Patents by Inventor Laureen Merlina-Bonnafous

Laureen Merlina-Bonnafous 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: 8768600
    Abstract: A device for measuring a spectrum of a light beam, in a wavelength range chosen beforehand, the spectrum being generated by a sample to be analyzed, the optical measuring device including at least one light source, a measurement cell and a measurement detector placed on a measurement optical pathway, the measurement optical pathway being taken by a measurement optical beam emitted by the light source, and encountering the measurement cell, a self-calibration unit allowing any drift of the light sources, due to environmental conditions or conditions of use, to be taken into account independently of whether a sample to be analyzed is present in or absent from the measurement cell, the self-calibration unit including elements for creating a reference optical pathway, taken by a reference optical beam emitted by the light source, and not encountering the measurement cell, and a reference detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Automotive France
    Inventors: Jeremie Blanc, Benjamin L'Henoret, Laureen Merlina-Bonnafous
  • Publication number: 20110313635
    Abstract: A device for measuring a spectrum of a light beam, in a wavelength range chosen beforehand, the spectrum being generated by a sample to be analyzed, the optical measuring device including at least one light source, a measurement cell and a measurement detector placed on a measurement optical pathway, the measurement optical pathway being taken by a measurement optical beam emitted by the light source, and encountering the measurement cell, a self-calibration unit allowing any drift of the light sources, due to environmental conditions or conditions of use, to be taken into account independently of whether a sample to be analyzed is present in or absent from the measurement cell, the self-calibration unit including elements for creating a reference optical pathway, taken by a reference optical beam emitted by the light source, and not encountering the measurement cell, and a reference detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE
    Inventors: Jeremie Blanc, Benjamin L'Henoret, Laureen Merlina-Bonnafous