Patents by Inventor Benoit Abiven

Benoit Abiven 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).

  • Publication number: 20130065651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile phone comprising a casing (11) provided to house the various components of the phone, the said casing (11) being provided in order to receive a window (12), and a loudspeaker (40) mounted on the side of the casing (11) which is opposite to that which receives the window (12), the said phone having a marking (M). According to the present invention, it comprises a marking system for presenting the said marking (M) which consists of an opening (121) formed in the window (12) and a projection (111) on the casing (11) in a general form of marking (M) and provided to pass inside of the opening (121), and in that the said loudspeaker (40) is mounted in line with the marking system, transmission means being provided to enable sound waves emitted by the said loudspeaker (40) to be transmitted by the said opening (121).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: OPTION
    Inventors: BenoƮt Abiven, Jianping Yang, Qingde Kong
  • Patent number: 5644208
    Abstract: A battery comprises a plurality of cells, in particular lithium-ion cells, connected in series and having two external connection contacts constituting charging/discharging contacts. A switch between the cells, in the electrical circuit connecting them, is open when the battery is being charged and closed when the battery is being discharged. On either side of each switch is an external charging contact for connection to a separate charging circuit for each cell. Each charging/discharging contact also constitutes a charging contact for the cell that is directly connected to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Alcatel Mobile Phones
    Inventor: Benoit Abiven