Patents by Inventor Luc Bertrand
Luc Bertrand 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: 20230016828Abstract: The invention relates to a method for managing exchanges of data between: —a probe (1) comprising a memory containing a probe digital certificate including a probe public key, —a terminal (2) comprising a memory containing a terminal digital certificate including a terminal public key, —a remote platform (3) configured to: ?deliver the probe digital certificate to the probe and ?deliver the terminal digital certificate to the terminal, characterised in that the method comprises the implementation of an authentication procedure consisting of the following steps:—a first step in which the probe verifies the identity of the terminal from the terminal digital certificate; —a second step in which the terminal verifies the identity of the probe from the probe digital certificate, and—a third step in which the probe, the terminal and the platform each generate an identical session key from the probe and terminal public keys.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Claude COHEN-BACRIE, Adrien BESSON, Frederic WINTZENRIETH, Luc BERTRAND, Eric GUIFFARD
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Patent number: 11388129Abstract: Techniques for ephemeral message are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a delayed-action worker module operative to wake according to a wake timer; determine a current update object for a delayed-action cursor for a recipient update queue for a messaging system, the delayed-action cursor associated with an action delay for the recipient update queue; determine a delayed-action activity for the current update object; perform the delay-action activity for the current update object; determine a next update object for the delayed-action cursor for the recipient update queue; and determine a next wake timer for the delayed-action worker module based on the action delay and a creation time for the next update object. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: META PLATFORMS, INC.Inventors: Matthew Steiner, Jeremy David Fein, Erik Murphy-Chutorian, Ting Yang, Pierre-Luc Bertrand, Neil John Fulwiler
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Patent number: 10826859Abstract: Techniques for ephemeral message are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a delayed-action worker module operative to wake according to a wake timer; determine a current update object for a delayed-action cursor for a recipient update queue for a messaging system, the delayed-action cursor associated with an action delay for the recipient update queue; determine a delayed-action activity for the current update object; perform the delay-action activity for the current update object; determine a next update object for the delayed-action cursor for the recipient update queue; and determine a next wake timer for the delayed-action worker module based on the action delay and a creation time for the next update object. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Matthew Steiner, Jeremy Fein, Erik Murphy-Chutorian, Ting Yang, Pierre-Luc Bertrand, Neil John Fulwiler
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Patent number: 10651364Abstract: A driving stage of a servo valve, including a hydraulic ejector and a hydraulic receiver able to be moved relative to each other, one of the two hydraulic units being integral with a mobile unit, movable relative to a body of the servo valve through actuation means, characterized in that the actuation means comprise two piezoelectric actuators connected in series. Control device comprising a servo valve comprising such a driving stage.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: ZODIAC HYDRAULICSInventors: Jean-Luc Bertrand, Catherine Mailhan
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Patent number: 10200330Abstract: Techniques for ephemeral message are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a delayed-action worker module operative to wake according to a wake timer; determine a current update object for a delayed-action cursor for a recipient update queue for a messaging system, the delayed-action cursor associated with an action delay for the recipient update queue; determine a delayed-action activity for the current update object; perform the delay-action activity for the current update object; determine a next update object for the delayed-action cursor for the recipient update queue; and determine a next wake timer for the delayed-action worker module based on the action delay and a creation time for the next update object. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Matthew Steiner, Jeremy Fein, Erik Murphy-Chutorian, Ting Yang, Pierre-Luc Bertrand, Neil John Fulwiler
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Publication number: 20170324021Abstract: A driving stage of a servo valve, including a hydraulic ejector and a hydraulic receiver able to be moved relative to each other, one of the two hydraulic units being integral with a mobile unit, movable relative to a body of the servo valve through actuation means, characterized in that the actuation means comprise two piezoelectric actuators connected in series. Control device comprising a servo valve comprising such a driving stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Jean-Luc BERTRAND, Catherine MAILHAN
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Publication number: 20170206148Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a failover mechanism for failing over an application service, e.g., a messaging service, from servers in a first region to servers in a second region. Data is stored as shards in which each shard contains data associated with a subset of the users. Data access requests are served by a primary region of the shard. A global shard manager manages failing over the application service from a current primary region of a shard to a secondary region of the shard. The current primary determines whether a criterion for failing over, e.g., a replication lag between the primary and the secondary regions is within a threshold, and if it is within the threshold, the failover process waits until the lag is zero. After the replication lag is zero, the application service is failed over to the second region, which then becomes the primary for the shard.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2016Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Vikas Mehta, Haobo Xu, Jason Curtis Jenks, Hairong Kuang, Pierre-Luc Bertrand, Andrei Lutsenko, Zhenhua Guo, Jun Ying
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Publication number: 20170171132Abstract: Techniques for ephemeral message are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a delayed-action worker module operative to wake according to a wake timer; determine a current update object for a delayed-action cursor for a recipient update queue for a messaging system, the delayed-action cursor associated with an action delay for the recipient update queue; determine a delayed-action activity for the current update object; perform the delay-action activity for the current update object; determine a next update object for the delayed-action cursor for the recipient update queue; and determine a next wake timer for the delayed-action worker module based on the action delay and a creation time for the next update object. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Steiner, Jeremy Fein, Erik Murphy-Chutorian, Ting Yang, Pierre-Luc Bertrand, Neil John Fulwiler
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Patent number: 9677682Abstract: Hydraulic servo valve (1) comprising: a power stage (3) comprising a power distribution member able to move between two extreme positions in order to place one or more service portions (C1, C2) in communication with a feed port (P) supplying hydraulic fluid and with a return port (R); a control stage (4) for controlling the position of the power distribution member, the control stage (4) comprising a torque motor (MC) that can be operated in such a way as to actuate a fluid ejection member secured to an elastically deformable element and designed to cause a control pressure of the power distribution member to vary; characterized in that the fluid ejection member comprises a first and a second fluid injector (60, 63) which are fed by fluid feed means able to feed either just one of the first and second fluid injectors (60, 63) or both injectors simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: ZODIAC HYDRAULICSInventor: Jean-Luc Bertrand
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Publication number: 20160033052Abstract: Hydraulic servo valve (1) comprising: a power stage (3) comprising a power distribution member able to move between two extreme positions in order to place one or more service portions (C1, C2) in communication with a feed port (P) supplying hydraulic fluid and with a return port (R); a control stage (4) for controlling the position of the power distribution member, the control stage (4) comprising a torque motor (MC) that can be operated in such a way as to actuate a fluid ejection member secured to an elastically deformable element and designed to cause a control pressure of the power distribution member to vary; characterized in that the fluid ejection member comprises a first and a second fluid injector (60, 63) which are fed by fluid feed means able to feed either just one of the first and second fluid injectors (60, 63) or both injectors simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: ZODIAC HYDRAULICSInventor: Jean-Luc BERTRAND
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Publication number: 20140309171Abstract: The invention relates to the use of phosphorylated Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) in platelets from a subject as a biomarker for blood coagulation, preferably blood coagulation in the subject, preferably encompassing activation of the coagulation cascade as well as platelet activation, preferably thrombin-induced platelet activation. The invention encompasses uses and methods for the diagnosis or the monitoring of blood coagulation in the subject. The invention further relates to uses and methods for screening for anti-coagulants or pro-coagulants.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Sandrine Horman, Christophe Beauloye, Marie-Blanche Onselaer, Luc Bertrand, Jean-Louis Vanoverschelde
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Patent number: 8771698Abstract: Methods and uses for the treatment of herpesvirus infection based on the inhibition of the interaction between herpesvirus UL24 and non-muscle myosin type IIa (NM2a) are described.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Institut National de la Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: Angela Pearson, Luc Bertrand
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Patent number: 7941364Abstract: A price improvement processor to effectuate more rapid matching of bids and offers of financial instruments by conducting a rapid automated auction in which certain market participants may provide price improvement in increments that are finer than the prevailing standard minimum price variation and are provided a certain allocation as an incentive for such price improvements.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2003Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Boston Options Exchange Group, LLCInventors: Thomas Peterffy, Ken Leibler, Luc Bertrand
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Publication number: 20040254804Abstract: A price improvement processor to effectuate more rapid matching of bids and offers of financial instruments by conducting a rapid automated auction in which certain market participants may provide price improvement in increments that are finer than the prevailing standard minimum price variation and are provided a certain allocation as an incentive for such price improvements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2003Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: Boston Options Exchange Group, LLCInventors: Thomas Peterffy, Ken Leibler, Luc Bertrand
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Patent number: 5600220Abstract: A servo-control system for actuating an aircraft flight control member, the system including at least one hydraulic actuator together with actuation means for actuating said actuator, said hydraulic actuator being duplicated, said actuation means including first and second actuation assemblies each comprising two hydraulic circuits each controlled by a respective mechanically-controlled distributor valve, the two distributor valves of the same actuation assembly being actuated by common mechanical elements caused to move by motor means, the actuation means including control means controlling said motor means as a function of the position of the flight control member and of piloting orders received by the control means, detection means for detecting failures, and a selector valve which controls switching of the actuation assemblies between an active state and a reserve state.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1994Date of Patent: February 4, 1997Assignee: Lucas FranceInventors: Bruno Thoraval, Jean-Luc Bertrand