Patents by Inventor Eric Robert

Eric Robert 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: 12614378
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing an electronic image may include receiving, by an artificial intelligence (AI) system at an electronic storage of the AI system, one or more digital whole slide images (WSIs) and extracting one or more vectors of features from one or more foreground tiles of tile images of the one or more digital WSIs. The method may include running a trained machine learning model on the one or more vectors of features and determining, based on an output of the trained machine learning model, whether one or more quality issues are present in the one or more digital WSIs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Paige.AI, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Robert, George Shaikovski, Christopher Kanan
  • Publication number: 20250259818
    Abstract: A system for surface treatment of materials, including a target material, at least one transfer device and at least one plasma generator device. The plasma generator device includes a fluid (formula B) and generates a column of cold plasma. The target material is able to travel a path between a starting point and an end point, passing through the plasma generator device and the plasma column, along a unit vector of movement. The transfer device includes a fluid (formula A) transferred from the transfer device to the plasma generator device. The plasma column, generated from the fluids (formula A) and (formula B), has an oblong geometric shape of length (formula C), according to a longitudinal axis colinear with the vector of movement, and of width (formula D), according to a transverse axis perpendicular to the vector of movement, such that (formula E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE D'ORLEANS
    Inventors: Eric ROBERT, Jean-Michel POUVESLE, Sébastien DOZIAS, Pablo ESCOT BOCANEGRA, Augusto STANCAMPIANO
  • Patent number: 12241508
    Abstract: A sensor bearing unit comprising: a bearing comprising first and second rings, each provided with an outer cylindrical surface, an inner cylindrical surface, and lateral surfaces, and an impulse ring provided with a target holder being axially mounted against one of said lateral surfaces, and comprising a fixing portion secured to the first ring and coming into radial contact with said one of cylindrical surfaces and an abutment portion coming into axial contact with said lateral surface. Besides, at least one of the lateral and cylindrical surfaces is provided with a textured area comprising a plurality of ribs, and the abutment portion and/or the fixing portion of the target holder is made of a hard material and comprise a soft coating covering the hard material and inside which the ribs are engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Victor Brizmer, Yuri Kadin, Eric Robert
  • Patent number: 12092163
    Abstract: A method for mounting a sensor bearing unit providing a bearing and an impulse ring provided with a target holder and with a target mounted on an axial portion of the target holder. The method including measuring an eccentricity E1 between the target and the axial portion of the target holder, measuring an eccentricity E2 between a groove made in the bore of an inner ring of the bearing and the bore, introducing the target holder inside the groove, turning the target holder inside the groove to an angular position in which the eccentricity Etotal between the target and the bore of the inner ring is less than or equal to a predetermined value which is lower than the sum of the eccentricities E1 and E2, and securing the target holder inside the groove of the inner ring at the angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Yves-André Liverato, Eric Robert, Vincent Sausset
  • Publication number: 20230340999
    Abstract: A sensor bearing unit comprising: a bearing comprising first and second rings, each provided with an outer cylindrical surface, an inner cylindrical surface, and lateral surfaces, and an impulse ring provided with a target holder being axially mounted against one of said lateral surfaces, and comprising a fixing portion secured to the first ring and coming into radial contact with said one of cylindrical surfaces and an abutment portion coming into axial contact with said lateral surface. Besides, at least one of the lateral and cylindrical surfaces is provided with a textured area comprising a plurality of ribs, and the abutment portion and/or the fixing portion of the target holder is made of a hard material and comprise a soft coating covering the hard material and inside which the ribs are engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Victor Brizmer, Yuri Kadin, Eric Robert
  • Patent number: 11629757
    Abstract: The method provides for the manufacturing a sensor bearing unit including a bearing having a first ring and a second ring capable of rotating concentrically relative to one another, and an impulse ring provided with a target holder secured to the first ring and with a magnetic target mounted on the target holder. The method further includes securing the target holder to the first ring and magnetizing the magnetic material of the magnetic target after the step of securing the target holder to the first ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Eric Robert, Benedicte Thomas
  • Patent number: 11629980
    Abstract: A method for coating a sensor unit providing at least one sensor element and a sensor body supporting the sensor element. The method includes applying, in the assembled state of the sensor unit, a coating on the exterior surface of the sensor unit such as to coat the sensor element and the sensor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Eric Robert, Alexandre Taillepied, Benedicte Thomas
  • Patent number: 11629756
    Abstract: The method provides for the manufacturing a sensor bearing unit including a bearing having a first ring and a second ring capable of rotating concentrically relative to one another, and an impulse ring provided with a target holder secured to the first ring and with a magnetic target mounted on the target holder. The method further includes securing the target holder to the first ring and magnetizing the magnetic material of the magnetic target after the step of securing the target holder to the first ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Eric Robert, Benedicte Thomas
  • Patent number: 11619265
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing of a target holder 26 for a sensor bearing unit. The target holder providing at least an axial fixing portion secured to a ring of the sensor bearing unit, and a radial portion extending at least radially with respect to the axial fixing portion, a curved linking portion being formed between the axial fixing portion and the radial portion. The method further providing a step of shot peening at least on the internal surface of the curved linking portion of the target holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Eric Robert
  • Patent number: 11598368
    Abstract: A sensor bearing unit includes a bearing having a first ring and a second ring, and an impulse ring provided with a target holder, with a target mounted on the target holder, and with a sleeve secured to the first ring. The target holder having a mounting portion secured to the first ring of the bearing. The target holder has at least anti-rotation feature axially spaced apart from a free end of the mounting portion and cooperating with a complementary anti-rotation feature of the first ring so as to prevent angular movement of the impulse ring relative to the first ring. The anti-rotation feature of the target holder extends into the complementary anti-rotation feature of the first ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Nicolas Berruet, Charles Chambonneau, Eric Robert, Vincent Sausset
  • Patent number: 11585385
    Abstract: The sensor bearing unit provides a bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring centered on an axis, the inner ring mounted on a shaft, and an impulse ring provided with a target holder and with a target mounted on the target holder, the target holder being secured to the inner ring. The target holder includes anti-rotation features adapted to cooperate with complementary anti-rotation features of the shaft so as to prevent angular movement of the impulse ring relative to the shaft by abutment in circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Gilles Ngningha, Jr., Eric Robert, Vincent Sausset, Charlotte Vu
  • Publication number: 20230028121
    Abstract: A sensor unit including a sensor element; a sensor body supporting the sensor element; an output cable mounted inside the sensor body and extending outward relative to the sensor body; and a coating layer covering an outer surface of the sensor element, an outer surface of the sensor body, and an entire outer surface of the output cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Robert, Alexandre Taillepied, Benedicte Thomas
  • Publication number: 20230024468
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing an electronic image may include receiving, by an artificial intelligence (AI) system at an electronic storage of the AI system, one or more digital whole slide images (WSIs) and extracting one or more vectors of features from one or more foreground tiles of tile images of the one or more digital WSIs. The method may include running a trained machine learning model on the one or more vectors of features and determining, based on an output of the trained machine learning model, whether one or more quality issues are present in the one or more digital WSIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Eric ROBERT, George SHAIKOVSKI, Christopher KANAN
  • Patent number: 11519461
    Abstract: A sensor bearing unit includes a bearing having a first ring and a second ring, and an impulse ring provided with a target holder, with a target mounted on the target holder, and with a sleeve secured to the first ring, the target holder being axially mounted between a lateral face of the first ring and the sleeve. The first ring having at least one anti-rotation feature cooperating with at least one complementary anti-rotation feature formed on the impulse ring so as to prevent angular movement of the impulse ring relative to the first ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Nicolas Berruet, Charles Chambonneau, Eric Robert, Vincent Sausset
  • Patent number: 11476461
    Abstract: A crystalline precursor compound for manufacturing a lithium transition metal based oxide powder usable as an active positive electrode material in lithium-ion batteries, the precursor having a general formula M(O)x(OH)2-x-y(CO3)y, with 0<x?1, 0<y<0.03 and M=NiaMnbCocAd. A being a dopant, with 0.30?a<0.90, 0.10?b<0.40, 0.10?c<0.40, d<0.05 and a+b+c+d=1, the precursor having a Na content less than 200 ppm, a S content less than 250 ppm, the precursor having a specific surface area with a BET value expressed in m2/g and a tap density TD expressed in g/cm3, with a ratio BET/TD>30.104 cm5/g2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: UMICORE, UMICORE KOREA, LTD.
    Inventors: Jens Paulsen, Daniël Nelis, Jin Hu, Liang Zhu, Eric Robert
  • Publication number: 20220316529
    Abstract: The method provides for the manufacturing a sensor bearing unit including a bearing having a first ring and a second ring capable of rotating concentrically relative to one another, and an impulse ring provided with a target holder secured to the first ring and with a magnetic target mounted on the target holder. The method further includes securing the target holder to the first ring and magnetizing the magnetic material of the magnetic target after the step of securing the target holder to the first ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Robert, Benedicte Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220316530
    Abstract: The method provides for the manufacturing a sensor bearing unit including a bearing having a first ring and a second ring capable of rotating concentrically relative to one another, and an impulse ring provided with a target holder secured to the first ring and with a magnetic target mounted on the target holder. The method further includes securing the target holder to the first ring and magnetizing the magnetic material of the magnetic target after the step of securing the target holder to the first ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Robert, Benedicte Thomas
  • Patent number: 11401167
    Abstract: This invention relates to an industrial process of manufacturing hydroxide precursor for lithium transition metal oxide used in secondary lithium ion batteries. More particularly, this process utilizes highly concentrated nitrate salts and is designed to mitigate waste production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: UMICORE, UMICORE KOREA, LTD.
    Inventors: Jens Paulsen, Eric Robert, Dirk Vanhoutte, Daniël Nelis, Randy De Palma, Dae-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11378131
    Abstract: The method provides for the manufacturing a sensor bearing unit including a bearing having a first ring and a second ring capable of rotating concentrically relative to one another, and an impulse ring provided with a target holder secured to the first ring and with a magnetic target mounted on the target holder. The method further includes securing the target holder to the first ring, and magnetizing the magnetic material of the magnetic target after the step of securing the target holder to the first ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Eric Robert, Benedicte Thomas
  • Patent number: 11380882
    Abstract: A method for producing a M-carbonate precursor of a Li-M oxide cathode material in a continuous reactor, wherein M=NixMnyCozAn, A being a dopant, with x>0, y>0, 0?z?0.35, 0?n?0.02 and x+y+z+n=1, the method comprising the steps of: —providing a feed solution comprising Ni-, Mn-, Co- and A-ions, and having a molar metal content M? feed, —providing an ionic solution comprising either one or both of a carbonate and a bicarbonate solution, the ionic solution further comprising either one or both of Na- and K-ions, —providing a slurry comprising seeds comprising M?-ions and having a molar metal content M? seeds, wherein M?=Nix?Mny?Coz?A?n?, A? being a dopant, with 0?x??1, 0?y??1, 0?z??1, 0?n??1 and x?+y?+z?+n?=1, and wherein the molar ratio M? seeds/M? feed is between 0.001 and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: UMICORE, UMICORE KOREA LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Hu, HeonPyo Hong, Jens Paulsen, JinDoo Oh, Daniël Nelis, Eric Robert