Patents by Inventor Michel Thomas

Michel Thomas 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).

  • Patent number: 11448902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical article comprising: —a substrate, —one colouring component, so as to colour the substrate, and —coated on the substrate (a), an asymmetric interferential multilayer stack comprising at least one absorbing layer which absorbs in the visible region at a wavelength ranging from 380 to 780 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Montserrat Burgos, Michèle Thomas, Xiaohong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11347078
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for marking an optical article coated with an interference coating including at least two layers, an inner layer and an outer layer, and having reflection coefficient Re; by exposure of the inner layer, at a marking point, by way of a laser beam at a marking wavelength, in such a way as to ablate the inner layer and any layer further away from the substrate; the ablated area having a reflection coefficient Rm different from Re by at least 1%; the inner layer absorbing the marking wavelength to a greater degree than any layer further away from the substrate. Also disclosed is an optical article coated with an interference coating having at least two layers, an inner layer and an outer layer, the article including a marking pattern formed by local absence of layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Sébastien Maurice, Gerhard Keller, Michèle Thomas
  • Patent number: 11332676
    Abstract: The invention describes a process for the capture of organometallic impurities in a hydrocarbon feedstock of gasoline type containing olefins and sulfur, in which a capture body is brought into contact with the feedstock to be treated and a stream of hydrogen, said capture body comprises an active phase based on nickel oxide particles with a size of less than or equal to 15 nm, said active phase not comprising other metal elements of Group VIb or Group VIII, which are deposited on a porous support chosen from the group consisting of aluminas, silica, silicas/aluminas, or also titanium or magnesium oxides, used alone or as a mixture with alumina or silica/alumina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Nathalie Crozet, Anne-Claire Dubreuil, Philibert Leflaive, Michel Thomas
  • Patent number: 11327342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to optical lens for correcting color vision for individuals with color vision deficiency comprising a substrate and an absorbing dye which has at least a minimum light transmission factor at a wavelength ranging from 515 nm to 80 nm that is lower than or equal to 40% and quickly varying transmission around 500 nm and around 595 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Marie Dubail, Montserrat Burgos, Charlène Pousse, Michèle Thomas, Xiaohong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10898529
    Abstract: A method is provided of selecting specific probiotic lactic acid bacteria producing histamine and the use of such strains for beneficial effects for mammals. The method includes selecting a lactic acid bacterial strain for use in the local production of histamine in a mammal, and further comprises screening bacteria for the presence of an active histidine operon and selecting a strain which has an active histidine operon and is capable of producing histamine. Preferably said strain is selected for its ability to produce histamine at a level of greater than 250 pg/ml. The present invention further provides products comprising the strains obtainable by the selection methods of the invention for use in the local production of histamine in a mammal, in particular for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: BIOGAIA AB
    Inventors: James Versalovic, Carissa Michelle Thomas, Eamonn Connolly
  • Patent number: 10451006
    Abstract: A propulsion chamber for a liquid propellant rocket engine is provided. The propulsion chamber includes an inside wall made of metal, an outside covering made of organic matrix composite material, and a cooling circuit arranged between the outside covering and the inside wall. The propulsion chamber further includes at least a first axial endpiece secured to the metal inside wall and presenting at least one radial protrusion received in a concave recess in an inside face of the outside covering. The concave recess is situated axially between first and second belts of reinforcing fibers oriented substantially circumferentially in the outside covering in such a manner as to take up forces associated with inside pressure and thrust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: ARIANEGROUP SAS
    Inventors: Alban Du Tertre, Didier Guichard, Cedric Pierre Michel Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180264055
    Abstract: A method is provided of selecting specific probiotic lactic acid bacteria producing histamine and the use of such strains for beneficial effects for mammals. The method includes selecting a lactic acid bacterial strain for use in the local production of histamine in a mammal, and further comprises screening bacteria for the presence of an active histidine operon and selecting a strain which has an active histidine operon and is capable of producing histamine. Preferably said strain is selected for its ability to produce histamine at a level of greater than 250 pg/ml. The present invention further provides products comprising the strains obtainable by the selection methods of the invention for use in the local production of histamine in a mammal, in particular for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: James Versalovic, Carissa Michelle Thomas, Eamonn Connolly
  • Patent number: 10004770
    Abstract: A method is provided of selecting specific probiotic lactic acid bacteria producing histamine and the use of such strains for beneficial effects for mammals. The method includes selecting a lactic acid bacterial strain for use in the local production of histamine in a mammal, and further comprises screening bacteria for the presence of an active histidine operon and selecting a strain which has an active histidine operon and is capable of producing histamine. Preferably said strain is selected for its ability to produce histamine at a level of greater than 250 pg/ml. The present invention further provides products comprising the strains obtainable by the selection methods of the invention for use in the local production of histamine in a mammal, in particular for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: BIOGAIA AB
    Inventors: James Versalovic, Carissa Michelle Thomas, Eamonn Connolly
  • Patent number: 9625620
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical article having antireflection properties, optionally antistatic properties, having a high thermal and abrasion resistance, as well as the method for producing the same. The article of the invention comprises a substrate and, starting from the substrate: a sub-layer comprising a SiO2-based layer, said SiO2-based layer having a thickness greater than or equal to 75 nm et free from Al2O3; and a multilayered antireflection coating comprising a stack consisting in at least one high refractive index layer and at least one low refractive index layer, all the low refractive index layers of which comprising a mixture of SiO2 and Al2O3, and the high refractive index layers of which are not layers that do absorb in the visible region comprising a substoichiometric titanium oxide and reducing the relative visible light transmission factor (Tv) of the optical article by at least 10% as compared to a same article without any of said visible light absorbing layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Olivier Beinat, Jean-Louis Sirjean, Michele Thomas
  • Publication number: 20170020936
    Abstract: A method is provided of selecting specific probiotic lactic acid bacteria producing histamine and the use of such strains for beneficial effects for mammals. The method includes selecting a lactic acid bacterial strain for use in the local production of histamine in a mammal, and further comprises screening bacteria for the presence of an active histidine operon and selecting a strain which has an active histidine operon and is capable of producing histamine. Preferably said strain is selected for its ability to produce histamine at a level of greater than 250 pg/ml. The present invention further provides products comprising the strains obtainable by the selection methods of the invention for use in the local production of histamine in a mammal, in particular for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: James Versalovic, Carissa Michelle Thomas, Eamonn Connolly
  • Patent number: 9249541
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a roof-covering element out of molded cellulose impregnated with bitumen for roofing. In a first step, an element, preferably of cellulose, is made by hot compression molding in a mold, in a second step, once the element has a dry matter content of at least 60% when extracted from the mold, the element is covered in a pigmented varnish and dried, and in a third step, once the element has a dry matter content of at least 98%, the element is impregnated with hot bitumen. Specific operating conditions are given. The covering elements include in particular a ridge side portion, a ridge cap, a ridge-covering kit, a fillet or curb, and a hip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: ONDULINE
    Inventors: Michel Thomas, Melih Kamil, Francois Ruffenach, Martin Foutel
  • Patent number: 9174901
    Abstract: The present invention describes a process for pre-treating a steam reforming feed containing sulphur-containing compounds, using two desulphurization reactors: a temporary desulphurization reactor (1010) containing an active adsorbent solid; a permanent desulphurization reactor (1003) placed upstream of the steam reforming unit, which contains an adsorbent solid in the passivated state, necessitating a depassivation phase in order to be rendered active; the temporary desulphurization reactor (1010) being disconnected as soon as the adsorbent solid of the permanent desulphurization reactor (1003) has been activated, and the volume of the temporary desulphurization reactor being in the range 1/20 to 1/200 times the volume of the permanent desulphurization reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Fabrice Giroudiere, Michel Thomas, Cedric Nebois
  • Patent number: 8846140
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an optical article having antireflection or reflective properties and comprising a substrate having at least one main surface, comprising the step of depositing an sub-layer onto a substrate's main surface, the step of treating the sub-layer by ionic bombardment and the step of depositing onto said sub-layer a multilayered stack comprising at least one high refractive index layer and at least one low refractive index layer. According to a preferred embodiment, the deposition of the sub-layer is conducted in a vacuum chamber in which a gas is supplied during the deposition step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Philippe Roisin, Michele Thomas
  • Patent number: 8790617
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feed and steam, comprising: a step for producing a synthesis gas in a unit for steam reforming the hydrocarbon feed in the presence of steam, with a fuel providing the heat necessary for the reaction; a step for steam converting synthesis gas obtained in the preceding step, producing a stream of hydrogen containing methane and carbon dioxide; a step for capturing carbon dioxide present in the stream obtained from the steam conversion step in order to separate the carbon dioxide from the stream of hydrogen; a step for capturing and recycling the methane and other impurities (CO, CO2) present in the stream of hydrogen to the steam reforming step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Beatrice Fischer, Fabrice Giroudiere, Jean-Louis Ambrosino, Michel Thomas
  • Patent number: 8784516
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock and water vapor comprising: A stage for the production of a synthetic gas in a vapor reforming unit of the hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of water vapor, with a fuel that provides the heat that is necessary to the reaction, A stage for conversion to vapor of the synthetic gas that is obtained in the preceding stage producing a hydrogen stream that contains methane and carbon dioxide, A stage for recovering carbon dioxide that is present in the stream that is obtained in the stage for conversion to vapor, making it possible to separate the carbon dioxide from the hydrogen stream, A stage for recovery and recycling to the vapor reforming stage of impurities that are present in the hydrogen stream, comprising a decompression phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Beatrice Fischer, Fabrice Giroudiere, Jean-Louis Ambrosino, Michel Thomas
  • Patent number: 8697920
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for desulphurizing a feed comprising oxygen-containing compounds, hydrocarbon-containing compounds and organic sulphur-containing compounds, by capturing sulphur on a capture mass comprising iron oxides or zinc oxides and more than 20% by weight of zinc ferrite. The process is operated in the presence of hydrogen at a temperature in the range 200° C. to 400° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Arnaud Baudot, Thierry Huard, Michel Thomas
  • Publication number: 20130263526
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a roof-covering element out of molded cellulose impregnated with bitumen for roofing. In a first step, an element, preferably of cellulose, is made by hot compression molding in a mold, in a second step, once the element has a dry matter content of at least 60% when extracted from the mold, the element is covered in a pigmented varnish and dried, and in a third step, once the element has a dry matter content of at least 98%, the element is impregnated with hot bitumen. Specific operating conditions are given. The covering elements include in particular a ridge side portion, a ridge cap, a ridge-covering kit, a fillet or curb, and a hip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: ONDULINE
    Inventors: Michel Thomas, Melih Kamil, Francois Ruffenach, Martin Foutel
  • Publication number: 20130149291
    Abstract: A method is provided of selecting specific probiotic lactic acid bacteria producing histamine and the use of such strains for beneficial effects for mammals. The method includes selecting a lactic acid bacterial strain for use in the local production of histamine in a mammal, and further comprises screening bacteria for the presence of an. active histidine operon and selecting a strain which has an active histidine operon and is capable of producing histamine. Preferably said strain is selected for its ability to produce histamine at a level of greater than 250 pg/ml. The present invention further provides products comprising the strains obtainable by the selection methods of the invention for use in the local production, of histamine in a mammal, in particular for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: James Versalovic, Carissa Michelle Thomas, Eamonn Connolly
  • Patent number: D777430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventor: Cheryl Michelle Thomas
  • Patent number: D941066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventor: Michelle Thomas