Patents by Inventor Thomas Fortin

Thomas Fortin 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: 20180192116
    Abstract: Efficient audio/video data storing is proposed. An audio/video stream is recorded in a shared storage zone on behalf of a plurality of client processes or client devices. Recording in the storage zone is managed through a reservation based method. Client processes and client devices may read access a recording stored on their behalf until the client process or client device releases its reservation. When a client process or client device releases its reservation, at least some of reserved storage space in the storage zone may be freed for reuse by other client processes or client devices, if the reserved storage space is not part of a reservation by another client process or client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Fortin, Gilles Morillon, Frangois-Xavier Seingier
  • Patent number: 8419426
    Abstract: The invention relates to a positioning and immobilization device for positioning and immobilizing a mandibular or maxillary surgical guide on a patient, which guide is adapted to preparing for and to fitting at least one dental implant and is provided with a link slab member designed to extend outside the oral cavity when the surgical guide is placed in register with the patient's mandible or maxilla, said positioning and immobilization device being characterized in that it comprises a body that has bearing face for bearing against the outside of the head of the patient, and a fastener designed to co-operate with the link slab member of the surgical guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hospices Civils de Lyon
    Inventors: Marion Paris, Thomas Fortin
  • Publication number: 20100291504
    Abstract: The invention relates to a positioning and immobilization device for positioning and immobilizing a mandibular or maxillary surgical guide (3) on a patient, which guide is adapted to preparing for and to fitting at least one dental implant and is provided with link means (4) designed to extend outside the oral cavity when the surgical guide (3) is placed in register with the patient's mandible or maxilla, said positioning and immobilization device being characterized in that it comprises a body (10) that has bearing means (10?) for bearing against the outside of the head of the patient, and fastener means (20) designed to co-operate with the link means (4) of the surgical guide (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Marion Paris, Thomas Fortin
  • Patent number: 7356775
    Abstract: A method for managing windows in a window-based display system, the method comprising providing a plurality of windows, each window being associated with an application, at least one of the plurality of windows being able to accept focus, assigning, to each one of the plurality of windows being able to accept focus, a focus priority, assigning focus to exactly one window at any time by choosing, from among the at least one of the plurality of windows able to accept focus, a window having a highest focus priority of the windows able to accept focus, and designating the chosen window as an active window. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: NDS Limited
    Inventors: Alex Ruelle, Thomas Fortin
  • Publication number: 20070214426
    Abstract: A method for managing windows in a window-based display system, the method comprising providing a plurality of windows, each window being associated with an application, at least one of the plurality of windows being able to accept focus, assigning, to each one of the plurality of windows being able to accept focus, a focus priority, assigning focus to exactly one window at any time by choosing, from among the at least one of the plurality of windows able to accept focus, a window having a highest focus priority of the windows able to accept focus, and designating the chosen window as an active window. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2005
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: NDS LIMITED
    Inventors: Alex Ruelle, Thomas Fortin