Patents by Inventor Alain Roux
Alain Roux 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).
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Publication number: 20230355859Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connector device for a negative pressure wound therapy system having a connector housing, a fluid outlet connected to the connector housing, an air feeding port and an air filter and coupling means. The fluid outlet is adapted to be connected to a negative pressure source. The connector device is adapted to be engaged with a wound side connector of a wound side assembly by means of the coupling means. The wound side assembly includes a fluid removing conduit and an air supplying conduit, wherein a portion of each one of the fluid removing conduit and the air supplying conduit is connected to the wound side connector. The connector device when engaged with the wound side connector, the fluid removing conduit is fluidly connected to the fluid outlet and the air supplying conduit is fluidly connected to the air feeding port such that air ambient of the connector device can be fed to the air supplying conduit via the air feeding port and the air filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Carianne Nilsson, Alain Roux
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Publication number: 20230277754Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a mobile negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device comprising a negative pressure pump, where the NPWT device is adapted to generate an alarm signal in case of an abnormal operation of the NPWT device. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding method for operating such anNPWT device and a thereto related computer program product.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Alain Roux, Anders Hermansson, Stefan Kidborg
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Patent number: 11738136Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connector device for a negative pressure wound therapy system having a connector housing, a fluid outlet connected to the connector housing, an air feeding port and an air filter and coupling means. The fluid outlet is adapted to be connected to a negative pressure source. The connector device is adapted to be engaged with a wound side connector of a wound side assembly by means of the coupling means. The wound side assembly includes a fluid removing conduit and an air supplying conduit, wherein a portion of each one of the fluid removing conduit and the air supplying conduit is connected to the wound side connector. The connector device when engaged with the wound side connector, the fluid removing conduit is fluidly connected to the fluid outlet and the air supplying conduit is fluidly connected to the air feeding port such that air ambient of the connector device can be fed to the air supplying conduit via the air feeding port and the air filter.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Mölnlycke Health Care ABInventors: Carianne Nilsson, Alain Roux
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Publication number: 20230218815Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a negative wound therapy (NPWT) system (100) comprising a mobile negative pressure device (101), a tubing assembly (105) and a non-absorbent or an absorbent dressing (104).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Alain Roux, Malin Svensson, Viktoria Skeppstedt, Main Holmén, Elinor Bolyos
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Publication number: 20230211067Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a mobile negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device comprising a negative pressure pump, where the NPWT device is adapted to ensure that an operation of the negative pressure pump is terminated if the NPWT device is operating outside of a predefined operational range. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding method for operating such an NPWT device and a thereto related computer program product.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Alain Roux, Anders Hermansson, Stefan Kidborg
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Publication number: 20230201442Abstract: A mobile negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device is described having an inlet to be in fluid flow connection with a wound site; a canister in fluid flow connection with the inlet for collection of liquid from the wound site; a pump in fluid flow connection with the canister for establishing a negative pressure in the canister; a pressure sensor arranged to sense a pressure in the canister; and control circuitry for controlling operation of the NPWT device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Alain Roux, Anders Hermansson, Stefan Kidborg
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Publication number: 20200054804Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connector device for a negative pressure wound therapy system having a connector housing, a fluid outlet connected to the connector housing, an air feeding port and an air filter and coupling means. The fluid outlet is adapted to be connected to a negative pressure source. The connector device is adapted to be engaged with a wound side connector of a wound side assembly by means of the coupling means. The wound side assembly includes a fluid removing conduit and an air supplying conduit, wherein a portion of each one of the fluid removing conduit and the air supplying conduit is connected to the wound side connector. The connector device when engaged with the wound side connector, the fluid removing conduit is fluidly connected to the fluid outlet and the air supplying conduit is fluidly connected to the air feeding port such that air ambient of the connector device can be fed to the air supplying conduit via the air feeding port and the air filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Carianne NILSSON, Alain ROUX
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Patent number: 8912473Abstract: A variable-size induction heating plate includes a plurality of windings (10a, 10b, 10c, 10?a, 10?b, 10?c) arranged in a cooking surface. The heating plate includes two sets (10, 10?) of a plurality of windings arranged side-by-side, each set (10, 10?) of windings being adapted in such a way as to form a heating plate, and control elements (12, 12?, 13) which are adapted in such a way as to control the operation of the sets (10, 10?) both in an independent manner and a synchronous manner. Each set of windings is fed by a single current generator (11, 11). The inventive heating plate can be used in an induction cooking surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Fagorbrandt SASInventor: Alain Roux
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Patent number: 8742299Abstract: A method for heating a container (Ri) placed on a cooktop including heating elements which are associated respectively with inductors which form elements for detecting the presence of the container and are distributed along a frame which is embodied such that it is two-dimensional in a cooking area. The method includes searching (E20) a heating area (Zi) having the heating elements arrangement which are at least partially covered by the container and computing (E60) a power supplied by each heating element of the heating area (Zi) according to a total specified power (Pi) associated thereto and the degree of coverage of each detection element associated to heating element by the container (Ri). Utilization, in particular, is for an inductive cooktop.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: FagorBrandt SASInventors: Didier Gouardo, Cedric Goumy, Alain Roux
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Publication number: 20100243642Abstract: A method for heating a container (Ri) placed on a cooktop including heating elements which are associated respectively with inductors which form elements for detecting the presence of the container and are distributed along a frame which is embodied such that it is two-dimensional in a cooking area. The method includes searching (E20) a heating area (Zi) having the heating elements arrangement which are at least partially covered by the container and computing (E60) a power supplied by each heating element of the heating area (Zi) according to a total specified power (Pi) associated thereto and the degree of coverage of each detection element associated to heating element by the container (Ri). Utilization, in particular, is for an inductive cooktop.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: BRANDT INDUSTRIESInventors: Didier Gouardo, Cédric Goumy, Alain Roux
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Patent number: 7759933Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic amplification device comprising a magnetic sensor with longitudinal sensitivity, having a first piece of magnetic material and a second piece of magnetic material, each of the pieces having a longitudinal slot at its center, the pieces being separated by a distance called the gap, and the magnetic sensor being inserted into the two slots. The device of the invention typically makes it possible to measure low magnetic fields smaller than the Earth's field using a magnetic sensor of the AMR type.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignees: Thales, Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: Christophe Coillot, Paul Leroy, Gérard Chanteur, Alain Roux, Frédéric Nguyen Van Dau
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Patent number: 7759616Abstract: Method for heating a container (Ri) placed on a cooktop including heating elements which are associated respectively with inductors which form elements for detecting the presence of the container and are distributed along a frame which is embodied such that it is two-dimensional in a cooking area. The method includes searching (E20) a heating area (Zi) consisting of the heating elements arrangement which are at least partially covered by the container and computing (E60) a power supplied by each heating element of the heating area (Zi) according to a total specified power (Pi) associated thereto and the degree of coverage of each detection element associated to heating element by the container (Ri). The invention can be used, in particular for an inductive cooktop.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Brandt IndustriesInventors: Didier Gouardo, Cédric Goumy, Alain Roux
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Publication number: 20090020526Abstract: An induction device for an induction heating plate (5), is adapted in such a way as to be arranged beneath a vitroceramic plate and includes at least first and second individual electroconductive windings (3A and 3B) which are arranged next to each other in a first plane. The device includes a magnetic conductive element (6) forming a coupling member which extends beneath the first individual winding (3A) and the second individual winding (3B) in such a way as to magnetically couple the first and second individual windings (3A and 3B). The invention can be especially used in an induction cooking surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2006Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: Fagorbrandt SASInventor: Alain Roux
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Publication number: 20090008384Abstract: A variable-size induction heating plate includes a plurality of windings (10a, 10b, 10c, 10?a, 10?b, 10?c) arranged in a cooking surface. The heating plate includes two sets (10, 10?) of a plurality of windings arranged side-by-side, each set (10, 10?) of windings being adapted in such a way as to form a heating plate, and control elements (12, 12?, 13) which are adapted in such a way as to control the operation of the sets (10, 10?) both in an independent manner and a synchronous manner. Each set of windings is fed by a single current generator (11, 11). The inventive heating plate can be used in an induction cooking surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2006Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: Fagorbrandt SASInventor: Alain Roux
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Publication number: 20080174308Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic amplification device comprising a magnetic sensor with longitudinal sensitivity, having a first piece of magnetic material and a second piece of magnetic material, each of the pieces having a longitudinal slot at its center, the pieces being separated by a distance called the gap, and the magnetic sensor being inserted into the two slots. The device of the invention typically makes it possible to measure low magnetic fields smaller than the Earth's field using a magnetic sensor of the AMR type.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicants: THALES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUEInventors: Christophe Coillot, Paul Leroy, Gerard Chanteur, Alain Roux, Frederic Nguyen Van Dau
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Publication number: 20070164017Abstract: Method for heating a container (Ri) placed on a cooktop including heating elements which are associated respectively with inductors which form elements for detecting the presence of the container and are distributed along a frame which is embodied such that it is two-dimensional in a cooking area. The method includes searching (E20) a heating area (Zi) consisting of the heating elements arrangement which are at least partially covered by the container and computing (E60) a power supplied by each heating element of the heating area (Zi) according to a total specified power (Pi) associated thereto and the degree of coverage of each detection element associated to heating element by the container (Ri). The invention can be used, in particular for an inductive cooktop.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2004Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: Brandt IndustriesInventors: Didier Gouardo, Cedric Goumy, Alain Roux
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Patent number: 6633023Abstract: An induction heating device for heating cooking vessels includes at least three concentric inductors and implements a step of heating a load. For a load covering at least three inductors, at least one intermediate inductor that is covered and that is determined in such a manner as to homogenize the input of heat to the load is not energized during the heating step. Applications of the device include domestic hot plates.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2001Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Brandt CookingInventors: René Cornec, Didier Gouardo, Alain Roux
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Publication number: 20010025848Abstract: An induction heating device for heating cooking vessels includes at least three concentric inductors and implements a step of heating a load. For a load covering at least three inductors, at least one intermediate inductor that is covered and that is determined in such a manner as to homogenize the input of heat to the load is not energized during the heating step. Applications of the device include domestic hot plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Applicant: Brandt CookingInventors: Rene Cornec, Didier Gouardo, Alain Roux