Patents by Inventor Franck Girot

Franck Girot 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).

  • Divisible module card which is resistant to bending stresses
    Patent number: 6722571
    Abstract: This invention concerns a card with a plastic card body (2) and a snap-off module (3) held to the said card body (2), by three ties (12, 13, 14), this snap-off module (3) including, firstly, a substantially rectangular thin plastic body (4) of which one edge (6) in the corner is cut so as to form a means of foolproofing and, secondly, a microcontroller electrically connected to contact pads (5) flush with the surface of the said module (3). The card (1) according this invention is characterized in that a first tie (12) connects the cut foolproofing edge (6) of the module (3) to the card body (2). The invention applies in particular to ISO format smartcards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Schlumberger Systemes
    Inventors: Eric Lavrut, Franck Girot