Patents by Inventor Vincent Martin
Vincent Martin 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: 10000091Abstract: A tire with radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement itself capped radially with a tread of which the tread pattern comprises at least two circumferential grooves.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventors: Christophe Gayton, Vincent Martin
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Publication number: 20180162168Abstract: Tire comprising a crown reinforcement formed of four working crown layers of reinforcing elements. In a meridian plane, the thickness of the four working crown layers, measured in the equatorial plane, is less than 5 mm, the reinforcing elements of the four working crown layers being individual metal wires of diameter less than 0.50 mm, the distance between the reinforcing elements, measured along the normal to the direction of the mean line of the wire, being strictly less than 1 mm, and the axial width of each of the four working crown layers being greater than 60% of the axial width of the tread.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Claudia NAVARRO-LOSADA, Aurore LARDJANE, Jean-François PARMANTIER, Vincent MARTIN
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Publication number: 20180126785Abstract: Tire comprising a crown reinforcement formed of three working layers having between ends thereof two layers of rubber compound Ci. Thickness of the three working layers is <5 mm with individual metal wires as reinforcing elements of diameter <0.50 mm and a distance therebetween being strictly <1 mm. The axial width of each working layer is >60% that of the tread. Distance di between two working layers separated by a layer of rubber compound Ci and measured at the end of the axially narrowest working layer in contact therewith is such that 0.5<di<2.5 mm, and, in a meridian plane, the thickness of at least one layer of rubber compound Ci is substantially constant over the axial width between the axially inner end of a layer of rubber compound Ci and the end of the axially narrowest working layer in contact therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Claudia NAVARRO-LOSADA, Jean-François PARMENTIER, Vincent MARTIN, Aurore LARDJANE
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Patent number: 9878584Abstract: Tread for heavy vehicle tire, this tread having a tread surface in the new state, this tread comprising a plurality of cuts opening onto the tread surface in the new state and at least one channel internal to the tread, this channel being intended to form a new groove after the tread has partially worn away, furthermore, each channel is extended radially towards the tread surface by a sipe of the same orientation as said channel and of width L4, and in addition a plurality of sipes of width L3 intersect the sipe extending each channel to form a well, this well opening both onto the tread surface in the new state and into a channel, the tread according to the invention being such that, for at least for a plurality of wells (each well has—in a direction extending from the tread surface towards the channel, at least one maximum-section part and one reduced-section part, the reduced-section part having a cross-sectional area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the maximum-section part so as to limit the ingrType: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignees: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique, S.A.Inventors: Vincent Martin, Damien Bardin, Catherine Houis
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Publication number: 20170308672Abstract: Methods and model equations are provided for predicting a risk of a subject who experiences adverse medical events associated with the weather, of experiencing a new-onset event. Methods include a) identifying a climate region of interest; b) collecting daily mean barometric pressure (BP) data for a time frame and dividing the days of the time frame into at least upper, middle and lower quantile BP days to identify the upper quantile BP days.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Vincent Martin, Linda Levin, Mark Russell Simmons, Robert Allen Nicholson, Albert Peterlin
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Patent number: 9735465Abstract: According to some embodiments, an unmanned vehicle includes a power supply configured to supply an electrical power signal to a motor for propelling the unmanned vehicle, a wireless communication device configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, and a motor feed antenna coupled to the power supply and the wireless communication device, the motor feed antenna configured to conduct the electrical power signal from the power supply to the motor, and to transmit or receive RF signals as an antenna for the wireless communication device.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Karoly Becze, Vincent Martin Kemler, Randy Edward Standke
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Publication number: 20170025744Abstract: According to some embodiments, an unmanned vehicle includes a power supply configured to supply an electrical power signal to a motor for propelling the unmanned vehicle, a wireless communication device configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, and a motor feed antenna coupled to the power supply and the wireless communication device, the motor feed antenna configured to conduct the electrical power signal from the power supply to the motor, and to transmit or receive RF signals as an antenna for the wireless communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Karoly Becze, Vincent Martin Kemler, Randy Edward Standke
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Publication number: 20170020328Abstract: A capsule has an inlet face C formed by a circular section and a bulge section extending from the circular section so that the inlet face C is not symmetric in rotation. The capsule further has an optically readable code on a side wall of a cup-shaped body of the capsule opposite the bulge section. A beverage production machine has a capsule holder for holding the capsule in the beverage production machine so that the optically readable code can be read by a code reader. Liquid can be supplied to the capsule to produce a nutritional product. The optically readable code and the code reader can be prevented from being contaminated with liquid, vapor, dirt or the like. The beverage production machine can perform an automatic detection of the capsule type and a corresponding automatic setting of preparation parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Ines Magniet, Yann Epars, Vincent Martin, Heinz Wyss, Raphael Bernhardsgruetter, Roland Lehmann
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Publication number: 20160340704Abstract: There is provided a method of preparing a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid (BIA) metabolite comprising: a. culturing a host cell under conditions suitable for protein production, including a pH of between about 7 and about 10 said host cell comprising: b. a first heterologous coding sequence encoding a first enzyme involved in a metabolite pathway that converts (R,S)-norlaudanosoline into the metabolite; c. a second heterologous coding sequence encoding a second enzyme involved in a metabolite pathway that converts (R,S)-norlaudanosoline into the metabolite; d.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: VINCENT MARTIN, LAUREN NARCROSS, ANDREW EKINS, ELENA FOSSATI, YUN ZHU
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Patent number: 9499333Abstract: The present invention presents a capsule 1 having an inlet face C, which is formed by a circular section 2a and a bulge section 2b extending from the circular section 2a giving the inlet face C a not symmetric in rotation. The capsule 1 further has an optically readable code 3 on a side wall 4 of a cup-shaped body of the capsule 1 opposite the bulge section 2b. The present invention further presents a beverage production machine with a capsule holder 13 for holding a capsule 1 in such a way in the beverage production machine 10, that the optically readable code can be read by a code reader 24. Liquid can be supplied to the capsule to produce a nutritional product. The present invention provides means to prevent the optically readable code 3 and the code reader 24, respectively, from being contaminated with liquid, vapor, dirt or the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Ines Magniet, Yann Epars, Vincent Martin, Heinz Wyss, Raphael Bernhardsgruetter, Roland Lehmann
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Patent number: 9370272Abstract: Production machine (1) for beverages and liquid comestibles, the machine comprising: a housing (20); a capsule holder designed for insertion into the housing (20), wherein the capsule holder comprises a capsule receiving means (11); a liquid injection assembly (4a, 4b) provided in the housing (20). The capsule holder and the machine are designed such that the capsule holder can be transferred manually, via a relative movement of the capsule holder and the housing of the machine, at least between: —a first capsule loaded position, in which any capsule (30) received in the capsule holder is positioned ready for being engaged by the liquid injection assembly (4a, 4b) and, —a second capsule loading position adapted for loading a capsule outside of the housing (20). Complementary stopping means of the capsule holder and the housing are provided which are configured to automatically engage each other to stop the capsule holder in the second capsule loading position.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Yann Epars, Vincent Martin, Heinz Wyss, Raphael Bernhardsgruetter, Lucio Scorrano
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Publication number: 20150314651Abstract: A tire with radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement itself capped radially with a tread of which the tread pattern comprises at least two circumferential grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicants: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.Inventors: Christophe GAYTON, Vincent MARTIN
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Publication number: 20150273950Abstract: Tread for heavy vehicle tire, this tread having a tread surface in the new state, this tread comprising a plurality of cuts opening onto the tread surface in the new state and at least one channel internal to the tread, this channel being intended to form a new groove after the tread has partially worn away, furthermore, each channel is extended radially towards the tread surface by a sipe of the same orientation as said channel and of width L4, and in addition a plurality of sipes of width L3 intersect the sipe extending each channel to form a well, this well opening both onto the tread surface in the new state and into a channel, the tread according to the invention being such that, for at least for a plurality of wells (each well has—in a direction extending from the tread surface towards the channel, at least one maximum-section part and one reduced-section part, the reduced-section part having a cross-sectional area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the maximum-section part so as to limit the ingrType: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicants: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE, S.A.Inventors: Vincent Martin, Damien Bardin, Catherine Houis
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Publication number: 20150068837Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thin panel for absorbing sound waves emitted by a turbofan of an aircraft nacelle. The thin panel includes a plate capable of vibrating so as to convert the waves into evanescent waves.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Laurent MOREAU, Vincent MARTIN
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Patent number: 8960076Abstract: A cartridge (1) containing a food substance adapted to interact with water injected in the cartridge to produce a food liquid comprising: a cup (2) having a chamber for holding the food substance (10) and a lid (7), a puncturable delivery wall (8) that holds the substance in the chamber, a puncturing structure (11) to puncture at least one opening in the delivery wall as a response of water filling the chamber, a collecting area (5) for collecting the liquid passing through the delivery wall in a substantially axial direction; said collecting area being placed downstream the puncturable delivery wall (8), at least one liquid outlet (15) in the collecting area for allowing the liquid to leave the collecting area, wherein the cartridge comprises a support structure (12) comprising at least one support surface (14, 17, 18, 19) configured to support at least one portion of the delivery wall to maintain a flow gap between the puncture structure (11) and the at least one outlet (15).Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2009Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Yann Epars, Antoine Ryser, Vincent Martin, Conchita Tran
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Patent number: 8950254Abstract: The present invention discloses a beverage machine (1) comprising a tank (2), which holds a liquid for preparing a beverage, and a dispenser (7), to which the tank is connectable, wherein the tank (2) comprises a valve (8); the dispenser comprises an opening (9) for receiving the valve in connection of the tank on the dispenser; at least one ultrasonic transceiver (3) is disposed in the dispenser (7) or tank (2), the ultrasonic transceiver being designed to emit and receive ultrasonic waves (4a, 4b) in the liquid, in order to determine the distance (d) from the transceiver to the liquid level (5), wherein it further comprises a control unit (6), which is connected to the ultrasonic transceiver (3) which is adapted to determine the distance (d) changing with time and as a result the volume (V) of the liquid flowing out of the tank.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Raphael Bernhardsgruetter, Ralph Kugler, Yann Epars, HansPeter Pleisch, Vincent Martin
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Patent number: 8696899Abstract: A dispenser for a nutritional composition comprises a water reservoir, water heating means, water discharge means, a bacterial filter between the water heating means and the water discharge means such that heated water passes though the filter prior to discharge from the dispenser, and means to heat surfaces of the dispenser which come into contact with filtered water.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2007Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Anne Roulin, Yann Epars, Vincent Martin, Matthew Steven
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Publication number: 20140076170Abstract: Insert (20A) for use in a food preparation machine, the insert being adapted for being engaged by a fluid supplying interface (5) of the machine; such interface comprising a liquid injector (7) and a gas injector (8); both being transversally distant one another along the interface; the insert comprising a fluid interface side (21) and a fluid supply side (22); the fluid interface side (21) comprising a liquid inlet (23) designed for fitting with the liquid injector (7); the fluid supply side (22) comprising a liquid outlet (24) transversally distant from the liquid inlet (23) and, a liquid passage (26) providing liquid communication from the liquid inlet (23) to the liquid outlet (24); wherein the insert comprises a gas injector area (25) between the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet and wherein the insert (20A) comprises a liquid separation structure (29) arranged for closing the liquid communication from the liquid passage (26) to the gas injector area (25).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Yann Epars, Vincent Martin, Heinz Wyss, Thierry Jean Robert Fabozzi, Roland Lehmann, Nihan Dogan, Sophie Abraham
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Publication number: 20130305932Abstract: Production machine (1) for beverages and liquid comestibles, the machine comprising: a housing (20); a capsule holder designed for insertion into the housing (20), wherein the capsule holder comprises a capsule receiving means (11); a liquid injection assembly (4a, 4b) provided in the housing (20). The capsule holder and the machine are designed such that the capsule holder can be transferred manually, via a relative movement of the capsule holder and the housing of the machine, at least between: —a first capsule loaded position, in which any capsule (30) received in the capsule holder is positioned ready for being engaged by the liquid injection assembly (4a, 4b) and, —a second capsule loading position adapted for loading a capsule outside of the housing (20). Complementary stopping means of the capsule holder and the housing are provided which are configured to automatically engage each other to stop the capsule holder in the second capsule loading position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Yann Epars, Vincent Martin, Heinz Wyss, Raphael Bernhardsgruetter, Lucio Scorrano
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Patent number: 8563058Abstract: A capsule for use in a beverage production device, the capsule containing ingredients to produce a nutritional or food liquid when a liquid is fed into the capsule at an inlet face thereof, with the capsule being provided with a filter having a plurality of filtering orifices and a flow collection member placed downstream of the filter to collect the filtered liquid from the filtering orifices. The collection member includes at least one restriction orifice to focus the flow of liquid in at least one jet of liquid at high velocity in the compartment containing the ingredients. The invention is particularly advantageous for producing a nutritional liquid (e.g., infant formula) or a food from powdered ingredients.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Anne Roulin, Yann Epars, Sophie Abraham, Frédéric Doleac, Vincent Martin, Heinz Wyss, HansPeter Pleisch, Nicolas Bezet, Bruno Bizet, Nihan Dogan