Patents by Inventor Christian Bernard
Christian Bernard 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: 20110052380Abstract: The invention relates to a sectored distributor (112) for a turbomachine, including two coaxial platforms mutually connected by radial blades, the inner platform (130) being connected to an annular partition (138) for suspending an annular mounting (140) carrying elements (136) made of material subject to abrasion, this mounting sliding circumferentially on the partition and comprising a means engaging with means corresponding to the inner periphery of the partition to ensure radial restraint of the mounting on this partition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: SNECMAInventors: Christian Bernard Bariaud, Sebastien Digard Brou De Cuissart, Eric Rene Herzer, Bruno Marie Benjamin Jacques Richard
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Patent number: 7799159Abstract: The manufacturing device comprises a rotary distributor 6 in rotation about a rotation axis R, the rotary distributor comprising at least one elbowed tube 61, the elbowed tube having a corridor for receiving the wire on the radially internal side and forming output guidance on the externally radial side. The device comprises a member for conveying to the distributor comprising a tubular portion 53 substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis R, a space in the radial direction being provided between the tubular portion 53 and the elbowed tube 61. A knife 7 is disposed in the space between the rotary distributor and the conveying member. The conveying member and the distributor are coupled and both rotary, the knife 7 being mounted on a knife holder 70 for purposes of adjustment and whose rotation is locked during cutting.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Michelin-Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Pascal Martin, Christian Bernard
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Patent number: 7733771Abstract: A data processing method in a network on chip formed of a plurality of processors configured to communicate between one another, and at least one network controller configured to initialize communications in the network, the method including: receiving and storing in a memory by a first processor, one or more credit management configuration programs received from the network controller, and establishing a first communication between at least said first processor and at least one second processor.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2005Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Fabien Clermidy, Didier Lattard, Didier Varreau, Christian Bernard
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Publication number: 20090253088Abstract: To enable a significant flow of liquid, gas or mixed hydrocarbons to be eliminated cleanly and safely, particularly during a well test phase, a burner comprises two concentric apertures, rotationally symmetrical about a common axis, enabling a hollow flame to be generated. The central aperture (20), intended for liquid or mixed products supplied by a conduit (12), consists of 2 concentric male (22) and female (21) conical parts, with the spacing (25) therebetween being continuously adjusted by the axial movement of the rod (23) which carries the male component (22) and which is centred by a centring component (24) in the conduit pipe (12), which carries the female component (21). The peripheral aperture (60), intended for gas products or an auxiliary airflow, also consists of two concentric male (62) and female (61) conical parts, between which the spacing (65) is not necessarily continuously variable during burning.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2007Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventor: Christian Bernard Huau
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Publication number: 20090008306Abstract: A dialysis system includes: (i) a dialysate pump; (ii) a patient line having a connector configured to be attached to a peritoneal patient part; (iii) an extracorporeal circuit; (iv) a blood pump in fluid communication with the extracorporeal circuit; (v) a blood filter in fluid communication with the extracorporeal circuit; and (vi) a control unit configured and arranged to selectively perform a therapy which (a) the blood pump is deactivated and the dialysate pump is caused to pump dialysate through the patient line or (b) the blood pump is activated to pump blood to the blood filter and the dialysate pump is caused to pump dialysate to the filter/extracorporeal circuit and/or remove fluid from the filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2007Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicants: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE S.A.Inventors: Gino Cicchello, Christian Bernard, Robert W. Childers, Anthony Simiele
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Publication number: 20070217439Abstract: This invention relates to a system on chip for data flow type application. The system comprises a network on chip, a central controller and processing units connected to said network via associated network interfaces. A processing unit and/or its associated interface network can be configured on command from the central controller or on a command incorporated in a data packet to be processed. The interface network comprises a client module that can request a configuration server to transmit the parameters of a configuration that is unavailable in the interface. The invention also relates to a terminal mobile/a base station comprising a base band modem implemented by such a system on chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUEInventors: ROMAIN LEMAIRE, DIDIER LATTARD, FABIEN CLERMIDY, CHRISTIAN BERNARD
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Publication number: 20070163698Abstract: The manufacturing device comprises a rotary distributor 6 in rotation about a rotation axis R, the rotary distributor comprising at least one elbowed tube 61, the elbowed tube having a corridor for receiving the wire on the radially internal side and forming output guidance on the externally radial side. The device comprises a member for conveying to the distributor comprising a tubular portion 53 substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis R, a space in the radial direction being provided between the tubular portion 53 and the elbowed tube 61. A knife 7 is disposed in the space between the rotary distributor and the conveying member. The conveying member and the distributor are coupled and both rotary, the knife 7 being mounted on a knife holder 70 for purposes of adjustment and whose rotation is locked during cutting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2005Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Pascal Martin, Christian Bernard
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Publication number: 20060067218Abstract: The invention relates to a data processing method in a network on chip formed of a plurality of resources (310,320) capable of communicating with one another and of processing and at least one network controller (300) capable of initialising the communications in the network by initialisation of a credit system, the process comprising at least one communication step between at least one first resource (310) and at least one second resource (320), said communication step comprising: at least one emission by the first resource of a first plurality of special data or “credits” destined for the second resource, at least one receipt by the first resource of a first plurality of data to process sent by the second resource, the emission by the second data resource destined for first resource being authorised following the receipt by the second resource of credits emitted by the first resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2005Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUEInventors: Fabien Clermidy, Didier Lattard, Didier Varreau, Christian Bernard
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Patent number: 7017011Abstract: A coherence controller is included in a module which includes a plurality of multiprocessor units, each of which contains a main memory and processors equipped with respective cache memories. The module may be one of a plurality of similarly constructed modules connected by a router or other type of switching device. The coherence controller in each module includes a cache filter directory having a first filter directory for guaranteeing coherence between the local main memory and the cache memory in each of the processors of the module, and an external port connected to at least one of the other modules. The cache filter directory also includes a complementary filter directory, which tracks locations of lines or blocks of the local main memory copied from the module into other modules, and for guaranteeing coherence between the local main memory and the cache in each of the processors of the module and the other modules.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2002Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Bull S.A.Inventors: Sylvie Lesmanne, Christian Bernard, Pamphile Koumou
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Patent number: 6668063Abstract: The electrical apparatus (10) in particular a telephone comprises a box (12) and an electro-acoustic transducer (16) disposed in said box (12). Said box (12) comprises a bearing zone (25) supporting an ear of a user, said bearing zone (25) comprising an exit aperture (26) of said electro-acoustic transducer (16). Said box (12) furthermore comprises a decompression aperture (32) made through said bearing zone (25). The electrical apparatus (10) comprises an essentially sealed resonant enclosure (18), inside which is disposed said electro-acoustic transducer (16). Said enclosure (18) comprises an interference aperture (28) made through a wall (20) of said enclosure, and a leakage aperture (30) linking said rear volume (24) to the outside. Said interference aperture (28) emerges through said bearing zone (25). Said leakage aperture (30) emerges through a zone separate from said bearing zone (25). Said decompression aperture (32) emerges outside said enclosure (18).Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2002Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Telecom EuropeInventors: Lionel Cimaz, Laurent Steenackers, Christian Bernard Gautier, Philippe Organo
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Publication number: 20020126865Abstract: The electrical apparatus (10) in particular a telephone comprises a box (12) and an electro-acoustic transducer (16) disposed in the said box (12). The said box (12) comprises a bearing zone (25) supporting an ear of a user, the said bearing zone (25) comprising an exit aperture (26) of the said electro-acoustic transducer (16). The said box (12) furthermore comprises a decompression aperture (32) made through the said bearing zone (25). The electrical apparatus (10) comprises an essentially sealed resonant enclosure (18), inside which is disposed the said electro-acoustic transducer (16). The said enclosure (18) comprises an interference aperture (28) made through a wall (20) of the said enclosure, and a leakage aperture (30) linking the said rear volume (24) to the outside. The said interference aperture (28) emerges through the said bearing zone (25). The said leakage aperture (30) emerges through a zone separate from the said bearing zone (25).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2002Publication date: September 12, 2002Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC TELECOM EUROPEInventors: Lionel Cimaz, Laurent Steenackers, Christian Bernard Gautier, Philippe Organo
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Patent number: 6328531Abstract: A cooled turbine blade comprising a platform and an aerofoil portion has a rebate formed in the aerofoil portion near the trailing edge on the pressure face side. This rebate extends from the platform to the blade tip, and slots for the escape of cooling air from an internal cavity of the aerofoil portion open into the rebate.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1999Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation “Snecma”Inventors: Christian Bernard Bariaud, Eric Stéphan Bil
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Patent number: 6216754Abstract: An infusing apparatus comprises a collecting spout capable of being fixed under the outlet aperture of an infusing chamber. The spout has a lid provided with an opening through which the infusion penetrates, and an obstructer of the opening for in particular keeping the infusion at an optimal temperature. Elements for actuating the obstructer are further provided for automatically releasing the opening by the action of a stop integral with the apparatus, when the spout is being fixed on the outlet aperture. The actuating elements are also capable of being manually controlled for releasing the opening and allowing the infusion collected in the spout to be extracted through the opening. The invention is useful for household electrical coffee-pots or teapots.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1999Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Moulinex S.A.Inventors: Marc Geroult, Christian Bernard Jouatel
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Patent number: 5860354Abstract: An infusion machine including a cold-water container (1) which incorporates a water purification device (5) and which comprises a water outlet (2) connected to a water heater (3). The water purification device includes a removable cartridge (7) comprising a bottom part forming a cup (8) which is designed to be mounted sealingly in a suitable basin (10) formed in the bottom of the container, and in which is housed so as to be removable a filter sachet (15) containing a water purification substance (16), and a top part forming a cap (18) which is located in line with the cup (8) and which is able to close the latter, the cap (18) of the cartridge comprising at least one opening (42) through which the water from the container enters, and the cup (8) of the cartridge comprising at least one opening (51) through which the water flows into the water heater (3) after passing through the filter sachet (15) used particularly for electric coffee makers.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 1996Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: Moulinex S.A.Inventors: Christian Bernard Jouatel, Francis Pierre Jacques Landais, deceased
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Patent number: 5687636Abstract: A coffeemaker comprises, in a housing (1), a cold water reservoir (2) supplying a water heater (3) which in turn supplies a water spout (5) whose outlet (6) is arranged above a filter carrier (7) which is movably mounted in the housing (1) and whose bottom has an outlet opening (8) located above a server (9) collecting the infusion, the server resting on a base (10). The cold water reservoir (2) of the coffeemaker overlies the base (10) and the filter carrier (7) of the coffeemaker is arranged behind the cold water reservoir (2).Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1996Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignee: Moulinex S.A.Inventors: Christian Diore, Christian Bernard Jouatel
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Patent number: 5537621Abstract: The memory (DAT) with blocks (BL) organized in N columns of n levels is managed by a method consisting of prohibiting access to blocks that are unusable because of operating defects, by associating the unusable blocks with a flag (F) advantageously incorporated into the addresses of the blocks. When these addresses incorporate at least two bits combined to indicate the states of the block at that address, the flag (F) may be a free combination of these two bits.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1993Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: Bull, S.A.Inventors: Didier Charlot, Josiane Keryvel, Christian Bernard
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Patent number: 5299318Abstract: A data processing system having processors with large instruction sets optimized for the execution of brief instructions. The processor (CPU) comprises a plurality of microprogrammed execution units (EAD, BDP, FPP) communicating with one another and with a memory (MU) by way of a cache memory (CA). One of the units is an addressing unit (EAD). A second unit is a binary and a decimal calculation unit (BDP). A third unit is a floating point calculation unit (FPP) to permit the units to function autonomously, each unit includes its own command block and synchronizing means, for authorizing or interrupting the execution of the microprogram defined by the instruction in progress in said unit.Each command block includes means for commanding instructions for triggering the execution of the microprogram of the first instruction in standby.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1990Date of Patent: March 29, 1994Assignee: Bull S.A.Inventors: Christian Bernard, Monika Obreska, Philippe Vallet
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Patent number: 3987496Abstract: Internal or integrated belt, for a garment such as a skirt or pair of trousers, which is constituted of a band, of any suitable material, folded around a reinforcing piece, to which band there is firmly attached a tape, between which tape and the band there is inserted the upper edge of the fabric constituting the garment.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1975Date of Patent: October 26, 1976Assignee: Dollfus Mieg & CieInventor: Christian Bernard