Patents by Inventor Jean Etienne Mineur

Jean Etienne Mineur 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: 8702512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an authentication signature recognized by a capacitive screen, characterized in that it is achieved by a zone of dots that are meshed with one another printed in conductive ink, the signature zone being pressed against the capacitive screen by conductive means by the user on the capacitive screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventors: Jean Etienne Mineur, Bertrand Duplat
  • Patent number: 8684806
    Abstract: The present invention therefore relates to a games board assembly comprising a series of squares, the squares representing the locations on which the individualised playing pieces of each player are restricted in terms of movement by the rules of the game, characterised in that each square on the games board comprises a digital recognition pictogram, the playing piece is a digital playing piece which incorporates a calculator, a screen interface, game software, pictogram recognition means on the board, playing piece movement calculation means on the board, a touchscreen which represents, according to the position of the digital playing piece on the games board, the characteristics of the square and/or of the updated game data field on which the digital playing piece is physically positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Inventors: Jean Etienne Mineur, Bertrand Duplat
  • Publication number: 20140024287
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a hardware figurine/capacitive screen interactive assembly controlled by a digital control unit, the digital control unit actuates a software which emits emissions of light in a specific manner on the capacitive screen, characterized in that the hardware figurine is passed through by a light transmission fibre, the light transmission fibre is placed by a first end on the screen, the other end of the transmission fibre exits on an outlet point on the exterior surface of the figurine, the light actuation software commands a light supply source of the screen to emit light, designated figurine light, in a specific manner at the inlet of the light transmission fibre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Jean Etienne Mineur, Bertrand Duplat
  • Publication number: 20130072303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an authentication signature recognised by a capacitive screen, characterised in that it is achieved by a zone of dots (60) that are meshed (61) with one another printed in conductive ink, the signature zone being pressed against the capacitive screen by conductive means (80) by the user on the capacitive screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Jean Etienne Mineur, Bertrand Duplat
  • Publication number: 20130012312
    Abstract: The present invention therefore relates to a games board assembly comprising a series of squares, the squares representing the locations on which the individualised playing pieces of each player are restricted in terms of movement by the rules of the game, characterised in that each square on the games board comprises a digital recognition pictogram, the playing piece is a digital playing piece which incorporates a calculator, a screen interface, game software, pictogram recognition means on the board, playing piece movement calculation means on the board, a touchscreen which represents, according to the position of the digital playing piece on the games board, the characteristics of the square and/or of the updated game data field on which the digital playing piece is physically positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Jean Etienne Mineur, Bertrand Duplat