Patents by Inventor Alain Denis

Alain Denis 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).

  • Patent number: 6269802
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel tank produced by moulding a synthetic resin, comprising a breather orifice and a chamber that is intended to contain a substance that adsorbs the fuel vapors. The said chamber has at least one wall portion that is common, and formed integrally by moulding, with a portion of the wall of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Solvay
    Inventors: Alain Denis, Philippe Rhoumy, Paul Wouters, Georges Hore
  • Patent number: 6230732
    Abstract: Safety valve for venting a liquid tank, comprising means for ventilating the tank, including when the latter is inclined, for preventing liquid from being ejected if the tank is inclined or if waves of liquid are produced, for automatically closing in the event of inversion, for adjusting the useful volume and for allowing gas to escape during filling. As a preference, it also comprises means for ventilating it in the event of a depression or overpressure. The valve is characterized in that a flexible seal equips the seat of a valve element. As a preference, the head of the valve also comprises means for preventing dirt from getting into the tank. The valve is well suited to fuel tanks for diesel-engine motor cars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Solvay, S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Ganachaud, Alain Denis
  • Patent number: 5717926
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer system, and memory for performing a fork operation of a parent process is provided. The parent process includes one or more threads, each having a kernel stack. The method includes the steps of locating the kernel stacks in a first memory location (e.g., segment 1) if the parent process is multi-threaded, in response to an initiation of a fork by a calling thread, switching the kernel stack of the calling thread to a second memory location if the parent process is multi-threaded, and copying the second memory location (e.g., segment 2) to create a child process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Luke Matthew Browning, Olivier Alain Denis Cremel, Jeffrey Scott Peek
  • Patent number: 5495338
    Abstract: A process for making up the face, in particular the eyes, and a device for carrying it out, is disclosed comprising determining the different individual colors of the iris of the eyes comprising the iris contour color and the iris sparkle color(s) and using these iris determined colors for selecting make-up products to effect personalized make ups of the face, and of the eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Parfums Christian Dior
    Inventors: Eliane Gouriou, Annie Raynal, Regine Baudet, Jean-Pierre Hulaud, Alain Denis
  • Patent number: 5286629
    Abstract: The invention relates to products which are to be bound specifically to the membrane of a keratinocyte by means of a ligand-receptor bond.These products carry at least one ligand consisting of an oside residue selected from .alpha.-L-rhamnose, .alpha.-D-galactose and .alpha.-D-galactose-6-phosphate.By virtue of this specificity, it is possible to prepare cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions having an improved efficacy in particular, for example for regeneration of the epidermis, for the treatment of psoriasis or for renewed hair growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Parfums Christian Dior
    Inventors: Alain Denis, Claudine Kieda, Michel Monsigny, Pierre Perrier, Gerard Redziniak