Patents by Inventor Laurent Barbe

Laurent Barbe 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).

  • Publication number: 20180344977
    Abstract: A pneumatic device for holding and moving an elongate object, includes an annular hollow body through which the object passes and which is composed of two end parts forming jaws and a median segment connecting the two jaws to each other, with ease of movement of one with respect to the other under the effect of a controlled deformation of at least one portion of the median segment, where the various parts of the hollow body define respective chambers, the jaws have elastically deformable internal membranes, in the chambers of the two end parts are in fluidic communication with the chamber of the median segment, in each case by way of at least one respective calibrated flow element, the injection of pressurized gaseous fluid being effected by way of a single feed line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Mathieu NIERENBERGER, Laurent BARBÉ, Pierre RENAUD, Benoît WACH, Arnaud BRUYAS
  • Patent number: 9782224
    Abstract: A device for selectively grasping a part of a separate elongated body extending through the device, includes at least three partially mobile jaw members defining between them a through hole of variable diameter depending on their mutual relative positioning, supporting and driving elements to which the jaw members are mounted and which are adapted to provide a coordinated motion to the members around the elongated body situated in the variable through hole, resulting in a closing or opening of the through hole. The jaw members have an elongated shape with two opposed ends and the supporting and driving elements include a circular or annular support body to which a first end of each jaw member is connected and a mobile annular driving body to which a second opposed end of each jaw member is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG (ETABLISSEMENT PUBLIC NATIONAL A CARACTERE SCIENTIFIQUE, CULTUREL ET PROFESSIONNEL), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (ETABLISSEMENT PUBLIC NATIONAL A CARACTERE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNOLOGIQUE), INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE (GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE), INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES (ESTABLISSEMENT PUBLIC NATIONAL A CARACTERE SCIENTIFIQUE, CULTUREL ET PROFESSIONNEL)
    Inventors: Olivier Piccin, Nitish Kumar, Laurence Meylheuc, Laurent Barbe, Bernard Bayle, Francois Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20150216604
    Abstract: A device for selectively grasping a part of a separate elongated body extending through the device, includes at least three partially mobile jaw members defining between them a through hole of variable diameter depending on their mutual relative positioning, supporting and driving elements to which the jaw members are mounted and which are adapted to provide a coordinated motion to the members around the elongated body situated in the variable through hole, resulting in a closing or opening of the through hole. The jaw members have an elongated shape with two opposed ends and the supporting and driving elements include a circular or annular support body to which a first end of each jaw member is connected and a mobile annular driving body to which a second opposed end of each jaw member is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Olivier Piccin, Nitish Kumar, Laurence Meylheuc, Laurent Barbe, Bernard Bayle, Francois Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20150219589
    Abstract: Ion-selective sensor (6) comprising a micro-machined chip with an analyte micro-channel (2), adapted to draw an analyte solution and a first liquid membrane micro channel (3) adapted to draw a liquid membrane solution, and an first electrolyte micro channel (1), adapted to draw an analyte solution. The ion-selective sensor (6) comprises a first substrate (100) and a second substrate (200) comprising each a structured surface to form, after assembly of said substrates the analyte micro-channel (2), the first electrolyte micro channel (1) and the first liquid membrane micro channel (3), each provided with their respective inlet and outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA-Recherche et Dévelopment
    Inventors: Silvia Generelli, Laurent Barbe