Patents by Inventor Francois Bertrand
Francois Bertrand 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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Publication number: 20240017040Abstract: A catheter accessory for use with a catheter having a distal portion comprising an intervention accessory having a distal portion outer diameter. The catheter accessory comprises an elongated tubular structure, releasably mounted onto the intermediate portion, but static during operation, to provide a pre-determined flexural rigidity and a pre-determined flexibility simultaneously to the intermediate portion covered by the elongated tubular structure. The elongated tubular structure has a default shape and size for operation with a lumen with an inside diameter larger than the intermediate portion outer diameter and smaller than the distal portion outer diameter, holding the catheter accessory onto the intermediate portion and completely proximal to the distal portion comprising the intervention accessory during the operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Olivier François BERTRAND, Ramses GALAZ
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Patent number: 11632169Abstract: The method relates to a synchronization of a magnetic locating system including a first device and a second device each including an oscillator, a time counter clocked by the oscillator, and a radiocommunication module. The locating system also includes a device for emitting and receiving alternating magnetic fields, the device being configured to allow a propagation of alternating magnetic fields between the first and second devices, the device for emitting and receiving alternating magnetic fields being connected to the oscillators of the first and second devices. The synchronizing method includes a synchronizing step that is configured to synchronize the oscillators of the first and second devices by adjusting, by servo-controlling the oscillator of the second device, the operation of the time counter of the second device to the operation of the time counter of the first device.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternativesInventors: Vincent Josselin, Francois Bertrand, Saifeddine Aloui, Jerome Paulet
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Publication number: 20220233201Abstract: There is described a device for applying an adjustable and simultaneous compression on vessel access points. The device comprises a frame comprising a body with at least two cavities through the body to be placed about surfaces of a patient corresponding to the at least two cavities. At least two compression members are movably fitted in the cavities, wherein a portion of the frame defines a space into which a portion of the compression member is fitted and around which it hinges. A side of the compression members opposite a portion around which it hinges comprises a locking mechanism which releasably engages with the frame at an interface between said side and the frame to lock each one of the at least two compression members in a given hinge position for applying the pressure onto the vessel access point depending on the hinge position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Olivier François BERTRAND, Ramses GALAZ, Arnoldo HEREDIA, Daniel GOMEZ
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Publication number: 20210128793Abstract: Bioresorbable medical devices, such as stents, scaffolds and other medical devices implantable in human and animal bodies, in which galvanic couples are formed. The devices include bioresorbable amalgamates, wires, laminates, layered structures or combinations thereof. Also, methods of manufacturing the devices, including laminating, folding, 110 braiding, weaving, crocheting or cold spraying of materials with different galvanic potentials Also, machining of amalgamated materials using electrical discharge machining.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Rosaire Mongrain, Olivier Francois Bertrand, Ramses Galaz
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Patent number: 10830917Abstract: A method for detecting an anomaly, associated with a magnetic locating device including a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element that are associated with a first object and with a second object, respectively. The first object includes a first movement sensor configured to determine a first datum dependent on inclination of the first object in a basic reference frame, or the terrestrial reference frame. The method includes: determining the first datum from the first movement sensor; determining a second datum dependent on inclination of the second object in the basic reference frame; determining at least one orientation parameter with the magnetic locating device using the first and second magnetic elements; using the at least one orientation parameter and the first and second data to generate an indicator of presence of the anomaly.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, MINMAXMEDICALInventors: Saifeddine Aloui, Francois Bertrand, Mickael Chave, Stephane Lavallee
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Patent number: 10736995Abstract: An intermixed particulate bioresorbable material including cathodic particles and anodic particles bound to each other, wherein the anodic and cathodic particles are made respectively of an anodic and a cathodic material, the anodic and cathodic materials forming a galvanic couple. The anodic and cathodic particles are present in a predetermined ratio and the anodic particles, cathodic particles and predetermined ratio are such that bioresorption of the bioresorbable material is promoted by galvanic corrosion between the anodic and cathodic materials. Also, a medical device, manufactured using the bioresorbable material and a method of manufacturing the bioresorbable material and the medical device.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: LES ENTREPRISES NANOSTENT INC.Inventors: Rosaire Mongrain, Olivier Francois Bertrand, Stephen Yue
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Patent number: 10371764Abstract: An optical pumping and isotropic measurement magnetometer. The magnetometer is all-optical in the sense that resonance between Zeeman sub-levels is induced by modulating the intensity or the frequency of the pump beam. Resonance is detected either using the pump beam itself or an unmodulated probe beam. The pump beam is linearly polarised and its polarisation direction is kept constant relative to the direction of the magnetic field to be measured, so that a measurement independent of the orientation of the field can be made.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Sophie Morales, Mathieu Baicry, Francois Bertrand, Matthieu Le Prado, Jean-Michel Leger, Umberto Rossini, Jaroslaw Rutkowski
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Publication number: 20190113585Abstract: The method relates to a synchronization of a magnetic locating system including a first device and a second device each including an oscillator, a time counter clocked by the oscillator, and a radiocommunication module. The locating system also includes a device for emitting and receiving alternating magnetic fields, the device being configured to allow a propagation of alternating magnetic fields between the first and second devices, the device for emitting and receiving alternating magnetic fields being connected to the oscillators of the first and second devices. The synchronizing method includes a synchronizing step that is configured to synchronize the oscillators of the first and second devices by adjusting, by servo-controlling the oscillator of the second device, the operation of the time counter of the second device to the operation of the time counter of the first device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternativesInventors: Vincent JOSSELIN, Francois BERTRAND, Saifeddine ALOUI, Jerome PAULET
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Publication number: 20190086573Abstract: A method for detecting an anomaly, associated with a magnetic locating device including a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element that are associated with a first object and with a second object, respectively. The first object includes a first movement sensor configured to determine a first datum dependent on inclination of the first object in a basic reference frame, or the terrestrial reference frame. The method includes: determining the first datum from the first movement sensor; determining a second datum dependent on inclination of the second object in the basic reference frame; determining at least one orientation parameter with the magnetic locating device using the first and second magnetic elements; using the at least one orientation parameter and the first and second data to generate an indicator of presence of the anomaly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicants: COMMISARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, MINMAXMEDICALInventors: Saifeddine ALOUI, Francois BERTRAND, Mickael CHAVE, Stephane LAVALLEE
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Publication number: 20180303978Abstract: An intermixed particulate bioresorbable material including cathodic particles and anodic particles bound to each other, wherein the anodic and cathodic particles are made respectively of an anodic and a cathodic material, the anodic and cathodic materials forming a galvanic couple. The anodic and cathodic particles are present in a predetermined ratio and the anodic particles, cathodic particles and predetermined ratio are such that bioresorption of the bioresorbable material is promoted by galvanic corrosion between the anodic and cathodic materials. Also, a medical device, manufactured using the bioresorbable material and a method of manufacturing the bioresorbable material and the medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Rosaire Mongrain, Olivier Francois Bertrand, Stephen Yue
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Patent number: 10101179Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic position tracking system, including: an electromagnetic field emission device including at least one emitter coil and, connected to the emitter coil, a first generator of an electric signal for exciting the emitter coil; a device for receiving the electromagnetic field emitted by the emission device, including at least one receiver coil, and, connected to the receiver coil, a circuit for reading an electric signal induced in the receiver coil; and a system for measuring at least one parameter of the reception device, including, connected to the receiver coil, a second generator of an electric signal for exciting the receiver coil.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, MINMAXMEDICALInventors: François Bertrand, Vincent Josselin, Loïc Huguel, Sandra Rousseau
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Patent number: 10028847Abstract: An intermixed particulate bioresorbable material including cathodic particles and anodic particles bound to each other, wherein the anodic and cathodic particles are made respectively of an anodic and a cathodic material, the anodic and cathodic materials forming a galvanic couple. The anodic and cathodic particles are present in a predetermined ratio and the anodic particles, cathodic particles and predetermined ratio are such that bioresorption of said stent is promoted by galvanic corrosion between said anodic and cathodic materials. Also, a medical device, such as a stent, manufactured using the bioresorbable material and a method of manufacturing the bioresorbable material and the medical device.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Les Enterprises Nanostent Inc.Inventors: Rosaire Mongrain, Olivier Francois Bertrand, Stephen Yue
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Patent number: 9970972Abstract: A device for measuring an electric field in a conducting medium, including: an insulating enclosure; first, second, and third pairs of electrodes, the electrodes of a same pair being arranged on opposite external walls of the enclosure, and the electrodes of the first, second, and third pairs being centered on first, second, and third orthogonal axes; a first conductive coil; a first pair of switches enabling to alternately connect the first coil between the electrodes of the first, of the second, and of the third pair of electrodes; and a single magnetometer.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Mathieu Baicry, François Bertrand, Matthieu Le Prado, Jean-Michel Leger
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Patent number: 9797966Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic field measurement device, including a detector (4) configured to measure the amplitude of an output signal at a harmonic of an oscillation frequency of an excitation source, said amplitude being proportional to the magnetic field (B) to be measured, characterised in that it comprises an excitation circuit configured to associate with a principal excitation source (B1cos?t) oscillating at a principal oscillation frequency at least one secondary excitation source (B2cos(?/3t+?2)) oscillating at a secondary oscillation frequency that is a fraction of the principal oscillation frequency, said fraction being odd if said harmonic is odd, and even if said harmonic is even.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternativesInventors: Matthieu Le Prado, Francois Bertrand, Marie-Constance Corsi, Elisabeth Delevoye, Sophie Morales
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Patent number: 9587355Abstract: Invention relates to a method of manufacturing glassine paper comprising following steps of producing paper by forming a paper web in a forming section and drying the web in a press section and in a pre-drying section; applying film-forming product on both sides of the web; removing moisture from the film-forming product in an after-drying section; passing the web having film-forming product on its surfaces through an on-line calendering process; and reeling up the glassine paper.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Munksjö OyjInventors: Jean-Francois Bertrand, Marco Ruffino
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Publication number: 20170023381Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic position tracking system, including: an electromagnetic field emission device including at least one emitter coil and, connected to the emitter coil, a first generator of an electric signal for exciting the emitter coil; a device for receiving the electromagnetic field emitted by the emission device, including at least one receiver coil, and, connected to the receiver coil, a circuit for reading an electric signal induced in the receiver coil; and a system for measuring at least one parameter of the reception device, including, connected to the receiver coil, a second generator of an electric signal for exciting the receiver coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: François BERTRAND, Vincent JOSSELIN, Loïc HUGUEL, Sandra ROUSSEAU
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Publication number: 20170010337Abstract: An optical pumping and isotropic measurement magnetometer. The magnetometer is all-optical in the sense that resonance between Zeeman sub-levels is induced by modulating the intensity or the frequency of the pump beam. Resonance is detected either using the pump beam itself or an unmodulated probe beam. The pump beam is linearly polarised and its polarisation direction is kept constant relative to the direction of the magnetic field to be measured, so that a measurement independent of the orientation of the field can be made.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Sophie Morales, Mathieu Baicry, Francois Bertrand, Matthieu Le Prado, Jean-Michel Leger, Umberto Rossini, Jaroslaw Rutkowski
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Publication number: 20160238645Abstract: A device for measuring an electric field in a conducting medium, including: an insulating enclosure; first, second, and third pairs of electrodes, the electrodes of a same pair being arranged on opposite external walls of the enclosure, and the electrodes of the first, second, and third pairs being centered on first, second, and third orthogonal axes; a first conductive coil; a first pair of switches enabling to alternately connect the first coil between the electrodes of the first, of the second, and of the third pair of electrodes; and a single magnetometer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Mathieu BAICRY, François Bertrand, Matthieu Le Prado, Jean-Michel Leger
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Patent number: 9241985Abstract: A method for preparing a vaccine composition to be implemented in a locally administered treatment for avian viral disease, includes at least the step of: a) extemporaneously mixing a vaccine, including at least one live virus selected from a virus belonging to one or more strains of the avian disease, with an adjuvant diluent (DA), characterized in that the adjuvant diluent is a continuous aqueous phase oil-in-water emulsion or oil-in-water microemulsion.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE PRODUITS POUR LES INDUSTRIES CHIMIQUES SEPPICInventors: Francois Bertrand, Sebastien Deville, Laurent Dupuis
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Publication number: 20160017543Abstract: Invention relates to a method of manufacturing glassine paper comprising following steps of producing paper by forming a paper web in a forming section and drying the web in a press section and in a pre-drying section; applying film-forming product on both sides of the web; removing moisture from the film-forming product in an after-drying section; passing the web having film-forming product on its surfaces through an on-line calendering process; and reeling up the glassine paper.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: MUNKSJÖ OYJInventors: Jean-Francois Bertrand, Marco Ruffino