Patents by Inventor Laurent Valette

Laurent Valette 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).

  • Personalized USB-key type electronic device and method for making same
    Patent number: 7975915
    Abstract: The invention concerns a USB-key type electronic device (73) comprising an electronic circuit mounted on a support (60), a gripping element showing a graphic print and/or customization (p), a protective case (70) arranged at the element so as to cause the graphic print and/or customization to be visible through the case. The invention is characterized in that the graphic print and/or customization is produced on the support (60) bearing the electronic circuit, and in that the case covers directly said support (60). The invention also concerns a method including the following steps: producing an electronic circuit support in the form of a printed smart card with contacts in conformity with the USB standard, producing a graphic customization on a support surface, protecting said graphic customization with a transparent protective shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Fidalgo, Jean-Charles Biremont, Lucile Dossetto, Thierry Karlisch, Remi Garnier, Laurent Valette
  • Personalized Usb-Key Type Electronic Device and Method for Making Same
    Publication number: 20080156871
    Abstract: The invention concerns a USB-key type electronic device (73) comprising an electronic circuit mounted on a support (60), a gripping element showing a graphic print and/or customization (p), a protective case (70) arranged at the element so as to cause the graphic print and/or customization to be visible through the case. The invention is characterized in that the graphic print and/or customization is produced on the support (60) bearing the electronic circuit, and in that the case covers directly said support (60). The invention also concerns a method including the following steps: producing an electronic circuit support in the form of a printed smart card with contacts in conformity with the USB standard, producing a graphic customization on a support surface, protecting said graphic customization with a transparent protective shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: GEMPLUS
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Fidalgo, Jean-Charles Biremont, Lucile Dossetto, Thierry Karlisch, Remi Garnier, Laurent Valette