Patents by Inventor Francois Diaz

Francois Diaz 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: 6312750
    Abstract: Cooked-extruded-expanded sweet snack having a porous texture, a low specific weight and a biscuit and caramel flavor. The snack includes non-fat milk solids, an oil or fat, hydrolyzed amylaceous material having a DE of from 5 to 45, and optionally, non hydrolyzed amylaceous material, a sugar or a phosphate. The snack has a diameter of 10 to 20 mm, a length of 30 to 100 mm, or both, and can be coated with a chocolate or sugar coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Sabine Bonnasse-Gahot, Adrienne S. Jones-Wiltshire, Werner Pfaller, Francois Diaz, Pierre Felix Fourre
  • Patent number: 5958245
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a device for the selective extraction of the halide ions from photographic baths. According to the invention, the solutions to be treated are subjected to a first nanofiltration step 2 in diafiltration mode, then to a second nanofiltration step 3 in concentration mode. The method makes it possible to prolong the activity of the fixing or bleaching/fixing baths during the processing of photographic products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Didier J. Martin, Christian G. Guizard, Jean-Francois Diaz
  • Patent number: 5679503
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a device for extracting the halide ions from fixing or bleaching/fixing photographic solutions containing mainly thiosulfate as the fixing agent, bringing the solutions into contact with a nanofiltration module including at least two membranes of different types.The method enables the activity of the fixing or bleaching/fixing baths to be extended during the processing of photographic products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Didier Jean Martin, Christian Gilbert Guizard, Jean-Francois Diaz
  • Patent number: 5408151
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an electromagnetic motor of the type including a stator (4), a rotor (6) mounted for rotation relative to the stator, and a cage (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e) fixedly engaged relative to the stator, such cage including a bottom (18), a cover (22) and a body (20), the rotor being mounted for rotation in the interior of the cage, such motor being characterized in that the cage (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e) is formed from a synthetic material, while mechanical anchoring and positioning means are provided between the wall (P) of the cage body (20) and the stator (4) which leave the wall (P) free. This motor is intended for fitting out a timepiece in particular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Eta SA Fabriques d'Ebauches
    Inventors: Friedrich Perrot, Francois Diaz