Patents by Inventor Jean-Philippe Francois
Jean-Philippe Francois 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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Patent number: 11821060Abstract: A nickel-based superalloy includes, in atomic percentages, 13% to 21% chromium, 15% to 26% cobalt, 4% to 8% aluminum, 4.5% to 8% titanium, 8% to 18% iron, boron in an atomic percentage less than or equal to 0.5% or no boron, carbon in an atomic percentage less than or equal to 1% or no carbon, at least one additional element selected from molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and niobium, a total atomic content of the at least one additional element being less than or equal to 1.5% or no such at least one additional element, the remainder being nickel and unavoidable impurities, with a sum of the atomic percentages of aluminum and titanium being comprised between 8.5% and 15%. The novel superalloy composition has a limited density and exhibiting, when hot, good mechanical properties as well as good resistance to oxidation and corrosion.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignees: SAFRAN, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE PARIS EST CRETEIL VAL DE MARNEInventors: Pierre Jean Sallot, Clara Desgranges, Anne-Laure Rouffie, Jean-Philippe François Couzinie, Guy Dirras, Ivan Georges Guillot, Jean-Marc Eric Joubert, Mathilde Madeleine Louise Laurent, Loic Perriere, Thomas Philippe Joseph Rieger
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Publication number: 20220145428Abstract: A nickel-based superalloy includes, in atomic percentages, 13% to 21% chromium, 15% to 26% cobalt, 4% to 8% aluminum, 4.5% to 8% titanium, 8% to 18% iron, boron in an atomic percentage less than or equal to 0.5% or no boron, carbon in an atomic percentage less than or equal to 1% or no carbon, at least one additional element selected from molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and niobium, a total atomic content of the at least one additional element being less than or equal to 1.5% or no such at least one additional element, the remainder being nickel and unavoidable impurities, with a sum of the atomic percentages of aluminum and titanium being comprised between 8.5% and 15%. The novel superalloy composition has a limited density and exhibiting, when hot, good mechanical properties as well as good resistance to oxidation and corrosion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Pierre Jean SALLOT, Clara DESGRANGES, Anne-Laure ROUFFIE, Jean-Philippe François COUZINIE, Guy DIRRAS, Ivan Georges GUILLOT, Jean-Marc Eric JOUBERT, Mathilde Madeleine Louise Laurent, Loic PERRIERE, Thomas Philippe Joseph RIEGER
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Patent number: 10100324Abstract: The specification provides methods of obtaining a genetically modified plant which has increased production potential compared to a control plant, the method comprising the steps of i) obtaining a plurality of plants at least one of which comprises in its genome a heterologous polynucleotide, ii) identifying from the plurality of plants a plant which has increased production potential relative to the control plant and comprises the heterologous polynucleotide, and iii) selecting the genetically modified plant, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a transcriptional control sequence operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence which encodes an agent that modifies endogenous starch phosphorylation and/or starch degradation in the plant. In some embodiments, the plant has increased endogenous glycosylase or increased digestibility compared to a control plant.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2008Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION, GRAINS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONInventors: Jean-Philippe Francois Michel Ral, Zhongyi Li, Matthew Kennedy Morell
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Patent number: 8399493Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating or controlling schizophrenia in a mammal using compounds having the Formula (I), wherein M1 and M2 are defined in the application.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignees: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Addex Pharmaceuticals S.A.Inventors: Christelle Martine Bolea, Vanthea Nhem, Terry Patrick Finn, Emmanuel Christian Le Poul, Jean-Philippe Francois Christian Rocher, Robert Johannes Lutjens
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Publication number: 20110045127Abstract: The specification provides methods of obtaining a genetically modified plant which has increased production potential compared to a control plant, the method comprising the steps of i) obtaining a plurality of plants at least one of which comprises in its genome a heterologous polynucleotide, ii) identifying from the plurality of plants a plant which has increased production potential relative to the control plant and comprises the heterologous polynucleotide, and iii) selecting the genetically modified plant, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a transcriptional control sequence operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence which encodes an agent that modifies endogenous starch phosphorylation and/or starch degradation in the plant. In some embodiments, the plant has increased endogenous glycosylase or increased digestibility compared to a control plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2008Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicants: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Orginisation, Grains Research and Development CorporationInventors: Jean-Philippe Francois Michel Ral, Zhongyi Li, Matthew Kennedy Morell
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Patent number: 7333632Abstract: To authenticate images taken by image capturing elements (3) of offending vehicles, for example, when exceeding the authorized speed, provided elements are provided for allowing informative data on the offence to be supplied, such as the speed of the vehicle, the date, the time and the place of the offence and various processing methods are provided which enable, during exploitation of the images, detection of whether or not manipulations have been carried out on the images.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Cynove SarlInventors: Jacques Lewiner, Sylvain Javelot, Damien Lebrun, Stephane Debusne, Jean Philippe Francois
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Patent number: 6319550Abstract: Silica granules made up of mutually agglomerated silica soot particles are treated by placing the granules in a crucible inside a furnace which contains an inert gas mixed with a chlorine-containing compound and in which the temperature lies in the range 1000° C. to 1500° C. According to the invention, a crucible is used that is made of porous graphite firstly to increase the surface area of the crucible through which the chlorine-containing compound diffuses. This gives rise to faster exchange between the granules and the gas for given partial pressure of the chlorine-containing compound, thereby improving purification. Secondly, the difference between the chemical natures of the silicas and the crucible make the two materials inert relative to each other so that the granules do not adhere to the walls of the crucible, thereby making it possible to recover the granules without having to apply any mechanical operation that might contaminate them.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1999Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Assignee: AlcatelInventors: Jean-Florent Campion, Jean-Philippe Francois, Christelle Lavallade, Philippe Oskeritsian, Jean-Maxime Saugrain
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Patent number: 6209358Abstract: In the fiber-drawing method, a first preform is lowered along a fiber-drawing axis through a fiber-drawing oven so as to be heated and drawn down into an optical fiber, and a second preform is lowered along the fiber-drawing axis through the fiber-drawing oven so as to be heated and drawn down in turn after the first preform has been withdrawn. While the first preform is being drawn down into a fiber, the second preform is heated in a preheating oven disposed adjacent to the fiber-drawing oven so as to raise the second preform to a temperature which is slightly below the fiber-drawing temperature, and the preheated second preform is transferred quickly onto the fiber-drawing axis after the first preform has been withdrawn therefrom. This method contributes to increasing the capacity for producing optical fibers.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1999Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: AlcatelInventors: Bernard Wurier, Michel Hertz, Jean-Philippe Francois
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Patent number: 5848093Abstract: The fiber-drawing furnace includes a graphite tube positioned vertically, heated by induction, and subjected internally to an inert atmosphere, said tube internally defining a fiber-drawing chamber. In the furnace said graphite tube is a double-walled tube having an inner wall and an outer wall, its inner wall is porous and separates the fiber-drawing chamber from a peripheral chamber defined between the walls and subjected to a flow of inert gas which diffuses through said porous wall into said fiber-drawing chamber. Application to drawing down an optical-fiber preform.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1997Date of Patent: December 8, 1998Assignee: Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Generale D'ElectriciteInventors: Jacques Goudeau, Henri Marc Michaud, Jean-Philippe Francois, Thierry Auvray, Michel Hertz, Patrick McKenzie