Patents by Inventor Christopher Bernard

Christopher 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).

  • Patent number: 12232883
    Abstract: The method of modulating epileptogenicity in a brain of an epileptic patient includes: providing a virtual brain; providing a model of an epileptogenic and of a propagation zones and loading the models in the virtual brain to create a virtual epileptic brain; acquiring data of the brain of the epileptic patient; identifying, in the data, a location of at least one possible epileptogenic zone; fitting the virtual epileptic brain against the data acquired from the epileptic patient and parametrizing the at least one possible epileptogenic zone in the virtual epileptic brain as an epileptogenic zone; and simulating, within the virtual epileptic brain, the effect of a network modulation mimicking a clinical intervention of the brain of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE (AMU), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE—HOPITAUX DE MARSEILLE (AP-HM), INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
    Inventors: Viktor Jirsa, Christophe Bernard, Fabrice Bartolomei, Maxime Guye
  • Publication number: 20240308375
    Abstract: Vehicle charging systems and methods are provided for controlling an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) assembly during a vehicle charging event. A temperature of the EVSE assembly may be monitored, and the EVSE assembly may be shut down when the temperature exceeds a predefined temperature threshold. After the temperature falls back below the predefined temperature threshold, the EVSE assembly may be restarted at a reduced charging current level. This process of shut down and restart may be continuously repeated until the temperature of the EVSE assembly can be maintained below the predefined threshold temperature during the charging event, thereby reducing charging standby times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Marie Louise Hall, Timothy Harris, Christopher Bernard Trombetta
  • Publication number: 20240109439
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a battery charging system for an electrified vehicle, and in particular relates to an interface for a cable and a housing. The charging system includes a housing, a first cable including a plug configured to couple to a charging port of the electrified vehicle, and a second cable including a first plug configured to couple to an electrical outlet and a second plug configured to couple to a socket of the housing. Further, the housing includes a projection surrounding the socket and projecting beyond an adjacent exterior surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher Bernard Trombetta
  • Publication number: 20240081600
    Abstract: An autonomous surface cleaning apparatus includes a body, a drive system carried by the body and configured to move the autonomous surface cleaning apparatus across a surface, a cleaning assembly disposed at a front of the body and projecting forward beyond a front surface of the body, the cleaning assembly having a generally planar front surface and first and second side surfaces that extend rearward from opposite ends of the front surface. The apparatus further includes a first forward proximity sensor disposed at the front surface of the cleaning assembly adjacent to a first front corner of the cleaning assembly and a second forward proximity sensor disposed at the front surface of the cleaning assembly adjacent to a second front corner of the cleaning assembly. The first and second forward proximity sensors are angled inwardly towards a longitudinal axis of the cleaning assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Bernard CHAVASSE, Tom BRISCOE, Nino Sancho SAMPAIO MARTINS PEREIRA, Maythem A. A. ALI
  • Publication number: 20230354747
    Abstract: A harvester (1) comprises a gantry (24) and a harvesting tool (22) with a cutter unit (52). The gantry (24) allows the cutter unit (52) to move so that the cutter unit (52) can approach and cut an individual crop from any direction in the horizontal plane. In this way, the direction of approaching and cutting can be selected so as to avoid damaging the surrounding crops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher Bernard Chavasse
  • Publication number: 20230047952
    Abstract: An assembly for a turbomachine extending along an axis includes a combustion chamber having, at its downstream end, a downstream flange having a radially extending part. The assembly further includes a distributor disposed downstream of the combustion chamber and having a platform from which at least one vane extends radially. The platform includes an upstream flange extending radially and delimiting, with the radial part of the downstream flange disposed opposite it. An annular space for the circulation of cooling air opens into the combustion chamber at its radially internal end and has, at its radially external end, means of sealing attached to the distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Paul Olivier DANRE, Jean-Luc BACHA, Julie Laure Antoinette BUREL, Julien Michel TAMIZIER, Christophe Bernard TEXIER
  • Publication number: 20220039736
    Abstract: The invention relates to modulating epileptogenicity in a brain of an epileptic patient. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of: providing a virtual brain; providing a model of an epileptogenic and of a propagation zones and loading said models in the virtual brain to create a virtual epileptic brain; acquiring data of the brain of the epileptic patient; identifying, in said data, a location of at least one possible epileptogenic zone; fitting the virtual epileptic brain against the data acquired from the epileptic patient and parametrizing said at least one possible epileptogenic zone in the virtual epileptic brain as an epileptogenic zone; and simulating, within the virtual epileptic brain, the effect of a network modulation mimicking a clinical intervention of the brain of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE (AMU), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE - HOPITAUX DE MARSEILLE (AP-HM), INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
    Inventors: Viktor Jirsa, Christophe Bernard, Fabrice Bartolomei, Maxime Guye
  • Patent number: 11221141
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes a combustion chamber with a radially extending downstream flange at its downstream end. A distributor is disposed downstream of the combustion chamber and includes a platform from which at least one vane extends radially. The platform has an upstream edge extending radially and delimiting, with the downstream flange disposed opposite, a gap opening into the combustion chamber at its radially inner end and closed at its radially outer end by sealing means fixed to the distributor. The downstream flange of the combustion chamber has at least one rectilinear cooling orifice passing through the flange and opening into the gap opposite the platform of the distributor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Julien Michel Tamizier, Christophe Bernard Texier, Damien Bonneau, Damien Bonnefoi, François Xavier Chapelle
  • Patent number: 11191476
    Abstract: The method of modulating epileptogenicity in a brain of an epileptic patient includes: providing a virtual brain; providing a model of an epileptogenic and of a propagation zones and loading the model in the virtual brain to create a virtual epileptic brain; acquiring data of the brain of the epileptic patient; identifying, in the data, a location of at least one possible epileptogenic zone; fitting the virtual epileptic brain against the data acquired from the epileptic patient and parametrizing the at least one possible epileptogenic zone in the virtual epileptic brain as an epileptogenic zone; and simulating, within the virtual epileptic brain, the effect of a network modulation mimicking a clinical intervention of the brain of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE (AMU), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE—HOPITAUX DE MARSEILLE (AP-HM), INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
    Inventors: Viktor Jirsa, Christophe Bernard, Fabrice Bartolomei, Maxime Guye
  • Publication number: 20210302018
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes a combustion chamber with a radially extending downstream flange at its downstream end. A distributor is disposed downstream of the combustion chamber and includes a platform from which at least one vane extends radially. The platform has an upstream edge extending radially and delimiting, with the downstream flange disposed opposite, a gap opening into the combustion chamber at its radially inner end and closed at its radially outer end by sealing means fixed to the distributor. The downstream flange of the combustion chamber has at least one rectilinear cooling orifice passing through the flange and opening into the gap opposite the platform of the distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Julien Michel Tamizier, Christophe Bernard Texier, Damien Bonneau, Damien Bonnefoi, François Xavier Chapelle
  • Patent number: 10896399
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided. In an example embodiment, a communication comprising form fields is received. A form field corresponding to first item information for a first item is identified. A textual item description for the first item is extracted from the form field. A code schedule is accessed and one or more codes are determined for the first item based on the textual item description and the code schedule. An item database is queried to identify second items that are relevant to the first item and a confidence level for each of the codes is determined based on the relevant second items. If a confidence level corresponding to one of the codes is greater than a configurable confidence level, a first code is selected from the codes. An item database is updated to reflect the first code being assigned to the first item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Barry Alan Bramble, Christopher Bernard Maiocco, Christopher Martin Rubio, Bruce Robert Petlock
  • Publication number: 20200121049
    Abstract: A system for introducing removable parts closely upon a part-receptive object without having had to accommodate the removable parts at the time of fabrication of said object and without having to materially affect the original integrity of said object in order to accommodate the removable parts: especially, while without limitation, so that selectable part(s) after fabrication of the part(s)-receptive object are, closely, fittable to the object in another exemplary embodiment or, closely, refittable to the object in another exemplary embodiment or, closely, retrofittable to the object in another exemplary embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Bernard Wilcock
  • Publication number: 20190254585
    Abstract: The invention relates to modulating epileptogenicity in a brain of an epileptic patient. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of: providing a virtual brain; providing a model of an epileptogenic and of a propagation zones and loading said models in the virtual brain to create a virtual epileptic brain; acquiring data of the brain of the epileptic patient; identifying, in said data, a location of at least one possible epileptogenic zone; fitting the virtual epileptic brain against the data acquired from the epileptic patient and parametrizing said at least one possible epileptogenic zone in the virtual epileptic brain as an epileptogenic zone; and simulating, within the virtual epileptic brain, the effect of a network modulation mimicking a clinical intervention of the brain of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE (AMU), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE - HOPITAUX DE MARSEILLE (AP-HM), INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
    Inventors: Viktor Jirsa, Christophe Bernard, Fabrice Bartolomei, Maxime Guye
  • Patent number: 10318032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a capacitive detection device, comprising a plurality of individual capacitive measuring electrodes (12) distributed according to a measuring surface, and connecting tracks (20) respectively connected to said measuring electrodes (12), wherein the measuring electrodes (12) and the connecting tracks (20) are arranged according to two distinct optically clear layers separated by an electrically insulating insulation material (53). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the device, and an apparatus comprising the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Quickstep Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Christophe Bernard, Christophe Blondin
  • Publication number: 20190141176
    Abstract: A server obtains indicators for a set of callable users who are in contacts of a calling user. The indicator for a callable user is a function of an information item dependent on the time on the availability of the callable user, and of a score allocated to the calling user by the callable user. The server transmits to a communication terminal at the disposal of the calling user, data to be processed for integration into an interface for issuing a communication request presentable on the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: Christophe BERNARD
  • Publication number: 20180032187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a capacitive detection device, comprising a plurality of individual capacitive measuring electrodes (12) distributed according to a measuring surface, and connecting tracks (20) respectively connected to said measuring electrodes (12), wherein the measuring electrodes (12) and the connecting tracks (20) are arranged according to two distinct optically clear layers separated by an electrically insulating insulation material (53). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the device, and an apparatus comprising the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Christophe BERNARD, Christophe BLONDIN
  • Patent number: 9628447
    Abstract: Methods, devices, apparatus, computer-readable media and processors are provided that protect the distribution of media content. Media content is encrypted and the associated cryptographic mechanisms are stored and accessible either remotely at a networked database or internally within a data storage device memory. Access to the cryptographic mechanisms is granted by associating the cryptographic mechanisms with a data storage device identification and, optionally, a computing device identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Julian Durand, Jason B. Kenagy, Per Nielsen, Christophe Bernard, Amy McGaraghan, Bryan L. Campbell
  • Patent number: 9596459
    Abstract: Techniques for calibration of image capturing devices are described herein. The techniques include capturing one or more images at a first target, capturing one or more images at a second target, capturing one or more images at a third target, capturing one or more images at a fourth target, and calibrating a multi-camera system based on the captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Keaffaber, Daniel Middleton, Gilson Goncalves de Lima, Martin Meloun, Varun Nasery, Jianbo Shi, Kabeer Manchanda, Philip Kim, Christopher Bernard, Yedong Niu
  • Publication number: 20170046656
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided. In an example embodiment, a communication comprising form fields is received. A form field corresponding to first item information for a first item is identified. A textual item description for the first item is extracted from the form field. A code schedule is accessed and one or more codes are determined for the first item based on the textual item description and the code schedule. An item database is queried to identify second items that are relevant to the first item and a confidence level for each of the codes is determined based on the relevant second items. If a confidence level corresponding to one of the codes is greater than a configurable confidence level, a first code is selected from the codes. An item database is updated to reflect the first code being assigned to the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Barry Alan Bramble, Christopher Bernard Maiocco, Christopher Martin Rubio, Bruce Robert Petlock
  • Patent number: 9555334
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide a player of a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) to participate in at least one aspect of the MMORPG while using a wireless device. The wireless device executes a mobile MMORPG client, which interfaces with the game server(s) of the MMORPG via a mobile MMORPG server. A location based gaming mode for use with the wireless device is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christophe Bernard, Jason B. Kenagy, Mazen Chmaytelli