Patents by Inventor Olivier Francois
Olivier Francois 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: 10814673Abstract: Protective reinforcement (3) for a tire has a mean radial thickness T at least equal to two times the diameter D of a-12-einforce (4), comprises respectively on its radially interior face (31) and on its radially exterior face (32) parts (7) made of elastomeric compound having an axial width W at least equal to the diameter D of a-12-reinforcer (4), and the path of any-12-reinforce (4), in the circumferential direction (XX?), varies radially between the radially interior first face (31) and the radially exterior second face (32), in such a way that the set of paths of the reinforcers (4) of the protective reinforcement (3) constitutes a three-dimensional lattice. Furthermore, the path of any-12-reinforce (4), in the circumferential direction (XX?), is a zigzag curve extending axially over the entire axial width L of the protective reinforcement (3).Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Rimyalegdo Kiebre, Olivier Francois
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Publication number: 20200328886Abstract: Aspects and embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and system for generating a private cryptographic key for use in a secure cryptogram for transmission between a first entity and a second entity. The method may comprise: selecting a random vector defined in an n-dimensional vector space shared between the first entity and the second entity, the vector comprising one or more component coordinates defined in the n-dimensional vector space, each component coordinate being associated with one or more bits; determining the one or more bits associated with each component coordinate comprised in the random vector, and generating the private key in dependence on the one or more bits associated with each component coordinate comprised in the random vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Olivier Francois Roussy NEWTON, Andrew DEONARINE, Nicolas Alexandre Roussy NEWTON
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Patent number: 10736995Abstract: An intermixed particulate bioresorbable material including cathodic particles and anodic particles bound to each other, wherein the anodic and cathodic particles are made respectively of an anodic and a cathodic material, the anodic and cathodic materials forming a galvanic couple. The anodic and cathodic particles are present in a predetermined ratio and the anodic particles, cathodic particles and predetermined ratio are such that bioresorption of the bioresorbable material is promoted by galvanic corrosion between the anodic and cathodic materials. Also, a medical device, manufactured using the bioresorbable material and a method of manufacturing the bioresorbable material and the medical device.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: LES ENTREPRISES NANOSTENT INC.Inventors: Rosaire Mongrain, Olivier Francois Bertrand, Stephen Yue
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Patent number: 10717326Abstract: Protective reinforcement (3) for a tire has a mean radial thickness T at least equal to two times the diameter D of a reinforcer (4), the protective reinforcement (3) comprises respectively on its radially interior face (31) and on its radially exterior face (32) parts (7) made of elastomeric compound having an axial width W at least equal to the diameter D of a reinforcer (4), and the path of any reinforcer (4), in the circumferential direction (XX?) of the tire, varies radially between the radially interior first face (31) and the radially exterior second face (32), in such a way that the set of paths of the reinforcers (4) of the protective reinforcement (3) constitutes a three-dimensional lattice.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Rimyalegdo Kiebre, Olivier Francois
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Patent number: 10710413Abstract: Protective reinforcement (3) for a tire has mean radial thickness T at least equal to two times diameter D of reinforcer (4), and comprises respectively on its radially interior face (31) and on its radially exterior face (32) parts (7) made of elastomeric compound having axial width W at least equal to diameter D of reinforcer (4). The path of any reinforcer (4), in circumferential direction (XX?), varies radially between radially interior first face (31) and radially exterior second face (32), in such a way that the set of paths of reinforcers (4) of protective reinforcement (3) constitutes a three-dimensional lattice. Furthermore, protective reinforcement (3) comprises a first family of reinforcers (41) each having a path, in the circumferential direction (XX), contained in circumferential plane (XZ) and a second family of reinforcers (42) each having a path, in the circumferential direction (XX?), that follows a zigzag curve.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Olivier Francois, Rimyalegdo Kiebre
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Publication number: 20190375494Abstract: Airplane tire with a tread wear indicator, with a circumferential ridge (4) of the tread (2) having an initial height H0 and an allowable remaining height HR. Wear indicator (6) comprises N cylindrical cavities (7) emerging on rolling surface (3) and independent of one another. The N cavities are divided into a first family of N1 wear cavities C1i (8) having respective initial depths P1i in pairs that are distinct and equal to i*(H0?HR)/N1, i being an integer number varying from 1 to N1, and into a second family of N2 positioning cavities C2j (9), j being an integer number varying from 1 to N2, each positioning cavity C2j having an initial depth P2j strictly greater than (H0?HR), such that only the N2 positioning cavities C2j (9) emerge on rolling surface (3) when height HR of circumferential ridge (4) is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventor: Olivier FRANCOIS
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Patent number: 10449806Abstract: A tire for an aeroplane with the tread (2) comprising two shoulder ribs (6) having an axial width LS, each shoulder rib (6) comprises cavities (8) that open onto the tread surface (3), forming an opening surface (81) inscribed in a circle of diameter D. These cavities (8) are distributed circumferentially at a circumferential spacing P and along a periodic curve (9) having a period T and an amplitude A. The circumferential spacing P between two consecutive cavities (8) is at most equal to 0.2 times the period T of the periodic curve (9), the period T of the periodic curve (9) is at most equal to the circumferential length LC of the contact patch (31), and the amplitude A of the periodic curve (9) is at most equal to 0.5 times the axial width LS of the shoulder rib (6).Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Olivier Francois, Antoine Canzi
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Publication number: 20190286769Abstract: A method simulates behavior of a structure by finite element calculation in which a global model represents the structure, a local model represents an area of the structure including geometric details, and an auxiliary model represents the area without the geometric details. The method includes determining by finite element calculation in the global model of a nodal displacement field corresponding to a loading applied to the global model; applying the nodal displacement field to the local and auxiliary models and determining the corresponding forces; calculating a correction when convergence of the solution obtained for the global model is not achieved, and the applying is resumed with a nodal displacement field calculated in the global model after implementing the correction; determining values of internal variables for the different loading increments; and assessing the evolution in the behavior of the structure over time as a function of these values.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicants: Safran Aircraft Engines, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)Inventors: Geoffrey Juan Desmeure, Maxime Guy Roland Blanchard, Olivier Francois Gerard Allix, Pierre Noel Gosselet
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Publication number: 20180303978Abstract: An intermixed particulate bioresorbable material including cathodic particles and anodic particles bound to each other, wherein the anodic and cathodic particles are made respectively of an anodic and a cathodic material, the anodic and cathodic materials forming a galvanic couple. The anodic and cathodic particles are present in a predetermined ratio and the anodic particles, cathodic particles and predetermined ratio are such that bioresorption of the bioresorbable material is promoted by galvanic corrosion between the anodic and cathodic materials. Also, a medical device, manufactured using the bioresorbable material and a method of manufacturing the bioresorbable material and the medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Rosaire Mongrain, Olivier Francois Bertrand, Stephen Yue
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Patent number: 10028847Abstract: An intermixed particulate bioresorbable material including cathodic particles and anodic particles bound to each other, wherein the anodic and cathodic particles are made respectively of an anodic and a cathodic material, the anodic and cathodic materials forming a galvanic couple. The anodic and cathodic particles are present in a predetermined ratio and the anodic particles, cathodic particles and predetermined ratio are such that bioresorption of said stent is promoted by galvanic corrosion between said anodic and cathodic materials. Also, a medical device, such as a stent, manufactured using the bioresorbable material and a method of manufacturing the bioresorbable material and the medical device.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Les Enterprises Nanostent Inc.Inventors: Rosaire Mongrain, Olivier Francois Bertrand, Stephen Yue
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Publication number: 20180046766Abstract: A hardware device and/or software system providing a method of timestamping, indexing, securing, and transmitting biomedical information (such as DNA sequences, patient chart notes, lab tests, diagnoses, radiology results, and similar information) along with metadata associated with this information (such as date, time, author); using a public or private distributed cryptographic hash ledger method to create a stable, tamperproof index that permits auditing and tracing information transit over an or several electronic networks/transmission methods; optionally compressing and/or encrypting information using secure encryption methods such as quantum-safe/quantum-secure/quantum-resilient methods that secures the key and the payload independently, and then storing the information on a local electronic device or computer, such as a DNA sequencing machine, or transmitting the information over an electronic network or storing it on a removable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Andrew DEONARINE, Railton FRITH, Nicolas NEWTON, Olivier Francois Roussy NEWTON
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Publication number: 20180022156Abstract: Protective reinforcement (3) for a tire has a mean radial thickness T at least equal to two times the diameter D of a reinforcer (4), the protective reinforcement (3) comprises respectively on its radially interior face (31) and on its radially exterior face (32) parts (7) made of elastomeric compound having an axial width W at least equal to the diameter D of a reinforcer (4), and the path of any reinforcer (4), in the circumferential direction (XX?) of the tire, varies radially between the radially interior first face (31) and the radially exterior second face (32), in such a way that the set of paths of the reinforcers (4) of the protective reinforcement (3) constitutes a three-dimensional lattice.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Rimyalegdo KIEBRE, Olivier FRANCOIS
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Publication number: 20170361656Abstract: Protective reinforcement (3) for a tire has a mean radial thickness T at least equal to two times the diameter D of a ?12-reinforce (4), comprises respectively on its radially interior face (31) and on its radially exterior face (32) parts (7) made of elastomeric compound having an axial width W at least equal to the diameter D of a ?12-reinforcer (4), and the path of any ?12-reinforce (4), in the circumferential direction (XX?), varies radially between the radially interior first face (31) and the radially exterior second face (32), in such a way that the set of paths of the reinforcers (4) of the protective reinforcement (3) constitutes a three-dimensional lattice. Furthermore, the path of any ?12-reinforce (4), in the circumferential direction (XX?), is a zigzag curve extending axially over the entire axial width L of the protective reinforcement (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicants: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Rimyalegdo KIEBRE, Olivier FRANCOIS
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Publication number: 20170361657Abstract: Protective reinforcement (3) for a tire has mean radial thickness T at least equal to two times diameter D of reinforcer (4), and comprises respectively on its radially interior face (31) and on its radially exterior face (32) parts (7) made of elastomeric compound having axial width W at least equal to diameter D of reinforcer (4). The path of any reinforcer (4), in circumferential direction (XX?), varies radially between radially interior first face (31) and radially exterior second face (32), in such a way that the set of paths of reinforcers (4) of protective reinforcement (3) constitutes a three-dimensional lattice. Furthermore, protective reinforcement (3) comprises a first family of reinforcers (41) each having a path, in the circumferential direction (XX?), contained in circumferential plane (XZ) and a second family of reinforcers (42) each having a path, in the circumferential direction (XX?), that follows a zigzag curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicants: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Olivier FRANCOIS, Rimyalegdo KIEBRE
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Publication number: 20170313134Abstract: A tire for an aeroplane with the tread (2) comprising two shoulder ribs (6) having an axial width LS, each shoulder rib (6) comprises cavities (8) that open onto the tread surface (3), forming an opening surface (81) inscribed in a circle of diameter D. These cavities (8) are distributed circumferentially at a circumferential spacing P and along a periodic curve (9) having a period T and an amplitude A. The circumferential spacing P between two consecutive cavities (8) is at most equal to 0.2 times the period T of the periodic curve (9), the period T of the periodic curve (9) is at most equal to the circumferential length LC of the contact patch (31), and the amplitude A of the periodic curve (9) is at most equal to 0.5 times the axial width LS of the shoulder rib (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Olivier FRANCOIS, Antoine CANZI
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Patent number: 9752533Abstract: A method for monitoring a locking system includes N locks, each lock being monitored by two locking sensors, each locking sensor being capable of indicating if the lock that it monitors is in a locked or unlocked state, each locking sensor being able to be in a valid or invalid status, the method including determining the state of the locking system on the basis of the state of the locks detected by the locking sensors; determining a reliability level associated with the state of the locking system on the basis of the number of valid locking sensors monitoring the locks that are in the same state as the locking system.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Gabriel Allut, Mohamed Bozetine, Antoine Olivier François Colin, Barbara-Ann Piquet
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Patent number: 9702833Abstract: A device for testing a tyre (2) for representing tomographical images of sections of a casing of the tyre includes a source (11) of ionizing radiation arranged outside the tyre (2) and a detector (12) for receiving the radiation. The detector (12) is situated opposite the source (11) with respect to at least one section of the casing. The axis (X-X) of the tyre runs parallel to a sectional plane (P) passing through the focus (F) of the source (11) and the detector (12). The tyre and the source-detector assembly are moved with rotational motion relative to one another about an axis of rotation (Z-Z) perpendicular to the sectional plane (P), according to a predetermined angular excursion range. The detector (12) is disposed in a central internal zone (20) of the tyre (2) during the testing cycle.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: CyXplusInventors: Agnès Decroux, Fabrice Ficalora, Olivier Roubaud, Olivier Francois
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Publication number: 20160252050Abstract: A method for monitoring a locking system includes N locks, each lock being monitored by two locking sensors, each locking sensor being capable of indicating if the lock that it monitors is in a locked or unlocked state, each locking sensor being able to be in a valid or invalid status, the method including determining the state of the locking system on the basis of the state of the locks detected by the locking sensors; determining a reliability level associated with the state of the locking system on the basis of the number of valid locking sensors monitoring the locks that are in the same state as the locking system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Gabriel ALLUT, Mohamed BOZETINE, Antoine Olivier Francois COLIN, Barbara-Ann PIQUET
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Publication number: 20150377802Abstract: A device for testing a tyre (2) for representing tomographical images of sections of a casing of the tyre includes a source (11) of ionizing radiation arranged outside the tyre (2) and a detector (12) for receiving the radiation. The detector (12) is situated opposite the source (11) with respect to at least one section of the casing. The axis (X-X) of the tyre runs parallel to a sectional plane (P) passing through the focus (F) of the source (11) and the detector (12). The tyre and the source-detector assembly are moved with rotational motion relative to one another about an axis of rotation (Z-Z) perpendicular to the sectional plane (P), according to a predetermined angular excursion range. The detector (12) is disposed in a central internal zone (20) of the tyre (2) during the testing cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Agnès DECROUX, Fabrice FICALORA, Olivier ROUBAUD, Olivier FRANCOIS
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Method for monitoring the locking means of an electrical thrust reversal system for a turbine engine
Patent number: 9188082Abstract: A method for monitoring at least one locking device of an electrical thrust reversal system for a turbine engine, the method being carried out by a computer prior to the take-off of the turbine engine, the method including sending a command for opening the locking devices; verifying the opening of the locking devices; sending a command for closing the locking devices; and verifying the closing of the locking devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Antoine Olivier François Colin, Nicolas Marie Pierre Gueit, Catherine Dorothée Josette Ibanez Garcia