Patents by Inventor Noël Dubé

Noël Dubé 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).

  • Method to improve barrier function of cell-cell junctions
    Publication number: 20080293076
    Abstract: Described are methods of increasing the barrier function of a cell-cell junction, comprising activating a PDZ-GEF2 protein, wherein the PDZ-GEF2 protein comprises an amino acid sequence encoded by a gene corresponding to the RapGEF6 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: UMC Utrecht Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Lucas Bos, Nadia Marie-Noel Dube, Mattheus Ritske Harm Kooistra
  • Phased array ultrasonic NDT system for tubes and pipes
    Patent number: 6813950
    Abstract: One or more phased array ultrasonic probes in the shape of conical section arcs, or an entire conical section ring, emit beams at a fixed incident angle with respect to the outer surface of a tube or pipe under inspection. At any given moment, these beams strike the tube at a single small entry zone from number of different directions. After being refracted at the inspection angle corresponding to the fixed angle of incidence, defects having longitudinal, transverse and oblique orientations are detected in the three-dimensional volume of the tube wall. The number of entry zones required for complete coverage of the outer surface of the tube is a function of the size of the tube, the speed at which it passes through the inspection station and the rate of rotation of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: R/D Tech Inc.
    Inventors: David Glascock, Noël Dubé, Vincent Pasquer, Laurent Butin
  • Phased array ultrasonic NDT system for tubes and pipes
    Publication number: 20040016299
    Abstract: One or more phased array ultrasonic probes in the shape of conical section arcs, or an entire conical section ring, emit beams at a fixed incident angle with respect to the outer surface of a tube or pipe under inspection. At any given moment, these beams strike the tube at a single small entry zone from number of different directions. After being refracted at the inspection angle corresponding to the fixed angle of incidence, defects having longitudinal, transverse and oblique orientations are detected in the three-dimensional volume of the tube wall. The number of entry zones required for complete coverage of the outer surface of the tube is a function of the size of the tube, the speed at which it passes through the inspection station and the rate of rotation of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: David Glascock, Noel Dube, Vincent Pasquer, Laurent Butin