Patents by Inventor Loic FOLGOAS

Loic FOLGOAS 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: 11909219
    Abstract: A device for wirelessly charging electronics, the device comprising a housing, at least one writing instrument disposed in the housing, a power transmitter disposed inside or formed on the housing, the power transmitter being configured to transmit power for charging electronics, and a battery disposed inside or embedded in the housing, the battery being configured to provide power to the power transmitter to transmit the power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Société Bic
    Inventors: Steven A. Burkhart, Loïc Folgoas
  • Patent number: 11815968
    Abstract: A stylus for a touchscreen may comprise a barrel extending in a longitudinal direction, the barrel comprising a first end comprising an opening and a second end, the first end and the second end being, in the longitudinal direction, opposite to one another, and a first part and a second part, the first part including the first end and the second part including the second end, a first electronic tip received at least in part in the barrel and configured to have at least an in-use configuration in which the first electronic tip protrudes from the first part of the barrel through the opening, and an energy harvesting device comprising at least two of an energy harvesting element, a transducer, or an energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: SOCIETE BIC, BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Loïc Folgoas, Etienne Roudaut, Ludovic Fagu, Georgios Georgakis
  • Patent number: 11787223
    Abstract: A multifunction writing instrument comprising a body extending along an axial direction and receiving at least two retractable writing elements, each retractable writing element comprising a writing tip, a reservoir and a button, each retractable writing element being movable between a writing position in which the writing tip extends from the body and a retracted position in which the writing tip is retracted within the body, each retractable writing element being connected to an electronic unit in order to detect which retractable writing element is in the writing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventor: Loic Folgoas
  • Publication number: 20230215199
    Abstract: A writing instrument comprising a body having an axis, a writing tip, a reservoir and at least one visual mark being a specific mark for augmented reality applications, the at least one visual mark being configured to be hidden/visible when the writing tip is distant from a writing surface and to be respectively visible/hidden when the writing tip is in contact with a writing surface, at least a portion of the body being configured to allow the at least one visual mark to adopt two states, visible and hidden configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicants: SOCIÉTÉ BIC, BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
    Inventors: Loic FOLGOAS, Georgios GEORGAKIS
  • Patent number: 11665325
    Abstract: A device configured to capture a first image and to project a second image, the device comprising a support; a camera configured to capture, or a first mirror configured to capture and reflect towards a camera, a first image of a work area, the camera or the first mirror being mounted on the support; and a projector configured to project, or a second mirror configured to reflect and project, a second image on the work area, the projector or the second mirror being mounted on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: Etienne Roudaut, Loïc Folgoas
  • Patent number: 11513614
    Abstract: A writing instrument having a plurality of retraction mechanisms, wherein each of the plurality of retraction mechanisms is configured to actuate a respective retractable writing tip, each retraction mechanism being configured to produce a different predetermined sound that is suitable for being detected by an electronic device, and each of the different predetermined sounds is configured to communicate a different command to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: Loic Folgoas, Arnaud Bez, Myriam Oger
  • Patent number: 11507218
    Abstract: A smart device comprising a first interface configured to transmit a first input from a user, a second interface configured to transmit a second input from the user, a digitizer positioned between the first interface and the second interface, and wherein the digitizer is configured to receive the first input from the user through the first interface and the second input from the user through the second interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: SOCIÉTÉ BIC, BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
    Inventors: Loic Folgoas, Georgios Georgakis
  • Publication number: 20220219483
    Abstract: A multifunction writing instrument comprising a body extending along an axial direction and receiving at least two retractable writing elements, each retractable writing element comprising a writing tip, a reservoir and a button, each retractable writing element being movable between a writing position in which the writing tip extends from the body and a retracted position in which the writing tip is retracted within the body, each retractable writing element being connected to an electronic unit in order to detect which retractable writing element is in the writing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventor: Loic FOLGOAS
  • Publication number: 20220091648
    Abstract: A stylus for a touchscreen may comprise a barrel extending in a longitudinal direction, the barrel comprising a first end comprising an opening and a second end, the first end and the second end being, in the longitudinal direction, opposite to one another, and a first part and a second part, the first part including the first end and the second part including the second end, a first electronic tip received at least in part in the barrel and configured to have at least an in-use configuration in which the first electronic tip protrudes from the first part of the barrel through the opening, and an energy harvesting device comprising at least two of an energy harvesting element, a transducer, or an energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicants: Société BIC, BIC Violex S.A.
    Inventors: Franck ROLION, Loïc FOLGOAS, Etienne ROUDAUT, Ludovic FAGU, Georgios GEORGAKIS
  • Patent number: 11276235
    Abstract: A method and a system for projecting a pattern onto a real surface, comprising: an image acquisition module; a video projector; a processor; and a memory comprising instructions that can be executed by the processor in order to: acquire an image on which a real surface is at least partially visible by means of said image acquisition module; determine a geometric transformation to be applied to said pattern such that once the pattern is projected by a video projector, it appears in a predefined location on the real surface, the determination of the geometric transformation taking into account the position of the video projector and the position of said real surface obtained by means of said acquired image; apply the geometric transformation to said pattern; and project the pattern by means of the video projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Loïc Folgoas, Etienne Roudaut
  • Publication number: 20220011898
    Abstract: A smart device comprising a first interface configured to transmit a first input from a user, a second interface configured to transmit a second input from the user, a digitizer positioned between the first interface and the second interface, and wherein the digitizer is configured to receive the first input from the user through the first interface and the second input from the user through the second interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicants: SOCIÉTÉ BIC, BIC VIOLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Loic FOLGOAS, Georgios GEORGAKIS
  • Publication number: 20220011885
    Abstract: A writing instrument having at least one retraction mechanism for actuating a retractable writing tip, the retraction mechanism being configured to produce a predetermined sound that communicates a command to an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Loic FOLGOAS, Arnaud BEZ, Myriam OGER
  • Patent number: 11216082
    Abstract: A stylus for touchscreen includes a barrel extending in a longitudinal direction, the barrel including a first end including an opening and a second end, the first end and the second end being, in the longitudinal direction, opposite one another, and a first part and a second part, the first part including the first end and the second part including the second end, an electronic tip received at least in part in the barrel and configured to have at least an in-use configuration in which the electronic tip protrudes from the first part of the barrel through the opening, at least two actuators positioned in a circumferential direction on the second part of the barrel, each actuator being configured to be actuated independently from the other actuators and having at least two configurations, at least a detector for detecting the configuration of the actuators, and communication components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Societe Bic
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Loïc Folgoas, Etienne Roudaut, Ludovic Fagu
  • Publication number: 20210194281
    Abstract: A device for wirelessly charging electronics, the device comprising a housing, at least one writing instrument disposed in the housing, a power transmitter disposed inside or formed on the housing, the power transmitter being configured to transmit power for charging electronics, and a battery disposed inside or embedded in the housing, the battery being configured to provide power to the power transmitter to transmit the power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Société Bic
    Inventors: Steven A. BURKHART, Loïc FOLGOAS
  • Publication number: 20210084267
    Abstract: A device configured to capture a first image and to project a second image, the device comprising a support; a camera configured to capture, or a first mirror configured to capture and reflect towards a camera, a first image of a work area, the camera or the first mirror being mounted on the support; and a projector configured to project, or a second mirror configured to reflect and project, a second image on the work area, the projector or the second mirror being mounted on the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Etienne ROUDAUT, Loïc FOLGOAS
  • Publication number: 20210074066
    Abstract: A method and a system for projecting a pattern onto a real surface, comprising: an image acquisition module; a video projector; a processor; and a memory comprising instructions that can be executed by the processor in order to: acquire an image on which a real surface is at least partially visible by means of said image acquisition module; determine a geometric transformation to be applied to said pattern such that once the pattern is projected by a video projector, it appears in a predefined location on the real surface, the determination of the geometric transformation taking into account the position of the video projector and the position of said real surface obtained by means of said acquired image; apply the geometric transformation to said pattern; and project the pattern by means of the video projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Loïc FOLGOAS, Etienne ROUDAUT
  • Patent number: 10899165
    Abstract: A device for reproducing a color on demand. The device includes a body including a tip and a scanner. The body also includes a control unit, a plurality of ink reservoirs, an ink supply system, a mixing tank and a sensor. The control unit communicates with the scanner and ink supply system to reproduce a desired color that has been scanned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: Etienne Roudaut, Guillaume Caffier, Loic Folgoas
  • Publication number: 20200401239
    Abstract: A stylus for touchscreen includes a barrel extending in a longitudinal direction, the barrel including a first end including an opening and a second end, the first end and the second end being, in the longitudinal direction, opposite one another, and a first part and a second part, the first part including the first end and the second part including the second end, an electronic tip received at least in part in the barrel and configured to have at least an in-use configuration in which the electronic tip protrudes from the first part of the barrel through the opening, at least two actuators positioned in a circumferential direction on the second part of the barrel, each actuator being configured to be actuated independently from the other actuators and having at least two configurations, at least a detector for detecting the configuration of the actuators, and communication components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: Franck ROLION, Loïc FOLGOAS, Etienne ROUDAUT, Ludovic FAGU
  • Publication number: 20190322119
    Abstract: A device for reproducing a color on demand. The device includes a body including a tip and a scanner. The body also includes a control unit, a plurality of ink reservoirs, an ink supply system, a mixing tank and a sensor. The control unit communicates with the scanner and ink supply system to reproduce a desired color that has been scanned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: Etienne ROUDAUT, Guillaume CAFFIER, Loic FOLGOAS