Patents by Inventor Franck Robert
Franck 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).
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Patent number: 12322260Abstract: An electronic payment device intended to be integrated into an unattended electronic payment terminal. The electronic payment device includes at least one electronic card, a screen, a keyboard and a contactless payment module. The contactless payment module has at least one contactless antenna arranged on a plane, called antenna plane, raised by a first predetermined distance with respect to the plane of the keyboard and raised by a second predetermined distance with respect to the plane of the screen. The second predetermined distance is smaller than the first predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: BANKS AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGInventors: Alain Soubirane, Franck Robert, Olivier Soleilhavoup, Mampionona Rakotobe, Andres Bohorquez Prieto, Maxime Goulon, Fabien Demange
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Publication number: 20240071163Abstract: An electronic payment device intended to be integrated into an unattended electronic payment terminal. The electronic payment device includes at least one electronic card, a screen, a keyboard and a contactless payment module. The contactless payment module has at least one contactless antenna arranged on a plane, called antenna plane, raised by a first predetermined distance with respect to the plane of the keyboard and raised by a second predetermined distance with respect to the plane of the screen. The second predetermined distance is smaller than the first predetermined distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Alain SOUBIRANE, Franck ROBERT, Olivier SOLEILHAVOUP, Mampionona RAKOTOBE, Andres BOHORQUEZ PRIETO, Maxime GOULON, Fabien DEMANGE
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Patent number: 11077968Abstract: The invention relates to a so-called stabilization method, consisting of completing the filling of traveling egg trays. In each of the successive trays, eggs taken from an available egg reservoir are deposited in empty locations. This reservoir is made up of egg receiving cells that are movable along rows of cells in series. Depending on a filling state of the tray being treated identifying the distribution of the empty locations relative to the full locations, the reservoir is automatically configured in a configuration of egg-bearing cells complementary to said filling state of the tray in progress, so as to next transfer eggs between the reservoir and the tray in progress by correspondence between empty locations and full locations in the tray and the presence or absence of an egg-bearing cell in the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Zoetis Services LLCInventors: Pierre Robert, Franck Robert
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Patent number: 10600042Abstract: An electronic payment terminal includes a light guide to guide the light from at least one light source internal to the electronic payment terminal to the exterior of the electronic payment terminal. The light guide is integrated with a contactless payment module integrated with the electronic payment terminal and additionally includes at least one shock-absorbing pad extending beyond the external surface of the electronic payment terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: INGENICO GROUPInventors: Didier Coquelet, Franck Robert, Ferhaj Chowdhary
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Publication number: 20200079541Abstract: The invention relates to a so-called stabilization method, consisting of completing the filling of traveling egg trays. In each of the successive trays, eggs taken from an available egg reservoir are deposited in empty locations. This reservoir is made up of egg receiving cells that are movable along rows of cells in series. Depending on a filling state of the tray being treated identifying the distribution of the empty locations relative to the full locations, the reservoir is automatically configured in a configuration of egg-bearing cells complementary to said filling state of the tray in progress, so as to next transfer eggs between the reservoir and the tray in progress by correspondence between empty locations and full locations in the tray and the presence or absence of an egg-bearing cell in the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Pierre Robert, Franck Robert
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Patent number: 10518915Abstract: The invention relates to a so-called stabilization method, consisting of completing the filling of traveling egg trays (8). In each of the successive trays, eggs taken from an available egg reservoir (16) are deposited in empty locations. This reservoir is made up of egg receiving cells that are movable along rows of cells in series. Depending on a filling state of the tray being treated identifying the distribution of the empty locations relative to the full locations, the reservoir is automatically configured in a configuration of egg-bearing cells complementary to said filling state of the tray in progress, so as to next transfer eggs between the reservoir and the tray in progress by correspondence between empty locations and full locations in the tray and the presence or absence of an egg-bearing cell in the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Zoetis Services LLCInventors: Pierre Robert, Franck Robert
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Patent number: 10299398Abstract: A support device for a payment terminal includes a base adapted to receive a plurality of connection cables on a rear face, and a cover adapted to mount in translation on the base and enabling concealment of the connection cables when the plurality of connection cables is connected to the rear face of the base. The cover has three apertures configured to enable passage of connection cables connected to the rear face of the base. The three apertures are formed respectively on a left lateral face, a right lateral face and a rear face of the cover. The base is mounted on a footing having an aperture configured to enable passage of connection cables connected to the rear face.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: INGENICO GROUPInventors: Julien Roux, Franck Robert, Philippe Dedieu
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Publication number: 20180255657Abstract: A support device for a payment terminal includes a base adapted to receive a plurality of connection cables on a rear face, and a cover adapted to mount in translation on the base and enabling concealment of the connection cables when the plurality of connection cables is connected to the rear face of the base. The cover has three apertures configured to enable passage of connection cables connected to the rear face of the base. The three apertures are formed respectively on a left lateral face, a right lateral face and a rear face of the cover. The base is mounted on a footing having an aperture configured to enable passage of connection cables connected to the rear face.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Julien Roux, Franck Robert, Philippe Dedieu
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Patent number: 9972471Abstract: Image acquisition device comprising a photocathode, converting an incident flux of photons into a flux of electrons, a sensor, and a processor. The device according to the invention comprises a matrix of elementary filters, each associated with at least one pixel of the sensor, the matrix being disposed upstream of the photocathode. The matrix comprises primary color filters, and transparent filters, termed panchromatic filters. The processor is configured to: calculate a quantity, termed a useful quantity (F), for determining whether at least one zone of the sensor is in conditions of weak or strong illumination, the useful quantity being representative of a mean surface flux of photons or of electrons which is detected on a set of panchromatic pixels of the sensor; forming, only if the zone is in conditions of strong illumination, an image of the zone on the basis of the primary color pixels of this zone.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: PHOTONIS FRANCEInventors: Damien Letexier, Franck Robert
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Publication number: 20170287667Abstract: Image acquisition device comprising a photocathode, converting an incident flux of photons into a flux of electrons, a sensor, and a processor. The device according to the invention comprises a matrix of elementary filters, each associated with at least one pixel of the sensor, the matrix being disposed upstream of the photocathode. The matrix comprises primary color filters, and transparent filters, termed panchromatic filters. The processor is configured to: calculate a quantity, termed a useful quantity (F), for determining whether at least one zone of the sensor is in conditions of weak or strong illumination, the useful quantity being representative of a mean surface flux of photons or of electrons which is detected on a set of panchromatic pixels of the sensor; forming, only if the zone is in conditions of strong illumination, an image of the zone on the basis of the primary color pixels of this zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Damien Letexier, Franck Robert, Geoffroy Deltel
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Patent number: 9736437Abstract: The invention relates to an image acquisition device comprising a sensor composed of an array of photosensitive pixels, and an array of elementary filters covering the sensor. Pixels may be of three different types: panchromatic pixels, primary colour pixels and infrared pixels. Under low illumination conditions, the device displays a monochrome image using panchromatic pixels, and under high illumination conditions, a colour image with a high signal to noise ratio, by combining primary colour images and subtracting the infrared image.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: PHOTONIS FRANCEInventors: Carlo Kaiser, Franck Robert, Damien Letexier
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Publication number: 20170148007Abstract: An electronic payment terminal includes a light guide to guide the light from at least one light source internal to the electronic payment terminal to the exterior of the electronic payment terminal. The light guide is integrated with a contactless payment module integrated with the electronic payment terminal and additionally includes at least one shock-absorbing pad extending beyond the external surface of the electronic payment terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Didier Coquelet, Franck Robert, Ferhaj Chowdhary
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Publication number: 20170029149Abstract: The invention relates to a so-called stabilization method, consisting of completing the filling of traveling egg trays (8). In each of the successive trays, eggs taken from an available egg reservoir (16) are deposited in empty locations. This reservoir is made up of egg receiving cells that are movable along rows of cells in series. Depending on a filling state of the tray being treated identifying the distribution of the empty locations relative to the full locations, the reservoir is automatically configured in a configuration of egg-bearing cells complementary to said filling state of the tray in progress, so as to next transfer eggs between the reservoir and the tray in progress by correspondence between empty locations and full locations in the tray and the presence or absence of an egg-bearing cell in the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Pierre Robert, Franck Robert
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Publication number: 20160080706Abstract: The invention relates to an image acquisition device comprising a sensor composed of an array of photosensitive pixels, and an array of elementary filters covering the sensor. Pixels may be of three different types: panchromatic pixels, primary colour pixels and infrared pixels. Under low illumination conditions, the device displays a monochrome image using panchromatic pixels, and under high illumination conditions, a colour image with a high signal to noise ratio, by combining primary colour images and subtracting the infrared image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Carlo Kaiser, Franck Robert, Damien Letexier
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Patent number: 9055672Abstract: A device is provided for protecting an electronic printed circuit board. The device includes at least one zone of conductive contact between the printed circuit board and an element for securing the printed circuit board. The device also includes at least one elevating pad for elevating the at least one zone of conductive contact. The element for securing comes into contact with the zone of conductive contact of the printed circuit board by means of a zone of conductive contact of the elevating pad.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Compagnie Industrielle et Financiere D'Ingenierie “Ingenico”Inventors: Laurent Mayer, Frederic Nguyen, Pascal Sulpice, Didier Coquelet, Franck Robert, Caroline Wolff