Patents by Inventor Pierre Lafon

Pierre Lafon 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: 20130256393
    Abstract: Transport and conservation packaging is made from a blank sheet of material such as cardboard or corrugated cardboard. The packaging can be used for the transport of fresh food such as fish or meat, either alone or with the addition of ice. The packaging includes a bottom and relatively hermetic side walls, to withstand exudates and/or melting ice and to improve retention, possibly channeling evacuation. The packaging further includes a lid adapted to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Bruno Nouchet, Jean Pierre Barrere, Pierre Lafon
  • Patent number: 8487828
    Abstract: A document with a cover having a first cover part, a second cover part, at least one internal page located between the two cover parts when the document is closed, a radiofrequency microcontroller, an antenna electrically connected to the radiofrequency microcontroller, and an electromagnetic shield capable of disrupting, at least partially, the wireless communication with the radiofrequency microcontroller when the document is closed and not disrupting the wireless communication when the document is opened. The electromagnetic shield is a wire grid. The wire mesh distance between each two adjacent wires of the wire grid is smaller than a radio-frequency wavelength used for communicating with the radiofrequency microcontroller, and is at least 0.1 millimeters and at most 40 millimeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Gemalto, SA
    Inventors: Bart Bombay, Neville Pattinson, Ksheerabdhi Krishna, Jean-Pierre Lafon, Joseph Leibenguth, Denis Groeninck, Yves Reignoux, Severine Cheramy
  • Publication number: 20100141547
    Abstract: A document with a cover having a first cover part, a second cover part, at least one internal page located between the two cover parts when the document is closed, a radiofrequency microcontroller, an antenna electrically connected to the radiofrequency microcontroller, and an electromagnetic shield capable of disrupting, at least partially, the wireless communication with the radiofrequency microcontroller when the document is closed and not disrupting the wireless communication when the document is opened. The electromagnetic shield is a wire grid. The wire mesh distance between each two adjacent wires of the wire grid is smaller than a radio-frequency wavelength used for communicating with the radiofrequency microcontroller, and is at least 0.1 millimeters and at most 40 millimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: AXALTO SA
    Inventors: Bart Bombay, Neville Pattinson, Ksheerabdhi Krishna, Jean-Pierre Lafon, Joseph Leibenguth, Denis Groeninck, Yves Reignoux, Severine Cheramy
  • Patent number: 7701408
    Abstract: A document which includes a cover, one or more internal pages, a radiofrequency microcontroller, an antenna electrically connected to the radiofrequency microcontroller, an electromagnetic shield capable of partially disrupting wireless communication with the radiofrequency microcontroller when the document is closed, and not disrupting the wireless communication when the document is opened is described. The electromagnetic shield included in the document is implemented using metal, conductive plastic, conductive ink or magnetic ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Axalto SA
    Inventors: Bart Bombay, Neville Pattinson, Ksheerabdhi Krishna, Yves Reignoux, Severine Cheramy, Joseph Leibenguth, Denis Groeninck, Jean-Pierre Lafon
  • Patent number: 7270722
    Abstract: A process for placing elements of a self-stiffened panel of preimpregnated composite. The panel includes a base skin and a plurality of U-shaped stiffeners, with an interfacing structure including a nail and a nail-head. The process includes draping plies to form the base skin; placing and shaping at least one reinforcing ply on a set of punches; forming half-nails; placing a half-nail on the sides of each punch covered by the reinforcing ply; positioning the punches side by side in inverted U-positions; placing the nail-heads; compacting the set of punches; turning the punches 180 degrees; positioning the set of punches on the base skin; and withdrawing the set of U-shaped punches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Georges Navas, Jean-Paul Petetin, Michle Fontayne, Pierre Lafon, Guy Hellard
  • Publication number: 20070205953
    Abstract: A document which includes a cover, one or more internal pages, a radiofrequency microcontroller, an antenna electrically connected to the radiofrequency microcontroller, an electromagnetic shield capable of partially disrupting wireless communication with the radiofrequency microcontroller when the document is closed, and not disrupting the wireless communication when the document is opened is described. The electromagnetic shield included in the document is implemented using metal, conductive plastic, conductive ink or magnetic ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: AXALTO SA
    Inventors: Bart Bombay, Neville Pattinson, Ksheerabdhi Krishna, Yves Reignoux, Severine Cheramy, Joseph Leibenguth, Denis Groeninck, Jean-Pierre Lafon
  • Publication number: 20050166501
    Abstract: A process for placing elements of a self-stiffened panel of preimpregnated composite. The panel includes a base skin and a plurality of U-shaped stiffeners, with an interfacing structure including a nail and a nail-head. The process includes draping plies to form the base skin; placing and shaping at least one reinforcing ply on a set of punches; forming half-nails; placing a half-nail on the sides of each punch covered by the reinforcing ply; positioning the punches side by side in inverted U-positions; placing the nail-heads; compacting the set of punches; turning the punches 180 degrees; positioning the set of punches on the base skin; and withdrawing the set of U-shaped punches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Georges Navas, Jean-Paul Petetin, Michel Fontayne, Pierre Lafon, Guy Hellard
  • Patent number: 6205194
    Abstract: A device for communicating with a portable data medium using at least a power signal (AL) supplied by an electric energy source (4), a control signal (SC1) and a data transmission signal (I/O), comprises an interrupter (5) for interrupting the power signal (AL) to the medium from the source if the portable data medium does not cooperate with the device (1), means (8) for storing electric energy received from the source and for supplying the power signal to the medium when the source does not supply power and a data processor (3) arranged to ensure transmission of the power, control and data transmission signals (AL, SC1, I/O) to the medium according to a predetermined sequencing, as well as for detecting the interruption of the power signal (AL) from the source, then for triggering the interruption of the control and data transmission signals (SC1, I/O) according to the predetermined sequencing during the supply of the power signal from the energy storage mean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: CP8 Transac
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Lafon
  • Patent number: 5889272
    Abstract: A coupler for managing communication between a portable data medium and a data exchange device. The coupler includes bistable control circuitry (25) input-activated by at least two control signals (DTR, RTS) delivered by the data exchange device in one of two first and second predetermined input sequences, and arranged to output at least one power supply signal (VCC) and a data medium reset signal (RST) in a predetermined output sequence, such that the portable data medium is activated only when one specific input sequence of the two input sequences is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Bull CP8
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Lafon, Bernard Deniau
  • Patent number: 4169879
    Abstract: The reactor is traversed by a central tube with an essentially radial circulation of the gases or other fluids. Said cylindrical part of the solids bed is surmounted by a substantially hemispherical reaction zone permeable to said gases or other fluids. The hemispherical part of the reactive zone is comprised between two substantially hemispherical caps one of which surmounts the central tube and the other bounds the upper periphery of this zone with the pressure drop undergone by the gases or other fluids passing through the hemispherical zone being greater than that undergone by the gases or other fluids passing through the cylindrical zone and therefore the perforations of the hemispherical part of the central tube are calculated to compensate for this difference and equalize the flow of gases or other fluids in the whole of the solids mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1979
    Assignee: Societe Chimique des Charbonnages
    Inventors: Daniel Descoins, Alain Portes, Pierre Lafon