Patents by Inventor François Audebert
François Audebert 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: 10879503Abstract: Designs, strategies and methods for forming micro-batteries are described. In some examples, ultrasonic welded seals may be used to seal battery chemistry within the micro-battery. In some further examples, the micro-battery is encapsulated by a copper film where at least a portion of the copper film is formed by electroless plating.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.Inventors: Jean-Francois Audebert, Zachary Kanner, Leonard Pagliaro, Lawrence Edward Weinstein, Serena Peterson, Jonathan Howarth
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Publication number: 20200280026Abstract: Designs, strategies and methods for forming micro-batteries are described. In some examples, ultrasonic welded seals may be used to seal battery chemistry within the micro-battery. In some further examples, the micro-battery is encapsulated by a copper film where at least a portion of the copper film is formed by electroless plating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Jean-Francois Audebert, Zachary Kanner, Leonard Pagliaro, Lawrence Edward Weinstein, Serena Peterson, Jonathan Howarth
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Publication number: 20200119316Abstract: Designs, strategies and methods for forming micro-batteries are described. In some examples, ultrasonic welded seals may be used to seal battery chemistry within the micro-battery. In some further examples, the micro-battery is encapsulated by a copper film where at least a portion of the copper film is formed by electroless plating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Jean-Francois Audebert, Frederick A. Flitsch, Zachary Kanner, Milburn Ebenezer Muthu, Leonard Pagliaro, Randall B. Pugh, Lawrence Edward Weinstein, Serena Peterson, Jonathan Howarth
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Patent number: 10593911Abstract: A flexible micro-battery construction which can be contorted in three dimensions while maintaining operation and providing biocompatibility and useful power necessary for small medical and other devices is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Edward Weinstein, Leonard Pagliaro, Jonathan Howarth, Jean-Francois Audebert, Taylor Xu
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Patent number: 10338248Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing seismic images containing a reference trace and a control trace. During said method, a reference level and a recording level are defined. Then, the control trace is transformed on the reference level by means of a velocity model. A portion of the reference trace including the recording level is transformed by means of a current velocity model. A portion of the transformed control trace including the recording level is corrected by means of the current velocity model. Finally, an optimized current velocity model is determined.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: TOTAL SAInventor: François Audebert
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Publication number: 20180166665Abstract: Designs, strategies and methods for forming micro-batteries are described. In some examples, ultrasonic welded seals may be used to seal battery chemistry within the micro-battery. In some further examples, the micro-battery is encapsulated by a copper film where at least a portion of the copper film is formed by electroless plating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Jean-Francois Audebert, Frederick A. Flitsch, Zachary Kanner, Millburn Ebenezer Muthu, Leonard Pagliaro, Randall B. Pugh, Lawrence Edward Weinstein, Serena Peterson, Jonathan Howarth
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Publication number: 20180159094Abstract: Designs, strategies and methods for forming micro-batteries are described. In some examples, ultrasonic welded seals may be used to seal battery chemistry within the micro-battery. In some further examples, the micro-battery is encapsulated by a copper film where at least a portion of the copper film is formed by electroless plating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Jean-Francois Audebert, Zachary Kanner, Leonard Pagliaro, Lawrence Edward Weinstein, Serena Peterson, Jonathan Howarth
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Publication number: 20170200923Abstract: A flexible micro-battery construction which can be contorted in three dimensions while maintaining operation and providing biocompatibility and useful power necessary for small medical and other devices is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Edward Weinstein, Leonard Pagliaro, Jonathan Howarth, Jean-Francois Audebert, Taylor Xu
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Publication number: 20170176615Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing seismic images containing a reference trace and a control trace. During said method, a reference level and a recording level are defined. Then, the control trace is transformed on the reference level by means of a velocity model. A portion of the reference trace including the recording level is transformed by means of a current velocity model. A portion of the transformed control trace including the recording level is corrected by means of the current velocity model. Finally, an optimised current velocity model is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Total SAInventor: François AUDEBERT
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Patent number: 9128205Abstract: The process of obtaining seismic data includes deploying a seismic energy source and seismic receivers, actuating the source, and detecting seismic energy resulting therefrom at the receivers. The process further includes digitally sampling seismic energy detected at the receivers indexed with respect to time to form a plurality of traces and sorting the traces to form a plurality of shot gathers. In addition, the process includes applying a depth migration technique to the shot gathers to generate two images according to the cross-correlation imaging condition (I0) and the gradient-based imaging condition (I1) for each shot gather. A reflection angle (?) or a general domain parameter (?) is computed at each subsurface position and the images are mapped according to the corresponding reflection angle or the general domain parameter to form common image gathers. Amplitude correction is applied to common image gathers and the images and common image gathers are stored on non-transitory computer-readable media.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: TOTAL E&P USA, INC.Inventors: Huimin Guan, Paul Williamson, Francois Audebert, Bertrand Duquet
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Publication number: 20150072256Abstract: A hydrogen generator and a fuel cell system including the hydrogen generator are disclosed. The hydrogen generator includes a reactant that undergoes a thermal decomposition reaction to produce hydrogen when heated. A laser is used to initiate the reaction. The reactant is contained in a reactant composition in a user-replaceable disc-shaped fuel unit. The reactant composition can be segregated into individual quantities. The fuel unit and the laser beam are periodically realigned by incrementally rotating the fuel unit and/or incrementally redirect the laser beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Jean-Francois Audebert, Olen R. Vanderleden, Richard A. Langan, Chad E. Law, Thomas J. Kmetich, Craig R. Huddleston, Jason L. Stimits, Gerald Zsigo, Kevin P. Murray
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Publication number: 20140133275Abstract: The process of obtaining seismic data includes deploying a seismic energy source and seismic receivers, actuating the source, and detecting seismic energy resulting therefrom at the receivers. The process further includes digitally sampling seismic energy detected at the receivers indexed with respect to time to form a plurality of traces and sorting the traces to form a plurality of shot gathers. In addition, the process includes applying a depth migration technique to the shot gathers to generate two images according to the cross-correlation imaging condition (I0) and the gradient-based imaging condition (I1) for each shot gather. A reflection angle (?) or a general domain parameter (?) is computed at each subsurface position and the images are mapped according to the corresponding reflection angle or the general domain parameter to form common image gathers. Amplitude correction is applied to common image gathers and the images and common image gathers are stored on non-transitory computer-readable media.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: TOTAL E&P USA, INC.Inventors: Huimin Guan, Paul Williamson, Francois Audebert, Bertrand Duquet, Bertrand Denel
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Publication number: 20100326978Abstract: A powered lighter having a switch which is activated by a change in air pressure or air flow is described. The change in air pressure or air flow causes the switch to close thereby allowing the lighter's direct current power supply to increase the temperature of the lighter's heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.Inventors: David W. Muska, Jean-Francois Audebert, Peter F. Hoffman
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Patent number: 7858226Abstract: A fluid consuming battery (10) is provided with a fluid regulating system (50) for regulating fluid entry into the battery. The battery (10) includes a fluid consuming cell (20) having a cell housing with fluid entry ports for the passage of a fluid into the cell housing. A first fluid consuming electrode and a second electrode are disposed within the cell housing. The fluid regulating system (50) includes a valve having a moving plate (66) disposed adjacent to a fixed plate (62). The moving plate and fixed plate both have fluid entry ports (68, 64) that align in an open valve position and are misaligned in a closed valve position. The fluid regulating system (50) also includes an actuator that may include one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) components (82a, 82b) for moving the moving plate (66) relative to the fixed plate (62) to open and close the valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Langan, John C. Bailey, Robert M. Janmey, Michael J. Brandon, II, Martin S. Goodchild, Jean-Francois Audebert
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Patent number: 7791002Abstract: A battery powered cigarette lighter having a switch which is activated by a change in air pressure or air flow is described. The change in air pressure or air flow, which is caused by the consumer forcing air through the air permeable cigarette, causes the switch to close thereby allowing the lighter's direct current power supply to increase the temperature of the lighter's heating element above the cigarette's ignition point.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2005Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.Inventors: David W. Muska, Jean-Francois Audebert, Peter F. Hoffman
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Patent number: 7740976Abstract: A fluid consuming battery (10) is provided with a fluid regulating system (50) for regulating fluid entry into the battery. The battery (10) includes a fluid consuming cell (20) having a cell housing with fluid entry ports for the passage of a fluid into the cell housing. A first fluid consuming electrode and a second electrode are disposed within the cell housing. The fluid regulating system (50) includes a valve having a moving plate (66) disposed adjacent to a fixed plate (62). The moving plate and fixed plate both have fluid entry ports (68, 64) that align in an open valve position and are misaligned in a closed valve position. The fluid regulating system (50) also includes an actuator that may include one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) components (82a, 82b) for moving the moving plate (66) relative to the fixed plate (62) to open and close the valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2007Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Langan, John M. Somerville, Michael J. Brandon, II, Robert M. Janmey, Jean-Francois Audebert
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Publication number: 20080106971Abstract: A low-cost general method to perform subsalt velocity analysis is provided. For instances where sediment velocity structure is relatively simple, the method includes a single one-time redatuming to the base of salt, using existing prestack wave equation tools. For instances where the sediment velocity structure has a variable topography, the method includes multi-step redatuming to the base of salt. The method is designed to completely remove the salt-sediment overburden effects, and redatum the surface seismic data to a flat arbitrary subsalt datum, removing the complexity of the wavefield caused by the salt bodies. Once having obtained a simplified wavefield by stripping off the effects of the complex overburden, less expensive Kirchhoff imaging algorithms are employed for performing subsalt velocity model building.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Bin Wang, Francois Audebert
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Publication number: 20080096082Abstract: A fluid consuming battery (10) is provided with a fluid regulating system (50) for regulating fluid entry into the battery. The battery (10) includes a fluid consuming cell (20) having a cell housing with fluid entry ports for the passage of a fluid into the cell housing. A first fluid consuming electrode and a second electrode are disposed within the cell housing. The fluid regulating system (50) includes a valve having a moving plate (66) disposed adjacent to a fixed plate (62). The moving plate and fixed plate both have fluid entry ports (68, 64) that align in an open valve position and are misaligned in a closed valve position. The fluid regulating system (50) also includes an actuator that may include one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) components (82a, 82b) for moving the moving plate (66) relative to the fixed plate (62) to open and close the valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Richard Langan, John Bailey, Robert Janmey, Michael Brandon, Martin Goodchild, Jean-Francois Audebert
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Publication number: 20080085436Abstract: A fluid consuming battery (10) is provided with a fluid regulating system (50) for regulating fluid entry into the battery. The battery (10) includes a fluid consuming cell (20) having a cell housing with fluid entry ports for the passage of a fluid into the cell housing. A first fluid consuming electrode and a second electrode are disposed within the cell housing. The fluid regulating system (50) includes a valve having a moving plate (66) disposed adjacent to a fixed plate (62). The moving plate and fixed plate both have fluid entry ports (68, 64) that align in an open valve position and are misaligned in a closed valve position. The fluid regulating system (50) also includes an actuator that may include one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) components (82a, 82b) for moving the moving plate (66) relative to the fixed plate (62) to open and close the valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Inventors: Richard Langan, John Somerville, Michael Brandon, Robert Janmey, Jean-Francois Audebert
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Publication number: 20070042305Abstract: A battery powered cigarette lighter having a switch which is activated by a change in air pressure or air flow is described. The change in air pressure or air flow, which is caused by the consumer forcing air through the air permeable cigarette, causes the switch to close thereby allowing the lighter's direct current power supply to increase the temperature of the lighter's heating element above the cigarette's ignition point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2005Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventors: David W. Muska, Jean-Francois Audebert, Peter F. Hoffman