Patents Assigned to Aplix
  • Publication number: 20190171658
    Abstract: A system and method dynamically analyzes documents to determine the relevancy of a document relatively quickly and efficiently. Potentially relevant documents can be determined using a search string and then converted into corresponding document data structures for analysis. Keywords can be used to identify documents of interest from the document data structures. Tools are provided to assess the relevancy of documents, including tools to determine the frequency of keywords in the documents, to compare documents, and to contrast documents. Algorithms are provided that use prior searches to determine sets of relevant documents. Adaptive search methods are provided that refine searching during analysis to reduce a number of documents that are not sufficiently relevant. A dynamic relevancy matrix can be generated that provides access to keyword frequency and associated keyword frequency for a plurality of documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: APLIX RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventor: Philip Wai-Sin Ching
  • Publication number: 20190142114
    Abstract: A retaining device with hooks, comprising a base extending in a longitudinal direction and presenting a top face and a bottom face; and a plurality of retaining elements extending from the top face of the base, each retaining element being formed by a stem and a head; the device being characterized in that: the base presents a thickness lying in the range 10 ?m to 700 ?m, where the thickness is the distance between the top face and the bottom face; and the base has two edges in the longitudinal direction, each of said edges presents highs and lows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: APLIX
    Inventors: Damien BOSSER, Anthony MAHE
  • Publication number: 20190133264
    Abstract: A method for assembling an assembly comprising a tape (100) of retaining elements and a substrate (200), said method comprising the following steps: a step of forming a tape of retaining elements by dispensing a molding material into a molding device (1), so as to form a tape (100) of retaining elements comprising a base (51) presenting a bottom face (511) and a top face (512), the top face (511) of the base (51) being provided with retaining elements; and a step of applying a substrate (200) against the bottom face (511) of the base (51) prior to said bottom face (512) of the base (51) solidifying in such a manner as to cause the substrate (200) to penetrate at least in part beyond a plane defined by the bottom face (511) of the base (51) of the tape (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: APLIX
    Inventors: Damien BOSSER, Anthony MAHE
  • Publication number: 20190133265
    Abstract: A retaining device (300), comprising: an elastic film (310) extending in a longitudinal direction; and a plastics tape (100) extending in the longitudinal direction comprising a base (51) presenting a bottom face (512) and a top face (511) and including a plurality of retaining elements extending from said top face (511); the device being characterized in that the film (310), the base (51), and the retaining elements are formed integrally by means of extrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: APLIX
    Inventors: Damien BOSSER, Anthony MAHE
  • Publication number: 20190134862
    Abstract: A retaining device, comprising: a base (51) extending in a longitudinal direction and presenting a top face (511) and a bottom face (512); and a plurality of retaining elements extending from the top face (511) of the base (51), each of the retaining elements being formed by a stem (52) surmounted by a head (53), the stem (52) having a bottom end (521) connected to the base (51), and a top end (522) opposite from the bottom end (521), the head (53) surmounting the top end (522) of the stem (52), and having a bottom face facing towards the base and a top face opposite from the bottom face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: APLIX
    Inventors: Damien BOSSER, Anthony MAHE
  • Publication number: 20190134861
    Abstract: A method of forming a retaining device with hooks, wherein: a molding strip is provided that presents an inside face and an outside face, and that has a plurality of cavities, each cavity defining a stem extending from the outside face towards the inside face and including an end forming a head that extends from the stem towards the inside face of the molding strip; and the molding strip is positioned on rotary drive means, comprising at least two rollers, the inside face of the molding strip being arranged to bear against the drive means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: APLIX
    Inventors: Damien BOSSER, Anthony MAHE
  • Patent number: 10273057
    Abstract: Device for closing the opening of a sack, in particular a sack made of flexible material, including a first element with hooks and a second element with hooks, the hooks (9) of the two elements engaging into one another to achieve the closure of the opening, each element with hooks including a base strip (7, 8) and hooks coming from the strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventors: Arnaud Thierry Jean-Marie Freulon, Anthony Bertrand Patrick Mahe
  • Publication number: 20190118423
    Abstract: A molding apparatus (10) for forming a retaining device. The molding apparatus (10) comprises a molding strip (12) and a molding support (24). The molding strip (12) has an inside face (14), an outside face (16), and a plurality of through cavities (18) extending from the outside face (16) to the inside face (14), the molding strip (12) extending in a longitudinal direction (X) and presenting both a transverse direction (Y) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X), and also a height direction (Z) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X) and to the transverse direction (Y). The inside face (14) is configured to press against a molding face (26) of the molding support (24), wherein the inside face (14) of the molding strip (12) and/or the molding face (26) of the molding support (24) includes an array of passages, the array of passages forming vents and connecting together the cavities (18) when the molding strip (12) is pressed against the molding support (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: APLIX
    Inventors: Damien BOSSER, Anthony MAHE
  • Patent number: 10202085
    Abstract: A fastening element includes a gripping portion having a gripping face and a back face opposite the gripping face, an anchoring portion comprising an anchor proximal end affixed to the gripping portion and an anchor distal end, the anchoring portion comprising at least one resilient clip configured to anchor the fastening element in a substrate with a retention force greater than an insertion force necessary for inserting the anchoring portion into a mounted position on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventors: John Bumgarner, Marc Woodling, Scott Jhun
  • Patent number: 10198500
    Abstract: A system and method dynamically analyze documents to determine relevancy of a document relatively quickly and efficiently. Potentially relevant documents can be determined using a search string and then converted into corresponding document data structures for analysis. Keywords can be used to identify documents of interest from the document data structures. Tools are provided to assess the relevancy of documents, including tools to determine the frequency of keywords in the documents, to compare documents, and to contrast documents. Algorithms are provided that use prior searches to determine sets of relevant documents. Adaptive search methods are provided that refine searching during analysis to reduce a number of documents that are not sufficiently relevant. A dynamic relevancy matrix can be generated that provides access to keyword frequency and associated keyword frequency for a plurality of documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Aplix Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Wai-Sin Ching
  • Patent number: 10188179
    Abstract: A fastening element (1) is provided having a gripping portion (5), a plurality of gripping elements (20, 20?) extending from the gripping portion (5), a supporting portion (10) being defined by at least one supporting-portion wall extending from the gripping portion (5) in a direction opposite that of the gripping elements (20, 20?), the supporting portion (10) having a supporting-portion width smaller than a gripping-portion width of the gripping portion (5), such that a top flange is formed by the gripping portion (5) relative to the supporting portion (10) on at least one side of the fastening element (1), and an anchoring portion (15) extending from a distal end of at least one supporting-portion wall and parallel to the gripping portion (5) so as to form a bottom flange relative to the supporting portion (10) on the at least one side corresponding to the top flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventors: Quresh Sachee, John Bumgarner, Marc Woodling
  • Publication number: 20180298617
    Abstract: A system for fastening a covering on a surface, the system comprising: a first assembly (100) comprising a first retaining element (120); and a second assembly (200) comprising a second retaining element (220); the first and second retaining elements (120, 220) being configured to engage each other so as to form a reversible bond; the system being characterized in that the first retaining element (120) comprises an array of retaining elements comprising hooks having a height (Hc) lying in the range 0.05 mm to 1 mm, and the second retaining element (220) comprises an array of retaining elements comprising loops having a height (Hb) lying in the range 0.1 mm to 3.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: APLIX
    Inventors: Véronique DROCHON, Nathalie MOINARD
  • Publication number: 20180203928
    Abstract: A system and method dynamically analyze documents to determine relevancy of a document relatively quickly and efficiently. Potentially relevant documents can be determined using a search string and then converted into corresponding document data structures for analysis. Keywords can be used to identify documents of interest from the document data structures. Tools are provided to assess the relevancy of documents, including tools to determine the frequency of keywords in the documents, to compare documents, and to contrast documents. Algorithms are provided that use prior searches to determine sets of relevant documents. Adaptive search methods are provided that refine searching during analysis to reduce a number of documents that are not sufficiently relevant. A dynamic relevancy matrix can be generated that provides access to keyword frequency and associated keyword frequency for a plurality of documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Aplix Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Wai-Sin Ching
  • Publication number: 20180118413
    Abstract: A closure system includes a first unit that includes a base presenting two opposite faces, a first retaining element arranged on the first face of the base, and a bonding layer arranged on the second face of the base. The closure system also includes a second unit comprising a base presenting two opposite faces, a second retaining element arranged on the first face of the base and adapted to engage the first retaining element, and a bonding layer arranged on the second face of the base. The closure system is characterized in that the bonding layer of at least one of said units comprises two bonding portions presenting distinct breaking forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: APLIX
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves LINOT, Thierry MARCHE
  • Patent number: 9937649
    Abstract: One-piece article obtained by injection molding, with at least one injection point, said article comprising a main body (20), having a body volume defined by the space within a surface forming an outer envelope, and at least one hook (21), preferably a field of hooks, obtained from the same molding of the main body of the molded article, the hook or each hook having a stem of longitudinal axis and a catching part projecting laterally from the stem, characterized in that the volume of the hooks is substantially smaller than the volume of the body, i.e. at least 100 times smaller, preferably at least 1000 times smaller, for example between 100 000 and 100 000 000 times smaller, than the volume of the body, and in that the width, or smallest transverse dimension, of the stems, measured transversely to the longitudinal axis, is smaller than the thickness of the main body, measured along the longitudinal axis of the stems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventor: Anthony Mahe
  • Patent number: 9916383
    Abstract: A system and method dynamically analyzes documents to determine the relevancy of a document relatively quickly and efficiently. Potentially relevant documents can be determined using a search string and then converted into corresponding document data structures for analysis. Keywords can be used to identify documents of interest from the document data structures. Tools are provided to assess the relevancy of documents, including tools to determine the frequency of keywords in the documents, to compare documents, and to contrast documents. Algorithms are provided that use prior searches to determine sets of relevant documents. Adaptive search methods are provided that refine searching during analysis to reduce a number of documents that are not sufficiently relevant. A dynamic relevancy matrix can be generated that provides access to keyword frequency and associated keyword frequency for a plurality of documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Aplix Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Wai-Sin Ching
  • Patent number: 9908270
    Abstract: Sheet having fastening elements, comprising a base strip made of thermoplastic material and at least one element made from the strip, the element consisting of a stem extending in a transverse, in particular vertical, direction to the plane of the base strip, and having a cross section which is substantially uniform or decreases from the base strip towards the apex of the stem, in particular as far as the apex of the stem, and a part forming a head which protrudes laterally from the apex of the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventors: Lionel Picot, Jean-Pierre Ducauchuis
  • Publication number: 20170362756
    Abstract: A non-woven sheet (10) comprises at least one zone of reinforcement (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) in which fibers and/or filaments constituting the sheet are bonded together in a reinforcing pattern (22) comprising a plurality of geometric shapes (24), the zone of reinforcement extending over the entire length (L) of the sheet measured in the longitudinal direction (X1), and over a width (l1, l2) strictly less than the width (l) of the sheet (10) measured in a lateral direction (Y1) orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (X1). The sheet (10) thus further comprises at least one non-reinforced zone (30a, 30b). Because of the bonding between the fibers and/or filaments, the elongation of the reinforced zone (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) under the effect of a given force exerted in a longitudinal direction of the sheet (10) is less than the elongation of the non-reinforced zone under the effect of the same force. Such a sheet (10) may be used in particular for fabricating a laminated assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: APLIX
    Inventors: Nathalie MOINARD, Thierry MARCHE
  • Patent number: 9820537
    Abstract: A fastening element is provided. The fastening element includes a gripping portion having a first face and a second face the first face of the gripping portion comprising a plurality of gripping elements, and an anchoring portion offset from the second face and extending parallel thereto so as to form a flange portion, wherein the flange portion comprises at least one chamfer located at a terminal section of the flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Aplix
    Inventors: Quresh Sachee, John Bumgarner, Marc Woodling
  • Patent number: 9788614
    Abstract: A female loop portion for a hook and loop self-adhesive, comprising a film (1) made of at least one thermoplastic and a plurality of filaments (2) which are separate from one another and attached to one of the surfaces of the film, each filament comprising a series of fastening sections (15) and a series of loop sections (4) alternating with the fastening sections, the filaments being attached to the film along the fastening sections while the loop sections are at a distance from the film so as to form loops, and characterized in that a cross-sectional area of one loop section of a filament is less than a cross-sectional area of one fastening section of said one filament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Ducauchuis, Anthony Mahe