dimensioning envelope in motion comprising a control unit ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130187979 | WIPING DEVICE FOR AN INK JET FRANKING MACHINE - A wiping device ( | 07-25-2013 |
20140252714 | ARTICULED MAIL SELECTOR - A selection module for separating envelopes one-by-one from a stack of envelopes and for transporting them downstream, wherein the selection module comprises a plurality of articulated guides co-operating with a plurality of selector rollers to select said envelopes one-by-one and to transport them downstream, the plurality of articulated guides comprising two parts ( | 09-11-2014 |
Elise Bernard, Cambridge GB
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20120101256 | MULTISPECIFIC PEPTIDES - The invention relates to a method for providing a multispecific peptide ligand comprising a polypeptide covalently linked to a molecular scaffold at three or more amino acid residues and capable of binding to two or more separate targets, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first repertoire of polypeptides, each polypeptide comprising two or more reactive groups capable of covalent linkage to a molecular scaffold, and at least one loop which comprises a sequence of two or more amino acids subtended between two of said reactive groups; (b) providing a second repertoire of polypeptides as described in (a); (c) joining at least one loop of one or more members of the first repertoire to at least one loop of one or more members of the second repertoire to form at least one polypeptide comprising two loops, and (d) conjugating the composite polypeptide(s) to a molecular scaffold at at least three amino acid positions. | 04-26-2012 |
20120142541 | Structured Peptide Processing - The invention relates to a method for modifying one or more peptide ligands, comprising polypeptides covalently linked to a molecular scaffold at two or more amino acid residues, comprising the steps of providing one or more peptide ligands, wherein the polypeptide comprises two or more reactive groups which form a covalent linkage to the molecular scaffold, and at least one loop which comprises a sequence of two or more amino acids subtended between two of said reactive groups; exposing the peptide ligands to one or more proteases; and sorting the ligands according to the extent of proteolytic cleavage. | 06-07-2012 |
20120172235 | PEPTIDE LIBRARIES - The invention relates to a method for altering the conformational diversity of a first repertoire of polypeptide ligands, comprising a plurality of polypeptides comprising at least two reactive groups separated by a loop sequence covalently linked to a molecular scaffold which forms covalent bonds with said reactive groups, to produce a second repertoire of polypeptide ligands, comprising assembling said second repertoire from the polypeptides and structural scaffold of said first repertoire, incorporating one of the following alterations: (a) altering at least one reactive group; or (b) altering the nature of the molecular scaffold; or (c) altering the bond between at least one reactive group and the molecular scaffold; or (d) any combination of (a), (b) or (c). | 07-05-2012 |
20140163201 | MULTISPECIFIC PEPTIDES - The invention relates to a method for providing a multispecific peptide ligand comprising a polypeptide covalently linked to a molecular scaffold at three or more amino acid residues and capable of binding to two or more separate targets, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first repertoire of polypeptides, each polypeptide comprising two or more reactive groups capable of covalent linkage to a molecular scaffold, and at least one loop which comprises a sequence of two or more amino acids subtended between two of said reactive groups; (b) providing a second repertoire of polypeptides as described in (a); (c) joining at least one loop of one or more members of the first repertoire to at least one loop of one or more members of the second repertoire to form at least one polypeptide comprising two loops, and (d) conjugating the composite polypeptide(s) to a molecular scaffold at at least three amino acid positions. | 06-12-2014 |
Emmanuel Bernard, Sannois FR
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20120090955 | MAILPIECE SELECTOR DEVICE FOR SELECTING MIXED MAILPIECES - A mailpiece selector device comprising at least a first guide that is mounted above a support plate for supporting said mailpieces, and that is made up of a plurality of moving shoes for selecting said mailpieces one-by-one and for transporting them downstream along a referencing wall, at least one of said plurality of moving shoes having a varying coefficient of adhesion that increases going towards said support plate, the top portion of the moving shoe having a low coefficient of adhesion and the bottom portion having a high coefficient of adhesion. | 04-19-2012 |
20120193189 | DEVICE FOR STORING MAILPIECES ON EDGE - A storage device for a mail-handling machine, said storage device comprising a mailpiece-receiving deck along a longitudinal edge of which a referencing wall extends, and through which a conveyor belt passes for the purpose of conveying mailpieces along said referencing wall from an inlet of the device towards a sloping surface against which said mailpieces accumulate, and a skid-forming part that is supported by a structure secured to said storage device and that comes to press against said stack of mailpieces substantially over the entire length of said stack, so as to jog the top of said stack. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193866 | LOW-NOISE MAILPIECE STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device for a mail-handling machine, said storage device comprising a mailpiece-receiving deck along a longitudinal edge of which a referencing wall extends, and through which a conveyor belt passes for the purpose of conveying mailpieces along said referencing wall, and a shock-absorber ramp that is mounted against the referencing wall and that is hit by the mailpieces after they are ejected from said mail-handling machine, and before they fall back down onto the conveyor belt so as to be conveyed towards the sloping surface. | 08-02-2012 |
Eric Bernard, Strasbourg FR
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20130194673 | APPARATUS FOR SHAPING THE LIGHT RAYS OF A LASER BEAM - The present disclosure relates to a shaping device for light rays of a laser beam that cross it, wherein the shaping device is formed by a conduit including an entry orifice, an exit orifice, and an internal wall, achieved by one or a plurality of facets adapted to reorient by at least one reflection at least a part of the rays of the crossing beam. | 08-01-2013 |
Ezequiel Jordi Rufes Bernard, Sant Feliu De Llobregat ES
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20110292144 | INK DRYING - Ink drying methods and apparatus are disclosed. One example ink drying apparatus includes a resistive heating element having a first power dissipation density adjacent to a center region of a print media travel path and a second power dissipation density adjacent to an edge region of the print media travel path, wherein the first and second power densities are not equal. | 12-01-2011 |
Fabrice Bernard, Shanghai CN
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20120094526 | INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONICS CARDS - The present invention relates to an interconnection system for connecting two electronics cards together, wherein the system includes first and second subassemblies including housings each receiving at least one connector, the first and second subassemblies being configured for fastening to first and second electronics cards respectively; and a coupling, third subassembly including housings receiving connector couplings, said connector couplings being configured to couple the connectors of the first subassembly with the connectors of the second subassembly; the third subassembly being configured to be placed between the first and second subassemblies. | 04-19-2012 |
François-Xavier Bernard, Saint Maurice La Clouere FR
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20120142755 | COMPOSITIONS FOR PREVENTING, REDUCING OR TREATING KERATINOCYTE-MEDIATED INFLAMMATION - The present invention relates to the field of epidermal repair. More particularly, the invention concerns the use of a molecule able to inhibit a heteromeric receptor comprising OSMRβ as a subunit, for the preparation of a composition for inhibiting the expression of inflammatory factors by the keratinocytes. In particular, the invention concerns the use of antagonists and/or expression inhibitors of OSM, IL-17, TNFα, IL-31, IFN-γ, and/or the OSMRβ subunit, for the preparation of cosmetic or dermatologic compositions, especially for treating inflammatory skin diseases. | 06-07-2012 |
Frederic Bernard, Alsgarde DK
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20140135757 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND ELECTROSURGICAL CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODE FOR USE WITH THE INSTRUMENT - An elongated electrosurgical instrument ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140142566 | COUPLING MEANS CONNECTING AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT TO A VACUUM SOURCE, AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT PROVIDED WITH THE COUPLING MEANS, A KIT INCLUDING THE COUPLING MEANS AND THEIR USES - A coupling means ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140142568 | ELONGATED ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT, A SUCTION TIP FOR THE ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE AXIAL POSITION OF THE SUCTION TIP ON THE ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An elongated electrosurgical instrument ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140155890 | ELONGATED ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT, A SWITCH MEANS FOR SAID INSTRUMENT, AND AN ASSEMBLY KIT - An elongated electrosurgical instrument ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140371722 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE POLYMERIC MEDICAL SPIRAL TUBINGS, TUBINGS MADE BY THE METHODS AND USES OF THE TUBINGS - Methods of manufacturing a length of a flexible polymeric medical tubing of the kind comprising a tubing member defining a lumen, which tubing member is surrounded by spiral convolutions along at least a part of the length of the proximal section and/or the distal section, and which medical tubing has a proximal convoluted section and a distal convoluted section, is disclosed, as well as medical tubings obtained by the methods and their uses. One method comprises the steps of providing a medical tubing wherein the proximal section and the distal section have substantially uniform initial pitch (P | 12-18-2014 |
Frédéric Bernard, Saint Julien FR
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20130288599 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MODULATING AN ACTIVE LOAD WITH DAMPING OF AUTO OSCILLATION - A method for sending data by inductive coupling includes: extracting an antenna signal from an antenna circuit, extracting from the antenna signal a first periodic signal, producing a second periodic signal by way of a synchronous oscillator, placing the oscillator in a free oscillation mode and applying to the antenna circuit the second periodic signal, modifying the impedance of the antenna circuit, restoring the amplitude of the antenna signal, then resynchronizing the oscillator on the first periodic signal. | 10-31-2013 |
Frédéric Bernard, Saint Julien FR
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20130288599 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MODULATING AN ACTIVE LOAD WITH DAMPING OF AUTO OSCILLATION - A method for sending data by inductive coupling includes: extracting an antenna signal from an antenna circuit, extracting from the antenna signal a first periodic signal, producing a second periodic signal by way of a synchronous oscillator, placing the oscillator in a free oscillation mode and applying to the antenna circuit the second periodic signal, modifying the impedance of the antenna circuit, restoring the amplitude of the antenna signal, then resynchronizing the oscillator on the first periodic signal. | 10-31-2013 |
Jacques Bernard, L'Isle D'Espagnac FR
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20130057300 | SHIELDED DOUBLE-COIL MULTILAYER ASSEMBLY FOR INDUCTIVE DETECTOR - The invention relates to a shielded double-coil multilayer assembly intended to be used in an inductive detector. This multilayer assembly comprises a plurality of stacked parallel separated layers, namely: | 03-07-2013 |
Jamie Bernard, Westfield, NJ US
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20140031413 | METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SMALL RNA AGONIST AND ANTAGONISTS TO MODULATE INFLAMMATION - The disclosure provides methods and compositions for modulating inflammation. | 01-30-2014 |
Jean-Pierre Bernard, Guyancourt FR
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20130037166 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR RAPIDLY FILLING A DOWNSTREAM TANK WITH CRYOGENIC LIQUID FROM AN UPSTREAM STORE - The invention relates to a method and equipment for filling at least one downstream tank with a cryogenic liquid, from an upstream store which contains, at a storage pressure above atmospheric pressure, the cryogenic fluid in the liquid phase at the bottom of the tank, and the cryogenic fluid in the gas phase at the top of the tank, said upstream store being suitable for feeding liquid withdrawn from the bottom of the store to the downstream tank, as well as to be supplied with fluid from the outside, characterized in that one generates and maintains a pressure difference between the upstream store and the downstream tank, by pressurizing the gas phase of the upstream store at a pressure that is greater than the equilibrium pressure of the store. | 02-14-2013 |
Jerome Bernard, Villigen CH
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20120196201 | METHOD FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF LIQUID WATER FORMATION IN A FUEL CELL - A method for the early detection of liquid water formation in a fuel cell ( | 08-02-2012 |
Jérôme Bernard, Baden CH
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20110111318 | METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL/BATTERY PASSIVE HYBRID POWER SUPPLY - The method of operating a passive hybrid power supply in, or near, zero connected load conditions comprises the steps of: | 05-12-2011 |
20120308850 | METHOD FOR MANAGING THE OPERATION OF A HYBRID SYSTEM - The present invention concerns a method for managing the operation of a hybrid continuous current supply, said supply including a fuel cell stack ( | 12-06-2012 |
Jérôme Bernard, Baden CH
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20110111318 | METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL/BATTERY PASSIVE HYBRID POWER SUPPLY - The method of operating a passive hybrid power supply in, or near, zero connected load conditions comprises the steps of: | 05-12-2011 |
20120308850 | METHOD FOR MANAGING THE OPERATION OF A HYBRID SYSTEM - The present invention concerns a method for managing the operation of a hybrid continuous current supply, said supply including a fuel cell stack ( | 12-06-2012 |
Jérôme Bernard, Bienne CH
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20140212777 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM COMPRISING AN EJECTOR FOR RECIRCULATING OFF-GAS FROM A STACK - The fuel cell system includes: | 07-31-2014 |
John Bernard, Vero Beach, FL US
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20130288068 | WS2 - The WS2 is made of a flexible rust resistant galvanized sheet metal, or other material that can be strong and flexible, that is preformed and bent to it permanent shape, which is a rectangular shape with four sides, one of which has a flap which has an outward fold and an adjacent side which has an inward fold. This allows user to hook together the two open sides. The flap and adjacent side have opposite folds that are designed to lock together making WS2 a secure one piece unit. | 10-31-2013 |
20130295404 | WS3 - The WS3 is made of a strong rust resistant metal, or other material that is rust resistant and strong enough to withstand the abuse of a weedeater line striking it. The WS3 is comprised of the above material, that is cut into a number of side pieces. The number of side pieces is to be determined by the particular wooden post in question. These side pieces are designed to connect to each other, at the edge of each side piece there is a fold that is folded in the opposite direction of the adjacent side that it is to be connected with. These opposite folds connect each side together with the next side, eliminated the need for screws or nails to hold WS3 together as one complete solid unit surrounding a wooden post. | 11-07-2013 |
Laurence Bernard, Ferney Voltaire FR
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20120149644 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY - The present invention relates to methods of predicting the level of response to treatment with growth hormone in an individual having Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) or Turner Syndrome (TS). | 06-14-2012 |
Luke Bernard, Wiltshire GB
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20130330308 | FEED ADDITIVE COMPOSITION - A feed additive composition comprising a direct fed microbial (DFM) in combination with a phytase derivable from | 12-12-2013 |
Marc Bernard, Leognan FR
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20120220991 | AQUEOUS COMPOSITION COMPRISING GOLD NANOPARTICLES, SERUM ALBUMIN AND/OR COLLAGEN FOR LASER TISSUE WELDING - The invention relates to an aqueous composition used in the laser repair treatment of fibrous connective tissue, including: gold nanoparticles in a concentration of between 1.5×10 | 08-30-2012 |
Mathieu Bernard, Aix Les Bains FR
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20130153258 | MULTIPLE ANGLE BEND FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE LINES - The bend of the invention makes it possible to provide a great number of different direction changes in the configuration of gas-insulated high-voltage lines. | 06-20-2013 |
Michel Bernard, Levallois Perret Cedex FR
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20140032133 | METHOD OF DETERMINING MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF A STRUCTURE - A method for determining a mechanical performance parameter of a structure in which damage has caused a wall of the structure to change from an initial shape to a damaged shape. The method comprising for geometrically characterizing an external surface of the damaged shape; modeling a test body comprising a surface substantially identical to the external surface of the damaged shape; modeling a test wall having a portion of a shape substantially identical to the initial shape; calculating a deformed test wall and a stress state related to the deformation, the deformation of the test wall being caused by a relative displacement of the test body and the test wall, the relative displacement being configured to give the deformed test wall an external surface substantially identical to the external surface of the damaged shape; and evaluating mechanical performance of the deformed test wall. | 01-30-2014 |
Olivier Bernard, Lausanne CH
Pascal Bernard, Uccle BE
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20120029937 | DIALYSIS DEVICE - A dialysis device comprising a prescriber interface and a programming means configured to allow, via the prescriber interface, input of a set of therapeutic objectives and a treatment plan and a re-evaluation means configured to, as a function of the therapeutic objectives and the treatment plan, suggest at least one treatment option comprising a set of settings of a treatment session to achieve said set of therapeutic objectives. | 02-02-2012 |
Philippe Bernard, Carqueiranne FR
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20120131742 | Mobile floor for swimming pool - A mobile floor device for a swimming pool including a stationary floor, standing lateral walls, a mobile floor and a mechanism for pulling said mobile floor. The pulling mechanism includes cables and drivers driving the cables in one direction or in a reverse direction. Each cable having a first end connected to the mobile floor and a second end connected to the swimming pool. For each cable, at least one driver drives a maximum of one cable. The drivers are attached either to the swimming pool or to the mobile floor with the lengths of the cables between the drivers and the mobile floor and the swimming pool, respectively, being substantially equal to one another. | 05-31-2012 |
Philippe Bernard, Goincourt FR
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20130310713 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING COMPLIANCE WITH OXYGEN THERAPY USING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ACCELEROMETER - The invention relates to a device for measuring patient compliance with oxygen therapy, including a casing ( | 11-21-2013 |
Philippe Bernard, Bruxelles BE
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20080299661 | CLONING AND/OR SEQUENCING VECTOR - A cloning and/or sequencing vector enables recombinant clones to be selected directly. The vector encodes a fusion protein which includes a protein poison. | 12-04-2008 |
Pierre Bernard, Mont-Sur-Marchienne BE
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20140127427 | Metallocene-Catalyzed Polyethylene - A metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene resin having a multimodal molecular weight and composition distribution, comprising from 45% by weight to 75% by weight of a low density fraction, said fraction having a density below or equal to 918 g/cm | 05-08-2014 |
Randy Bernard, Auburn, GA US
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20130161923 | Suspension Seat For Use On Wheelchair - A suspension seat comprises a structural layer and a stretchable top layer above the structural layer. The structural layer comprises a cut-out. The perimeter of the cut-out is defined by a plurality of discrete members. The discrete members allow the buttocks (i.e., the tissue surrounding the ischial sacrococcygeal aspects of the skeleton) of a wheelchair user to enter into the cut-out with gradual pressure minimizing high pressure concentrations at the edges of the cut-out. The stretchable top layer bears load via tension as the wheelchair user buttocks deflects into the cut-out. | 06-27-2013 |
Randy Bernard, Cary, NC US
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20140078727 | LED RETROFIT LENS FOR FLUORESCENT TUBE - Light fixtures having light bar elements therein. In order to mimic the size and appearance of fluorescent bulbs in existing troffer-style and surface-mount fixtures, LEDs are may be arranged on light bars with integrated lenses to both diffuse the light and shape the output beam. One or more LEDs can be mounted, sometimes in clusters, along the length of a base of the light bar which can then be inserted into a fixture. An elongated lens is mounted to the base over the LEDs so that light emitted from the LEDs interacts with the lens before it escapes the fixture. These elongated lenses may be extruded from a diffusive material, for example, and can be shaped in various ways. For example, the lenses may be shaped to disperse more light to the sides, i.e., in a direction away from a normal axis that is perpendicular to the base. | 03-20-2014 |
20140126190 | SUSPENDED LINEAR FIXTURE - This disclosure relates to suspended linear lighting fixtures that are arranged to accept lighting elements. Lighting fixtures according to the present disclosure comprise at least one body and at least one suspension mechanism. These lighting fixtures can be arranged such that electrical and mechanical connections can be provided at various locations along their length, rather than only at the distal ends of the fixtures. The fixtures can also comprise various connectivity features that allow further arrangements, designs and spatial adjustments. Lighting systems utilizing these fixtures are also disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
Rebecca Bernard, Sunny Isles Beach, FL US
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20130091802 | COFFEE FILTER POUCH MAKER - A coffee filter pouch maker comprising a bean hopper that gravity feeds into an electric bean grinder that ejects grounds into a hopper. A precise manual portioner delivers by gravity feed a predetermined amount of grounds into a filter pouch. Filter pouched are provided on a perforated roll of filter pouches. The filter pouches are sealable. A roll of impermeable bag segments is provided to hold one or more prepared filter pouches. The impermeable bags are vacuumed and sealed with an integrated vac/seal assembly. | 04-18-2013 |
Robin D. Bernard, Kirkland, WA US
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20130075347 | FILTRATION DEVICE FOR COOKING OIL - A filtration device to filter cooking oil is provided having an upper layer comprised of a filter paper and a lower layer comprised of a filter pad. The filter paper of the upper layer includes pleats defining a plurality of food particle receiving channels over a substantial portion of a central area of the filter paper. The filter pad is stitched to a peripheral portion of the filter paper to form a multi-layered filtration device having a central pleated region in which the upper and the lower layers are unbonded to each other. The central pleated region is configured to accumulate food particles above a threshold size as the filter paper and filter pad cooperatively filter cooking oil during a filtration operation. Methods of making and using filtration devices are also provided. | 03-28-2013 |
Samuel David Bernard, Malmesbury GB
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20090307867 | CLEANER HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A cleaner head assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner head body pivotably attachable to a main body of a vacuum cleaner and a brush housing pivotably mounted on the cleaner head body, the brush housing having a suction opening, a brush bar mounted therein and a resilient member provided to bias the brush housing in a pivoting direction so as to urge a rear portion of the brush housing in an upward direction with respect to the cleaner head body. This configuration allows the brush housing to be doubly articulated with respect to the main body of the vacuum cleaner as it is biased by the resilient member in the pivoting direction such that the rear portion of the brush housing is urged in an upward direction with respect to the cleaner head body and the suction opening remains in a horizontal plane. | 12-17-2009 |
Sebastien Bernard, Savigny Le Temple FR
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20130309063 | TURBINE ENGINE FAN OR COMPRESSOR - A turbine engine stage including a rotor wheel including a plurality of blades surrounded on an outside by a casing including a layer of abradable material on its inside surface facing free ends of the blades. At least one plane sensor for measuring clearance at blade tips is carried by the inside surface of the casing and is covered by the layer of abradable material. | 11-21-2013 |
Serge Bernard, Danbury, CT US
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20130173320 | METHOD AND SYSTEM UTILIZING MERCHANT SALES ACTIVITY TO PROVIDE INDICATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF MERCHANT AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE - A system for measurements of merchant performance using a payment card processing system, the system includes a managing computer system of a payment card service provider, the managing computer system having a memory device capable of storing data for generating measurements of merchant performance based on payment card transactions, and a computer processor. The computer processor is configured to: receive payment card transactions from at least one merchant; store the payment card transactions for the at least one merchant; generate at least one business performance indicator for the payment card transactions of the at least one merchant; compare the at least one business performance indicator for the at least one merchant to a comparable business performance indicator; and generate a measurement of merchant performance for the at least one merchant based on the comparison of the at least one business performance indicator to the comparable business performance indicator. | 07-04-2013 |
20150073863 | Method and System for Linking Browsing History to Proprietary Transaction Data - A method for linking browsing data to transaction history includes: storing, in a database, a plurality of consumer profiles, wherein each consumer profile includes data related to a consumer including at least a plurality of consumer demographic characteristics and a plurality of transaction data entries across a plurality of merchants, each transaction data entry corresponding to a payment transaction involving the related consumer; receiving, by a receiving device, browsing data, wherein the browsing data includes webpage browsing history and a plurality of browser-associated demographic characteristics; identifying, by a processing device, at least one consumer profile of the plurality of consumer profiles where at least a predefined number of the included plurality of consumer demographic characteristics correspond to the plurality of browser-associated demographic characteristics; and associating, in the database, each of the identified at least one consumer profile with the webpage browsing history included in the received browsing data. | 03-12-2015 |
Sophie Bernard, Leuven BE
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20100055624 | METHOD OF PATTERNING A SUBSTRATE USING DUAL TONE DEVELOPMENT - A method for patterning a substrate is described. In particular, the invention relates to a method for double patterning a substrate using dual tone development. Further, the invention relates to optimizing a dual tone development process. | 03-04-2010 |
20100055625 | METHOD OF PROCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR DUAL TONE DEVELOPMENT - A method for patterning a substrate is described. In particular, the invention relates to a method for double patterning a substrate using dual tone development. Further, the invention relates to optimizing a dual tone development process. | 03-04-2010 |
Stefano Bernard, Orbassano (torino) IT
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20090045163 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM - A method for obtaining a transparent conductive film comprises the steps of providing a transparent substrate, depositing a conductive film, of a thickness not greater than 5 μm, on the transparent substrate, and removing the entire thickness of conductive film from portions of the surface of the substrate in such a way that the residual parts of the conductive film on the substrate define a pattern formed by lines of a width of between 1 nm and 2 μm, with distances between the adjacent lines of between 10 nm and 2 μm, said pattern being predetermined in such a way as to obtain a ratio between full spaces and empty spaces corresponding to a desired degree of optical transmittance for the conductive film. | 02-19-2009 |
20100073953 | BACK-LIT AESTHETIC/DECORATIVE INTERIOR FINISHING ELEMENT FOR PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS OF VEHICLES, IN PARTICULAR CABS OF LORRIES - An interior aesthetic/decorative element for passenger compartments of vehicles, in particular for the cab of a lorry, having a visible semitransparent surface with a metallic appearance, associated to the back of which are backlighting means that can be activated for providing emission of suffused light through said semitransparent surface. | 03-25-2010 |
20100080012 | LIGHTING DEVICE HAVING A RECTANGULAR ILLUMINANCE PATTERN - A lighting device, suitable for example for urban lighting of interiors or exteriors, or for lighting of interiors and exteriors of motor vehicles, said device comprising a substantially plane substrate and one or more LED or chip-LED semiconductor light sources distributed over the substrate and electrically connected to conductive supply paths, an optical means associated to the semiconductor source or sources, designed to modify the direction of the rays of light emitted by said semiconductor source, said device being characterized in that said optical means is of a substantially semicylindrical shape and consequently has a substantially plane base, two side faces and a substantially cylindrical outer surface, said optical means has a cavity obtained starting from said base within the body of said optical means and designed to house the source or sources, said side faces and said cavity are obtained by means of a rotation about a longitudinal axis of a two-dimensional profile and are designed to reduce the transverse divergence of the beam of light at output from said device, said outer surface is of a substantially cylindrical shape and is designed to reduce the longitudinal divergence of the beam of light at output from said device; the lighting device forming the subject of the patent being characterized in that it is designed to generate an illuminance pattern or luminous-intensity pattern that is substantially uniform and has a substantially rectangular shape. | 04-01-2010 |
20110026206 | RECONFIGURABLE USER-INTERFACE DEVICE - A user-interface device comprises a plurality of indication elements ( | 02-03-2011 |
20120253749 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION (BRDF) OF A SURFACE - A method for determining the bidirectional reflectance distribution function of a generally plane rough surface of a specimen made of a given material includes acquiring a refractive index of the material, the spectrum of total reflectance measured on the specimen, and the geometry of the profile of the surface. The geometry is determined by: detecting the height and approximating the surface of the specimen as a distribution of plane triangular microfaces. For each direction of incidence of the light on the surface of the specimen and for each direction of observation there is determined the angular orientation of the microfaces contributing to reflecting in a specular way the light incident in the direction of observation. The Fresnel factor defining the specular reflectance of each microface is determined. The total BRDF is determined as the sum of a Lambertian component and of a specular component. | 10-04-2012 |
20130241740 | Reconfigurable user-interface device - A user-interface device comprises a plurality of indication elements ( | 09-19-2013 |
Stefano Bernard, Orbassano(torino) IT
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20080289564 | Speed-Indicating Instrument for Motor Vehicle Provided with an Adaptive Cruise-Control System - A speed-indicating instrument for a motor vehicle provided with a cruise-control system comprises a dial ( | 11-27-2008 |
20080297439 | Display Panel for a Motor-Vehicle Dashboard - A display panel ( | 12-04-2008 |
Stefano Bernard, Orbassano IT
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20090310379 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND MODULE FOR THE PROJECTION OF A LIGHT BEAM, AND MOTOR VEHICLE LAMP INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SUCH MODULES - An optical element for the projection of a light beam comprises a solid body ( | 12-17-2009 |
Steven Adam Bernard, North Ryde AU
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20140098167 | METHOD OF HIGH-SPEED PRINTING FOR IMPROVING OPTICAL DENSITY IN PIGMENT-BASED INKS - A method of inkjet printing includes the steps of: (a) moving a substrate past a printhead; (b) printing a pigment-based ink onto the substrate from a first color channel of the printhead; and (c) overprinting a fixer ink onto the pigment-based ink from a second color channel of the printhead. The fixer ink is overprinted onto the pigment-based ink within a period of less than 5 ms. | 04-10-2014 |
Steven J. Bernard, Andover, MN US
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20140094732 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVAL OF RADIOCONTRAST MEDIA FROM BLOOD - An extracorporeal blood circuit including: a withdrawal conduit connectable to a coronary withdrawal catheter; a withdrawal pump connectable to the withdrawal conduit, wherein a pumping rate of the withdrawal pump determines a blood withdrawal rate from the coronary withdrawal catheter; a filter having an input connected to the withdrawal conduit and a blood output connected to an infusion conduit and a filtrate output connected to a filtrate conduit; a filtrate measurement device to determine an amount of filtrate removed from the blood in the filter; a fluid supplementation conduit providing a blood replacement fluid to at least one of the withdrawal conduit, filter and infusion conduit; a supplementation pump connectable to the fluid supplementation conduit, wherein a pumping rate of the supplementation pump determines a rate at which the blood replacement fluid flows into the blood flowing through the blood circuit, and a controller regulating the pumping rate of the supplementation pump such that the rate of the blood replacement fluid provides an amount of blood replacement fluid to the at least one of the withdrawal conduit, filter and infusion conduit so as to substantially match the amount of filtrate removed. | 04-03-2014 |
Thiers Bernard, Oostrozebeke BE
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20100243138 | FLOOR PANEL, AS WELL AS METHOD, DEVICE AND ACCESSORIES FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH FLOOR PANEL - Floor panel, more particularly a laminate floor panel, wherein this floor panel comprises a decor, a top layer on the basis of synthetic material, and an underlying substrate ( | 09-30-2010 |
Thomas Bernard, Middlesex GB
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20120092560 | SELECTION OF A DATA STREAM FOR RECEIVING A DATA SERVICE - A method of receiving a data service in a system including a broadcast channel and a data channel, in which at least part of the data service is transmitted by at least the broadcast channel, the method including: receiving, using the data channel, first signalling information relating the data service to an identifier of a first data stream transmitted using the broadcast channel, the identifier being used for signalling in the broadcast channel; receiving, using the data channel, second signalling information relating to a relationship between the first data stream and data capable of being received using the data channel; and selecting one or both of the first data stream and the data capable of being received using the data channel for use in receiving the data service on the basis of the first and second signalling information. | 04-19-2012 |
20120317600 | STORING CONTENT CORRESPONDING TO PROGRAMS - A broadcast receiving apparatus, a broadcast receiving method and a display apparatus are provided. A broadcast receiving apparatus connectable to a display apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives a broadcast stream, a processing unit which processes a signal so as to obtain a program usable in the broadest stream, a plurality of content items respectively corresponding to the program and content item information regarding each of the plurality of content items, a storage unit which stores the plurality of content items which are signal processed and the content item information, and the content item information includes a program identifier and at least one group identifier related to the content items. | 12-13-2012 |
20130194401 | 3D GLASSES, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus switching between a two-dimensional (2D) display mode and a three-dimensional (3D) display mode is provided. The display apparatus includes: an imaging device configured to capture an image a pair of 3D glasses worn by a user to view an image displayed in the 3D display mode, wherein the 3D glasses are switchable between a plurality of different states; a transmitter/emitter module configured to remotely control the 3D glasses so as to switch the states of the 3D glasses; and a controller configured to determine whether the user is wearing the 3D glasses based on a state of the 3D glasses in the image captured by the imaging device, and to control the display apparatus to operate in the 3D display mode when it is determined that the user is wearing the 3D glasses. | 08-01-2013 |
Thomas Jean Patrice Bernard, Middlesex GB
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20120151511 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECOMMENDING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A multimedia system comprises a content obtaining module arranged to obtain a plurality of available content items for viewing or recording at a selected time, a storage module arranged to store viewing history information for content items that have previously been viewed, the viewing history information being stored in association with at least one time slot, a content rating module arranged to determine a rating for each of the available content items based on the viewing history information for one or more of the time slots that correspond to the selected time and a content recommendation module arranged to generate recommended content items based on the rating. The content rating module is arranged to update the rating for one or more of the recommended content items based on viewing interest information relating to a current viewing session. | 06-14-2012 |
Vincent Bernard, Cherbourg Octeville FR
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20120071703 | Method of immobilizing nuclear waste - Method of immobilizing nuclear waste comprising: | 03-22-2012 |
Xavier Bernard, Bruges FR
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20120247597 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AN AIR LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM TO A SLEEVE THAT ENVELOPS A PRESSURIZED AIR HOSE OF AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft includes a hose that makes it possible to channel the pressurized air that is used in a sleeve ( | 10-04-2012 |
20130004264 | SPACER ADJUSTABLE IN LENGTH - A crosspiece including two terminal surfaces ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130014840 | PRESSURISED HOT AIR DUCT OF AN AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE FOR DETECTING AIR LEAKAGEAANM MILLET; GerardAACI PIBRACAACO FRAAGP MILLET; Gerard PIBRAC FRAANM BERNARD; XavierAACI BRUGESAACO FRAAGP BERNARD; Xavier BRUGES FRAANM NOECKER; MatthiasAACI TOURNEFEUILLEAACO FRAAGP NOECKER; Matthias TOURNEFEUILLE FR | 01-17-2013 |
Yvon Bernard, Roissy En France FR
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20130105141 | Stuffing Box for a Fluid Production Well, and Associated Surface Assembly | 05-02-2013 |