Patents by Inventor Louis Gilles
Louis Gilles 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).
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Publication number: 20210094851Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling a wastewater treatment plant. The plant comprises at least one process tank and an aeration structure configured for aeration of the at least one process tank. The method comprises alternating steps of increasing aeration to the at least one process tank when a first event occurs, wherein the first event is one of when a first threshold value of a first tank parameter is reached and when a first predetermined time period has expired, and decreasing aeration to the at least one process tank when a second event occurs, wherein the second event is one of when a second threshold value of a second tank parameter is reached and when a second predetermined time period has expired.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies SupportInventors: Anna Katrine Vangsgaard, Romain Louis Gilles Lemaire, Bartholomeus Franciscus Smets, Sara Elisabet Margareta Ekström
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Patent number: 9978191Abstract: A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Having Calibrating Automatic Event Scoring is disclosed. The system and method provide robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events and selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. Importantly, the onboard event scoring system, if enabled, will continuously evolve and improve in its reliability by being periodically re-calibrated with the ongoing reliability results of manual human review of automated predictive event reports.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Lytx, Inc.Inventors: Bryon Cook, Louis Gilles
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Publication number: 20160314630Abstract: A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Having Calibrating Automatic Event Scoring is disclosed. The system and method provide robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events and selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. Importantly, the onboard event scoring system, if enabled, will continuously evolve and improve in its reliability by being periodically re-calibrated with the ongoing reliability results of manual human review of automated predictive event reports.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Bryon Cook, Louis Gilles
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Patent number: 9317980Abstract: A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Having Calibrating Automatic Event Scoring is disclosed. The system and method provide robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events and selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. Importantly, the onboard event scoring system, if enabled, will continuously evolve and improve in its reliability by being periodically re-calibrated with the ongoing reliability results of manual human review of automated predictive event reports.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Lytx, Inc.Inventors: Bryon Cook, Louis Gilles
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Patent number: 9292980Abstract: A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Employing Selectively Automatic Event Scoring. The system and method provides robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events, selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. The system may further respond to independent user requests by transferring select data to said user at a variety of locations and formats.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Lytx, Inc.Inventors: Bryon Cook, Peter Ellegaard, Louis Gilles
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Publication number: 20150025734Abstract: A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Employing Selectively Automatic Event Scoring. The system and method provides robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events, selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. The system may further respond to independent user requests by transferring select data to said user at a variety of locations and formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Bryon Cook, Peter Ellegaard, Louis Gilles
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Patent number: 8849501Abstract: A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Employing Selectively Automatic Event Scoring. The system and method provides robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events, selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. The system may further respond to independent user requests by transferring select data to said user at a variety of locations and formats.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Lytx, Inc.Inventors: Bryon Cook, Peter Ellegaard, Louis Gilles
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Publication number: 20130345927Abstract: A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Having Calibrating Automatic Event Scoring is disclosed. The system and method provide robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events and selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. Importantly, the onboard event scoring system, if enabled, will continuously evolve and improve in its reliability by being periodically re-calibrated with the ongoing reliability results of manual human review of automated predictive event reports.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Bryon Cook, Louis Gilles
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Patent number: 8508353Abstract: A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Having Calibrating Automatic Event Scoring is disclosed. The system and method provide robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events and selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. Importantly, the onboard event scoring system, if enabled, will continuously evolve and improve in its reliability by being periodically re-calibrated with the ongoing reliability results of manual human review of automated predictive event reports.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: DriveCam, Inc.Inventors: Bryon Cook, Louis Gilles
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Publication number: 20100250021Abstract: The system and method provides robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events, selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. Importantly, the onboard event scoring system, if enabled, will continuously evolve and improve in its reliability by being periodically re-calibrated the ongoing reliability results of manual human review of automated predictive event reports. The system may further respond to independent user requests by transferring select data to said user at a variety of locations and formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Bryon Cook, Louis Gilles
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Publication number: 20100191411Abstract: A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Employing Selectively Automatic Event Scoring. The system and method provides robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events, selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. The system may further respond to independent user requests by transferring select data to said user at a variety of locations and formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Bryon Cook, Peter Ellegaard, Louis Gilles
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Patent number: 7439493Abstract: A multimodality imaging phantom is disclosed which is useful for calibrating devices for imaging vascular conduits. The phantom is compatible with X-ray, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging techniques. It allows testing, calibration, and inter-modality comparative study of imaging devices, in static or dynamic flow conditions. It also provides a geometric reference for evaluation of accuracy of imaging devices. The tissue-mimicking material is preferably an agar-based solidified gel. A vessel of known desired geometry runs throughout the gel and is connected to an inlet and outlet at its extremities for generating a flow circulation in the vessel. Said phantom also contains fiducial markers detectable in the above-mentioned modalities. The markers are preferably made of glass and are embedded in a layer of agar gel containing a fat component.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2002Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignees: Institut de Recherches Cliniques, Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite, Universite de MontrealInventors: Pierre Teppaz, Salah Dine Qanadli, Guy Cloutier, Gilles Soulez, Richard Cimon, Louis-Gilles Durand
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Patent number: 6935640Abstract: A improvement to a snow scooter having a longitudinal axis, a stand-on area, a back portion rearward of the stand-on area, a handle, and at least one gliding surface having a flat portion defining a plane. The improvement includes a brake plate, operable with a foot of a rider, mounted at an aft end of the scooter. The brake plate is oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis, and is affixed to the scooter with a pivot transverse to the longitudinal axis in the back portion rearward of the stand-on area. Further, the brake plate is retained above the plane of the flat portion of the gliding surface by a spring until depressed with a force that overcomes the spring allowing the brake plate to pivot downwardly to protrude below the plane of the flat portion of the gliding surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2003Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Ski Skoot, Inc.Inventors: Robert Louis Gille, James R. Abney
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Publication number: 20050123178Abstract: A multimodality imaging phantom is disclosed which is useful for calibrating devices for imaging vascular conduits. The phantom is compatible with X-ray, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging techniques. It allows testing, calibration, and inter-modality comparative study of imaging devices, in static or dynamic flow conditions. It also provides a geometric reference for evaluation of accuracy of imaging devices. The tissue-mimicking material is preferably an agar-based solidified gel. A vessel of known desired geometry runs throughout the gel and is connected to an inlet and outlet at its extremities for generating a flow circulation in the vessel. Said phantom also contains fiducial markers detectable in the above-mentioned modalities. The markers are preferably made of glass and are embedded in a layer of agar gel containing a fat component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2002Publication date: June 9, 2005Inventors: Pierre Teppaz, Salah Qanadli, Guy Cloutier, Gilles Soulez, Richard Cimon, Louis-Gilles Durand
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Publication number: 20030193170Abstract: Apparatus and methods for conveying a user across snow, sand, or similar media. The apparatus may include a snowskate or snow scooter comprising an elongated glide plate having an upper surface with a stand-on area for receiving the feet of a user and a lower surface for slidingly but controllably engaging snow. The glide plate also may have front and back portions that are rounded and/or bent upwards. The apparatus also may include wheels, a handle, and/or a brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: Ski Skoot, Inc.Inventors: Robert Louis Gille, James R. Abney
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Publication number: 20030086535Abstract: A multimodality imaging phantom is disclosed in the present invention. This multimodality imaging phantom is particularly useful for calibrating devices for imaging vascular conduits. The phantom is compatible with X-ray, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging techniques. It allows testing, calibration, and inter-modality comparative study of imaging devices, in static or dynamic flow conditions. It also provides a geometric reference for evaluation of accuracy of imaging devices. The tissue-mimicking material is preferably an agar-based solidified gel. A vessel of known desired geometry runs throughout the gel and is connected to an inlet and outlet at its extremities for generating a flow circulation in the vessel. Using a lost-material casting technique, complex realistic geometry (including 3D configurations with no symmetry axis or plane) of normal or diseased vessel can be modeled. Said phantom also contains fiducial markers detectable in the above-mentioned modalities.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2001Publication date: May 8, 2003Inventors: Pierre Teppaz, Salah Dine Qanadli, Guy Cloutier, Gilles Soulez, Richard Cimon, Louis-Gilles Durand
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Publication number: 20020121752Abstract: Apparatus and methods for conveying a user across snow, sand, or similar media. The apparatus may include a snowskate or snow scooter comprising an elongated glide plate having an upper surface with a stand-on area for receiving the feet of a user and a lower surface for slidingly but controllably engaging snow. The glide plate also may have front and back portions that are rounded and/or bent upwards. The apparatus also may include wheels, a handle, and/or a brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2001Publication date: September 5, 2002Inventors: Robert Louis Gille, James R. Abney
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Patent number: 6368283Abstract: The method of estimating systolic and mean pulmonary artery pressures of a patient, comprising the steps of (a) producing an electric signal xs(t) representative of heart sounds of the patient; (b) extracting second heart sound S2(t) from the signal produced in step (a); (c) extracting pulmonary and aortic components P2(t) and A2(t) from S2(t); (d) extracting a signal representative of mean cardiac interval; (e) correlating the pulmonary and aortic components P2(t) and A2(t) to obtain a cross correlation function; (f) measuring a splitting interval of the cross correlation function obtained in step (e); (g) producing a normalized splitting interval; and (h) estimating the systolic and mean pulmonary artery pressures by means of predetermined regressive functions. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for estimating systolic and mean pulmonary artery pressures of a patient.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2000Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignees: Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal, Universite LavalInventors: Jingping Xu, Philippe Pibarot, Louis-Gilles Durand
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Patent number: 6241683Abstract: To compensate for the poor signal-to-noise ratio when transforming a patient tracheal sound signal into a respiration flow signal, the transformed signal is used when the sound signal is above a threshold, and interpolated values are used when the sound signal is below the threshold. A volume of breath signal is reliably obtained. Respiration start/stop is detected either by analyzing the sound signal or by physical measurement of the patient. A wearable device incorporating the sound signal processing method can provide an immediate indication or alarm when the volume of breath signal indicates a condition requiring medical attention.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1999Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignees: Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), McGill UniversityInventors: Peter T. Macklem, Cheng-Li Que, Suzanne M. Kelly, Krzystof Kolmaga, Louis-Gilles Durand
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Patent number: 5784182Abstract: The sight comprises a support adapted for mounting onto an instrument to be aimed at a target, an optical device mounted onto the support for creating an image including a first sighting mark at a first finite distance with respect to the optical device, and a device mounted on to the support for providing a second sighting mark at a finite distance with respect to the first sighting mark. The instrument is aimed at the target by aligning the sighting marks. Since at least the first sighting mark is an image, its position can be chosen to improve the accuracy of aiming by alignment of the marks without having to physically accommodate the first mark.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1997Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: Louis-Gilles Francoeur et al.Inventors: Louis-Gilles Francoeur, Pierre Langlois