Patents by Inventor Benoït Cousin

Benoït Cousin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7698104
    Abstract: Articles and systems comprise a diagnostic symptom tree system for diagnosing a failing system element causing a symptom in a system-under-test. A diagnostic symptom tree comprises symptom roots and dependent lower function nodes and sub-function nodes. Element nodes depend from the function or sub-function nodes, and a plurality of penultimate failure mode leaves depend from the element nodes. The function and sub-function nodes and the failure mode leaves comprise test information. Responsive to positive test results, the diagnostic symptom tree is configured to identify a function or sub-function or element node associated to a lowest symptom tree node or failure mode leaf for which a test is positive, or advise that no failing function or sub-function or element is found. In one aspect of the invention, nodes may include parameter values allowing successive selections of the nodes of the symptom tree for test iterations according to the parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt
  • Publication number: 20090273215
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety seat for installing a baby or a very young child on a vehicle seat, the safety seat comprising a seat structure and an intermediate structure (50) providing the connection between the seat structure and a standard anchor unit associated with the vehicle seat, said intermediate structure being made up of a first structure (100) and a second structure (200). In accordance with the invention, direct and separable snap-fastening engagement means are side lugs (52) hinged about a common axis (53) and the first structure has side branches (101) that form rails on which slides of the second structure (200) are mounted, which slides are interconnected by a crossbar. In addition, each side branch (101) presents a ratchet of catches that co-operate with a pawl carried by an associated slide, the catches of said ratchets defining a plurality of axial positions in which the second structure (200) can be locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: EQUIPBABY (UK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Derrick Barker, Benoit Cousin
  • Patent number: 7581737
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheeled platform for coupling to a pushchair, in particular for transporting a standing child, the platform comprising a footplate (2) provided with wheels (3) and at least one coupling arm (4) having a first end (6) fitted to the footplate and a second end (10) adapted to co-operate with means (12, 13) for securing it to the pushchair, wherein the first end (6) of the coupling arm (4) is received directly in an orifice (7) of the footplate (2), without any intermediate part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Equipbaby (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Benoït Cousin
  • Patent number: 7584074
    Abstract: A method and system comprising a diagnostic symptom tree system for diagnosing a failing system element causing a symptom in a system-under-test. A diagnostic symptom tree comprises symptom roots and dependent lower function nodes and sub-function nodes. Element nodes depend from the function or sub-function nodes, and a plurality of penultimate failure mode leaves depend from the element nodes. The function and sub-function nodes and the failure mode leaves comprise test information. Responsive to positive test results, the diagnostic symptom tree is configured to identify a function or sub-function or element node associated to a lowest symptom tree node or failure mode leaf for which a test is positive, or advise that no failing function or sub-function or element is found. In one aspect of the invention, nodes may include parameter values allowing successive selections of the nodes of the symptom tree for test iterations according to the parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt
  • Publication number: 20080263399
    Abstract: Articles and systems comprise a diagnostic symptom tree system for diagnosing a failing system element causing a symptom in a system-under-test. A diagnostic symptom tree comprises symptom roots and dependent lower function nodes and sub-function nodes. Element nodes depend from the function or sub-function nodes, and a plurality of penultimate failure mode leaves depend from the element nodes. The function and sub-function nodes and the failure mode leaves comprise test information. Responsive to positive test results, the diagnostic symptom tree is configured to identify a function or sub-function or element node associated to a lowest symptom tree node or failure mode leaf for which a test is positive, or advise that no failing function or sub-function or element is found. In one aspect of the invention, nodes may include parameter values allowing successive selections of the nodes of the symptom tree for test iterations according to the parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt
  • Patent number: 7409317
    Abstract: A method and system comprising a diagnostic symptom tree system for diagnosing a failing system element causing a symptom in a system-under-test. A diagnostic symptom tree comprises symptom roots and dependent lower function nodes and sub-function nodes. Element nodes depend from the function or sub-function nodes, and a plurality of penultimate failure mode leaves depend from the element nodes. The function and sub-function nodes and the failure mode leaves comprise test information. Responsive to positive test results, the diagnostic symptom tree is configured to identify a function or sub-function or element node associated to a lowest symptom tree node or failure mode leaf for which a test is positive, or advise that no failing function or sub-function or element is found. In one aspect of the invention, nodes may include parameter values allowing successive selections of the nodes of the symptom tree for test iterations according to the parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt
  • Publication number: 20080001370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheeled platform for coupling to a pushchair, in particular for transporting a standing child, the platform comprising a footplate (2) provided with wheels (3) and at least one coupling arm (4) having a first end (6) fitted to the footplate and a second end (10) adapted to co-operate with means (12, 13) for securing it to the pushchair, wherein the first end (6) of the coupling arm (4) is received directly in an orifice (7) of the footplate (2), without any intermediate part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: EQUIPBABY (UK) LIMITED
    Inventor: Benoit Cousin
  • Publication number: 20070288794
    Abstract: A method and system comprising a diagnostic symptom tree system for diagnosing a failing system element causing a symptom in a system-under-test. A diagnostic symptom tree comprises symptom roots and dependent lower function nodes and sub-function nodes. Element nodes depend from the function or sub-function nodes, and a plurality of penultimate failure mode leaves depend from the element nodes. The function and sub-function nodes and the failure mode leaves comprise test information. Responsive to positive test results, the diagnostic symptom tree is configured to identify a function or sub-function or element node associated to a lowest symptom tree node or failure mode leaf for which a test is positive, or advise that no failing function or sub-function or element is found. In one aspect of the invention, nodes may include parameter values allowing successive selections of the nodes of the symptom tree for test iterations according to the parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt
  • Publication number: 20060150018
    Abstract: A method and system comprising a diagnostic symptom tree system for diagnosing a failing system element causing a symptom in a system-under-test. A diagnostic symptom tree comprises symptom roots and dependent lower function nodes and sub-function nodes. Element nodes depend from the function or sub-function nodes, and a plurality of penultimate failure mode leaves depend from the element nodes. The function and sub-function nodes and the failure mode leaves comprise test information. Responsive to positive test results, the diagnostic symptom tree is configured to identify a function or sub-function or element node associated to a lowest symptom tree node or failure mode leaf for which a test is positive, or advise that no failing function or sub-function or element is found. In one aspect of the invention, nodes may include parameter values allowing successive selections of the nodes of the symptom tree for test iterations according to the parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt