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).
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Patent number: 7698104Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt
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Publication number: 20090273215Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: EQUIPBABY (UK) LIMITEDInventors: Derrick Barker, Benoit Cousin
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Patent number: 7581737Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Equipbaby (UK) LimitedInventor: Benoït Cousin
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Patent number: 7584074Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt
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Publication number: 20080263399Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt
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Patent number: 7409317Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 22, 2005Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt
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Publication number: 20080001370Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: EQUIPBABY (UK) LIMITEDInventor: Benoit Cousin
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Publication number: 20070288794Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt
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Publication number: 20060150018Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2005Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Benoit Cousin, Jean-Lois Neyt