Patents by Inventor Pierre Thierry
Pierre Thierry 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: 20200218867Abstract: The present invention is a multi-function ultrasonic sensor controller (inc. sensor driver capabilities) capable of authenticating an end-user when placing his/her finger on any area of a device display while further providing haptic feedback, surface roughness and texture rendering, proximity sensing, movement recognition, 3D positioning and remote power transfer for an improved end-user experience. By default, the multi-function ultrasonic sensor controller of the invention is made of a first set of ultrasonic transducers covering the whole screen display area for fingerprint scanning, a second set ultrasonic transducers for haptic feedback, surface and texture roughness rendering, a third set ultrasonic transducers for movement recognition, proximity sensing and 3D localization, and a fourth set of ultrasonic transducers for the reception of remote power transfer through ultrasound waves.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventor: Pierre Thierry Gandolfo
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Patent number: 10031072Abstract: A heating device for a spectrometry measurement apparatus, wherein it is in the form of a supple optical article, the article comprising a supple flexible support having a top face and a bottom face, the top face being covered with a reflective material in order to form an optical-reflection layer, a flexible heating element being disposed on at least one of the faces of the support.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: OLYTHEInventors: Guillaume Nesa, Grégory Dubois, Etienne Flesch, Lionel Pafumi, Jean-Pierre Thierry
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Publication number: 20160238516Abstract: A measuring vessel in which a gas to be analyzed by spectrometry is intended to flow, the vessel being in the form of a hollow tube provided with a reflective material forming an optical-reflection layer, including: a hollow tube is produced from a non-metallic material, and a removable supple optical article is applied against the internal surface of the hollow tube, the article including a supple flexible support, one face of the support being covered with a reflective metal material, the article being inserted in the tube so that the reflective metal material forms the optical-reflection layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: OLYTHEInventors: Guillaume NESA, Grégory DUBOIS, Etienne FLESCH, Lionel PAFUMI, Jean-Pierre THIERRY
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Publication number: 20160231228Abstract: A heating device for a spectrometry measurement apparatus, wherein it is in the form of a supple optical article, the article comprising a supple flexible support having a top face and a bottom face, the top face being covered with a reflective material in order to form an optical-reflection layer, a flexible heating element being disposed on at least one of the faces of the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: OLYTHEInventors: Guillaume NESA, Grégory DUBOIS, Etienne FLESCH, Lionel PAFUMI, Jean-Pierre THIERRY
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Patent number: 6109983Abstract: Bar composed of an aluminum section with which copper contact jumpers are brought into intimate contact at the end or at regular intervals.The flanges of jumpers 20 have silver plated areas A on their internal surface, for example in the form of strips 24 transverse to the length of the bar and silver plated areas B on their external surface located between the areas A and the web of the jumper. The internal silver plated areas contribute to welding the jumper to the section and the external areas are used for making contact with junction devices or fish plates.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1998Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: Schneider Electric SAInventors: Franck Becker, Gerard Jego, Jean-Pierre Thierry
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Patent number: 5967818Abstract: Electrical distribution duct with a signal transmission bus. Two bus connection parts that can be coupled with each other and associated with the support and the connector, respectively, are provided at branch connection support distributed along the duct. The connection part associated with the support includes two elastic contacts arms, built into an insulating body, to connect to each bus wire. Thus there are two contact points for each bus wire located at the ends of arms that come into contact with a rigid contact area laid out on a tab of the connector inserted in a support slot.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1997Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: Schneider Electric SAInventors: Jean-Claude Carron, Gerard Jego, Jean-Pierre Thierry
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Patent number: 5836784Abstract: Electrical distribution wiring system comprising a flexible element equipped at each extremity with a junction member to a rigid element.The junction member 30 includes a retaining piece 40 and a positioning end-piece 50 of the flexible conductors, as well as a metallic sleeve 60 covering and holding in place the end-piece and the retaining piece.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1997Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Schneider Electric SAInventors: David De Oliveira, Pascal Hubben, Jean-Pierre Thierry
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Patent number: 5726387Abstract: An electrical distribution trunking formed from a plurality of longitudinal sections assembled together by mechanical fishplates and accommodating electrical conductors. The enclosure of the trunking has a longitudinal channel and a seal disposed at the ends of the sections on the top wall of the enclosure transversely to the longitudinal channel. The seal has an abutment resting in the longitudinal channel and a transverse conduit for removing water from the longitudinal channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1995Date of Patent: March 10, 1998Assignee: Schneider Electric SAInventors: Jean-Yves Teinturier, Jean-Pierre Thierry, Patrick Audiffret
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Patent number: 5716035Abstract: A channel supporting device includes a support member having two clamps between which trunking is accommodated. The clamps each have an upper projection which defines between them and above the trunking housing for receiving a channel. The channel locks the support member around the trunking.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1995Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Schneider Electric SAInventors: Daniel Nourry, Gerard Jego, Jean-Pierre Thierry
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Patent number: 5676557Abstract: Manufacture of electrical trunking containing, in a metal enclosure, a set of parallel electrical conductors supported at regular intervals on insulative contact blocks. A single sheet metal blank is bent and crimped to produce a tubular profile with joined edges 27, 28, the conductor assembly 31 is then slid into the tube and each support contact block 30 is centered in a respective branch opening 18 using a tool inserted through the opening. The contact block is clamped against the opening by an elastic expansion device.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1995Date of Patent: October 14, 1997Assignee: Schneider Electric SAInventors: Gerard Jego, Daniel Nourry, Jean-Pierre Thierry, Jean-Claude Lebeau, Philippe Normand
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Patent number: 5614697Abstract: Prefabricated electrical trunking made up of butt-jointed unit enclosure sections. A mechanical coupling is provided by use of flanges clamped by bolts passing through tubular spacers inside the enclosure sections. The spacers include openings receiving in a watertight manner swaged portions of orifices formed in the enclosure sections. A unit conductor assembly is housed in the coupling.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1995Date of Patent: March 25, 1997Assignee: Schneider Electric SAInventors: Gerard Jego, Jean-Claude Lebeau, Philippe Normand, Daniel Nourry, Jean-Pierre Thierry
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Patent number: 5595498Abstract: Connector for electrical trunking containing parallel conductors accommodated in an enclosure. The body of the connector is associated with a latch which can be locked manually and preferably released by use of a tool. The latch cooperates with a contact block accommodated in the enclosure in order to operate lugs which guide and/or lock the connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1995Date of Patent: January 21, 1997Assignee: Schneider Electric SAInventors: G erard Jego, Daniel Nourry, Jean-Pierre Thierry
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Patent number: 5594212Abstract: A coupling device for prefabricated electrical trunking. An internal member fits inside enclosure sections of the trunking which are to be butt-jointed. The internal member has water drainage grooves on its outer surface near a mating plane of the butt-joint. An exterior member fits over the joints and its two halves are bolted together.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1995Date of Patent: January 14, 1997Assignee: Schneider Electric SAInventors: Daniel Nourry, Gerard Jego, Jean-Pierre Thierry
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Patent number: 5405185Abstract: A tilt and slide sun-roof comprises a mobile panel on each side of which is a sliding member comprising a first mobile panel pivot pin, a rail, a guide carriage and a guide fastened to the mobile panel. The guide carriage is movable in translation relative to said rail to tilt the mobile panel by rotating it about the first pivot pin and then sliding it. The guide carriage comprises a pivot pin so that the mobile panel is tilted by rotating the guide carriage about the second pivot pin during translatory movement of the guide carriage towards the rear of the mobile panel. It includes an arrangement for preventing rotation of the guide carriage during return movement of the guide carriage towards the front.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1993Date of Patent: April 11, 1995Assignee: Webasto-HeuliezInventors: Christian Cheron, Francois de Gaillard, Pierre Thierry
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Patent number: 5280992Abstract: A tilt and slide roof opening and closing device adapted to be fixed to the top of a roof comprises two pairs of carriages guided in rails by a pair of cables and a pair of slides carrying a mobile panel. The slides are articulated by a pair of links carrying three operating studs accommodated and moving in guide paths. Each link is coupled to a rear carriage to pivot freely about an axis. Each front carriage carries an operating stud accommodated and moving in a guide path. The thickness of the roof opening and closing device is less than 18 mm.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1992Date of Patent: January 25, 1994Assignee: Webasto HeuliezInventors: Christian Cheron, Pierre Thierry, Francois De Gaillard
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Patent number: 5275461Abstract: An opening roof for automobile vehicles comprises a pair of rails, carriages mobile in longitudinal translation in the rails, a pair of slides carrying a panel adapted to close or uncover an opening in the roof of the vehicle, a pair of front links and a pair of rear links. The links are linked to the carriages by a rotation member and to the slides by members moving in guide paths formed in the thickness of the slides. Movement of the front links is desynchronized with respect to movement of the rear links to tilt the panel and slide it over the top of the roof.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 1992Date of Patent: January 4, 1994Assignee: Webasto-Heuliez Limited CompanyInventors: Christian Cheron, Pierre Thierry, Francois De Gaillard
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Patent number: 5261830Abstract: This invention relates to an electrical connection device comprising conductive bars of electrical conduits and further comprising, on the one hand, conductive splicing pads each joining ends of the conductive bars aligned end to end and, on the other hand, insulating splice elements that are inserted between the conductive bars so as to insulate them. The stack made of the inserted insulating elements and of the splicing pads on the conductive bar ends is tightened by a common bolt-type tightening element that goes through them. Further, at least one of the splicing pads comprises at least one separable part so that this separable splicing pad part can be removed and replaced with a branch output device.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1993Date of Patent: November 16, 1993Assignee: TelemecaniqueInventors: Gerard Jego, Jean-Yves Teinturier, Jean-Pierre Thierry
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Roof opening and closing device incorporating a sliding panel, in particular for automobile vehicles
Patent number: 5257849Abstract: A roof opening and closing device, in particular for an automobile vehicle having a roof in which an opening is formed, comprises a pair of rails fixed on either side of the opening to the top of the roof and four carriages mobile in longitudinal translation in the rails. Four skids functionally related to the carriages are joined to a panel sliding over the roof. The skids carry studs accommodated and moving in guide paths in the carriages to raise the panel above the roof without moving it in translation and to slide it over the roof to uncover the opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1992Date of Patent: November 2, 1993Assignee: Webasto-HeuliezInventors: Christian Cheron, Pierre Thierry, Francois De Gaillard -
Patent number: 5144530Abstract: A power distributor device is disclosed for electric installations, comprising, for housing a set of power bars, an insulating case formed preferably of several interlockable modules. A member, for example an end-piece in the form of a lyre is associated with a zone for fixing the case on a support allowing expansion between the case and the support. An upstream connection box may be assembled to the case and comprise a zone for fixing to the support.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 1990Date of Patent: September 1, 1992Assignee: TelemecaniqueInventors: Jacques Cohen, Daniel Nourry, Jean-Pierre Thierry
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Patent number: 5046172Abstract: A power distribution device is disclosed for electric apparatus, comprising a set of power bars housed inside an insulating case mounted fixedly in the central cavity of a profiled rail and a removable support element having a flat bottom bordered by two parallel lateral flanges provided with a hooking device for removably fixing the support element on the rail. The bottom of the support plate carries the electric apparatus, as well as a connector pluggable on the set of bars and having guide cheeks permitting plugging/unplugging by a translational movement remaining substantially perpendicular to the plane of the set of bars.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1990Date of Patent: September 3, 1991Assignee: TelemecaniqueInventors: Alain Moreux, Daniel Nourry, Jean-Pierre Thierry