Patents by Inventor Pierre Fournier
Pierre Fournier 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: 11929516Abstract: A battery module can include multiple battery cells, multiple cell tubes, and a first plate. The multiple cell tubes can accommodate the multiple battery cells within the plurality of cell tubes so that individual of the plurality of battery cells are positioned within individual of the plurality of cell tubes. Each battery cell can have a first electric pole and a second electric pole. The first plate can include a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board can include a first conductive layer and an isolating layer. The isolating layer can include at least one blind hole for wire-bonding the conductive layer to one of the battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: H55 SAInventors: Sébastien Demont, Stéphane Pierre-Jean Boirin, Michaël Roger Fournier, Nicolas Bosi
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Patent number: 9981897Abstract: The present invention relates to ethers of 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanes, to the preparation of such ethers and also to the use of such ethers as fragrances and as formulation auxiliaries in fragrance-comprising preparations.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Ralf Pelzer, Roland Merten, Pierre Fournier, Markus C. Biel
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Patent number: 9852721Abstract: A platform or system is disclosed for performing musical analysis to detect musical properties in received live or pre-recorded audio data. The analysis can include a synchronous analysis for generating estimated one or more transitory musical properties and an asynchronous analysis for generating one or more aggregate musical properties which can be applied to the transitory musical properties to generate confirmed musical properties, which can be stored as metadata associated with an audio file. In some cases, live audio data can be received, recorded, dynamically analyzed to provide realtime metadata (e.g., to a display), then the realtime metadata can be analyzed to provide confirmed, updated, or validated metadata. In some cases, initial analysis (e.g., dynamic analysis) can determine chord estimates, usable in further analysis (e.g., offline analysis) to estimate a musical key, which can then be applied to the chord estimates to determine the most likely chord estimates and determine chord progressions.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christoph Kozielski, Pierre Fournier
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Patent number: 9804818Abstract: A platform or system is disclosed for performing musical analysis to detect musical properties in received live or pre-recorded audio data. The analysis can include a synchronous analysis for generating estimated one or more transitory musical properties and an asynchronous analysis for generating one or more aggregate musical properties which can be applied to the transitory musical properties to generate confirmed musical properties, which can be stored as metadata associated with an audio file. In some cases, live audio data can be received, recorded, dynamically analyzed to provide realtime metadata (e.g., to a display), then the realtime metadata can be analyzed to provide confirmed, updated, or validated metadata. In some cases, initial analysis (e.g., dynamic analysis) can determine chord estimates, usable in further analysis (e.g., offline analysis) to estimate a musical key, which can then be applied to the chord estimates to determine the most likely chord estimates and determine chord progressions.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steffen Gehring, Pierre Fournier
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Publication number: 20170092245Abstract: A platform or system is disclosed for performing musical analysis to detect musical properties in received live or pre-recorded audio data. The analysis can include a synchronous analysis for generating estimated one or more transitory musical properties and an asynchronous analysis for generating one or more aggregate musical properties which can be applied to the transitory musical properties to generate confirmed musical properties, which can be stored as metadata associated with an audio file. In some cases, live audio data can be received, recorded, dynamically analyzed to provide realtime metadata (e.g., to a display), then the realtime metadata can be analyzed to provide confirmed, updated, or validated metadata. In some cases, initial analysis (e.g., dynamic analysis) can determine chord estimates, usable in further analysis (e.g., offline analysis) to estimate a musical key, which can then be applied to the chord estimates to determine the most likely chord estimates and determine chord progressions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Christoph Kozielski, Pierre Fournier
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Publication number: 20170090860Abstract: A platform or system is disclosed for performing musical analysis to detect musical properties in received live or pre-recorded audio data. The analysis can include a synchronous analysis for generating estimated one or more transitory musical properties and an asynchronous analysis for generating one or more aggregate musical properties which can be applied to the transitory musical properties to generate confirmed musical properties, which can be stored as metadata associated with an audio file. In some cases, live audio data can be received, recorded, dynamically analyzed to provide realtime metadata (e.g., to a display), then the realtime metadata can be analyzed to provide confirmed, updated, or validated metadata. In some cases, initial analysis (e.g., dynamic analysis) can determine chord estimates, usable in further analysis (e.g., offline analysis) to estimate a musical key, which can then be applied to the chord estimates to determine the most likely chord estimates and determine chord progressions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Steffen Gehring, Pierre Fournier
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Patent number: 9556136Abstract: A process for the distillation of a mixture which consists to at least 90% by weight of a cyclic N-vinylamide and which comprises a stabilizer, wherein a polyether is added to the mixture before or during distillation and a product is obtained which consists to at least 99.5% by weight of the cyclic N-vinylamide.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Stefan Rittinger, Regina Vogelsang, Pierre Fournier, Anirudh Acharya, Sonja Judat
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Publication number: 20160347698Abstract: The present invention relates to ethers of 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanes, to the preparation of such ethers and also to the use of such ethers as fragrances and as formulation auxiliaries in fragrance-comprising preparations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Ralf PELZER, Roland Merten, Pierre Fournier, Markus Christian Biel
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Patent number: 9452962Abstract: The present invention relates to ethers of 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanes, to the preparation of such ethers and also to the use of such ethers as fragrances and as formulation auxiliaries in fragrance-comprising preparations.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Ralf Pelzer, Roland Merten, Markus Christian Biel, Pierre Fournier
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Publication number: 20150307466Abstract: A process for the distillation of a mixture which consists to at least 90% by weight of a cyclic N-vinylamide and which comprises a stabilizer, wherein a polyether is added to the mixture before or during distillation and a product is obtained which consists to at least 99.5% by weight of the cyclic N-vinylamide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Stefan RITTINGER, Regina VOGELSANG, Pierre FOURNIER, Anirudh ACHARYA, Sonja JUDAT
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Publication number: 20150012652Abstract: An architecture which permits externalized management of services includes a number of management service capability (MSC) definitions. Each operator may associate a management service capability with a Service/Service Capability for managing various aspects of the Service/Service Capability. An interface enables a variety of different management systems to utilize a common MSC structure, independent of the information models, transport mechanisms and management interface of the system using the MSC. With such an arrangement, management related integration costs associated with integrating and bundling complex multi-media services is significantly reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: ROCKSTAR CONSORTIUM US LPInventors: Sergio Fiszman, Laurence Beaulleu, Paul Ensing, Pierre Fournier, Elizabeth Goldrich, Kevin Howe-Patterson, Michael Leeder, David Price, Chris Ryerson, Richard Taylor
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Patent number: 8862570Abstract: An architecture which permits externalized management of services includes a number of management service capability (MSC) definitions. Each operator may associate a management service capability with a Service/Service Capability for managing various aspects of the Service/Service Capability. An interface enables a variety of different management systems to utilize a common MSC structure, independent of the information models, transport mechanisms and management interface of the system using the MSC. With such an arrangement, management related integration costs associated with integrating and bundling complex multi-media services is significantly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2004Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Rockstar Consortium US LPInventors: Sergio Fiszman, Laurence Beaulleu, Paul Ensing, Pierre Fournier, Elizabeth Goldrich, Kevin Howe-Patterson, Michael Leeder, David Price, Chris Ryerson, Richard Taylor
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Publication number: 20140296579Abstract: The present invention relates to ethers of 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanes, to the preparation of such ethers and also to the use of such ethers as fragrances and as formulation auxiliaries in fragrance-comprising preparations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Ralf Pelzer, Roland Merten, Markus Christian Biel, Pierre Fournier
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Patent number: 8592670Abstract: Processor-implemented methods and systems for polyphonic note detection are disclosed. The method includes converting a portion of a polyphonic audio signal from a time domain to a frequency domain. The method includes detecting a fundamental frequency peak in the frequency domain. The method then detects a defined number of integer-interval harmonic partials. If a defined number of integer-interval harmonic partials relative to the fundamental frequency peak are detected the fundamental frequency is recorded as a detected note. This process is repeated for each fundamental frequency until each note in the polyphonic audio signal has been detected. For example, this method allows detection of each note in a strummed guitar chord to provide feedback on the tuning of each string in a strummed chord or allows detection and feedback of the timing and pitch errors for guitar chords played along with a reference track.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steffen Gehring, Markus Sapp, Pierre Fournier
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Patent number: 8500970Abstract: An electrolytic cell is suitable for production of aluminium, and includes at least one collector bar made of first metal and at least one complementary bar made of a second metal having an electrical conductivity greater than the first metal and arranged adjacent to one of the side faces of the collector bar so that the external end of the complementary bar is at a specified distance from a specified end face of the block. The second end terminates so as to limit heat losses from said cell. The cell makes it possible to obtain significantly lower voltage drops while avoiding excessive heat losses through the collector bars.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2007Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Rio Tinto Alcan International LimitedInventors: Bertrand Allano, Delphine Bonnafous, Jean Camire, Martin Desilets, Laurent Fiot, Pierre Fournier, Yvon Gauthier, Denis Laroche, Oliver Martin, Pascal Thibeault, Serge Bouchard
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Patent number: 8309834Abstract: Processor-implemented methods and systems for polyphonic note detection are disclosed. The method includes converting a portion of a polyphonic audio signal from a time domain to a frequency domain. The method includes detecting a fundamental frequency peak in the frequency domain. The method then detects a defined number of integer-interval harmonic partials. If a defined number of integer-interval harmonic partials relative to the fundamental frequency peak are detected the fundamental frequency is recorded as a detected note. This process is repeated for each fundamental frequency until each note in the polyphonic audio signal has been detected. For example, this method allows detection of each note in a strummed guitar chord to provide feedback on the tuning of each string in a strummed chord or allows detection and feedback of the timing and pitch errors for guitar chords played along with a reference track.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steffen Gehring, Markus Sapp, Pierre Fournier
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Publication number: 20110247480Abstract: Processor-implemented methods and systems for polyphonic note detection are disclosed. The method includes converting a portion of a polyphonic audio signal from a time domain to a frequency domain. The method includes detecting a fundamental frequency peak in the frequency domain. The method then detects a defined number of integer-interval harmonic partials. If a defined number of integer-interval harmonic partials relative to the fundamental frequency peak are detected the fundamental frequency is recorded as a detected note. This process is repeated for each fundamental frequency until each note in the polyphonic audio signal has been detected. For example, this method allows detection of each note in a strummed guitar chord to provide feedback on the tuning of each string in a strummed chord or allows detection and feedback of the timing and pitch errors for guitar chords played along with a reference track.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steffen Gehring, Markus Sapp, Pierre Fournier
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Patent number: 7653189Abstract: A service tender node functions as an intermediary between subscribers and adjunct telecommunications services from multiple service providers to facilitate negotiation of services in real-time. The service tender node includes an index of services which is maintained and employed to search for applicable services in response to a tender request generated by a subscriber. Records in the index are described with an adaptive service definition which includes standard parameters and subjective parameters. The standard parameters identify types of service pursuant to telecommunications industry standards. The subjective parameters may be specified by individual service providers in order to differentiate their services within the service type defined by the standard parameters. Services generated from a search of the index pursuant to the standard parameters may be further sorted and filtered according to a comparison between a subscriber profile and the subjective parameters.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2004Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Pierre Fournier, Laurence Beaulieu, Paul Ensing, Sergio Fiszman, Elizabeth Goldrich, Kevin Howe-Patterson, Michael Leeder, David Price, Chris Ryerson, Richard Taylor
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Patent number: 7580994Abstract: In the service architecture of the invention, each service is viewed as a hierarchical arrangement of service components. At least one management agent is associated with each layer, and is used to manage and preserve the expected performance of the service components. The management agents cooperatively exchange management information regarding the service components at their layers to permit service self-management and self-healing, enabling restoration and recovery with minimum or no human intervention.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2004Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Sergio Fiszman, Chris Ryerson, David Price, Elizabeth Goldrich, Kevin Howe-Patterson, Laurence Beaulleu, Michael Leader, Paul Ensing, Pierre Fournier, Richard Taylor
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Publication number: 20080135417Abstract: An electrolytic cell is suitable for production of aluminium, and includes at least one collector bar made of first metal and at least one complementary bar made of a second metal having an electrical conductivity greater than the first metal and arranged adjacent to one of the side faces of the collector bar so that the external end of the complementary bar is at a specified distance from a specified end face of the block. The second end terminates so as to limit heat losses from said cell. The cell makes it possible to obtain significantly lower voltage drops while avoiding excessive heat losses through the collector bars.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Bertrand Allano, Delphine Bonnafous, Jean Camire, Martin Desilets, Laurent Fiot, Pierre Fournier, Yvon Gauthier, Denis Laroche, Olivier Martin, Pascal Thibeault, Serge Bouchard