Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Laurent

Jean-Pierre Laurent 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: 10294557
    Abstract: A steel part having a homogeneous multiphase microstructure in each region of the part, the microstructure containing ferrite, wherein the steel part is obtained by a process involving: cutting a blank from a strip of steel, having a specified composition; optionally, the blank undergoes prior cold deformation; the blank is heated to reach a soak temperature Ts above Ac1 but below Ac3 and held at this soak temperature Ts for a soak time ts adjusted so that the steel, after the blank has been heated, has an austenite content equal to or greater than 25% by area; the heated blank is transferred into a forming tool to hot-form the part; and the part is cooled within the tool at a cooling rate V such that the microstructure of the steel, after cooling the part, is a multiphase microstructure containing ferrite and being homogeneous in each region of the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal France
    Inventors: Jacques Corquillet, Jacques Devroc, Jean-Louis Hochard, Jean-Pierre Laurent, Antoine Moulin, Nathalie Romanowski
  • Patent number: 9611517
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steel part, the composition of the steel of which comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.040%?C?0.100%; 0.80%?Mn?2.00%; Si?0.30%; S?0.005%; P?0.030%; 0.010%?Al?0.070%; 0.015%?Nb?0.100%; 0.030%?Ti?0.080%; N?0.009%; Cu?0.100%; Ni?0.100%; Cr?0.100%; Mo?0.100%; and Ca?0.006%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting, the microstructure of the steel consisting of at least 75% equiaxed ferrite, martensite in an amount not less than 5% but not exceeding 20%, and bainite in an amount not exceeding 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal France
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Laurent, Thierry Malot
  • Publication number: 20140216612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steel part, the composition of the steel of which comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.040%?C?0.100%; 0.80%?Mn?2.00%; Si?0.30%; S?0.005%; P?0.030%; 0.010%?Al?0.070%; 0.015%?Nb?0.100%; 0.030%?Ti?0.080%; N?0.009%; Cu?0.100%; Ni?0.100%; Cr?0.100%; Mo?0.100%; and Ca?0.006%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting, the microstructure of the steel consisting of at least 75% equiaxed ferrite, martensite in an amount not less than 5% but not exceeding 20%, and bainite in an amount not exceeding 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: ArcelorMittal France
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Laurent, Thierry Malot
  • Patent number: 8722203
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steel part, the composition of the steel of which comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.040%?C?0.100%; 0.80%?Mn?2.00%; Si?0.30%; S?0.005%; P?0.030%; 0.010% S?Al?0.070%; 0.015%?Nb?0.100%; 0.030% Ti?0.080%; N?0.009%; Cu?0.100%; Ni?0.100%; Cr?0.100%; Mo?0.100%; and Ca?0.006%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting, the microstructure of the steel consisting of at least 75% equiaxed ferrite, martensite in an amount not less than 5% but not exceeding 20%, and bainite in an amount not exceeding 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal France
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Laurent, Thierry Malot
  • Publication number: 20120211128
    Abstract: A steel part having a homogeneous multiphase microstructure in each region of the part, the microstructure containing ferrite, wherein the steel part is obtained by a process involving: cutting a blank from a strip of steel, having a specified composition; optionally, the blank undergoes prior cold deformation; the blank is heated to reach a soak temperature Ts above Ac1 but below Ac3 and held at this soak temperature Ts for a soak time ts adjusted so that the steel, after the blank has been heated, has an austenite content equal to or greater than 25% by area; the heated blank is transferred into a forming tool to hot-form the part; and the part is cooled within the tool at a cooling rate V such that the microstructure of the steel, after cooling the part, is a multiphase microstructure containing ferrite and being homogeneous in each region of the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: ArcelorMittal France
    Inventors: Jacques CORQUILLET, Jacques DEVROC, Jean-Louis HOCHARD, Jean-Pierre LAURENT, Antoine MOULIN, Nathalie ROMANOWSKI
  • Patent number: 8114227
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a process for manufacturing a part made of steel having a multiphase microstructure, said microstructure comprising ferrite and being homogeneous in each of the regions of said part, which process comprises the steps consisting in: cutting a blank from a strip of steel, the composition of which is typical of that of steels having a multiphase microstructure; said blank is heated so as to reach a soak temperature Ts above Ac1 but below Ac3 and held at this soak temperature Ts for a soak time ts adjusted so that the steel, after the blank has been heated, has an austenite content equal to or greater than 25% by area; said heated blank is transferred into a forming tool so as to hot-form said part; and said part is cooled within the tool at a cooling rate V such that the microstructure of the steel, after the part has been cooled, is a multiphase microstructure, said microstructure comprising ferrite and being homogeneous in each of the regions of said part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Arcelormittal France
    Inventors: Jacques Corquillet, Jacques Devroc, Jean-Louis Hochard, Jean-Pierre Laurent, Antoine Moulin, Nathalie Romanowski
  • Publication number: 20100221572
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steel part, the composition of the steel of which comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.040%?C?0.100%; 0.80%?Mn?2.00%; Si?0.30%; S?0.005%; P?0.030%; 0.010% S?Al?0.070%; 0.015%?Nb?0.100%; 0.030% Ti?0.080%; N?0.009%; Cu?0.100%; Ni?0.100%; Cr?0.100%; Mo?0.100%; and Ca?0.006%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting, the microstructure of the steel consisting of at least 75% equiaxed ferrite, martensite in an amount not less than 5% but not exceeding 20%, and bainite in an amount not exceeding 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: ARCELORMITTAL FRANCE
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Laurent, Thierry Malot
  • Patent number: 7708843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a part having very high mechanical properties from a hot-rolled or cold-rolled steel strip, comprising precoating said strip with aluminum or an aluminum alloy, cold deformation of the coated strip, possible cutting of the excess sheet with a view to the final geometry of the part, heating of the part so as to form an intermetallic compound from the steel/precoat interface and to austenitize the steel, transfer of the part to a tool and cooling of the part in the tool at a rate such that the steel has, after being cooled, a martensitic or bainitic structure or a martensite-bainite structure. The precoating is carried out by electroplating, by chemical or physical vapor deposition or by co-rolling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal France
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Laurent, Jacques Devroc
  • Publication number: 20080308194
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a process for manufacturing a part made of steel having a multiphase microstructure, said microstructure comprising ferrite and being homogeneous in each of the regions of said part, which process comprises the steps consisting in: cutting a blank from a strip of steel, the composition of which is typical of that of steels having a multiphase microstructure; said blank is heated so as to reach a soak temperature Ts above Ac1 but below Ac3 and held at this soak temperature Ts for a soak time ts adjusted so that the steel, after the blank has been heated, has an austenite content equal to or greater than 25% by area; said heated blank is transferred into a forming tool so as to hot-form said part; and said part is cooled within the tool at a cooling rate V such that the microstructure of the steel, after the part has been cooled, is a multiphase microstructure, said microstructure comprising ferrite and being homogeneous in each of the regions of said part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: ArcelorMittal France
    Inventors: Jacques Corquillet, Jacques Devroc, Jean-Louis Hochard, Jean-Pierre Laurent, Antoine Moulin, Nathalie Romanowski
  • Publication number: 20080283156
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a part having very high mechanical properties from a hot-rolled or cold-rolled steel strip, comprising precoating said strip with aluminum or an aluminum alloy, cold deformation of the coated strip, possible cutting of the excess sheet with a view to the final geometry of the part, heating of the part so as to form an intermetallic compound from the steel/precoat interface and to austenitize the steel, transfer of the part to a tool and cooling of the part in the tool at a rate such that the steel has, after being cooled, a martensitic or bainitic structure or a martensite-bainite structure. The precoating is carried out by electroplating, by chemical or physical vapor deposition or by co-rolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: ARCELOR France
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Laurent, Jacques Devroc
  • Publication number: 20080058906
    Abstract: Methods and systems for delivering radiation therapy to treat disorders in patients are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining imaging data of a target in a patient, irradiating the target with a laser beam directed at the target based on the obtained imaging data, and activating a photodynamic therapy agent in the patient with the laser beam. The target can be subcutaneous, cutaneous, or have both subcutaneous and cutaneous portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Rasiris, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Spangler, Aleksander Rebane, Jean-Pierre Laurent
  • Patent number: 6649903
    Abstract: Optical detector capable of operating in proximity mode or in proximity with background elimination mode, including an emission system and a reception system having hardware and software detection and configuration means capable of recognizing the appropriate mode by measuring the distance of the background, comparing a reception signal with at least one threshold, and automatically switching the reception system into proximity mode or proximity with background elimination mode depending on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SA
    Inventors: Frédéric Couillaud, Alain Guillot, Jean-Pierre Laurent
  • Patent number: 6614014
    Abstract: Method for configuring the operating mode of an optical detector, by recognition, following an emission in a first operating mode M1, by means of the receiving system. The latter then confirms the detector in the first operating mode or switches it over into a second operating mode M2 according to whether there is recognition of the first mode. Automatic validation or validation carried out by the operator confirms the recognized operating mode. Application to multimode optical detectors able to operate in barrier, reflex, proximity, background suppression proximity mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SA
    Inventors: Frédéric Couillaud, Alain Guillot, Jean-Pierre Laurent
  • Publication number: 20020066854
    Abstract: Optical detector capable of operating in proximity mode or in proximity with background elimination mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SA.
    Inventors: Frederic Couillaud, Alain Guillot, Jean-Pierre Laurent
  • Publication number: 20020066853
    Abstract: Method for configuring the operating mode of an optical detector, by recognition, following an emission in a first operating mode M1, by means of the receiving system. The latter then confirms the detector in the first operating mode or switches it over into a second operating mode M2 according to whether there is recognition of the first mode. Automatic validation or validation carried out by the operator confirms the recognized operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SA.
    Inventors: Frederic Couillaud, Alain Guillot, Jean-Pierre Laurent
  • Patent number: 6296805
    Abstract: Hot-rolled steel sheet which then can be cold-rolled, coated, the steel in the sheet having the following composition by weight: 0.15%<carbon<0.5% 0.5%<manganese<3% 0.1%<silicon<0.5% 0.01%<chromium<1% titanium<0.2% aluminum<0.1% phosphorus<0.1% sulfur<0.05% 0.0005%<boron<0.08%, the remainder being iron and impurities inherent in processing, the sheet ensuring a very high mechanical resistance after thermal treatment and the aluminum-based coating ensuring a high resistance to corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Sollac
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Laurent, Jean-Paul Hennechart, Dominique Spehner, Jacques Devroc
  • Patent number: 5492906
    Abstract: The invention relates to thieno-triazolo-diazepine derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Y stands for oxygen or sulphur and R stands for various substituents, to a preparation process of said compounds and to therapeutic compositions containing the same. The compounds are particularly interesting as anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic and gastro-intestinal protectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Societe de Conseils de Recherches et d'Applications Scientifiques (S.C.R.A.S.)
    Inventors: Pierre Braquet, Andre Esanu, Jean-Pierre Laurent, Alain Rolland
  • Patent number: 5049560
    Abstract: This invention relates to thieno-triazolo-diazepine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents various substituents, to a preparation process of these compounds consisting in reacting the thieno-triazolo-diazepine compound of the formula ##STR2## on RSO.sub.2 Cl and to therapeutic compositions containing the same. The compounds are particularly interesting as anti-PAF and anti-ischemic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Societe de Conseils de Recherches et d'Applications Scientifiques (S.C.R.A.S.)
    Inventors: Andre Esanu, Pierre Braquet, Christiane Martin, Jean-Pierre Laurent
  • Patent number: RE44153
    Abstract: Hot-rolled steel sheet which then can be cold-rolled, coated, the steel in the sheet having the following composition by weight: 0.15%<carbon<0.5% 0.5%<manganese<3% 0.1%<silicon<0.5% 0.01%<chromium<1% titanium<0.2% aluminum<0.1% phosphorus<0.1% sulfur<0.05% 0.0005%<boron<0.08%, the remainder being iron and impurities inherent in processing, the sheet ensuring a very high mechanical resistance after thermal treatment and the aluminum-based coating ensuring a high resistance to corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Laurent, Jean-Paul Hennechart, Dominique Spehner, Jacques Devroc
  • Patent number: RE44940
    Abstract: Hot-rolled steel sheet which then can be cold-rolled, coated, the steel in the sheet having the following composition by weight: 0.15%<carbon<0.5% 0.5%<manganese<3% 0.1%<silicon<0.5% 0.01%<chromium<1% titanium<0.2% aluminum<0.1% phosphorus<0.1% sulfur<0.05% 0.0005%<boron<0.08%, the remainder being iron and impurities inherent in processing, the shoot ensuring a very high mechanical resistance after thermal treatment and the aluminum-based coating ensuring a high resistance to corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: ArcelorMittal France, ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Laurent, Jean-Paul Hennechart, Dominique Spehner, Jacques Devroc