Patents Assigned to Etat Francais Represente par le Delegue General pour
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Patent number: 11958021Abstract: A method for determining residual filtration capacity of an adsorbent filter includes: selecting probe and carrier gases; at a given operating temperature, pressure and hygrometry, selecting injection parameters including sudden probe gas concentration variation in the carrier gas for a reference filter; injecting the probe and carrier gases into the reference filter per the injection parameters and measuring the change of probe gas concentration, downstream of the reference filter, for different known reference filter saturation levels, for a filter under test; injecting the probe and carrier gases into the filter under test according to the injection parameters and measuring the concentration change of probe gas, downstream of the filter under test; comparing the concentration change of the probe gas for the filter under test and the reference filter, for determining a saturation value of the filter under test; and deducing the residual filtration capacity of the filter under test.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: ETAT FRANÇAIS REPRÉSENTÉ PAR LE DÉLÉGUÉ GÉNÉRAL POUR L'ARMEMENTInventors: Benoît Chandesris, Estelle Soubeyrand-Lenoir, Alexandre Schiavo, Patricia Soler, Maxime Kervella
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Patent number: 11316596Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting at least one compromised computer device in an information system, the method including: performing a frequency scan involving dividing the electromagnetic spectrum into frequency sub-bands; performing, in each frequency sub-band, a time envelope demodulation in order to recover signals transmitted by at least one computer device of the information system; converting each demodulated signal in the frequency domain; constructing a frequency spectrum on the basis of the demodulated signals in all the frequency sub-bands; finding, in each frequency sub-band of the frequency spectrum, at least one amplitude line having energy that is greater than a first predefined energy threshold; and, if at least one line having energy that is greater than the first predefined energy threshold is found, indicating the presence of at least one compromised computer device transmitting compromising spurious signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: ETAT FRANçAIS REPRÉSENTÉ PAR LE DÉLÉGUÉ GÉNÉRAL POUR L'ARMEMENTInventors: Sébastien Mallier, Erwan Nogues, Thierry Dandois, Daniel Bigot
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Patent number: 10704883Abstract: A deformation passive sensor includes a system for detecting a variation in the distance between two points or regions of a structure, and a carrier having first and second parts configured to be fixed to the points or regions. The system includes a measuring assembly carried by the first part and actuatable only in one measurement direction in order to measure and store a measurement associated with at least one deformation in a measurement direction, and an actuating device including an intermediary assembly having an actuating member for actuating the measuring assembly, and an actuating assembly having a push part facing the intermediary assembly and configured such that the actuating member is moved with respect to the measuring assembly only when the second part moves in the measurement direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignees: ETAT FRANÇAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENT, SILMACHInventors: Thierry Cote, Vianney Sadoulet, Patrice Minotti, Vincent Walter, Pascal Girardin
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Patent number: 10620099Abstract: Disclosed are a projectile and a method of its manufacture for the field of investigating the strength properties of a solid material by application of a mechanical force and more particularly for bird strike tests consisting of a gel including glycerol. A projectile 1 according to the invention may have a central portion 4 of cylindrical shape including a substantially hemispherical portion 2, 3 at each of the ends thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: ÉTAT FRANÇAIS représenté par LE DÉLÉGUÉ GÉNÉRAL POUR L'ARMEMENTInventors: Christian Bressan, Henri Etcheto, David Denaux, Georges Vidal, Gerard Diulius, Patrick Sarrazac, Christian Jean Marie
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Patent number: 10401192Abstract: Disclosed is a method for counting events occurring during a period T carried out by a mechanical counter including two toothed wheels with the same pitch, the occurrence of an event causing the rotation of each wheel by an angle corresponding to the pitch of the teeth thereof, the method including: counting or calculating, for each wheel at the end of T, the difference in the number of teeth between the initial and final position thereof, the step being at least partially carried out either by an optical unit, requiring the presence on each wheel of at least one marker, or by a unit for measuring the angular displacement of each wheel and associated calculation unit; and calculating the number of occurred events N in accordance with the difference between the values counted or measured and in accordance with the number of teeth of the wheels.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignees: ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENT, SILMACHInventors: Pierre-Francois Louvigne, Patrice Minotti, Vianney Sadoulet, Pascal Girardin, Charles Haye
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Patent number: 9939246Abstract: The disclosed micro-sensor includes: a substrate including a first portion and a second portion; a third portion and fourth portion provided between the portions and connected to the first portion and the second portion respectively by an elastic member; detection and a counter including: a counting gear, a third beam capable of meshing with the gear, an amplifier for the value of a relative movement between the portions and including: a first beam attached at one end thereof to the third portion and at the other end thereof to a plate, a second beam attached at one end thereof to the fourth portion and at the other end thereof to the plate, the third beam being attached on one side to the plate and including a tooth capable of meshing with the gear.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignees: ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENT, SILMACHInventors: Pierre-Francois Louvigne, Patrice Minotti, Paul Vescovo, Vianney Sadoulet
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Patent number: 9689645Abstract: In the field of aiming devices for firearms, an interface includes a longitudinal median plane XX?, and: a first portion able to be fixed on a weapon, a second portion movable with respect to the first portion, elements for damping the movement of the second portion with respect to the first portion, an upper portion including elements able to allow the fixing of a telescope or a camera, wherein: the damping elements include at least a first and a second damper, one of which is placed on one side of the longitudinal median plane and between the first portion and the second portion or the upper portion, and the other one is placed on the other side of the longitudinal median plane XX? and between the first portion and the second portion or the upper portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENTInventor: Didier Bouquet
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Publication number: 20160223294Abstract: In the field of aiming devices for firearms, an interface includes a longitudinal median plane XX?, and: a first portion able to be fixed on a weapon, a second portion movable with respect to the first portion, elements for damping the movement of the second portion with respect to the first portion, an upper portion including elements able to allow the fixing of a telescope or a camera, wherein: the damping elements include at least a first and a second damper, one of which is placed on one side of the longitudinal median plane and between the first portion and the second portion or the upper portion, and the other one is placed on the other side of the longitudinal median plane XX? and between the first portion and the second portion or the upper portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'AEMEMENTInventor: Didier BOUQUET
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Patent number: 9366490Abstract: In the field of feeding ammunition to a firearm there is disclosed a flexible chute including successive sections (2) linked by portions of walls (111, 112, 131) at the transverse faces thereof and including at least one tubular section (2) of axis G with a first portion of wall (111, 112) integral with one of the two transverse faces thereof and a second portion (131) of wall integral with the other transverse face, characterized in that the projections of these portions of wall, perpendicular to a transverse plane of the section, are at least partially separate.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENTInventor: Jean-Francois Lescure
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Patent number: 9140584Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of microsensors, and particularly to a passive and reversible deformation sensor, specifically cycles of deformations in a direction OX of a structure, specifically during cycles of temperatures or mechanical stresses to which the structure is subjected, this sensor including elements (4, 5, 6) for detecting and, preferably, counting cycles of variations in the distance between two points or areas of a structure, these elements including a support having first and second portions (41, 44) attachable to, respectively, either of the two points or areas of the structure, wherein the detecting elements are associated with each of the first and second portions of the support, sensor characterized by in that the detecting elements include elements (541, 542, 543, 551, 552, 553, 561, 562, 563) for distinguishing between at least two different thresholds of cycles of variations in distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignees: ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENT, SILMACHInventors: Pierre-Francois Louvigne, Patrice Minotti, Paul Vescovo, Vincent Walter
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Publication number: 20150233658Abstract: In the field of feeding ammunition to a firearm there is disclosed a flexible chute including successive sections (2) linked by portions of walls (111, 112, 131) at the transverse faces thereof and including at least one tubular section (2) of axis G with a first portion of wall (111, 112) integral with one of the two transverse faces thereof and a second portion (131) of wall integral with the other transverse face, characterized in that the projections of these portions of wall, perpendicular to a transverse plane of the section, are at least partially separate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENTInventor: Jean-Francois Lescure
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Patent number: 9056678Abstract: In the field of devices for airdropping a load from a flying vehicle, there is provided a device for securing/releasing a first member (65) able to support a load of more than 20 kg, and a second member able to support this first member and the load, this second member including, on the one hand, a support (1) onto which are secured first elements including a sensor (26), for example of an altimeter or chronobarometric type, able to trigger, during the flight, the release of the first and second members upon exceeding a threshold or receiving an exterior signal, where the second member includes a hook (3) in two parts, one of which is movable (14) between an operative position and an inoperative position, and elements (7, 8, 25, 71, 76) for locking and unlocking the movable part of the hook in its operative position.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENT DGA/DS/SDPAInventor: Jean-Louis Forsans
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Patent number: 9032857Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of electromagnetic rail launchers, and particularly to a rail launcher and an associated projectile-launching process including at least two longitudinal rails connected to a power supply circuit of these two rails, these rails being at least partially surrounded by superconductor elements able to generate a magnetic induction of a direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the rails and located therebetween during the flow of a current therein, launcher wherein the supply circuit includes the superconductor elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENTInventors: Michel Amiet, Pascal Tixador, Arnaud Badel
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Patent number: 8715475Abstract: A microfluidic device for separating, fractionating, or preconcentrating analytes contained in an electrolyte having at least two reservoirs separated by at least one microchannel and/or nanochannel. At least part of the wall of the microchannel is made of and/or coated interiorly with a conducting and polarizable material or group of materials constituting a polarizable interface or a network of polarizable interfaces. In that at least one electrode or at least one electrode network is connected at at least one point of the polarizable material or group of materials, the surface electrical conductance of said material being equal to at least 100 nS.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Etat Francais Represente Par le Delegue General pour l'ArmementInventor: Adrien Plecis
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Publication number: 20140060208Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of microsensors, and particularly to a passive and reversible deformation sensor, specifically cycles of deformations in a direction OX of a structure, specifically during cycles of temperatures or mechanical stresses to which the structure is subjected, this sensor including elements (4, 5, 6) for detecting and, preferably, counting cycles of variations in the distance between two points or areas of a structure, these elements including a support having first and second portions (41, 44) attachable to, respectively, either of the two points or areas of the structure, wherein the detecting elements are associated with each of the first and second portions of the support, sensor characterized by in that the detecting elements include elements (541, 542, 543, 551, 552, 553, 561, 562, 563) for distinguishing between at least two different thresholds of cycles of variations in distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicants: SILMACH, ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENTInventors: Pierre-Francois Louvigne, Patrice Minotti, Paul Vescovo, Vincent Walter
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Publication number: 20140050722Abstract: A chimeric monoclonal antibody targeted to ricin is presented. The light chain and heavy chain constant regions are respectively made up of the light chain and heavy chain constant regions of human immunoglobulin, and the light chain and heavy chain variable regions respectively include the light chain and heavy chain variable regions of macaque immunoglobulin. The antibody does not substantially induce any immune response against chimeric antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicants: LFB BIOTECHNOLOGIES, ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR L'ARMEMENTInventors: Philippe THULLIER, Alexandre FONTAYNE
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Publication number: 20130240674Abstract: In the field of devices for airdropping a load from a flying vehicle, there is provided a device for securing/releasing a first member (65) able to support a load of more than 20 kg, and a second member able to support this first member and the load, this second member including, on the one hand, a support (1) onto which are secured first elements including a sensor (26), for example of an altimeter or chronobarometric type, able to trigger, during the flight, the release of the first and second members upon exceeding a threshold or receiving an exterior signal, where the second member includes a hook (3) in two parts, one of which is movable (14) between an operative position and an inoperative position, and elements (7, 8, 25, 71, 76) for locking and unlocking the movable part of the hook in its operative position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: ETAT Francais represente par LE Delegue General Pour L'ArmementInventor: Jean-Louis Forsans
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Patent number: 8535668Abstract: A chimeric monoclonal antibody targeted at ricin, in which the light chain and heavy chain are such that: the constant region of the light chain and the constant region of the heavy chain are essentially made up respectively of the constant region of the light chain and the constant region of the heavy chain of human immunoglobulin, the variable region of the light chain and the variable region of the heavy chain include respectively the variable region of the light chain and the variable region of the heavy chain of macaque immunoglobulin, the monoclonal antibody not substantially inducing an immune response against chimeric antibodies.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignees: Etat Francais Represente par le Delegue General pour l'Armement, LFB BiotechnologiesInventors: Philippe Thullier, Alexandre Fontayne
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Patent number: 8507655Abstract: The invention relates to an anti PA antibody, in which the variable region of the heavy chain has an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID N°1 and in which the variable sequence of the light chain has an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID N°2, that is modified in order to improve its affinity and its tolerance in human beings.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: ETAT FRANCAIS représénté par le Délégué Général pour l'ArmementInventor: Phillippe Thullier
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Patent number: 8424437Abstract: A device for triggering mines by pressure, including a chassis and at least one wheel having a central hub and including: at least one assembly that is movable in translation along a radius of the wheel and comprises a weight block at its peripheral radial end, a device suitable for driving the at least one movable assembly, as the wheel rotates in a determined direction with respect to the chassis, in the direction of the hub over a limited sector of the wheel that is less than 2? radians; wherein the device suitable for driving the at least one movable assembly in the direction of the hub are fixed with respect to the chassis, or in that the assembly that is movable in translation comprises a support that is fixed with respect to the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Etat Francais Represente par le Delegue General pour l'ArmementInventor: Michel Grima