Patents by Inventor Etienne Roudaut

Etienne Roudaut 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: 11090970
    Abstract: A writing instrument comprising a body extending along an axial direction and an erasing device comprising an eraser, the erasing device being disposed at an axial end of the body of the writing instrument, the eraser being able to assume a use position and a protection position, the eraser being configured to switch from the use position to the protection position by a displacement of the eraser by means of an actuation device of the erasing device, the actuation device being configured to be actuated along a axis perpendicular to the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Laurent Mazingue, Laurent Beaucher, Ludovic Fagu, Etienne Roudaut
  • Publication number: 20210248823
    Abstract: A method of applying texture in augmented reality comprises steps of acquiring a real-world image in which a real object (62) and at least a portion of a marker (63) linked to the real object are visible; detecting the marker; registering a virtual world with the real world on the basis of the marker detection; positioning a three-dimensional virtual object in such a way that, in the virtual world, the virtual object is substantially overlaid over the real object in the real world; applying a texture (67) to the three-dimensional virtual object; and displaying at least the texture applied to the three-dimensional virtual object. The invention also relates to a system for carrying out the method and to a kit notably containing the marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck ROLION, Etienne ROUDAUT
  • Publication number: 20210122182
    Abstract: A nib for a valve-free free ink writing felt pen including a first end configured to deliver ink to a writing support and second end, opposite the first end, configured to be inserted in a nib receiving part of the valve-free free ink writing felt pen, the first end and the second end defining an axial direction of the nib, the nib having an external surface configured to cooperate with an internal surface of the nib receiving part, the external surface being configured to allow intake of air from the outside of a free ink tank, the valve-free free ink writing felt pen into the free ink tank and avoid ink leakage outside the free ink tank when cooperating with the internal surface of the nib receiving part. A valve-free free ink writing felt pen including a nib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Etienne ROUDAUT, Arnaud BEZ
  • Publication number: 20210122181
    Abstract: A nib for a valve-free free ink writing felt pen including a first end configured to deliver ink to a writing support and second end, opposite the first end, configured to be inserted in a nib receiving part of the valve-free free ink writing felt pen, the first end and the second end defining an axial direction of the nib, the nib including a main body made of porous hydrophilic material and including one or more insert made of porous hydrophobic material, the one or more insert being configured to allow intake of air from the outside of a free ink tank of the valve-free free ink writing felt pen into the free ink tank and avoid ink leakage outside the free ink tank. A valve-free free ink writing felt pen including a nib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Etienne Roudaut, Arnaud Bez
  • Publication number: 20210084267
    Abstract: A device configured to capture a first image and to project a second image, the device comprising a support; a camera configured to capture, or a first mirror configured to capture and reflect towards a camera, a first image of a work area, the camera or the first mirror being mounted on the support; and a projector configured to project, or a second mirror configured to reflect and project, a second image on the work area, the projector or the second mirror being mounted on the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Etienne ROUDAUT, Loïc FOLGOAS
  • Publication number: 20210074066
    Abstract: A method and a system for projecting a pattern onto a real surface, comprising: an image acquisition module; a video projector; a processor; and a memory comprising instructions that can be executed by the processor in order to: acquire an image on which a real surface is at least partially visible by means of said image acquisition module; determine a geometric transformation to be applied to said pattern such that once the pattern is projected by a video projector, it appears in a predefined location on the real surface, the determination of the geometric transformation taking into account the position of the video projector and the position of said real surface obtained by means of said acquired image; apply the geometric transformation to said pattern; and project the pattern by means of the video projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Loïc FOLGOAS, Etienne ROUDAUT
  • Patent number: 10899165
    Abstract: A device for reproducing a color on demand. The device includes a body including a tip and a scanner. The body also includes a control unit, a plurality of ink reservoirs, an ink supply system, a mixing tank and a sensor. The control unit communicates with the scanner and ink supply system to reproduce a desired color that has been scanned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: Etienne Roudaut, Guillaume Caffier, Loic Folgoas
  • Publication number: 20200401239
    Abstract: A stylus for touchscreen includes a barrel extending in a longitudinal direction, the barrel including a first end including an opening and a second end, the first end and the second end being, in the longitudinal direction, opposite one another, and a first part and a second part, the first part including the first end and the second part including the second end, an electronic tip received at least in part in the barrel and configured to have at least an in-use configuration in which the electronic tip protrudes from the first part of the barrel through the opening, at least two actuators positioned in a circumferential direction on the second part of the barrel, each actuator being configured to be actuated independently from the other actuators and having at least two configurations, at least a detector for detecting the configuration of the actuators, and communication components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Franck ROLION, Loïc FOLGOAS, Etienne ROUDAUT, Ludovic FAGU
  • Publication number: 20200238748
    Abstract: A device for filling cartridges for a writing implement, the device including at least two separate connectors, a system for metering inks and a system for filling a cartridge, each connector being configured to connect a reservoir containing an ink to the cartridge. The invention also concerns an assembly comprising a device as previously defined and a plurality of ink reservoirs, each ink reservoir being connected to a connector of the device and a method for filling a cartridge using such an assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Franck ROLION, Etienne ROUDAUT
  • Publication number: 20200232598
    Abstract: A support for a multimedia tablet, a screen and an optical member, the support comprising a bearing portion configured to interact with the tablet, the bearing portion extending in a first direction and in a second direction transverse to the first direction, the bearing portion comprising a base configured to be mounted on a mounting surface, an optical reflector element configured to be arranged facing the optical member, and a support portion configured for supporting the tablet, the reflector element and the support portion being carried by the bearing surface such that, considered in the first direction, the support portion is arranged between the base and the reflector element, the support portion being movable in the first direction, and the reflector element being movable in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Societe Bic
    Inventor: Etienne ROUDAUT
  • Publication number: 20200062023
    Abstract: A writing instrument comprising a body extending along an axial direction and an erasing device comprising an eraser, the erasing device being disposed at an axial end of the body of the writing instrument, the eraser being able to assume a use position and a protection position, the eraser being configured to switch from the use position to the protection position by a displacement of the eraser by means of an actuation device of the erasing device, the actuation device being configured to be actuated along a axis perpendicular to the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Laurent Mazingue, Laurent Beaucher, Ludovic Fagu, Etienne Roudaut
  • Publication number: 20190322119
    Abstract: A device for reproducing a color on demand. The device includes a body including a tip and a scanner. The body also includes a control unit, a plurality of ink reservoirs, an ink supply system, a mixing tank and a sensor. The control unit communicates with the scanner and ink supply system to reproduce a desired color that has been scanned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: Etienne ROUDAUT, Guillaume CAFFIER, Loic FOLGOAS
  • Patent number: 10429953
    Abstract: A manual device comprising a body, comprising at least one reversible tip mounted on the body, the reversible tip comprising a first head and a second head opposite to the first head, the tip being configured to be mounted on the body in a first position in which the first head projects from the body while the second head is stored inside the body or in a second position in which the second head projects from the body while the first head is stored inside the body, the first head comprising a first pad for a capacitive screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: David Boisdevesys, Arnaud Bez, Etienne Roudaut
  • Patent number: 10185410
    Abstract: A manual device comprising a body and a removable endpiece including a pad for a capacitive screen, the removable endpiece being assembled to the body by a bayonet connection, the pad and at least a portion of the body being electrically in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Etienne Roudaut, Arnaud Bez
  • Publication number: 20170238676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of caring for and/or making up keratin materials. The invention is more particularly directed towards proposing a novel care and/or makeup device combining a composition of gel/gel architecture and a specific applicator for giving the user, during the application of such a composition, an unexpected perception of lightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Elodie VALVERDE, Véronique FERRARI, Eric CAULIER, Etienne ROUDAUT
  • Publication number: 20170095060
    Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic or dermatological product, including a receptacle containing the cosmetic or dermatological product, an applicator head which is supplied with product by the receptacle, the applicator head including a grid defining an application surface for applying the product onto a surface to be treated, a partitioned support element for the grid, against which the grid can rest at least during application, having at least one partition between two regions where the product can pass through the support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Eric CAULIER, Etienne ROUDAUT
  • Publication number: 20170079406
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for dispensing and applying a cosmetic product, comprising: a container (3) intended to contain a cosmetic product, said container (3) defining a cosmetic product reservoir and opening out through an orifice (7) for dispensing the cosmetic product; a cosmetic product applicator member (5) made in fiber material and inserted into said dispensing orifice (7) so as to cross said dispensing orifice (7); a means (12; 60, 62) for dispensing said cosmetic product out of the container (3), the dispensing means being configured so as to generate an underpressure or an overpressure in the cosmetic product reservoir so as to force the cosmetic product to pass through the applicator member (5). The dispensing and application device further comprises a sealing sheath (45) surrounding the applicator member (5) at the dispensing orifice (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Etienne ROUDAUT, Davide MANICI
  • Publication number: 20160370888
    Abstract: A manual device comprising a body and a removable endpiece including a pad for a capacitive screen, said removable endpiece being assembled to the body by a bayonet connection, the pad and at least a portion of the body being electrically in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Etienne ROUDAUT, Arnaud BEZ
  • Patent number: 8459929
    Abstract: A mailpiece loader device comprising a storage tower for receiving mailpieces and whose mailpieces are separated into a plurality of independent stacks that are superposed one above another and that are held by a plurality of paddles, control means being provided for successively releasing, by gravity, each of said independent stacks separated in this way, it being possible for each paddle to retract horizontally from a support position to a retracted position under the action of rotation of a toothed wheel to which said paddle is connected via a mechanism of the crank and connecting rod type, said retracted position making it possible for said stack of mailpieces to be released by gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Neopost Technologies
    Inventors: Romain Pillard, Etienne Roudaut
  • Publication number: 20110002768
    Abstract: A mailpiece loader device comprising a storage tower for receiving mailpieces and whose mailpieces are separated into a plurality of independent stacks that are superposed one above another and that are held by a plurality of paddles, control means being provided for successively releasing, by gravity, each of said independent stacks separated in this way, it being possible for each paddle to retract horizontally from a support position to a retracted position under the action of rotation of a toothed wheel to which said paddle is connected via a mechanism of the crank and connecting rod type, said retracted position making it possible for said stack of mailpieces to be released by gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Romain PILLARD, Etienne Roudaut