Patents by Inventor Philippe Simon
Philippe Simon 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: 20240132304Abstract: A vision-assisted robotized depalletizer receives at a pallet station a pallet loaded with products and outputs on a conveyor unitized products aligned in a desired orientation. Such depalletizers include a vision system having one or more image acquisition sensors that are positioned relative to the pallet station so as to have a field of view covering a top portion of the pallet. The sensors send to a controller one or more image of the top portion of the pallet that the controller uses along to determine the position of each product in the top portion of the pallet. The depalletizer further includes a robot equipped with a depalletizing tool that is coupled to the vision system controller for receiving information indicative of the position of each product from the top portion and uses that information to pick and position on the output conveyor each product from the top portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Sylvain-Paul MORENCY, Marc DUCHARME, Robert JODOIN, Philippe HAKIER, Christian SIMON, Jean-François FORGET
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Patent number: 11958267Abstract: Described herein is a laminate including at least one first layer of at least one first metal and at least one further layer of a polymer composition (PC). Also described herein is a process for producing the laminate.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Philippe Desbois, Rui De Oliveira, Patrick Spies, Jasmina Simon, Julia Weimer
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Patent number: 9604869Abstract: A bushing assembly is provided including terminal ears coupled to opposed end walls of the bushing assembly. Each of the terminal ears includes an electrically conductive plate with a first terminal edge (1D) coupled to a bushing first end wall, and extending away from the first end wall to a second, free terminal edge (1A) and having a curved geometry. The curvature, 1/(2R), at any point of the curved second end of the slot is less than the reciprocal, 1/ Wo, of the smallest gap width, Wo, of both slot first open end, WA, and elongated portion, WB, where R is defined as the radius at any point of the curved second end.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: 3B-Fibreglass sprlInventors: Philippe Simon, Dimitri Laurent
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Patent number: 9573836Abstract: The present invention concerns a bushing assembly comprising: (a) a liquid glass feeding unit arranged upstream of and in fluid communication with, (b) a first and second tip plate assemblies (1A, 1B) extending along a longitudinal direction, arranged side by side, and each surrounded by side walls and end walls and, the first and second tip plate assemblies being separated from one another by a stiffening rib structure (21) extending along said longitudinal direction, characterized in that, the feeding unit comprises a glass distribution manifold (2), which defines two separate fluid communication paths to the first and second tip plate assemblies (1A, 1B), and in that, the stiffening rib structure (21) forms an integral part of the floor of the manifold (2).Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: 3B-Fibreglass sprlInventors: Philippe Simon, Dimitri Laurent, Utku Ahmet Özden, Christoph Broeckmann, Alexander Bezold
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Patent number: 9556057Abstract: The present invention concerns a bushing assembly comprising terminal ears (1) coupled to opposed end walls (2) of the bushing assembly, for heating the bushing tip plate and walls, each of said terminal ears comprising: (a) an electrically conductive plate, said conductive plate comprising at least a first portion (1A) extending along a longitudinal 1D axis (X1) from a first terminal edge (1D) substantially normal to said longitudinal axis (X1) 1B and coupled to a bushing end wall (2), and further comprising a second, free terminal edge (1C) connectable to a source of power, and (b) at least one elongated reinforcing member (1B) coupled to said at least first portion (1A) of said plate to increase the bending moment of the latter, characterized in that, said at least one elongated reinforcing member (1B) extends from, or adjacent to the plate first terminal edge (1D) along a direction non parallel to said longitudinal axis (X1).Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: 3B-Fibreglass SprlInventors: Philippe Simon, Dimitri Laurent
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Patent number: 9487430Abstract: The present invention concerns a tip plate module for use in a bushing assembly for the production of glass fibers, said tip plate module comprising side walls surrounding at least a portion of the perimeter of a tip plate (11) forming the floor of the module, said tip plate forming a convex polygon, characterized in that, said polygonal tip plate comprises at least five edges (N?5), preferably at least six edges (N?6), more preferably it comprises six edges (N=6). The present invention also concerns a bushing assembly comprising at least one such tip plate module.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: 3B-Fibreglass sprlInventors: Philippe Simon, Dimitri Laurent, Utku Ahmet Özden, Christoph Broeckmann, Alexander Bezold
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Publication number: 20150368144Abstract: The present invention concerns a tip plate module for use in a bushing assembly for the production of glass fibres, said tip plate module comprising side walls surrounding at least a portion of the perimeter of a tip plate (11) forming the floor of the module, said tip plate forming a convex polygon, characterized in that, said polygonal tip plate comprises at least five edges (N?5), preferably at least six edges (N?6), more preferably it comprises six edges (N=6). The present invention also concerns a bushing assembly comprising at least one such tip plate module.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Philippe Simon, Dimitri Laurent, Utku Ahmet Özden, Christoph Broeckmann, Alexander Bezold
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Publication number: 20150158754Abstract: The present invention concerns a bushing assembly comprising terminal ears (1) coupled to opposed end walls (2) of the bushing assembly, for heating the bushing tip plate and walls, each of said terminal ears comprising: (a) an electrically conductive plate, said conductive plate comprising at least a first portion (1A) extending along a longitudinal 1D axis (X1) from a first terminal edge (1D) substantially normal to said longitudinal axis (X1) 1B and coupled to a bushing end wall (2), and further comprising a second, free terminal edge (1C) connectable to a source of power, and (b) at least one elongated reinforcing member (1B) coupled to said at least first portion (1A) of said plate to increase the bending moment of the latter, characterized in that, said at least one elongated reinforcing member (1B) extends from, or adjacent to the plate first terminal edge (1D) along a direction non parallel to said longitudinal axis (X1).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Philippe Simon, Dimitri Laurent
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Publication number: 20150143853Abstract: The present invention concerns a bushing assembly comprising: (a) a liquid glass feeding unit arranged upstream of and in fluid communication with, (b) a first and second tip plate assemblies (1A, 1B) extending along a longitudinal direction, arranged side by side, and each surrounded by side walls and end walls and, the first and second tip plate assemblies being separated from one another by a stiffening rib structure (21) extending along said longitudinal direction, characterized in that, the feeding unit comprises a glass distribution manifold (2), which defines two separate fluid communication paths to the first and second tip plate assemblies (1A, 1B), and in that, the stiffening rib structure (21) forms an integral part of the floor of the manifold (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: 3B-Fibreglass sprlInventors: Philippe Simon, Dimitri Laurent, Utku Ahmet Özden, Christoph Broeckmann, Alexander Bezold
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Publication number: 20150033800Abstract: A bushing assembly (2) is provided including terminal ears coupled to opposed end walls (2A) of the bushing assembly, each of said terminal ears comprising an electrically conductive plate (1) comprising a first terminal edge (1D) coupled to a bushing first end wall (2A), and extending away from said first end wall to a second, free terminal edge (1A) and having a curved geometry; the curvature, 1/(2R), at any point of the curved second end (3C) of the slot is less than the reciprocal, 1/Wo, of the smallest gap width, Wo, of both slot first open end (3A), WA, and elongated portion (3B), We, wherein R is the radius at any point of the curved second end (3C).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Philippe Simon, Dimitri Laurent
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Publication number: 20140208803Abstract: The present invention concerns a bushing assembly including a tip plate supported by reinforcing ribs. The reinforcement ribs have a planar portion having a shape inscribed in a triangle of vertices ?1, ?2, ?3, wherein ?1 is the smallest angle of the three vertices, and the side of the triangle opposed to the smallest vertex, ?1, matches exactly one side of the planar portion. It also concerns a bushing assembly including a tip plate reinforced with the reinforcing ribs discussed supra, wherein the reinforcing ribs are coupled to the bushing assembly by three sides, adjacent two by two.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: Philippe Simon, Dimitri Laurent
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Patent number: 8171754Abstract: A cooling bushing flange having a reduced amount of precious metal is provided for a glass fiber production apparatus. The flange includes a first portion formed of a precious metal or a precious metal alloy extending outwardly from a bushing and a second portion formed of a non-precious metal. The non-precious metal portion of the flange may be affixed to the precious metal portion by known metal bonding methods. A cooling tube is positioned on the non-precious metal portion to create a thermal seal and prevent molten glass from leaking from the interface of the bushing block and bushing. The precious metal portion of the inventive flange is a fraction of the size of precious metal present in conventional bushing flanges. By reducing the amount of precious metal incorporated in the flange, a significant reduction in the overall cost of the bushing and in the manufacture of glass fibers can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: OCV Intellectual Capital, LLCInventors: David F. Purvis, Byron L. Bemis, Anthony P Oakleaf, William L Streicher, Philippe Simon, Terry L. Anderson, Jack Wallace
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Publication number: 20090204407Abstract: A system and method are described for processing a spoken request from a user. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for attempting to recognize a spoken request from a user with a speech recognition engine above a predetermined level of accuracy. If the spoken request is not recognized above the predetermined level of accuracy, the spoken request is provided to a level one agent. If the level one agent does not recognize the request, a voice connection is established between the user and a level two agent. In another embodiment, a method is disclosed for determining whether a silent response system recognizes a spoken request from a user above a predetermined level of accuracy. A response is provided to the user if the silent response system recognizes the spoken request. Otherwise, a voice connection is established between the user and a call center.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2008Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventors: T. Russell Shields, Bruno Philippe Simon, John F. Guzolek
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Publication number: 20090107183Abstract: A cooling bushing flange having a reduced amount of precious metal is provided for a glass fiber production apparatus. The flange includes a first portion formed of a precious metal or a precious metal alloy extending outwardly from a bushing and a second portion formed of a non-precious metal. The non-precious metal portion of the flange may be affixed to the precious metal portion by known metal bonding methods. A cooling tube is positioned on the non-precious metal portion to create a thermal seal and prevent molten glass from leaking from the interface of the bushing block and bushing. The precious metal portion of the inventive flange is a fraction of the size of precious metal present in conventional bushing flanges. By reducing the amount of precious metal incorporated in the flange, a significant reduction in the overall cost of the bushing and in the manufacture of glass fibers can be obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: David F. Purvis, Byron L. Bemis, Anthony P. Oakleaf, William L. Streicher, Philippe Simon, Terry L. Anderson, Jack Wallace
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Patent number: 5621180Abstract: A capillary sampling flow controller provides an improvement in the process of sampling or monitoring for the analysis of air and gas chemistries; a constant flow rate is used to introduce a specific volume of gas into a vessel or through a trapping media over the selected sampling period. The improvement employs calculated geometry of the capillaries employed to deliver the gas sample to the evacuated vessel. It can also include a pressure reading device installed between the vessel and the capillary, and a filter at the inlet. The length of capillary with available internal diameters is estimated mathematically and confirmed experimentally to achieve any sampling time using any size sampler. The flow rate obtained from the controller is constant over its operating range and is designed to meet a specific sampling duration to obtain long-term integrated samples. The sampling process becomes completely passive, precise, reliable and simple to operate.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1996Date of Patent: April 15, 1997Assignee: Martinex R & D Inc.Inventors: Philippe Simon, Jean-Pierre Farant