Patents by Inventor Bernard Chevalier
Bernard Chevalier 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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Patent number: 6736844Abstract: A stent having a first filamentary element (20) with a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and being spirally coiled in at least its central portion, and a second filamentary element (30) spirally coiled along its central portion and overlapping the first filamentary element to form a double helix is disclosed along with a method for forming such a stent. At least one end portion of the first filamentary element is ring-shaped to provide increased radial support at that end of the stent.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1999Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Inventors: Bernard Glatt, Bernard Chevalier, Truhierry Royer, Philippe Guyon, Bruno LeCointe, Dominique Roy, Gilles Ascher
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Patent number: 6722573Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for processing coded information stored on an integrated circuit card. A system includes a card reader adapted to receive the integrated circuit card and to read and write data values from an encrypted memory structure of the integrated circuit card. A processor electrically coupled to the card reader includes instructions for executing an algorithm that, in response to insertion of the integrated circuit card into the card reader, extracts information from one or more files stored in the encrypted memory, updates the files based on a current date and information extracted from the files. A display terminal electrically coupled to the processor displays information resulting from the execution of the algorithm. Thus, with the invention, it is possible to alter an operation on the basis of previous operations performed using the integrated circuit card.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2002Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Welcome Real-TimeInventors: Aneace Haddad, Bernard Chevalier
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Publication number: 20030203207Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coating particles and particles thus obtained. According to the inventive method, the particles that are to be coated and at least one organo-metallic complex precursor of the coating material are brought into contact with each other in a liquid containing one or several solvents, whereby said particles are maintained in a dispersion in the liquid which is subjected to temperature conditions and supercritical pressure or slightly sub-critical pressure conditions; the precursor of the coating material is transformed in such a way that it is deposited onto the particles, whereupon the liquid is placed in temperature and pressure conditions so that it can eliminate the solvent in a gaseous state. The invention can be used to coat nanometric particles in particular.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: Vincent Pessey, Francois Cansell, Bernard Chevalier, Francois Weill, Jean Etourneau
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Patent number: 6592938Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coating particles thus obtained. According to the inventive method, the particles that are to be coated and at least one organo-metallic complex precursor of the coating material are brought into contact with each other in a liquid containing one or several solvents, whereby said particles are maintained in a dispersion in the liquid which is subjected to temperature conditions and supercritical pressure or slightly sub-critical pressure conditions; the precursor of the coating material is transformed in such a way that it is deposited onto the particles, whereupon the liquid is placed in temperature and pressure conditions so that it can eliminate the solvent in a gaseous state. The invention can be used to coat nanometric particles in paticular.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2001Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: Vincent Pessey, François Cansell, Bernard Chevalier, François Weill, Jean Etourneau
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Publication number: 20030047599Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for processing coded information stored on an integrated circuit card. A system includes a card reader adapted to receive the integrated circuit card and to read and write data values from an encrypted memory structure of the integrated circuit card. A processor electrically coupled to the card reader includes instructions for executing an algorithm that, in response to insertion of the integrated circuit card into the card reader, extracts information from one or more files stored in the encrypted memory, updates the files based on a current date and information extracted from the files. A display terminal electrically coupled to the processor displays information resulting from the execution of the algorithm. Thus, with the invention, it is possible to alter an operation on the basis of previous operations performed using the integrated circuit card.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Applicant: Welcome Real-TimeInventors: Aneace Haddad, Bernard Chevalier
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Patent number: 6478635Abstract: In this electrical connection device comprising a female contact (27) which comprises a base portion (28) having, in a first end region (28a), at least one pair of flexible contact blades (29, 30, 31) and, in a second end region (28b), at least one pair of wings (32, 33) adapted to be seated on an electrical current supply conductor, there is provided in the transition region (28c) between the first and second end regions, two wings (34) which are bent toward each other and which bear end to end against each other so as to form with the base portion a closed rigidifying ring (35) which opposes deformation of the first end region (28a) and the modification of the spacing of the contact blades (29, 30, 31) when the wings (32, 33) are seated on the electrical conductor.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2001Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Proner ComatelInventors: Patrick-Nicolas Charles, Bernard Chevalier
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Patent number: 6419161Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for processing coded information stored on an integrated circuit card. A system includes a card reader adapted to receive the integrated circuit card and to read and write data values from an encrypted memory structure of the integrated circuit card. A processor electrically coupled to the card reader includes instructions for executing an algorithm that, in response to insertion of the integrated circuit card into the card reader, extracts information from one or more files stored in the encrypted memory, updates the files based on a current date and information extracted from the files. A display terminal electrically coupled to the processor displays information resulting from the execution of the algorithm. Thus, with the invention, it is possible to alter an operation on the basis of previous operations performed using the integrated circuit card.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2001Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Welcome Real-TimeInventors: Aneace Haddad, Bernard Chevalier
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Publication number: 20020031958Abstract: In this electrical connection device comprising a female contact (27) which comprises a base portion (28) having, in a first end region (28a), at least one pair of flexible contact blades (29, 30, 31) and, in a second end region (28b), at least one pair of wings (32, 33) adapted to be seated on an electrical current supply conductor, there is provided in the transition region (28c) between the first and second end regions, two wings (34) which are bent toward each other and which bear end to end against each other so as to form with the base portion a closed rigidifying ring (35) which opposes deformation of the first end region (28a) and the modification of the spacing of the contact blades (29, 30, 31) when the wings (32, 33) are seated on the electrical conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Inventors: Patrick-Nicolas Charles, Bernard Chevalier
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Patent number: 5804806Abstract: A device and a method for processing coded information, including reading coded data from a chip card, reading a barcode reproduced on an item, and comparing the information read and information stored relating to a series of prespecified items. It also includes processing the results of these comparisons and writing, to the memory of the chip card, information arising on the one hand from the results of these comparisons and on the other hand from the date of purchase. Reading data from and writing information to the chip card is provided in respect of at least two different types of chip cards and includes identification of specific particulars and of acceptance or rejection of the chip cards on the basis of the specific particulars.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1996Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Assignee: MarketlinkInventors: Aneace Haddad, Bernard Chevalier
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Patent number: 4843059Abstract: A superconducting mixed valence copper oxide, having a formula of the type:(La.sub.2-x (Y.sub.x" Bi.sub.1-x").sub.x' Sr.sub.x-x').sub.1-e CuO.sub.4-y,where:0.ltoreq.x<0.30.ltoreq.x'.ltoreq.0.2 with x'<x0.ltoreq.x".ltoreq.10<y.ltoreq.0.10.ltoreq.e.ltoreq.0.005.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1988Date of Patent: June 27, 1989Assignee: Compagnie Generale D'ElectriciteInventors: Francis Deslandes, Claude Michel, Jackie Provost, Bernard Raveau, Andre Sulpice, Jean-Louis Tholence, Bernard Chevalier