Patents by Inventor Michel Georges
Michel Georges 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: 20240062918Abstract: A control system manipulates one or more of the shape, timing, and magnitude of a pressure pulse (“plasma pulse trajectory”) generated by a plasma compression system to implode a liquid liner surrounding a cavity containing plasma, thereby compressing the plasma. The liquid liner and cavity are created by rotating a liquid medium in a vessel. Compression drivers extend perpendicularly around the liquid medium's rotational axis. Multiple layers of compression drivers are stacked in an axial direction parallel to the rotational axis to form multiple pressure zones extending along the rotational axis. The control system separately controls each pressure zone, or groups of pressure zones, to generate individual pressure pulses each having a different pressure pulse trajectory in each pressure zone. The multiple individual pressure pulses collectively form a combined pressure pulse having a pressure pulse trajectory that varies along the rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Michel Georges LABERGE, David Franklin PLANT, Raphael SEGAS, William Randolph SMITH, II
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Patent number: 11865616Abstract: In one example, a decaking system for 3D printing includes a platform to support multiple green parts in unbound powder surrounding the green parts, a decaking tool to remove unbound powder from around the green parts, a camera to photograph green parts on the platform as unbound powder is removed from around the green parts, and a controller operatively connected to the camera. The controller is programmed to detect a pattern of light intensity in the photographs and, in response to a determination a detected pattern matches a reference pattern, modulate or stop the decaking tool.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jorge Diosdado Borrego, Michel Georges Encrenaz, Sergio Puigardeu Aramendia, Rocio Munoz Moreno
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Patent number: 11866776Abstract: The present application relates to methods for determining the proportion or quantity of DNA contributed by individual animals to a volume of milk collected from a plurality of individual animals, wherein the method employs allele sampling for DNA sequence polymorphisms in DNA extracted from a sample of the volume of milk by shallow whole genome sequencing (SWGS). The present methods are useful for example in detecting mastitis or subclinical mastitis in animals contributing milk to the volume of milk.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: GESVAL S.A.Inventors: Michel Georges, Wouter Coppieters, Latifa Karim
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Patent number: 11768797Abstract: A method for path tracing of mathematical plots on a digital device is provided that includes receiving at least one mathematical expression on the digital device, and tracing a path of a plot of the at least one mathematical expression on a display screen coupled to the digital device, wherein tracing the path comprises displaying the path sequentially point by point as a value of an independent variable of the at least one mathematical expression changes over a domain of the independent variable.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Malgorzata Anna Brothers, Michel Georges Stella, Brian Emilio Baldwin Cruzado
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Patent number: 11734863Abstract: A method and a digital device for evaluating a generalized rational function are provided in which the evaluation of the generalized rational function includes computing all discontinuities of the generalized rational function, determining, for each discontinuity, whether or not the discontinuity is a removable discontinuity, wherein the determining includes determining whether or not the generalized random function approaches a point near the discontinuity, and displaying each removable discontinuity. A method for evaluating a generalized rational function on a handheld graphing calculator is provided that includes determining whether or not the generalized rational function has at least one asymptote and displaying the at least one asymptote on a display screen when the generalized rational function has the at least one asymptote.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2019Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Christopher John Gillam, Michel Georges Stella, Malgorzata Anna Brothers
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Publication number: 20230147553Abstract: According to one example, there is provided an apparatus to process volume of particulate build material. The apparatus comprises a sealable chamber to house a volume of particulate build material, a gas supply to supply the chamber with a predetermined gas, a gas circulator to circulate the gas within the volume of build material, a temperature controller to heat the circulated gas to a predetermined heating temperature to heat the volume of build material to the heating temperature and then to cool the circulated gas to a predetermined cooling temperature to cool the volume of build material to the cooling temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Esteve COMAS CESPEDES, Michel Georges ENCRENAZ, Sergi CULUBRET CORTADA, Davinia FONT CALAFELL, Luis GARCIA GARCIA
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Publication number: 20230044432Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting an integration pattern of a virus in a host genome. In particular, a method is provided encompassing selective cleavage of circularized DNA fragments carrying viral DNA with an RNA-guided endonuclease and at least one guide RNA or at least one pool of guide RNAs, followed by inverse PCR, in particular inverse long-range PCR, and sequencing. The invention further relates to kits for performing the method and application of the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Keith Durkin, Maria Artesi, Anne Van Den Broeke, Vincent Bours, Vincent Hahaut, Michel Georges
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Publication number: 20230023768Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method involves establishing a number of times that a batch of build material has been processed as part of one or more additive manufacturing processes without forming part of a three-dimensional object formed during the one or more additive manufacturing processes. The method also involves determining, based on the established number of times, build parameters to be applied in respect of an additive manufacturing a batch of build material has process to be performed using the batch of build material to generate a three-been processed as part of one or dimensional object.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Marc Garcia Grau, Michel Georges Encrenaz
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Publication number: 20220388068Abstract: In one example, a decaking system for 3D printing includes a platform to support multiple green parts in unbound powder surrounding the green parts, a decaking tool to remove unbound powder from around the green parts, a camera to photograph green parts on the platform as unbound powder is removed from around the green parts, and a controller operatively connected to the camera. The controller is programmed to detect a pattern of light intensity in the photographs and, in response to a determination a detected pattern matches a reference pattern, modulate or stop the decaking tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Jorge Diosdado Borrego, Michel Georges Encrenaz, Sergio Puigardeu Aramendia, Rocio Munoz Moreno
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Patent number: 11404174Abstract: A system for generating magnetized plasma and sustaining plasma's magnetic field comprises a plasma generator for generating magnetized plasma and a flux conserver in which the generated magnetized plasma is injected and confined. A central conductor comprises an upper central conductor and a lower central conductor that are electrically connected forming a single integrated conductor. The upper central conductor and an outer electrode form an annular plasma propagating channel. The lower central conductor extends out of the plasma generator and into the flux conserver such that an end of the inner electrode is electrically connected to a wall of the flux conserver. A power system provides a formation current pulse and a sustainment current pulse to the central conductor to form the magnetized plasma, inject such plasma into the flux conserver and sustain plasma's magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: General Fusion Inc.Inventors: Michel Georges Laberge, Kelly Bernard Epp, Blake Kenton Rablah, Meritt Wayne Reynolds, Alexander Douglas Mossman, Stephen James Howard
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Patent number: 11399425Abstract: A method and system for stably generating and accelerating magnetized plasma comprises ionizing an injected gas in a plasma generator and generating a formation magnetic field to form a magnetized plasma with a closed poloidal field, generating a reverse poloidal field behind the magnetized plasma and having a same field direction as a back edge of the closed poloidal field and having an opposite field direction of the formation magnetic field, and generating a pushing toroidal field that pushes the reverse poloidal field against the closed poloidal field, thereby accelerating the magnetized plasma through a plasma accelerator downstream from the plasma generator. The reverse poloidal field serves to prevent the reconnection of the formation magnetic field and closed poloidal field after the magnetized plasma is formed, which would allow the pushing toroidal field to mix with the closed poloidal field and cause instability and reduced plasma confinement.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: General Fusion Inc.Inventors: Stephen James Howard, Douglas Harvey Richardson, Michel Georges Laberge, Meritt Wayne Reynolds, Aaron Matthew Froese, Kelly Bernard Epp, Martin Clifford Wight, Yakov Gofman
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Publication number: 20220151054Abstract: A method and system for stably generating and accelerating magnetized plasma comprises ionizing an injected gas in plasma generator and generating a formation magnetic field to form a magnetized plasma with a closed poloidal field, generating a reverse poloidal field behind the magnetized plasma and having a same field direction as a back edge of the closed poloidal field and having an opposite field direction of the formation magnetic field, and generating a pushing toroidal field that pushes the reverse poloidal field against the closed poloidal field, thereby accelerating the magnetized plasma through a plasma accelerator downstream from the plasma generator. The reverse poloidal field serves to prevent the reconnection of the formation magnetic field and closed poloidal field after the magnetized plasma is formed, which would allow the pushing toroidal field to mix with the closed poloidal field and cause instability and reduced plasma confinement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Stephen James Howard, Douglas Harvey Richardson, Michel Georges Laberge, Merritt Wayne Reynolds, Aaron Matthew Froese, Kelly Bernard Epp, Martin Clifford Wight, Yakov Gofman
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Patent number: 11307514Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for monitoring conditioning of a rendering material in a storage structure, where the storage structure comprises a passive transceiver. The passive transceiver may generate a varying response signal where a strength of the varying signal can be monitored and used to determine a pre-conditioning parameter indicative of a condition of the storage structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Aleix Fort Filgueira, Alejandro Mielgo, Michel Georges Encrenaz
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Patent number: 11308373Abstract: In examples, a method includes receiving print image data representing an image to be printed and selectively modifying at least one of an initial background print agent color plane and an initial image print agent color plane to determine a modified color plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michel Georges Encrenaz, Jordi Arnabat Benedicto, Javier Castro Soriano, Alejandro Carderera, Emilio Angulo Navarro, Marcos Casaldaliga Albisu
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Publication number: 20220073976Abstract: Cyclone Rolling Circle Amplification (CRCA) based next-generation sequencing (NGS) using a multiple primer rolling circle amplification (RCA) reaction is generated using two or more tandem primers from the same strand on different locations of library adaptor regions of double stranded enriched targeted polymerase chain reaction (PCR) library products. This process allows multiple initiation and syntheses of the RCA reaction by an enzyme on the same circular template molecule, which is beneficial since the two or more primers complement each other in generating uniform amplification of the target circle population. Also, a method for keeping DNA nanoballs (also known as rolonies) compact, or more compact, and for pre-priming rolonies before sequencing to eliminate the hybridization of a seqeuncing primer after seeding the rolonies, and a Rolonies rolling circle amplification (RCA) based next-generation sequencing (NGS) using a dual Rolonies primer approach named REPLI-Rolony.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Seiyu Hosono, Michel Georges Perbost, Ryan Steven Hindman, Austin Ricker, Robert Pinard, John Andrew Sheridan
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Patent number: 11267259Abstract: In an example, a method of curing images on a substrate comprises identifying the substrate, determining a deformation temperature of the substrate based on the identifying, calculating a parameter for curing images on the substrate based on the deformation temperature and a thickness of the substrate using a fuzzy logic algorithm, and causing a printing apparatus to cure the images on the substrate based on the parameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michel Georges Encrenaz, Pablo Vidal Alvarez, Joaquim Bea Bonet
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Publication number: 20210403985Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions, devices, systems and kits as described including, without limitation, reagents and mixtures for determining the identity of nucleic acids in nucleotide sequences using, for example, sequencing by synthesis methods. In particular, the present invention contemplates the use of photoprotective mixture of compounds as imaging reagents to improve stability and storage of fluorescent compounds, including but not limited to, nucleotides with fluorescent labels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Luisa ANDRUZZI, Michel Georges PERBOST, Dona HEVRONI, Minakshi GUHA, Austin RICKER, Timothy PELLETIER
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Publication number: 20210355529Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions, devices, systems and kits as described including, without limitation, reagents and mixtures for determining the identity of nucleic acids in nucleotide sequences using, for example, sequencing by synthesis methods. In particular, the present invention contemplates the use of polyphenolic compounds, known as antioxidant additives, to improve the efficiency of Sequencing-By-Synthesis reactions. For example, gallic acid (GA) is shown herein to be one of many exemplary SBS polyphenolic additives.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Jerzy OLEJNIK, Michel Georges PERBOST
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Patent number: 11162129Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions, devices, systems and kits as described including, without limitation, reagents and mixtures for determining the identity of nucleic acids in nucleotide sequences using, for example, sequencing by synthesis methods. In particular, the present invention contemplates the use of photoprotective mixture of compounds as imaging reagents to improve stability and storage of fluorescent compounds, including but not limited to, nucleotides with fluorescent labels.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: IsoPlexis CorporationInventors: Luisa Andruzzi, Michel Georges Perbost, Dona Hevroni, Minakshi Guha, Austin Ricker, Timothy Pelletier
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Publication number: 20210331490Abstract: In an example, a method of curing images on a substrate comprises identifying the substrate, determining a deformation temperature of the substrate based on the identifying, calculating a parameter for curing images on the substrate based on the deformation temperature and a thickness of the substrate using a fuzzy logic algorithm, and causing a printing apparatus to cure the images on the substrate based on the parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Michel Georges Encrenaz, Pablo Vidal Alvarez, Joaquim Bea Bonet