Patents by Inventor Mathieu Charbonneau
Mathieu Charbonneau 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: 20230159348Abstract: A process for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum. The process comprises: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (iii) at least one metal chosen from manganese and aluminum with sodium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising sodium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising sodium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the sodium sulfate into sodium hydroxide; and reusing the sodium hydroxide obtained by the electromembrane process for reacting with the metal sulfate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Jean-François MAGNAN, Nicolas LAROCHE, Thomas BIBIENNE, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU, Mickaël DOLLÉ
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Patent number: 11646384Abstract: An optoelectronic module may include one or more non-rectangular optoelectronic dies e.g., light emitting diodes and photodiodes, arranged to maximize the usage of surface area when mounted to a base circuit board. Multi-axis and non-orthogonal axis dicing processes can be used to form the dies which have non-rectangular shapes.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Saahil Mehra, Tongbi T. Jiang, Saijin Liu
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Patent number: 11542175Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sType: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Jean-François Magnan, Nicolas Laroche, Thomas Bibienne, Mathieu Charbonneau, Mickaël Dollé
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Publication number: 20220254941Abstract: An optoelectronic module may include one or more non-rectangular optoelectronic dies e.g., light emitting diodes and photodiodes, arranged to maximize the usage of surface area when mounted to a base circuit board. Multi-axis and non-orthogonal axis dicing processes can be used to form the dies which have non-rectangular shapes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Saahil Mehra, Tongbi T. Jiang, Saijin Liu
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Publication number: 20220242746Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium, copper, magnesium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium, copper, magnesium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassiumType: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Thomas BIBIENNE, Nicolas LAROCHE, Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU, Mickaël DOLLÉ, David DEAK
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Publication number: 20220167864Abstract: An electronic device including optical sensing with a concentric architecture and methods for operation thereof is disclosed. The concentric architecture can include light detector(s) arranged in a concentric manner around light emitter(s). In some examples, at least one light emitter can be located in the center of the device, and each light detector can be located the same separation distance from the light emitter. Each light detector can be arranged such that the separation distance from the centrally located light emitter can be greater than the separation distance from another light emitter. Examples of the disclosure further include a selective transparent layer overlaying the light detector(s). The selective transparent layer can include section(s) transparent to a first wavelength range and non-transparent to a second wavelength ranges. In some examples, the selective transparent layer can further include section(s) transparent to the second wavelength range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Ueyn L. Block, Guocheng Shao, Itaru L. Hiromi, Mathieu Charbonneau-LeFort, Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan
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Patent number: 11266320Abstract: An electronic device including optical sensing with a concentric architecture and methods for operation thereof is disclosed. The concentric architecture can include light detector(s) arranged in a concentric manner around light emitter(s). In some examples, at least one light emitter can be located in the center of the device, and each light detector can be located the same separation distance from the light emitter. Each light detector can be arranged such that the separation distance from the centrally located light emitter can be greater than the separation distance from another light emitter. Examples of the disclosure further include a selective transparent layer overlaying the light detector(s). The selective transparent layer can include section(s) transparent to a first wavelength range and non-transparent to a second wavelength ranges. In some examples, the selective transparent layer can further include section(s) transparent to the second wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ueyn L. Block, Guocheng Shao, Itaru L. Hiromi, Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan
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Publication number: 20220002168Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sType: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Jean-François MAGNAN, Nicolas LAROCHE, Thomas BIBIENNE, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU, Mickaël DOLLÉ
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Patent number: 11142466Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sodiType: GrantFiled: November 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Jean-François Magnan, Nicolas Laroche, Thomas Bibienne, Mathieu Charbonneau, Mickaël Dollé
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Publication number: 20210161444Abstract: This relates to an electronic device configured for optical sensing having shared windows and including light restriction designs. The light restriction designs can include one or more of optical layers, optical films, lenses, and window systems configured to reduce or eliminate crosstalk between optical components. A plurality of accepting sections and a plurality of blocking sections can be employed to selectively allow light having an angle of incidence within one or more acceptance viewing angles and block light with angles of incidence outside of the acceptance viewing angles. In some examples, the light restriction designs can include variations in optical and structural properties can allow the light restriction designs to have spatially varying acceptance angles. Variations in structural properties can include, but are not limited to, differences in widths, heights, and/or tilts of the accepting sections and/or blocking sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Guocheng Shao, Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Ueyn L. Block
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Patent number: 10918322Abstract: This relates to an electronic device configured for optical sensing having shared windows and including light restriction designs. The light restriction designs can include one or more of optical layers, optical films, lenses, and window systems configured to reduce or eliminate crosstalk between optical components. A plurality of accepting sections and a plurality of blocking sections can be employed to selectively allow light having an angle of incidence within one or more acceptance viewing angles and block light with angles of incidence outside of the acceptance viewing angles. In some examples, the light restriction designs can include variations in optical and structural properties can allow the light restriction designs to have spatially varying acceptance angles. Variations in structural properties can include, but are not limited to, differences in widths, heights, and/or tilts of the accepting sections and/or blocking sections.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Guocheng Shao, Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Ueyn L. Block
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Publication number: 20200407237Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum, the process comprising reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate: separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sodiuType: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Jean-François MAGNAN, Nicolas LAROCHE, Thomas BIBIENNE, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU, Mickaël DOLLÉ
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Publication number: 20190090766Abstract: An electronic device including optical sensing with a concentric architecture and methods for operation thereof is disclosed. The concentric architecture can include light detector(s) arranged in a concentric manner around light emitter(s). In some examples, at least one light emitter can be located in the center of the device, and each light detector can be located the same separation distance from the light emitter. Each light detector can be arranged such that the separation distance from the centrally located light emitter can be greater than the separation distance from another light emitter. Examples of the disclosure further include a selective transparent layer overlaying the light detector(s). The selective transparent layer can include section(s) transparent to a first wavelength range and non-transparent to a second wavelength ranges. In some examples, the selective transparent layer can further include section(s) transparent to the second wavelength range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Ueyn L. BLOCK, Guocheng SHAO, Itaru L. HIROMI, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU-LEFORT, Tobias J. HARRISON-NOONAN
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Publication number: 20180228414Abstract: This relates to an electronic device configured for optical sensing having shared windows and including light restriction designs. The light restriction designs can include one or more of optical layers, optical films, lenses, and window systems configured to reduce or eliminate crosstalk between optical components. A plurality of accepting sections and a plurality of blocking sections can be employed to selectively allow light having an angle of incidence within one or more acceptance viewing angles and block light with angles of incidence outside of the acceptance viewing angles. In some examples, the light restriction designs can include variations in optical and structural properties can allow the light restriction designs to have spatially varying acceptance angles. Variations in structural properties can include, but are not limited to, differences in widths, heights, and/or tilts of the accepting sections and/or blocking sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Guocheng SHAO, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU-LEFORT, Ueyn L. BLOCK
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Patent number: 9983376Abstract: High-data-rate interconnect cables are disclosed, wherein electrical data signals are transmitted in a conductor assembly made of a thin metal layer surrounding a cylindrical support member. The cylindrical support member can be a high-resistivity conductor or a dielectric, such as a glass optical waveguide that supports the transmission of optical signals. The cylindrical support member can also be a core conductor that supports the transmission of electrical power and low-frequency auxiliary signals. The high-data-rate interconnect cables are self-equalizing, so that a data link transmission system that employs the high-data-rate interconnect cable does not require active equalization.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Rostislav Radiyevich Khrapko, William Richard Trutna, Richard Clayton Walker
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Patent number: 9497525Abstract: Optical engines and optical cable assemblies incorporating optical engines providing duty cycle correction on multiplexed low-speed signals are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical engine includes a low-speed Tx line, a low-speed Rx line, an optical transceiver device, and a control circuit. A low-speed Tx signal is transmitted on the low-speed Tx line and a low-speed Rx signal is received on the low-speed Rx line. The optical transceiver device further includes a laser control pin operable to control a laser configured to provide light on an optical Tx lane, and an optical detect pin operable to provide an indication as to light detected at an optical Rx lane. A Tx signal conditioning circuit configured to condition the low-speed Tx signal is coupled to the laser control pin, and/or a Rx signal conditioning circuit configured to condition the low-speed Rx signal is coupled to the optical detect pin.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Richard Clayton Walker, Michael John Yadlowsky
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Publication number: 20160314876Abstract: High-data-rate interconnect cables are disclosed, wherein electrical data signals are transmitted in a conductor assembly made of a thin metal layer surrounding a cylindrical support member. The cylindrical support member can be a high-resistivity conductor or a dielectric, such as a glass optical waveguide that supports the transmission of optical signals. The cylindrical support member can also be a core conductor that supports the transmission of electrical power and low-frequency auxiliary signals. The high-data-rate interconnect cables are self-equalizing, so that a data link transmission system that employs the high-data-rate interconnect cable does not require active equalization.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Rostislav Radiyevich Khrapko, William Richard Trutna, Richard Clayton Walker
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Patent number: 9435963Abstract: Fiber optic interface modules and assemblies using same are disclosed, wherein the modules and assemblies are tolerant to misalignment and have a high coupling efficiency. The module has at least one lens that defines a folded optical path through the module body. The folded optical path is formed by total internal reflection within the module body from an angled wall of the module. The lens has an aspheric front surface and a planar rear surface and is configured to have an optimum tolerance to a lateral misalignment relative to a light source while maintaining a high coupling efficiency between the light source and an optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLCInventor: Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort
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Patent number: 9294290Abstract: Optical cable assemblies, optical engines, and methods for transitioning into and out of a sleep mode are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of operating a sleep mode of an optical cable assembly includes receiving a sleep trigger, and for a time T1, turning a laser of an optical transmit (Tx) lane of an optical transceiver device on or off, and providing a fixed logical high or a fixed logical low on low-speed receive (Rx) line of the optical cable assembly based on a connection state of an electrical connector of the optical cable assembly. The method further includes, after the time T1, turning off the laser of the optical Tx lane, placing one or more components of the optical transceiver device into a low-power state, and periodically transmitting an optical intra-cable signal from the optical transceiver device over optical fiber to a far end of the optical cable assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Michael John Yadlowsky
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Publication number: 20160080843Abstract: Optical engines and optical cable assemblies incorporating optical engines providing duty cycle correction on multiplexed low-speed signals are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical engine includes a low-speed Tx line, a low-speed Rx line, an optical transceiver device, and a control circuit. A low-speed Tx signal is transmitted on the low-speed Tx line and a low-speed Rx signal is received on the low-speed Rx line. The optical transceiver device further includes a laser control pin operable to control a laser configured to provide light on an optical Tx lane, and an optical detect pin operable to provide an indication as to light detected at an optical Rx lane. A Tx signal conditioning circuit configured to condition the low-speed Tx signal is coupled to the laser control pin, and/or a Rx signal conditioning circuit configured to condition the low-speed Rx signal is coupled to the optical detect pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Richard Clayton Walker, Michael John Yadlowsky