Patents by Inventor CLAIRE RANNOUX
CLAIRE RANNOUX 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: 11865865Abstract: A tire comprises a rubber layer comprising from 50% to 100% by mass of a rubber crumb having a ratio of the chloroform extract to the acetone extract of less than 2, the chloroform and acetone extracts being expressed as percentages by mass.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Nathalie Coste, Severin Dronet, Vincent Lafaquiere, Claire Rannoux
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Patent number: 11583044Abstract: A method for manufacturing an external component for watches or jewellery, especially a bracelet, includes the steps of: providing a substrate including a first face opposite to a second face and co-extrusion coating the first face and the second face of the substrate respectively with a first and a second band of synthetic material. The first band forms on the first face a transparent or translucent layer so that all or part of the substrate remains visible.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Claire Rannoux, Nicolas Francois
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Patent number: 11312047Abstract: A method for making a bracelet provided with an electronic component insert, the method includes fabricating a basic, flexible support for an insert in the form of a band, making conductive paths on the flexible support or in the flexible support, disposing on the flexible support various electronic components connected to the conductive paths, and coating the electronic components disposed on the flexible support with a transparent or opaque protective layer to finish the insert of the bracelet.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Nicolas Francois, Claire Rannoux, Cedric Nicolas
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Publication number: 20220055406Abstract: A tire comprises a rubber layer comprising from 50% to 100% by mass of a rubber crumb having a ratio of the chloroform extract to the acetone extract of less than 2, the chloroform and acetone extracts being expressed as percentages by mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: NATHALIE COSTE, SEVERIN DRONET, VINCENT LAFAQUIERE, CLAIRE RANNOUX
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Patent number: 11224266Abstract: External part for a timepiece or piece of jewellery, this external part being produced by means of a polymer matrix in which piezochromic molecules are dispersed that change from a first stable state to a second stable state while changing colour under the effect of applied pressure.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Nicolas Francois, Claire Rannoux, Stewes Bourban
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Patent number: 11117162Abstract: An epilamization agent containing at least one compound including at least hydrophobic and oleophobic moieties arranged to impart epilame properties to the compound, and at least one hydrophilic moiety arranged to make the compound soluble in aqueous medium, the hydrophilic moiety being linked to the compound by at least one cleavable group. A method for coating a substrate with epilame, including: preparing an aqueous epilamization bath by solubilising such an epilamization agent, placing the substrate in contact with the epilamization agent in the epilamization bath, separating the hydrophilic moiety from the epilamization agent by cleavage, rinsing the substrate to eliminate the hydrophilic residues from the hydrophilic moiety and drying.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Christophe Letondor, Claire Rannoux, Nicholas David Spencer
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Patent number: 11117304Abstract: A method for manufacturing a bracelet made of synthetic material for watches or jewellery including at least one strand, the method including a step of making, by moulding or extrusion, a band of synthetic material intended to form at least one strand, the method being wherein it then includes a step of chemical mechanical polishing the band. A bracelet made of synthetic material for watches or jewellery includes at least one strand formed of an extruded or injection moulded band, wherein at least one strand has a roughness Rp less than or equal to 3 ?m and preferably less than or equal to 2 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Claire Rannoux, Blaise Poinsot, Nicolas Francois
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Patent number: 11034780Abstract: In a 1,3-dipolar compound of formula Q-A-B, Q comprises a dipole containing at least and preferably one nitrogen atom, A, which is preferably divalent, is an atom or a group of atoms connecting Q to B, and B comprises an imidazole ring. An unsaturated polymer modified by grafting the 1,3-dipolar compound is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Oleg Ugolnikov, Sergey Ivanov, Claire Rannoux, Anne-Frédérique Salit, Sophie Gander, Anne-Lise Thuilliez
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Publication number: 20210170659Abstract: An in-line method for marking a substrate made of extruded synthetic material, the method including the steps of extruding the synthetic material through an extrusion die to form the substrate, marking the substrate by scrolling the substrate obtained from the extrusion die between two rotatably mounted and temperature-controlled rollers with an upper roller and a lower roller, one of the rollers having an impression forming the negative of a decoration or a texture to be marked on one face of the substrate, this same roller or the other of the rollers including at least one notch allowing to guide the substrate as it passes through the extrusion die and between the two rollers. An installation can include in line the extrusion die and the marking device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Yannick CÉLÉRIER, Benoît LAFIN, Catherine BLANC PETIOT, Claire RANNOUX, Nicolas FRANCOIS
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Patent number: 10996632Abstract: An exterior element for portable objects including a support, on which is arranged a first material, the first material being chosen to be capable of reflecting different visible wavelengths as a function of applied stress.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Claire Rannoux, Nicolas Francois, Milan Calic, Stewes Bourban
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Patent number: 10913196Abstract: A method of fabrication of a wristband of a watch or piece of jewelry, including: providing a first synthetic material; providing an extrusion line with a die plate for making an extrudate from the first material; providing one or more additional materials distinguished in their properties from the first material; providing a die plate including a first zone defining a profile allowing for fabrication of an extrudate having a hollow tubular profile at least at one of its ends in which the extrudate has a width corresponding to the length of one or two strands of the wristband; the die plate further includes a second zone allowing defining of particular profiles selected from among a flat profile, a curved profile, or a profile with projecting zones.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Claire Rannoux, Nicolas Francois, Yannick Celerier, Catherine Blanc Petiot, Benoit Lafin
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Patent number: 10787471Abstract: A 1,3-dipolar compound bearing at least a phosphorus-containing group and a dipole containing a nitrogen atom is provided. A method for grafting the 1,3-dipolar compound on an unsaturated polymer, a diene polymer comprising, along the polymer chain, at least one pendant phosphorus-containing group, and a rubber composition based on a diene elastomer and the 1,3-dipolar compound optionally pre-grafted on the diene elastomer are also provided. The 1,3-dipolar compound allows access to rubber compositions reinforced with an inorganic filler that have a compromise of improved properties, namely hysteresis, stiffness in the cured state and reinforcement.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Sergey Ivanov, Claire Rannoux, Anne-Lise Thuilliez, Anne-Frédérique Salit
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Publication number: 20200245732Abstract: External part for a timepiece or piece of jewellery, this external part being produced by means of a polymer matrix in which piezochromic molecules are dispersed that change from a first stable state to a second stable state while changing colour under the effect of applied pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Nicolas FRANCOIS, Claire RANNOUX, Stewes BOURBAN
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Publication number: 20200108540Abstract: A method for manufacturing a bracelet made of synthetic material for watches or jewellery including at least one strand, the method including a step of making, by moulding or extrusion, a band of synthetic material intended to form at least one strand, the method being wherein it then includes a step of chemical mechanical polishing the band. A bracelet made of synthetic material for watches or jewellery includes at least one strand formed of an extruded or injection moulded band, wherein at least one strand has a roughness Rp less than or equal to 3 ?m and preferably less than or equal to 2 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Claire RANNOUX, Blaise POINSOT, Nicolas FRANCOIS
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Patent number: 10590301Abstract: A substrate including a surface, at least one part of which is coated with an epilamization agent including at least one compound in the form of a statistical copolymer comprising M units, N units and optionally at least one P unit, linked by covalent bonds by their main chains and randomly distributed, where M is N is P isType: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Christophe Letondor, Claire Rannoux
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Patent number: 10577520Abstract: An assembly of timepiece parts assembled together with an adhesive at a temperature TA and to be repositioned when the adhesive is at a temperature TC. The adhesive includes a formulation, which at TC includes a mixture of polymer chains with pendant diene units X and coupling molecules including two dienophile end groups Y, wherein the X units and the Y groups are arranged to react with one another and to bond together with the Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TDA and to regenerate with the retro-Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TRDA, at TA forms a three-dimensional network, in which the polymer chains are linked to one another by the coupling molecules with the Diels-Alder reaction, where TA<TRDA?TC, where temperature TDA ranges between 0° C. and 100° C. and temperature TRDA ranges between 50° C. and 200° C., and TDA is strictly lower than TRDA.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Claire Rannoux, Maria Fernandez Ciurleo
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Publication number: 20200031029Abstract: A method for making a bracelet provided with an electronic component insert, the method includes fabricating a basic, flexible support for an insert in the form of a band, making conductive paths on the flexible support or in the flexible support, disposing on the flexible support various electronic components connected to the conductive paths, and coating the electronic components disposed on the flexible support with a transparent or opaque protective layer to finish the insert of the bracelet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Nicolas FRANCOIS, Claire RANNOUX, Cedric NICOLAS
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Patent number: 10520894Abstract: A watchmaking gasket, in particular a watch glass gasket for a timepiece, includes a polymer matrix charged with phosphorescent and/or fluorescent pigments.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Nicolas Francois, Maria Fernandez Ciurleo, Claire Rannoux
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Publication number: 20190357639Abstract: A method for manufacturing an external component for watches or jewellery, especially a bracelet, includes the steps of: providing a substrate including a first face opposite to a second face and co-extrusion coating the first face and the second face of the substrate respectively with a first and a second band of synthetic material. The first band forms on the first face a transparent or translucent layer so that all or part of the substrate remains visible.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Claire RANNOUX, Nicolas FRANCOIS
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Patent number: 10421706Abstract: The invention relates to a conversion method that is fed with a diol feedstock that comprises at least 90% by weight of diol and a carboxylic acid feedstock that comprises at least 80% by weight of carboxylic acid. The method comprising at least: An esterification step which is fed with at least the diol feedstock and at least the carboxylic acid feedstock, wherein the carboxylic acid/diol molar ratio at the inlet of the esterification step is between 2 and 6, the esterification step comprises at least one reactive distillation column that has a mixed reaction/separation zone located between two separation zones; and A water elimination step that is fed with distillate from the esterification step that comprises water and producing at least one water effluent.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignees: IFP Energies Nouvelles, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Romain Richard, Damien Leinekugel Le Cocq, Marc Jacquin, Margarita Dorato, Nuno Pacheco, Claire Rannoux