Patents by Inventor Philippe Richard

Philippe Richard 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: 20020076491
    Abstract: Part of the flow of reactive gas admitted into the enclosure (10) is guided to the inside of the volume defined by a concave inside face of the or each hollow-shaped substrate (S1, S2, S3) so that said concave inside face is swept in full by a fraction of the total admitted gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: SNECMA MOTEURS
    Inventors: Bernard Delperier, Jean-Luc Domblides, Jean-Philippe Richard, Pierre Delaurens
  • Publication number: 20020038234
    Abstract: An electronic Personal Information Manager (PIM) including a calendar/scheduling system with an EarthTime™ module is described. In operation, the system tracks different types of times: “local” time, “home” time, and “remote” time. Home time is the time zone of where the user typically spends most of his or her time; this is usually the time zone for the user's home office. Local time is the time for the locality where the user is located physically at any particular instance in time. “Remote” time represents the time zones of the other individuals (i.e., other than the user). The system may show events and appointments in the user's own “local” time (or other user-selected type of time), regardless of where the user is presently located. Using these three types of time (i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Xiang Fu, Philippe Richard Kahn, Sonia Lee
  • Publication number: 20020012388
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for operating a secondary diagnostic channel on a modem. The present invention is directed to the transmission of data on a previously defined UI frame. In this manner, various pieces of information may be sent over the secondary logic channel. The present application also discloses the use of a wild card request that allows the sending of multiple pieces of unrelated data at one time, through the use of a special format. The present application also discloses the use pseudo-unique call identification information that can be used to diagnose and prevent problems in various data connections. Modems can be configured to refer to information stored for previous connections to diagnose problems that may have occurred in the previous connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Ismail Eldumiati, Dean Grumlose, Jim W. Johnston, Charles Raasch, Philippe Richard, Andy Webster, Joel Peshkin, Mounir Ayoub
  • Patent number: 6269731
    Abstract: A pneumatic booster operated by a plunger (8) located in a piston (5) with a rear section (82) which operates a valve (91,92,93) to develop a force on the piston (5) to apply a boost force to force-transmission members (12,14). The plunger (8) has a first section (81) connected to the rear section (82) by a spring (15). The front section (81) and the force-transmission members (12,14) defining a retention assembly (16,17) for securing the front section (81) to the piston (5) when a boost force exceeds a predetermined threshold while the plunger (8) is in a maximum actuating position to allow for extended actuation of the booster following a sharp braking action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Gautier, Cedric Leboisne, Ulysse Verbo, Raphael Medina, Philippe Richard
  • Patent number: 6052527
    Abstract: The invention concerns the generation of a software application that can be applied to several different target platforms. A software application is described by two separated, platform independent descriptions of said application, a computational description (CD) describing the structure and semantic of said application in a platform independent way and an engineering description (ED) describing the implementation principles of said application in a platform independent way. Both of said two separated descriptions (CD, ED) are used to map the application onto a target platform (TP) by means of a respective target platform profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Christine Delcourt, Claire Diehl-Watrin, Jean-Robert Huon, Philippe Richard
  • Patent number: 6016478
    Abstract: An electronic Personal Information Manager (PIM) including a peer-to-peer group scheduling/calendar system is described. The group scheduling/calendar system provides methods for peer-to-peer group scheduling among users, including those users who only have simple e-mail support (i.e., do not have access to the group scheduling/calendar system itself). If a user is able to receive and respond to e-mail, he or she is able to participate in group scheduling in an automated fashion. Under user control, the system generates a scheduling invitation incorporating different formats. Each format includes, in order of increasing content richness, a simple text embedded scheduling invitation, an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) form embedded scheduling invitation, and a proprietary binary "MIME" (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) scheduling invitation. Each format is designed to transfer the highest degree of information content which a particular target client type can handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Qili Zhang, Jin T. Teh, Philippe Richard Kahn
  • Patent number: 5845257
    Abstract: An electronic Personal Information Manager (PIM) including a calendar/scheduling system with an EarthTime.TM. module is described. In operation, the system tracks different types of times: "local" time, "home" time, and "remote" time. Home time is the time zone of where the user typically spends most of his or her time; this is usually the time zone for the user's home office. Local time is the time for the locality where the user is located physically at any particular instance in time. "Remote" time represents the time zones of the other individuals (i.e., other than the user). The system may show events and appointments in the user's own "local" time (or other user-selected type of time), regardless of where the user is presently located. Using these three types of time (i.e., "local" time, "home" time, and "remote" time), the system provides improved interface and methods for scheduling and managing activities, such a phone conference, across multiple time zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiang Fu, Philippe Richard Kahn, Sonia Lee
  • Patent number: 5778000
    Abstract: A method for frame synchronization including the detection of an n-bit pattern with predetermined characteristics in a bitstream is described. The subject method includes the steps of extracting a first set of m bits, with m being smaller than or equal to n, from a first position in said bitstream, deriving from said first set an address of a location in a first memory, deriving from the contents of said location in said first memory at least one second position in said bitstream and at least one second set of bits to be extracted therefrom until said n-bit pattern is detected in said bitstream. An apparatus for performing the subject method is additionally described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Alcatel N.V.
    Inventors: Philippe Richard Dosiere, Jan Mennekens, Geert Alfons Domien Sonck, Andre Marguinaud
  • Patent number: 4841304
    Abstract: The installation comprises a certain number of measuring stations, represed here as three in number referenced respectively 1, 2 and 3, equipped respectively with antennae I.sub.1, I.sub.2, I.sub.3, which are connected by transmission lines L.sub.1, L.sub.2 and L.sub.3 to a central data acquisition unit 4, itself connected to a real time data processing unit 5. The central unit 4 comprises receiving means, means for sorting and associating the data and means for momentary storage of the sorted and associated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignee: Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA)
    Inventors: Philippe Richard, Andre Soulage, Jean Appel
  • Patent number: 4768616
    Abstract: An acoustic filter adapted to be fitted on a pipe for the purpose of absorbing pressure waves. The acoustic filter has a body constituted by a cylinder, an inlet and outlet end, a locking ring fitted in a groove located at the inlet and outlet ends, coupling means within the locking rings for coupling the filter to a pipe. A holder tube fitted with diffuser rings for connecting the coupling means. A deformable bag made from a flexible material is mounted between the inlet and outlet ends, shaped like a cylindrical sleeve and surrounds the holder tube and diffuser rings. The bag defines with an inner wall of the cylinder a chamber for receiving a pressurized gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Philippe Richard, Jean-Charles Papillon, Alain Guyot, Carlo Corbellini
  • Patent number: 4638838
    Abstract: It has an inlet and an outlet, a bag made from a flexible, deformable material insulating the inlet from the outlet, a liquid contained in the bag on the outlet side, a transfer tube with openings on its side wall and closed by an end plug. Diffusers are positioned on the transfer tube with a given spacing, so as to leave a passage for a gas between two successive diffusers, each diffuser comprising a frame externally surrounded by an elastomer ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Philippe Richard, Jean-Charles Papillon, Alain Guyot, Carlo Corbellini
  • Patent number: D441763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Richard Kahn, Sonia Lee, Eric O. Bodnar
  • Patent number: D480401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Richard Kahn, Eric O. Bodnar
  • Patent number: D412323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Richard Kahn, Eric O. Bodnar
  • Patent number: D428399
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Richard Kahn, Eric O. Bodnar
  • Patent number: D435180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Societe Cooperative de Production Bourgeois
    Inventor: Philippe Richard