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).

  • Patent number: 12322260
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: BANKS AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING
    Inventors: Alain Soubirane, Franck Robert, Olivier Soleilhavoup, Mampionona Rakotobe, Andres Bohorquez Prieto, Maxime Goulon, Fabien Demange
  • Publication number: 20240071163
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Alain SOUBIRANE, Franck ROBERT, Olivier SOLEILHAVOUP, Mampionona RAKOTOBE, Andres BOHORQUEZ PRIETO, Maxime GOULON, Fabien DEMANGE
  • Patent number: 11077968
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Pierre Robert, Franck Robert
  • Patent number: 10600042
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: INGENICO GROUP
    Inventors: Didier Coquelet, Franck Robert, Ferhaj Chowdhary
  • Publication number: 20200079541
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Pierre Robert, Franck Robert
  • Patent number: 10518915
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Pierre Robert, Franck Robert
  • Patent number: 10299398
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: INGENICO GROUP
    Inventors: Julien Roux, Franck Robert, Philippe Dedieu
  • Publication number: 20180255657
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Julien Roux, Franck Robert, Philippe Dedieu
  • Patent number: 9972471
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: PHOTONIS FRANCE
    Inventors: Damien Letexier, Franck Robert
  • Publication number: 20170287667
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Damien Letexier, Franck Robert, Geoffroy Deltel
  • Patent number: 9736437
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: PHOTONIS FRANCE
    Inventors: Carlo Kaiser, Franck Robert, Damien Letexier
  • Publication number: 20170148007
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Didier Coquelet, Franck Robert, Ferhaj Chowdhary
  • Publication number: 20170029149
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Pierre Robert, Franck Robert
  • Publication number: 20160080706
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Carlo Kaiser, Franck Robert, Damien Letexier
  • Patent number: 9055672
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Compagnie Industrielle et Financiere D'Ingenierie “Ingenico”
    Inventors: Laurent Mayer, Frederic Nguyen, Pascal Sulpice, Didier Coquelet, Franck Robert, Caroline Wolff