Patents by Inventor Frederic Reynes

Frederic Reynes 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: 7374929
    Abstract: This concerns a device whose filtering membrane (4) is gripped annularly at the periphery between an annular transverse wall (32) forming part of a drainage body and an axially oriented cylindrical wall (9) of an intake body, which lateral wall has an elastomer seal (13) which forms the edge thereof and by means of which this wall comes into contact with the membrane (4), this device being provided with a second seal (55) which has an arched profile, the external annular end (61) of which bears against said annular transverse wall (32) radially beyond said membrane (4), and the internal end (57) of which is connected to said seal (13) on the lateral wall (9) of said reservoir (5), hereinafter referred to as the first seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Schann, Gérard Muller, Frédéric Reynes, Christian Clauss
  • Patent number: 7062833
    Abstract: The method includes the step of positioning the device on a sheath (94) having, for each latching tab (7), a portion adapted to be housed between this tab and a cylindrical wall of the device; the step of making the sheath enter between each tab and the cylindrical wall until means preventing the withdrawal of the tabs are released; and the step of moving the two bodies (2,3) away from each other. The instrument has, in addition to the sheath (94), a guidance slide (77).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Schann, Gerard Muller, Frédéric Reynes, Christian Clauss
  • Publication number: 20040237274
    Abstract: The method includes the step of positioning the device on a sheath (94) having, for each latching tab (7), a portion adapted to be housed between this tab and a cylindrical wall of the device; the step of making the sheath enter between each tab and the cylindrical wall until means preventing the withdrawal of the tabs are released; and the step of moving the two bodies (2,3) away from each other. The instrument has, in addition to the sheath (94), a guidance slide (77).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Christian Schann, Gerard Muller, Frederic Reynes, Christian Clauss
  • Publication number: 20040241785
    Abstract: This concerns a device whose filtering membrane (4) is gripped annularly at the periphery between an annular transverse wall (32) forming part of a drainage body and an axially oriented cylindrical wall (9) of an intake body, which lateral wall has an elastomer seal (13) which forms the edge thereof and by means of which this wall comes into contact with the membrane (4), this device being provided with a second seal (55) which has an arched profile, the external annular end (61) of which bears against said annular transverse wall (32) radially beyond said membrane (4), and the internal end (57) of which is connected to said seal (13) on the lateral wall (9) of said reservoir (5), hereinafter referred to as the first seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Christian Schann, Gerard Muller, Frederic Reynes, Christian Clauss