Patents by Inventor Francis Vandenbussche

Francis Vandenbussche 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).

  • Convertible illuminated display case
    Patent number: 6869154
    Abstract: A convertible illuminated display case for drawing attention to an object or image. The display case includes a box having a front opening with a rim extending along at least a portion of its perimeter. The box has a removable front panel with a translucent wall. The display case also includes a support adapted to provide a base for displaying an object, and the support is further adapted for placement within the box. Rear cold light sources are disposed at the back of the box, and front cold light sources are disposed inside the box near the rim. A power supply device is connected to the front and rear cold light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Chanel
    Inventor: Francis Vandenbussche
  • Method of controlling or stabilizing the attitude of a vehicle in space
    Patent number: 6536713
    Abstract: A method of controlling the attitude of a vehicle in space relative to three reference axes, the method consisting: initially in adjusting the attitude of the vehicle in conventional manner to desired angles on the basis of a two-axis detector which points towards a reference heavenly body; and subsequently in adjusting the attitude of the vehicle about the third reference axis by using the speeds of rotation of the reaction wheels which reflect conservation of the total angular momentum of the vehicle to perform an angle measurement about the third axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Agence Spatiale Europeenne
    Inventors: Francis Vandenbussche, Michel Philippe Janvier, Antonius Josephus Maria Van Overbeek, Antony Philip Holt
  • Convertible illunminated display case
    Publication number: 20030015945
    Abstract: A convertible illuminated display case includes:
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventor: Francis Vandenbussche
  • Method of controlling or stabilizing the attitude of a vehicle in space
    Publication number: 20020121573
    Abstract: A method of controlling the attitude of a vehicle in space relative to three reference axes, the method consisting:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Agence Spatiale Europeenne
    Inventors: Francis Vandenbussche, Michel Philippe Janvier, Antonius Josephus Maria Van Overbeek, Antony Philip Holt
  • Lighting system and booth
    Patent number: 5725295
    Abstract: A lighting booth for providing varying light conditions. The lighting booth includes a stand, a mirror mounted to the stand, and first and second panels mounted to the stand adjacent the mirror, each panel defining a plurality of apertures. The lighting booth further includes a lighting system having a plurality of light sources and an adjustable power source. Each light source is coupled with at least one aperture and with the adjustable power source for selecting the intensity of the light emitted thereby such that the light emitted by an outlet end of each bundle may be adjusted so as to provide selectable variation in lighting conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Chanel S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Moncourtois, Francis Vandenbussche
  • Table mirror
    Patent number: D462181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Chanel, Inc.
    Inventor: Francis Vandenbussche
  • Table mirror
    Patent number: D464206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Chanel, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominique Moncourtois, Francis Vandenbussche
  • Combined lighted booth and mirror
    Patent number: D393958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Chanel, S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Moncourtois, Francis Vandenbussche