Patents by Inventor Pierre Nicolas

Pierre Nicolas 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: 11958683
    Abstract: A collapsible container system includes a container having a set of walls interconnected with one another and a bottom member. The walls and the bottom member define a cavity in a first state. A set of bags is in a nested arrangement, and the nested arrangement defines a first bag being contained within a next bag of the set of bags. The first bag is removed through a top opening of the next bag enabling the next bag as a receptacle. A first connector ribbon is disposed near a rim of the container, and the first connector ribbon connects to a perimeter of each of the set of bags via a first connection. A second connector ribbon is disposed at one of the walls of the container, and the second connector ribbon connects to a side of each of the set of bags via a second connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Nicolas Desrosiers, Pierre Beaudreau
  • Patent number: 11947733
    Abstract: Techniques for displaying a virtual object in an enhanced reality setting in accordance with a physical muting mode being active are described. In some examples, a system obtains context data for one or more physical elements in a physical setting, wherein the context data includes first context data and second context data that is different from the first context data. In some examples, in response to obtaining the context data for the one or more physical elements in the physical setting, a system causes display of a virtual object that represents the one or more physical elements using the first context data without using the second context data, in accordance with a determination that a physical muting mode is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Clément Pierre Nicolas Boissière, Shaun Budhram, Tucker Bull Morgan, Bruno M. Sommer, Connor A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20240076075
    Abstract: A bag sealing system for securing one or more items in a closable bag comprises a moveable frame, a closable bag, a closing device and a driving device. The moveable frame can have an open configuration, intermediate configurations and a closed configuration. The closable bag has an open end and a closed end wherein the open end of the closable bag is coupled to the moveable frame. The closing device is provided for securely closing the open end of the bag via a securing element, and the driving device is coupled to the closing device to actuate the closing device to securely close the closable bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: David McNair, Tim Patrick Moergenthaler, Pierre Nicolas, Robert Bruce Tenney, Clare Emily Scott, Ian De Dominicis
  • Patent number: 11900520
    Abstract: In an exemplary process for specifying an entrance or exit effect in a computer-generated reality environment, in response to a user entering or exiting the computer-generated reality environment, a transition effect is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Clément Pierre Nicolas Boissière, Samuel Lee Iglesias, James McIlree
  • Publication number: 20230394170
    Abstract: A first device coupled with a first display and an image sensor receives output data from a second device having a second display different from the first display. The output data represents content displayable by the second device on the second display. The first device determines, using the image sensor, a position of the second display relative to the first device and causes the first display to display content based on the output data received from the second device and the determined position of the second display relative to the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Clément Pierre Nicolas BOISSIÈRE, Timothy R. ORIOL
  • Patent number: 11807125
    Abstract: A method is performed for optimizing the management of the charge of a set of electric batteries, where each battery is recharged during a time interval during which it is connected to an electricity distribution network, according to a charge profile provided by a charge aggregator, by applying, under the control of a charge manager of the battery, a charging power level. The method involves determining, on the aggregator side, as a charge profile, a distribution curve of the charge per day over a given period of time, defined for all the batteries solely according to constraints specific to the network, transmitting the charge distribution curve to each charge manager and, on the charge manager side, adapting the received charge distribution curve to the time interval during which the battery is connected to the network and to the associated charging power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Marine Astorg, Pierre Nicolas
  • Patent number: 11768956
    Abstract: A first device coupled with a first display and an image sensor receives output data from a second device having a second display different from the first display. The output data represents content displayable by the second device on the second display. The first device determines, using the image sensor, a position of the second display relative to the first device and causes the first display to display content based on the output data received from the second device and the determined position of the second display relative to the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Clément Pierre Nicolas Boissière, Timothy R. Oriol
  • Patent number: 11761692
    Abstract: A refrigeration system comprising an evaporator, and a method of operating a refrigeration system. The evaporator comprises: a first fluid volume upstream of a second fluid volume, and a plurality of channels fluidly connecting the first fluid volume and the second fluid volume. The system further comprises a flow restrictor arranged to prevent fluid flow through at least a first channel of the plurality of channels in response to a pressure difference between the first fluid volume and the second fluid volume being less than a predetermined threshold, and to permit fluid flow through the first channel in response to the pressure difference being greater than the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: UTC FIRE & SECURITY EMEA BVBA
    Inventor: Xavier-Pierre Nicolas Bouquet
  • Patent number: 11747060
    Abstract: A vapor compression method and system including: a compressor configured to circulate a working fluid and operate at a plurality of operating conditions; an evaporator in fluid communication with the compressor, the evaporator heat exchanger comprising: a shell configured to allow the working fluid to flow therethrough; a plurality of parallel-spaced tubes disposed within the shell, the plurality of parallel spaced tubes configured to allow a heat transfer fluid to flow therethrough; and at least one baffle operably coupled to the plurality of parallel-spaced tubes, the at least one baffle configured to divide the shell into at least two chambers; an expansion valve assembly in fluid communication with the evaporator; and a control device operably coupled to the compressor and the expansion valve assembly, the control device configured to operate the valve assembly based at least in part on the plurality of operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Xavier-Pierre Nicolas Bouquet
  • Publication number: 20230067362
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a 3D printed object. The method comprises selectively applying a fusing agent onto powder bed material; and exposing at least part of the powder bed material to radiation to fuse at least part of the powder bed material to form a layer of the 3D printed object. The fusing agent and/or a detailing agent is selectively applied to the powder bed material in a predetermined arrangement to form a porous region in the 3D printed object. The 3D printed object is then treated with a modifying agent, such that the modifying agent at least partially penetrates the porous region of the 3D printed object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Lihua ZHAO, Agnieszka Maria BRECZEWSKA JAWORSKA, Aja HARTMAN, Adekunle OLUBUMMO, Olivier Maurice Marcel BLANCHOT, Isabelle SANTARELLA ROUGEAUX, Pierre Nicolas Roger PILUSO, Jérôme DELMAS
  • Publication number: 20220154983
    Abstract: A refrigeration system comprising an evaporator, and a method of operating a refrigeration system. The evaporator comprises: a first fluid volume upstream of a second fluid volume, and a plurality of channels fluidly connecting the first fluid volume and the second fluid volume. The system further comprises a flow restrictor arranged to prevent fluid flow through at least a first channel of the plurality of channels in response to a pressure difference between the first fluid volume and the second fluid volume being less than a predetermined threshold, and to permit fluid flow through the first channel in response to the pressure difference being greater than the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Xavier-Pierre Nicolas Bouquet
  • Publication number: 20220118875
    Abstract: A method is performed for optimizing the management of the charge of a set of electric batteries, where each battery is recharged during a time interval during which it is connected to an electricity distribution network, according to a charge profile provided by a charge aggregator, by applying, under the control of a charge manager of the battery, a charging power level. The method involves determining, on the aggregator side, as a charge profile, a distribution curve of the charge per day over a given period of time, defined for all the batteries solely according to constraints specific to the network, transmitting the charge distribution curve to each charge manager and, on the charge manager side, adapting the received charge distribution curve to the time interval during which the battery is connected to the network and to the associated charging power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Marine ASTORG, Pierre NICOLAS
  • Patent number: 11308686
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to for displaying a set of images based on captured image data. In some embodiments, a system displays a first set of images corresponding to a first perspective in a virtual reality (VR) (or mixed reality (MR)) environment. The system receives a request while displaying the first set of images. The system captures image data corresponding to a second perspective in the VR (or MR) environment in response to receiving the request. The system displays a second set of images based on the captured image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Clément Pierre Nicolas Boissière, Samuel Lee Iglesias, Edwin Iskandar, Timothy R. Oriol
  • Publication number: 20220113926
    Abstract: A first device coupled with a first display and an image sensor receives output data from a second device having a second display different from the first display. The output data represents content displayable by the second device on the second display. The first device determines, using the image sensor, a position of the second display relative to the first device and causes the first display to display content based on the output data received from the second device and the determined position of the second display relative to the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Clément Pierre Nicolas BOISSIÈRE, Timothy R. ORIOL
  • Publication number: 20220063848
    Abstract: The invention concerns a manufacturing process for producing hermetic single-use food containers, including: forming a container body (30) having an peripheral rim (31), placing the container body in a sealing head having a first die (2) and a second die (8) having cooperating annular sealing surfaces (4, 10) facing the rim (31), sealing a closing lid (34) placed over the container body with the rim (31) by applying the first die (2) and the second die (8) one against the other. According to the invention, the first die (2) is provided with a continuous annular rib (6) in its sealing surface (4), the rib having a height (h) which is at least equal to a maximum depth of wrinkles that might appear on the rim upon forming the container body, whereby a sealing groove (12) is formed by the rib (6) in a side of the rim during the sealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas Gres, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Pierre Nicolas Neyret, Alexandre Kollep
  • Publication number: 20220058557
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a man-made ski resort operation and management system, including: ski slope environmental data processing modules, to receive ski slope environmental parameters, judge if the environmental data of each ski slope in the man-made ski resort map are within the preset critical value, to define the zones of ski slope in which the ski slope environmental data are not within the preset critical values, and sending the defined ski slopes network digital map to ski slope dispatch control centers; the ski slope dispatch control center is used to real-timely receive the defined man-made ski slopes network digital map, as well as the transportation needs, and create a stop-ski order for the non-skiable zones according to the defined map and real-timely send to each vehicle dispatch control center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: CLAYDON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Pierre-Nicolas-Jean BOJARSKI
  • Patent number: 11243734
    Abstract: A first device coupled with a first display and an image sensor receives output data from a second device having a second display different from the first display. The output data represents content displayable by the second device on the second display. The first device determines, using the image sensor, a position of the second display relative to the first device and causes the first display to display content based on the output data received from the second device and the determined position of the second display relative to the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventors: Clément Pierre Nicolas Boissière, Timothy R. Oriol
  • Publication number: 20220035380
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a man-made ski resort transportation system, including: the ski slope control center(s), being used to receive ski slope environmental data, judge if the environmental data of each ski slope in the man-made ski resort map is within the preset critical value, to define the zones of ski slope in which the ski slope environmental data are not within the preset critical value, and sending the defined ski slopes network digital map to vehicle dispatch control center(s); vehicle dispatch control center, is used to receive the man-made ski resort digital maps, transportation zones environmental parameters and transportation needs, according to the man-made ski resort digital map and the transportation zone's environmental data calculate transportation zone digital map and according to the transportation zone digital map, transportation zone environmental data and transportation needs from users' terminals, work out routes and send them to each vehicle and users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: CLAYDON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Pierre-Nicolas-Jean BOJARSKI
  • Patent number: D1022954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kasten, Edgar Nicolas, Adam Jenson, Shawn Filipek, Andrew Cho, Andrew Grunloh, Pierre-Yves Mossmann, Clifford Krapfl, Michael Herbert, Ross Brinkman
  • Patent number: D1022955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kasten, Edgar Nicolas, Adam Jenson, Shawn Filipek, Andrew Cho, Andrew Grunloh, Pierre-Yves Mossmann, Clifford Krapfl, Michael Herbert, Ross Brinkman