Patents by Inventor Laurent Houtsaeger

Laurent Houtsaeger 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).

  • Publication number: 20240024661
    Abstract: Described here are systems, devices, and methods useful for treating a neurological disorder of a patient. A system for applying transcutaneous electrical stimulation to a patient may comprise an electrode configured to be coupled to a forehead of the patient. The electrode may comprise a substrate, a first conductor, a second conductor, and an insulator each disposed on the substrate. The insulator may be positioned laterally between the first and second conductor. The first and second conductors may be configured to stimulate a trigeminal nerve of the patient. An electrode identifier may be disposed on the substrate and across the first and second conductors. A housing may be configured to releasably couple to the electrode. The housing may comprise a signal generator configured to generate a set of pulses for the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jennifer TRAINOR-MCDERMOTT, Mickaël JEAN, Michael JOHNSON, Jeroen WILMS, Michaël BURM, Robrecht Van VELTHOVEN, Laurent HOUTSAEGER
  • Patent number: 11189124
    Abstract: A dispenser (1) of pods (2) for the production of brewed beverages; the dispenser (1) is equipped with a magazine (4) for holding pods (2) arranged in random order, a belt conveyor (9) designed to extract the pods (2) one by one from the storage compartment (4) to feed then to an outlet (16) in a feed direction (15), and an agitator device (10), which cooperates with the conveyor (9) to move pods (2) away from the conveyor (9) and is defined by a rotor having a hub (24), which is rotationally mounted about an axis (25) transversal to the feed direction (15) to rotate in the opposite direction to the belt conveyor (9), and blades (26), which, during rotation, define with the belt conveyor (9) and upstream of the outlet (16), a gap (28) designed to allow pods (2) lying flat on the belt (11) of the conveyor (9) to reach the outlet (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: EVOCA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Laurent Houtsaeger
  • Publication number: 20180253927
    Abstract: A dispenser (1) of pods (2) for the production of brewed beverages; the dispenser (1) is equipped with a magazine (4) for holding pods (2) arranged in random order, a belt conveyor (9) designed to extract the pods (2) one by one from the storage compartment (4) to feed then to an outlet (16) in a feed direction (15), and an agitator device (10), which cooperates with the conveyor (9) to move pods (2) away from the conveyor (9) and is defined by a rotor having a hub (24), which is rotationally mounted about an axis (25) transversal to the feed direction (15) to rotate in the opposite direction to the belt conveyor (9), and blades (26), which, during rotation, define with the belt conveyor (9) and upstream of the outlet (16), a gap (28) designed to allow pods (2) lying flat on the belt (11) of the conveyor (9) to reach the outlet (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Laurent Houtsaeger
  • Publication number: 20080011771
    Abstract: A vending machine for dispensing a number of containers. The vending machine may include a shelf system and a vend belt system positioned about the shelf system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Jurgen Roekens, Willy Van Esch, Laurent Houtsaeger