Patents Assigned to Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPPL)
  • Patent number: 8085438
    Abstract: A new method of creating fluorescent color images visible under UV light is proposed, which relies on fluorescent colorants obtained by superposing fluorescent ink dots, on juxtaposed halftoning, and on mapping the gamut of the image to be reproduced into the gamut of the fluorescent colorants. The resulting color images are invisible under daylight and have, under UV light, a high resemblance with the original images. Applications comprises the protection of security documents and valuable articles, as well as publicity, fashion and night life, where fluorescent images viewed in the dark under UV illumination have a strongly appealing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPPL)
    Inventors: Roger D. Hersch, Philipp Donzé, Sylvain Chosson
  • Patent number: 8034027
    Abstract: An infusion pump comprising a substance and pushing fluid inlet, a substance outlet, a central chamber communicating with said inlet and said outlet, and injecting means for injecting a substance into a biological object, wherein the infusion pump further includes a pushing fluid outlet in communication with the central chamber in such a way as to allow a pushing fluid to exhaust the pump. The outlet of the infusion pump is advantageously connected to the proximal end of a catheter, the distal end being inserted into the biological object. A sensor, e.g., an optical device, is preferably placed at the outlet of the infusion pump and checks that the outlet is free of gas. The infusion pump is preferably remotely controlled so that it can be placed in limited access locations. It is also preferably computer controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPPL)
    Inventors: Arnaud Comment, Jacques Van Der Klink