Patents by Inventor Philippe Geoffroy

Philippe Geoffroy 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).

  • Publication number: 20230382232
    Abstract: A positioning system for a pantograph includes a manifold. The manifold may have a monolithic body defined by layers of material that are stacked and fused together. The monolithic body may include a housing, a supply pipe, a pantograph pipe, and a valve pipe. The housing may define a chamber to hold a fluid. The supply pipe may project from the housing and be configured for connection to a fluid supply unit. The pantograph pipe may project from the housing and be configured for connection to an expansible device mechanically connected to the pantograph. The valve pipe may have an outlet end projecting from the housing and configured for connection to a main valve that is actuatable to control flow of the fluid through the manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Henri Guillaume Marie De Buretel De Chassey, Philippe Geoffroy, Santosh Reddy Sama, Brett Daniel Heher
  • Publication number: 20230090618
    Abstract: A pantograph positioning system may include a contact strip, a main valve, a supply line, at least one feeder line, and a detection line. The contact strip may be fastened to a pantograph and equipped with a wear detection circuit supplied a fluid. The main valve may include a pilot chamber and a secondary chamber, which are separated by a membrane. The membrane may be movable between a closed position, in which the membrane blocks an outlet aperture of the secondary chamber, and an open position, in which the membrane does not block the outlet aperture, allowing evacuation of the fluid. The supply line may supply the fluid to the secondary chamber of the main valve. The at least one feeder line may feed the fluid to the pilot chamber. The detection line may extend from the pilot chamber to the wear detection circuit of the contact strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Henri Guillaume Marie De Buretel De Chassey, Philippe Geoffroy, Santosh Reddy Sama, Brett Daniel Heher
  • Patent number: 11565590
    Abstract: This rapid descent device comprises a valve comprising two chambers, at least one rub strip fastened to the body of the current-collector bow of the pantograph, intended to come into contact with the overhead wire and equipped with degradation detection circuit, at least one supply line of fluid to the main chamber of the valve, at least one feed line intended to feed this fluid to the pilot chamber of the valve, as well as at least one detection line extending from the pilot chamber of the valve, to feed a respective detection circuit. The rapid descent device comprises means for temporary shut out of the feeding of fluid of the main chamber, which reliably ensures the initial raising of the pantograph until the pantograph comes into contact with the overhead wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: FAIVELEY TRANSPORT TOURS
    Inventor: Philippe Geoffroy
  • Publication number: 20210122245
    Abstract: This rapid descent device comprises a valve comprising two chambers, at least one rub strip fastened to the body of the current-collector bow of the pantograph, intended to come into contact with the overhead wire and equipped with degradation detection circuit, at least one supply line of fluid to the main chamber of the valve, at least one feed line intended to feed this fluid to the pilot chamber of the valve, as well as at least one detection line extending from the pilot chamber of the valve, to feed a respective detection circuit. The rapid descent device comprises means for temporary shut out of the feeding of fluid of the main chamber, which reliably ensures the initial raising of the pantograph until the pantograph comes into contact with the overhead wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Philippe Geoffroy
  • Publication number: 20190002492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel neurosteroids, especially derivatives of allopregnanolone and of epiallopregnanolone of formula (I) and the uses thereof as medicament for the treatment of neuropathologies, in particular neuropathies induced by the chemotherapy of a cancer. These molecules according to the invention have both preventative and curative effects. The neurosteroids according to the invention may also be of use in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, in particular for preventing neuronal cell death. They may thus be used as neuroprotectants and/or as an agent that stimulates neuronal proliferation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE-CNRS
    Inventors: Ayikoe Guy Mensah-Nyagan, Laurence Meyer, Christine Patte-Mensah, Omar Taleb, Michel Miesch, Philippe Geoffroy, Blandine Ressault
  • Publication number: 20140058079
    Abstract: The présent invention relates to novel neurosteroids, especially derivatives of allopregnanolone and of epiallopregnanolone of formula (I) and the uses thereof as médicament for the treatment of neuropathologies, in particular neuropathies induced by the chemotherapy of a cancer. Thèse molécules according to the invention have both preventative and curative effects. The neurosteroids according to the invention may also be of use in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, in particular for preventing neuronal cell death. They may thus be used as neuroprotectants and/or as an agent that stimulâtes neuronal prolifération.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE-CNRS, UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG
    Inventors: Ayikoe Guy Mensah-Nyagan, Laurence Meyer, Christine Patte-Mensah, Omar Taleb, Michel Miesch, Philippe Geoffroy, Blandine Ressault
  • Patent number: 7573263
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for measuring a radiofrequency magnetic field, characterised in that it comprises on a common support: a coil forming a primary reception antenna; a voltage-controlled oscillator, monitored so that its output frequency depends on the amplitude of the magnetic field received on the coil forming primary antenna; an absorption modulation load connected to the oscillator output; a secondary antenna sensitive to the magnetic field influenced by the absorption modulation resulting from the power supply load by the voltage-controlled oscillator, and means for operating the available signal on the secondary antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Fahrenheit Thermoscope LLC
    Inventors: Jacky Bouvier, Philippe Geoffroy
  • Patent number: 7429859
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for measuring a radiofrequency magnetic field, characterised in that it comprises on a common support (10): a coil forming a primary reception antenna; a voltage-controlled oscillator, monitored so that its output frequency depends on the amplitude of the magnetic field received on the coil forming primary antenna; an absorption modulation load connected to the oscillator output; a secondary antenna (22) sensitive to the magnetic field influenced by the absorption modulation resulting from the power supply load by the voltage-controlled oscillator, and means (30) for operating the available signal on the secondary antenna (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Fahrenheit Thermoscope LLC
    Inventors: Jacky Bouvier, Philippe Geoffroy
  • Publication number: 20070126423
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for measuring a radiofrequency magnetic field, characterised in that it comprises on a common support: a coil forming a primary reception antenna; a voltage-controlled oscillator, monitored so that its output frequency depends on the amplitude of the magnetic field received on the coil forming primary antenna; an absorption modulation load connected to the oscillator output; a secondary antenna sensitive to the magnetic field influenced by the absorption modulation resulting from the power supply load by the voltage-controlled oscillator, and means for operating the available signal on the secondary antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Jacky Bouvier, Philippe Geoffroy
  • Publication number: 20030184288
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for measuring a radiofrequency magnetic field, characterised in that it comprises on a common support (10): a coil forming a primary reception antenna; a voltage-controlled oscillator, monitored so that its output frequency depends on the amplitude of the magnetic field received on the coil forming primary antenna; an absorption modulation load connected to the oscillator output; a secondary antenna (22) sensitive to the magnetic field influenced by the absorption modulation resulting from the power supply load by the voltage-controlled oscillator, and means (30) for operating the available signal on the secondary antenna (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Jacky Bouvier, Philippe Geoffroy