Patents by Inventor Eric Granger
Eric Granger 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: 20240211541Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for training a model for labeling images. The method comprises obtaining a first dataset of labeled images, the first dataset of labeled images being selected from a pool of images presenting different views of portions of geographical areas; selecting, from the pool of images, a second dataset of images for pseudo labeling, different from the first dataset; feeding the second dataset of images into the model and obtaining as output of the model the second dataset of images with pseudo-labels; combining the first dataset of labeled images with the second dataset of images with pseudo-labels into a third dataset; training the model with the third dataset; and testing the model with a fourth dataset of labeled images and, upon determining that a requested performance is met, storing the model, or, upon determining that the requested performance is not met, executing the method again.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2021Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Soufiane BELHARBI, Eric GRANGER, Aydin SARRAF
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Publication number: 20240164572Abstract: A beverage preparation machine includes a thermal conditioning device, such as a heater or cooler. The thermal conditioning device contains a control unit for controlling a start-up phase of the thermal conditioning device from a temperature of inactivity to an operative temperature. The control unit includes a controller with a start-up profile for starting-up the thermal conditioning device, and the start-up profile has at least one parameter. The controller has a self-learning mode for adjusting the at least one parameter. A temperature sensor is connected to the controller for measuring a temperature of the thermal conditioning device. The self-learning mode causes the controller during a start-up phase to: calculate a ramp value representative of a rate of change in temperature during the start-up phase of the thermal conditioning device; adjust the at least one parameter as a function of the adjusted ramp value; and use the adjusted at least one parameter for a remainder of the start-up phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Ioannis Argyris, Eric Granger
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Patent number: 11918141Abstract: A beverage preparation machine (1) comprising a thermal conditioning device (71), such as a heater or cooler, said thermal conditioning device (71) comprising a control unit (4) for controlling a start-up phase of the thermal conditioning device (71) from a temperature of inactivity to an operative temperature, the control unit (4) comprising: a controller with a start-up profile for starting-up the thermal conditioning device (71), wherein the start-up profile has at least one parameter and the controller has a self-learning mode for adjusting the at least one parameter; and a temperature sensor connected to the controller for measuring a temperature of the thermal conditioning device (71); wherein the self-learning mode causes the controller during a start-up phase to: calculate a ramp value representative of a rate of change in temperature during the start-up phase of the thermal conditioning device; adjust the at least one parameter as a function of the adjusted ramp value; use the adjusted at least one pType: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Ioannis Argyris, Eric Granger
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Publication number: 20240032733Abstract: The invention relates to a machine (1) that has: a tank (21) in which a liquid food substance, e.g. milk, is processed; a food substance agitator (4); a food substance heating surface (6); a temperature sensor (81) sensing a temperature of the heating surface (6) or of the liquid food substance; and a control unit (8) controlling an activation of the agitator (4) and of the heating surface (6). The control unit (8) is configured to deactivate the agitator (4) and the heating surface (6) by deactivating first the heating surface (6) and then later deactivating the agitator (4) at an end of a run-off time determined by the control unit (8) based on a run-off temperature that is sensed by the temperature sensor (81) after the heating surface (6) has been deactivated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: PASCAL FRENZEL, ERIC GRANGER, FRANK SCHNYDER
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Publication number: 20220346603Abstract: A machine (1) has: a tank (10) having a cavity (10?) for containing and processing a batch of liquid food substance; a stirring tool (15) in the cavity (10?) having a stirring surface (151) for imparting a mechanical effect on said food substance in the cavity (10?) to froth the food substance; an actuator configured to rotate the stirring tool (15) in the cavity (10); and a control unit configured to control the actuator so that the rotational speed of the stirring tool (15) is changeable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: DA MI BYUN, ERIC GRANGER
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Publication number: 20220248908Abstract: A machine (1) comprises a tank (10) having a cavity (10?) for containing and processing a liquid food substance, such as milk or a milk-based substance. A stirring tool (15) is provided in the cavity (10) for imparting a mechanical effect on the food substance. A base (20) supports the tank (10). The base (20) has an upright outside gripping surface (21) located under the tank (10) and seizable by an adult human hand such that the base (20) with the supported tank (10) can be carried and displaced single-handed by seizure of the upright outside gripping surface (21). The tank (10) extends horizontally beyond the gripping surface (21).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: DA MI BYUN, ERIC GRANGER
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Patent number: 11284738Abstract: A beverage machine (1) has: a beverage processing module (10) with a liquid inlet (11) and a module fastening arrangement (12,13,15); and a liquid supply tank (30) with a liquid outlet (31) and a tank fastening arrangement (32,33,35). The outlet (31) is fluidically connectable to the inlet (11) and disconnectable therefrom. The fastening arrangements (12,13,15;32,33,35) comprises a female connector (12) and a male connector (32) cooperating with the female connector (12) for reversibly assembling the module (10) and the tank (30). The fastening arrangements (12,13,15;32,33,35) further comprise at least one pair of a support surface (13,35) and a resilient member (33,15) cooperating together for urging the male connector (32) into the female connector (12) so as to fasten the tank (30) to the module.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Antoine Cahen, Eric Granger
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Patent number: 11272805Abstract: A beverage preparation machine (1) comprises: a beverage preparation module (20, 30) having a front face (21) with an outlet (31) for dispensing a prepared beverage; and a cup support (10) located under the outlet (31) for placing a cup (2) under the outlet (31). The cup support (10) comprises a liquid collection receptacle (14) supporting a removable cup placement platform (16) that has a peripheral part (18). The collection receptacle (14) is delimited by at least one upright peripheral sidewall (15) forming a seat (15?) for placing the platform (16). The peripheral part (18) extends over and above the peripheral sidewall (15) when the platform (16) is placed in the seat (15?) so that the platform (16) is seizable at the peripheral part (18) adjacent the peripheral sidewall (15) by a user-hand for removing the platform (16) from the receptacle (14).Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Eric Granger, Pietro Mazza, Antoine Cahen
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Patent number: 11241115Abstract: A beverage preparation machine (1) comprises: a beverage preparation module (20, 30) having a front face (21) with an outlet (31) for dispensing a prepared beverage; and a cup support (10) located under the outlet (31) for placing a cup (2) under the outlet (31). The cup support (10) has a rear face (11) removably assembled to the front face (21) by a mechanical connector arrangement (12,22) that comprises a front hook (22) on the front face (21) disassemblable from a corresponding rear hook (12) on the rear face (11). The rear hook (12) has a retaining element (121) and the front hook (22) has a retaining element (221), the retaining elements (121,221) being mutually engaged when the cup support (10) is assembled to the front face (21) and disengaged when the cup support (10) is disassembled from the front face (21).Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Eric Granger, Pietro Mazza, Antoine Cahen
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Publication number: 20200037812Abstract: A beverage preparation machine (1) comprising a thermal conditioning device (71), such as a heater or cooler, said thermal conditioning device (71) comprising a control unit (4) for controlling a start-up phase of the thermal conditioning device (71) from a temperature of inactivity to an operative temperature, the control unit (4) comprising: a controller with a start-up profile for starting-up the thermal conditioning device (71), wherein the start-up profile has at least one parameter and the controller has a self-learning mode for adjusting the at least one parameter; and a temperature sensor connected to the controller for measuring a temperature of the thermal conditioning device (71); wherein the self-learning mode causes the controller during a start-up phase to: calculate a ramp value representative of a rate of change in temperature during the start-up phase of the thermal conditioning device; adjust the at least one parameter as a function of the adjusted ramp value; use the adjusted at least one pType: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Ioannis Argyris, Eric Granger
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Publication number: 20180317697Abstract: A beverage machine (1) has: a beverage processing module (10) with a liquid inlet (11) and a module fastening arrangement (12,13,15); and a liquid supply tank (30) with a liquid outlet (31) and a tank fastening arrangement (32,33,35). The outlet (31) is fluidically connectable to the inlet (11) and disconnectable therefrom. The fastening arrangements (12,13,15;32,33,35) comprises a female connector (12) and a male connector (32) cooperating with the female connector (12) for reversibly assembling the module (10) and the tank (30). The fastening arrangements (12,13,15;32,33,35) further comprise at least one pair of a support surface (13,35) and a resilient member (33,15) cooperating together for urging the male connector (32) into the female connector (12) so as to fasten the tank (30) to the module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Antoine Cahen, Eric Granger
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Publication number: 20170367523Abstract: A beverage preparation machine (1) comprises: a beverage preparation module (20, 30) having a front face (21) with an outlet (31) for dispensing a prepared beverage; and a cup support (10) located under the outlet (31) for placing a cup (2) under the outlet (31). The cup support (10) has a rear face (11) removably assembled to the front face (21) by a mechanical connector arrangement (12,22) that comprises a front hook (22) on the front face (21) disassemblable from a corresponding rear hook (12) on the rear face (11). The rear hook (12) has a retaining element (121) and the front hook (22) has a retaining element (221), the retaining elements (121,221) being mutually engaged when the cup support (10) is assembled to the front face (21) and disengaged when the cup support (10) is disassembled from the front face (21).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Eric Granger, Pietro Mazza, Antoine Cahen
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Publication number: 20170360246Abstract: A beverage preparation machine (1) comprises: a beverage preparation module (20, 30) having a front face (21) with an outlet (31) for dispensing a prepared beverage; and a cup support (10) located under the outlet (31) for placing a cup (2) under the outlet (31). The cup support (10) comprises a liquid collection receptacle (14) supporting a removable cup placement platform (16) that has a peripheral part (18). The collection receptacle (14) is delimited by at least one upright peripheral sidewall (15) forming a seat (15?) for placing the platform (16). The peripheral part (18) extends over and above the peripheral sidewall (15) when the platform (16) is placed in the seat (15?) so that the platform (16) is seizable at the peripheral part (18) adjacent the peripheral sidewall (15) by a user-hand for removing the platform (16) from the receptacle (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Eric Granger, Pietro Mazza, Antoine Cahen
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Patent number: 9125518Abstract: An apparatus (30) for conditioning a food substance, such as milk or a milk-containing substance, comprises: —a food conditioning module (31) that has a structure (32) for holding such food substance and that has an electric device (35) comprising a conditioner (36) for imparting a conditioning effect to such food substance and a conditioner control unit (37) for controlling the conditioner; and —a user-interface device (40) in data-communication with the conditioner control unit to transmit user-data from the user-interface device to the control unit for controlling the conditioner accordingly. The user-interface device (40) is external to the food conditioning module (31) and disconnectably connected thereto.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Guido Piai, Christian Probst, Antoine Cahen, Eric Granger
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Patent number: 8839832Abstract: A machine (1) for dispensing a beverage (50) has: a service arrangement (6, 60); and a movable support (5) for supporting a user-recipient (51) in a position for collecting the beverage. The support has: an unlocking position for giving user-access to the service arrangement for servicing; and a locking position for preventing user-access to the service arrangement for servicing.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Antoine Cahen, Eric Granger
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Publication number: 20130081739Abstract: A machine (1) for dispensing a beverage (50) has: a service arrangement (6, 60); and a movable support (5) for supporting a user-recipient (51) in a position for collecting the beverage. The support has: an unlocking position for giving user-access to the service arrangement for servicing; and a locking position for preventing user-access to the service arrangement for servicing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Antoine Cahen, Eric Granger
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Publication number: 20130061763Abstract: An apparatus (30) for conditioning a food substance, such as milk or a milk-containing substance, comprises: —a food conditioning module (31) that has a structure (32) for holding such food substance and that has an electric device (35) comprising a conditioner (36) for imparting as a conditioning effect to such food substance and a conditioner control unit (37) for controlling the conditioner; and —a user-interface device (40) in data-communication with the conditioner control unit to transmit user-data from the user-interface device to the control unit for controlling the conditioner accordingly. The user-interface device (40) is external to the food conditioning module (31) and disconnectably connected thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Guido Piai, Christian Probst, Antoine Cahen, Eric Granger
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Publication number: 20120072029Abstract: A system and a method for detecting and diagnosing faults in heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment is described. The system comprises a sensor; a classifier modelling a normal behaviour of the HVAC equipment in situ in the installed operation environment, the classifier having a plurality of classifier parameters for computing a classifier score using an input data based on a measured value from the sensor, the plurality of classifier parameters being created during a training phase of the system using the input data during the training phase; and a decision module for comparing the classifier score to a decision threshold, the decision threshold being set during the training phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: HEATVU INC.Inventors: Gerald Persaud, Greg Hiebert, Eric Granger
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Patent number: 6762497Abstract: A method for fabricating an integrated circuit. According to the method, a second dielectric layer is formed above a first dielectric layer, and holes and/or trenches are etched in the first and second dielectric layers. The holes and/or trenches are filled with metal in order to form electrical connection elements, and at least a third dielectric layer is formed. Holes and/or trenches are selectively etched in the third dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer with respect to the first dielectric layer and the elements, in order to control the depth of the etch. Additionally, there is provided an integrated circuit of the type having metallization levels separated by dielectric layers and metallized vias connecting lines of different metallization levels. The integrated circuit includes first and second metallization levels, first and second superposed dielectric layers located above the first metallization level, and a third dielectric layer located above the first and second dielectric layers.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2001Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventors: Philippe Gayet, Eric Granger
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Publication number: 20020079589Abstract: A method for fabricating an integrated circuit. According to the method, a second dielectric layer is formed above a first dielectric layer, and holes and/or trenches are etched in the first and second dielectric layers. The holes and/or trenches are filled with metal in order to form electrical connection elements, and at least a third dielectric layer is formed. Holes and/or trenches are selectively etched in the third dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer with respect to the first dielectric layer and the elements, in order to control the depth of the etch. Additionally, there is provided an integrated circuit of the type having metallization levels separated by dielectric layers and metallized vias connecting lines of different metallization levels. The integrated circuit includes first and second metallization levels, first and second superposed dielectric layers located above the first metallization level, and a third dielectric layer located above the first and second dielectric layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventors: Philippe Gayet, Eric Granger