Patents by Inventor Louis Balme

Louis Balme 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).

  • Supply component of the credit card type
    Patent number: 5449994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable autonomous electronic component of the credit card format comprising an accumulator (1) constituted of an association of sheets or planar layers, the surface of which is approximately equal to that of the credit card, at least a charging circuit (2,4), and state indicators (6) controlled by a micro-controller (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignees: Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, Acep Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Armand, Louis Balme, Carole Silvy