Abstract: Novel hybrid nanoparticles, useful for inhibiting or slowing down the formation of sulfur deposits or minerals in a well during the extraction of gas or oil. Specifically, the nanoparticles each include (i) a polyorganosiloxane (POS) matrix; and, optionally as a coating over a lanthanide oxide core, (iii) at least one polymeric scale inhibitor during the extraction of gas or oil. The invention also relates to the method for obtaining the nanoinhibitors and the application of same.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 15, 2014
Publication date:
December 7, 2017
Applicants:
TOTAL SA, UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE -CNRS-
Inventors:
Christian HURTEVENT, Salima BARAKA-LOKMANE, John-Richard ORDONEZ-VARELA, Olivier TILLEMENT, Arthur MARAIS, Albert MOUSSARON
Abstract: A lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor comprises a substrate (10); an anode terminal located on the substrate, comprising: an N-type buffer region (51) located on the substrate (10); a P well (53) located in the N-type buffer region; an N-region (55) located in the P well (53); two P+ shallow junctions (57) located on a surface of the P well (53); and an N+ shallow junction (59) located between the two P+ shallow junctions (57); a cathode terminal located on the substrate; a draft region (30) between the anode terminal and cathode terminal; and a gate (62) between the anode terminal and cathode terminal.
Abstract: A protocol element referred to as a secure handle is described which provides an efficient and reliable method for application-to-application signaling in multi-process and multi-computer environments. The secure handle includes an absolute memory reference which allows the kernel to more quickly and efficiently associate a network data packet with an application's communication context in the kernel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 3, 2015
Date of Patent:
December 5, 2017
Assignee:
III Holdings 1, LLC
Inventors:
Kaiyuan Huang, Michael F. Kemp, Ernst Munter
Abstract: An analysis system comprises a transmitting device (1.1) and a receiving device (1.2). The transmitting devices comprises means for illuminating an object (1.3), or a part of the object, by a first light beam (1.8) consisting of signals with two distinct frequencies and first orthogonal polarisation states. The receiving device comprises means (1.6) for detecting, in a second light beam with second polarisation states and resulting from the illumination of the object to be analysed by the first light beam, a signal at a beat frequency equal to a difference between the two frequencies of the first light beam; and means (1.7) for obtaining information relating to the depolarising or dichroic character of the object, or of the part of the object, according to the detection or not of a signal at the beat frequency.
Abstract: A laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor device includes: a substrate (10); a buried layer region (32) in the substrate; a well region (34) on the buried layer region (32); a gate region on the well region; a source region (41) and a drain region (43) which are located at two sides of the gate region; and a super junction structure.
Abstract: Methods and systems to perform methods comprising receiving, at a computer system from a first electronic device a first electronic media work; extracting one or more features therefrom; determining that at least a portion of the first electronic media work corresponds to a first reference media work based on a matching of the extracted features against a database of reference features; receiving, from a second electronic device, a query related to the first electronic media work; linking the query to action information in an action database based upon determining that at least a portion of the first electronic media work corresponds to the first reference media work; generating machine-readable instructions associated with the action to be performed based at least in part on the linking of the query to the action information; transmitting, to the second electronic device, the machine-readable instructions; and logging an event associated with the machine-readable instructions.
Abstract: The invention concerns compositions that can be cured in the presence of water or atmospheric moisture comprising at least one polyorganosiloxane having one or a plurality of condensable group(s) or hydrolysable and condensable group(s) and at least one compound capable of catalyzing the condensation reaction of the condensable or hydrolysable and condensable groups of the polyorganosiloxane. This compound is a heterometallic complex of which the chemical formula comprises at least two different metal atoms M and M?, M being an atom chosen from the group consisting of the atoms of columns 2 and 13 of the periodic table and M? being an atom chose from the group consisting of the atoms of column 4 of the periodic table, and at least one alkoxide or chelating ligand.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 3, 2014
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2017
Assignees:
BLUESTAR SILICONES FRANCE SAS, UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Inventors:
Vincent Monteil, Roger Spitz, Aurelie Mondiere, Tania Ireland, Anne Seggio
Abstract: Refining assemblies and methods for refining rich natural gas containing a first methane gas and other hydrocarbons that are heavier than methane gas are disclosed. In some embodiments, the assemblies may include a methane-producing assembly configured to receive at least one liquid-containing feed stream that includes water and rich natural gas and to produce an output stream therefrom by (a) converting at least a substantial portion of the other hydrocarbons of the rich natural gas with the water to a second methane gas, a lesser portion of the water, and other gases, and (b) allowing at least a substantial portion of the first methane gas from the rich natural gas to pass through the methane-producing assembly unconverted. The assemblies may additionally include a purification assembly configured to receive the output stream and to produce a methane-rich stream therefrom having a greater methane concentration than the output stream.
Abstract: A method of cleaning a concrete bowl is provided including the steps of a) introducing water into at least one concrete bowl; b) collecting the water from the bowl after it has been used; and c) cleaning a concrete bowl by introducing at least some of the collected water into the bowl under pressure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 30, 2012
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2017
Assignee:
1M2 DESIGN LIMITED
Inventors:
Michael Gervase Keith Eastwood, Michael Ian Powick
Abstract: A catheter pump is disclosed herein. The catheter pump can include an elongate catheter body and an impeller assembly coupled to a distal portion of the elongate catheter body. The impeller assembly can comprise an impeller configured to rotate during operation of the catheter pump. A tube can extend through at least portions of the elongate catheter body and the impeller assembly. The tube can extend distal the impeller and can be configured to remain in the portions of the elongate catheter body and the impeller assembly during operation of the catheter pump.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 15, 2015
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2017
Assignee:
TC1 LLC
Inventors:
Paul F. Muller, Keif M. Fitzgerald, Richard L. Keenan
Abstract: A solution is provided for a method for a user to shop online in a three dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) setting by receiving a request at a shopping server to view a shopping location, having at least one store, and displaying the shopping location to the user's computer in a 3D interactive simulation view via a web browser to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user. The server then obtains a request to enter into one of the stores and displays the store website to the user in the same web browser. The store website has one or more enhanced VR features. The server then receives a request to view at least one product and the product is presented in a 3D interactive simulation view to emulate a real-life viewing of the product.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 23, 2013
Date of Patent:
November 21, 2017
Assignee:
III Holdings 1, LLC
Inventors:
Elliott Glazer, Carol Lee Hobson, Elizabeth S. Deming, Coby Royer, Jeff S. Fehlhaber
Abstract: A process for preparing a carboxylic acid, including a step of bringing at least one vicinal diol or at least one vicinal polyol into contact with an atmosphere including oxygen, and a catalyst, and in the absence of additional solvent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 24, 2014
Date of Patent:
November 21, 2017
Assignees:
Avril, Oleon SA, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Inventors:
Marc Lemaire, Estelle Metay, Marc Sutter, Yann Raoul, Eric Da Silva, Sophie Sambou, Philippe Blach
Abstract: Methods and systems to perform methods comprising receiving, at a computer system from a first electronic device a first electronic media work; extracting one or more features therefrom; determining that at least a portion of the first electronic media work corresponds to a first reference media work based on a matching of the extracted features against a database of reference features; receiving, from a second electronic device, a query related to the first electronic media work; linking the query to action information in an action database based upon determining that at least a portion of the first electronic media work corresponds to the first reference media work; generating machine-readable instructions associated with the action to be performed based at least in part on the linking of the query to the action information; transmitting, to the second electronic device, the machine-readable instructions; and logging an event associated with the machine-readable instructions.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a diet product comprising an alginate in an aqueous dissolved or swelled form at a pH value causing the alginate not to gel until after it is consumed and comes into contact gastric acid.
Abstract: A method for 3D recording of data on a medium formed from a transparent photosensitive material including at least one dopant. The method includes a first step of calibrating and checking a pulsed light source including calibrating the number of pulses, the level of fluence of each pulse emitted and the rate of the pulses and a step of inscribing an area of the material. The fluence of each pulse emitted, the number of pulses and the rate of the pulses are suitable for irradiating the material in the area so as to form fluorescent clusters stabilized from the dopant while minimizing the modification of the refractive index and the absorption coefficient of the medium in a wavelength range from visible to near infrared.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 14, 2013
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2017
Assignee:
Universite Bordeaux 1
Inventors:
Lionel Stephane Canioni, Thierry Cardinal, Bruno Bousquet, Arnaud Royon, Matthieu Bellec, Kevin Bourhis, Gautier Papon, Philippe Legros
Abstract: This invention relates to an electronic system including a radiative electromagnetic emitter for emitting an activation signal including sequentially an energy supply signal followed by an identification signal, the power of the energy supply signal being at least ten times greater than the power of the identification signal, further including an interface connected to an energy supply source; an electric load; a circuit for deactivating a placing of electric load on standby, including: a receiver including a reception interface, a rectifier configured to generate a DC activation voltage on the basis of an activation signal, a switch configured to selectively connect/disconnect to the load from the energy supply, an identification circuit configured to extract an identifier of the activation signal and configured to apply the activation voltage as closure control signal for turning off the switch if a match of the identifier is determined.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 7, 2013
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2017
Assignees:
Ecole Centrale De Lyon, Universite Lyon 1 Claude Bernard, Institut National Des Sciences Appiquees De Lyon, University De Limoges, Centre National De La Recherch
Inventors:
Christian Vollaire, Marc Thevenot, Vlad Marian, Cyrille Menudier
Abstract: The invention relates to fragments of the Death-Domain Associated protein (DAXX protein) and of the Fas-Associated Death Domain protein (FADD protein) that inhibit cell apoptosis, in particular cell apoptosis mediated by the Fas receptor. The invention also relates to derivatives of said anti-apoptotic fragments, conjugates comprising said fragments, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said fragments, and to the medical applications of said fragments, derivatives, conjugates, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof in the treatment or prevention of diseases and conditions associated with apoptosis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 17, 2011
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2017
Assignees:
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE-CNRS, UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER 2-SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER 1
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a molecule of interest in bacteria which is based on a reversible growth arrest of the bacteria at the cellular growth global control system level, thus allowing an improved yield of production of said molecule of interest.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 16, 2014
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2017
Assignees:
Inria Institut National De Racherche En Informatiq, Universite Joseph Fourier-Grenoble 1
Inventors:
Johannes Geiselmann, Hidde De Jong, Delphine Ropers, Jérôme Izard