Patents by Inventor Gerard Vergneau

Gerard Vergneau 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).

  • Image display device and frame for such a device
    Patent number: 6843542
    Abstract: An image display device such as a television set or a monitor is disclosed. The image display device includes a front casing on which a screen and a rear casing are mounted. A frame surrounding the screen is detachably fastened to the front casing independently of the rear casing. The frame includes tabs capable of being manually handled in order to separate the frame from the front casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A.
    Inventors: Claude Bressan, Bernard Guerin, Gérard Vergneau
  • Image display device and frame for such a device
    Publication number: 20030048047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display device such as a television set or a monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Claude Bressan, Bernard Guerin, Gerard Vergneau
  • Jog and shuttle controls for electronic or electrical devices
    Patent number: 5678451
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an improvement to the "jog and shuttle" knobs used on electronic or electrical devices, notably video devices such as video recorders. The control according to the invention includes a knob mounted inside a cavity in the face-plate of the control panel such that the external face of the knob is aligned with said face-plate, and a finger fixed to a ring mounted coaxially with the knob, the finger being mounted such that it moves around the arc of a circle in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Thomson Multimedia S.A.
    Inventors: Gerard Vergneau, Philippe Starck
  • Combined telephone and visual display unit
    Patent number: D279563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1985
    Inventors: Laurent Menei, Gerard Vergneau