Patents by Inventor Philippe Robert

Philippe Robert 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: 7563922
    Abstract: Processes for the preparation of 4-[[4-[[4-(2-cyanoethenyl)-2,6-dimethylphenyl]-amino]-2-pyrimidinyl]amino]benzonitrile of formula (I), a N-oxide, a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, a quaternary amine or a stereochemically isomeric form thereof are provided, said processes comprise: a) reacting 4-(2-cyanoethenyl)-2,6-dimethylbenzenamine with an intermediate of formula (III) ?in the presence of a suitable solvent; b) reacting an intermediate of formula (IV) ?with acrylonitrile in the presence of a suitable palladium catalyst, a suitable base and a suitable solvent; c) dehydrating the corresponding amide of the compound of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Didier Philippe Robert Schils, Joannes Josephus Maria Willems, Bart Petrus Anna Maria Jozef Medaer, Elisabeth Therese Jeanne Pasquier, Paul Adriaan Jan Janssen, Jan Heeres, Ruben Gerardus George Leenders, Jérôme Emile Georges Guillemont
  • Publication number: 20090170231
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of producing at least one mechanical component of a MEMS or NEMS structure from a monocrystalline silicon substrate, comprising the steps of: forming anchoring zones in one face of the substrate to delimit the mechanical component, forming, on the face of the substrate, a lower protective layer made of material other than silicon and obtained by epitaxy from the face of the substrate, forming, on the lower protective layer, a silicon layer obtained by epitaxy from the lower protective layer, forming an upper protective layer on the silicon layer, etching the upper protective layer, the silicon layer and the lower protective layer, according to a pattern defining the mechanical component, until the substrate is reached and to provide access routes to the substrate, forming a protective layer on the walls formed by the etching of the pattern of the mechanical component in the epitaxied silicon layer, releasing the mechanical component by isotropic etching of the substrate from
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventors: Philippe Robert, Valerie Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7543490
    Abstract: A tire is provided with a force measurement device embedded, for example, in an isolated element such as a tread block. The device may be a stud-type device. The device includes a rigid stem connected to a deformable substantially flat membrane, which includes a detector for detecting a deformation of the membrane. The stem further includes a portion designed to be in contact with an element on which a force can act. The stem also includes an anchor that collaborates with the element. The anchor functions to improve the transmission of a load to the deformable membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Patrice Rey, Philippe Robert
  • Publication number: 20090139342
    Abstract: A device, with piezoresistive detection comprising at least: a proof body on which an effort to be measured is exerted, means of detecting a strain exerted by the proof body under the action of the effort, comprising at least one suspended piezoresistive strain gauge, a strain amplifier cell comprising at least two rigid arms mechanically linked to each other by at least one link element at the level of a first of their ends, a second end of a first of the two rigid arms being mechanically linked to the proof body, a second end of a second of the two rigid arms being fixed to the substrate, the link element being mechanically linked to a first end of the suspended piezoresistive strain gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Philippe Robert, Sebastien Hentz
  • Publication number: 20090111808
    Abstract: The present patent application concerns compounds of formula (I) with R1 and R2 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a mono or bicyclic saturated nitrogen-containing ring; their preparation and their use as a H3 receptor ligand for treating e.g. CNS disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Isabelle Bertrand, Marc Capet, Jeanne-Marie Lecomte, Nicolas Levoin, Xavier Ligneau, Olivia Poupardin-Olivier, Philippe Robert, Jean-Charles Schwartz, Olivier Labeeuw
  • Publication number: 20090066695
    Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which when executed cause a computing device to receive a request from a client to display a map projection of a spatial reference, wherein the spatial reference comprises a location and a scale, select a projected coordinate system from a plurality of projected coordinate systems based on the spatial reference and a set of business rules, generate the map projection of the spatial reference using the projected coordinate system, and send the map projection to the client, wherein the map projection is displayed on the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: James M. Maupin, Philippe Robert Steinthal, Charles W. Basden
  • Publication number: 20090038386
    Abstract: A sensor structure is disclosed, notably for a harsh environment in a motor vehicle. The sensor includes a sensor body having, at one end, an element sensitive to the quantity to be measured in the harsh environment and, at another end, a circuit for connecting it, placed outside the harsh environment, physically separated from each other, connected by means for transmitting data without a connection, and between which means are provided that are permeable to data, for protecting the connecting circuit from the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Bernard Bavoux, Maxime Pauly, Ida Elsa Meneguz, Remy Pauly, Jean-Sebastien Danel, Philippe Robert
  • Patent number: 7489228
    Abstract: A bistable MEMS microswitch produced on a substrate and capable of electrically connecting ends of at least two conductive tracks, including a beam suspended above the surface of the substrate. The beam is embedded at its two ends and is subjected to compressive stress when it is in the non-deformed position. The beam has an electrical contact configured to produce a lateral connection with the ends of the two conductive tracks when the beam is deformed in a horizontal direction with respect to the surface of the substrate. Actuators enable the beam to be placed in a first deformed position, corresponding to a first stable state, or in a second deformed position, corresponding to a second stable state, and the electrical contact ensures connection of the ends of the two conductive tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventor: Philippe Robert
  • Publication number: 20080314148
    Abstract: This invention relates to a resonant device with detection in the piezo-resistive plane made using surface technologies on a bulk, which comprises a resonator connected to this bulk by at least one embedded portion, means of exciting this resonator and detection means comprising at least one suspended beam type strain gauge made from piezo-resistive material, in which each strain gauge has a common plane with the resonator, and is connected to this resonator at a point situated outside of this at least one embedded portion to increase the stress observed by this strain gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventor: Philippe Robert
  • Patent number: 7444873
    Abstract: A comb capacitive accelerometer comprising a substrate, a mobile electrode relative to said substrate fitted with a plurality of mobile fingers, an electrode fixed relative to said substrate fitted with a plurality of fixed fingers, each of said mobile fingers being positioned between two contiguous fixed fingers so as to form a microstructure with interdigital combs. According to the invention the mobile fingers are connected to one another by at least a first connecting beam etched directly into the substrate, and/or the fixed fingers are connected to one another by at least a second connecting beam etched directly in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Commissariat A l'Energie Atomique
    Inventor: Philippe Robert
  • Publication number: 20080245144
    Abstract: A sensor structure notably for a harsh environment in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The sensor structure has a sensor body (1) having at one end an element (2) sensitive to the quantity to be measured in the harsh environment and at another end a connection circuit (3) for the latter, placed away from the harsh environment, and physically separated from one another. The sensor structure is connected by means for transmitting information by carrier current on an electrical conductor (5) of the sensor with which the sensitive element and the connection circuit are associated by wireless coupling means and between which are provided means (4) for protecting the connection circuit from the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicants: PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES S.A, COMMISARRIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventors: Bernard Bavoux, Jean-Sebastien Danel, Philippe Robert, Maxime Pauly
  • Patent number: 7432269
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I): to the process for preparing them, and to the use thereof as a therapeutic agent having the property of being selective ligands for the dopamine D3 receptor. These selective D3 ligands are useful as medicines in neuropsychiatry, in particular in the treatment of psychotic or depressive states, or in the treatment of motor disorders, such as dyskinesia or essential tremor. They are furthermore useful in the treatment of dependency on nicotine, cocaine, alcohol, opioids and for facilitating withdrawal in drug-dependent individuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Bioprojet
    Inventors: Marc Capet, Denis Danvy, Nicolas Levoin, Marcel Morvan, Isabelle Berrebi-Bertrand, Thierry Calmels, Philippe Robert, Jean-Charles Schwartz, Jeanne-Marie Lecomte
  • Publication number: 20080214542
    Abstract: The invention concerns compounds of general formula (I), a method for preparing same, as well as their use as therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: BIOPROJET
    Inventors: Marc Capet, Denis Danvy, Catherine Dartois, Nicolas Levoin, Marcel Morvan, Isabelle Berrebi-Bertrand, Thierry Calmels, Philippe Robert, Jean-Charles Schwartz, Jeanne-Marie Lecomte
  • Publication number: 20080210022
    Abstract: A force measuring device has a rigid stem joined to an essentially flat deformable membrane. The membrane includes detectors for detecting a deformation of the membrane. A portion of the stem comes in contact with an element capable of being subjected to the action of a force. The stem has slots forming anchoring means for interacting with the element. The force measuring device is for use, in particular, in improving the transmission of loads to the deformable membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventors: Patrice Rey, Philippe Robert
  • Publication number: 20080182876
    Abstract: The present patent application concerns new compounds of formula (I) with R1 and R2 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a saturated nitrogen-containing ring, A is a saturated C1-4 alkylene and B a C3-4 alkylene or alkenylene chain; their preparation and their use as a H3 receptor ligand for treating e.g. CNS disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Isabelle Bertrand, Marc Capet, Jeanne-Marie Lecomte, Nicolas Levoin, Xavier Ligneau, Olivia Poupardin-Olivier, Philippe Robert, Jean-Charles Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20080171878
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing 4-[(1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-2-pyrimidinyl)-amino]benzonitrile (I) starting from a 4-oxo-1,6-dihydro-pyrimidinylcarboxylic acid ester (II) or starting from a guanidine derivative which is reacted with an alkoxy-methylene malonic acid ester to an ester (II) which is converted to (I), which reaction sequence may be a one-pot procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Didier Philippe Robert Schils, Alfred Elisabeth Stappers
  • Patent number: 7399856
    Abstract: Processes for the preparation of 4-[[4-[[4-(2-cyanoethenyl)-2,6-dimethylphenyl]-amino]-2-pyrimidinyl]amino]benzonitrile of formula (I), a N-oxide, a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, a quaternary amine or a stereochemically isomeric form thereof are provided, said processes comprise: a) reacting 4-(2-cyanoethenyl)-2,6-dimethylbenzenamine with an intermediate of formula (III) ?in the presence of a suitable solvent; b) reacting an intermediate of formula (IV) ?with acrylonitrile in the presence of a suitable palladium catalyst, a suitable base and a suitable solvent; c) dehydrating the corresponding amide of the compound of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Didier Philippe Robert Schils, Joannes Josephus Maria Willems, Bart Petrus Anna Maria Jozef Medaer, Elisabeth Therese Jeanne Pasquier, Paul Adriaan Jan Janssen, Jan Heeres, Ruben Gerardus George Leenders, Jérôme Emile Georges Guillemont
  • Publication number: 20080167320
    Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (I) below: are provided along with a process for preparing them, and these compounds may be used as therapeutic agents, e.g., for prevention and/or treatment of a neuropsychiatric illness or any illness involving the dopamine D3 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Marc Capet, Denis Danvy, Nicolas Levoin, Marcel Morvan, Isabelle Berrebi-Bertrand, Thierry Calmels, Philippe Robert, Jean-Charles Schwartz, Jeanne-Marie Lecomte
  • Publication number: 20080167464
    Abstract: Processes for the preparation of 4-[[4-[[4-(2-cyanoethenyl)-2,6-dimethylphenyl]-amino]-2-pyrimidinyl]amino]benzonitrile of formula (I), a N-oxide, a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, a quaternary amine or a stereochemically isomeric form thereof are provided, said processes comprise: a) reacting 4-(2-cyanoethenyl)-2,6-dimethylbenzenamine with an intermediate of formula (III) in the presence of a suitable solvent; b) reacting an intermediate of formula (IV) with acrylonitrile in the presence of a suitable palladium catalyst, a suitable base and a suitable solvent; c) dehydrating the corresponding amide of the compound of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Didier Philippe Robert Schils, Joannes Josephus Maria Willems, Bart Petrus Anna Maria Jozef Medaer, Elisabeth Therese Jeanne Pasquier, Paul Adriaan Jan Janssen, Jan Heeres, Ruben Gerardus George Leenders, Jerome Emile Georges Guillemont
  • Publication number: 20080148836
    Abstract: A tire is provided with a force measurement device embedded, for example, in an isolated element such as a tread block. The device may be a stud-type device. The device includes a rigid stem connected to a deformable substantially flat membrane, which includes a detector for detecting a deformation of the membrane. The stem further includes a portion designed to be in contact with an element on which a force can act. The stem also includes an anchor that collaborates with the element. The anchor functions to improve the transmission of a load to the deformable membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Patrice Rey, Philippe Robert