Patents by Inventor Thierry To

Thierry To 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).

  • Coated Polymeric Film
    Publication number: 20120282447
    Abstract: A polymer film that includes a polymeric substrate having a first side and a second side; a back-side coating on the first side of the substrate, the back-side coating formed from at least an ionomer, an acrylic emulsion, and at least one inorganic material, said inorganic material comprising a majority of particles have a mean largest dimension in the range of 0.2 ?m to 25 ?m; and a polymeric surface layer in contact with the second side of the polymeric substrate is described. Articles, such as labels, and methods of making films and labels are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Bruno R. Gringoire, Thierry J. Dabadie, William J. Grisard, Daniel L. Hinman
  • PHOTOPROTECTIVE COMPOSITIONS AND FILMS, AND A PREPARATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20120282310
    Abstract: A photoprotective composition, in particular a cosmetic composition, that includes particles of photonic material having a polymeric multilayer interference structure, where at least two layers of the structure contain an amphiphilic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Karine LUCET-LEVANNIER, Jean-Thierry SIMONNET, Bertrand LION
  • Plant Additives and Uses Thereof to Modulate the Synthesis of Membrane Glycerolipids in Planta
    Publication number: 20120283101
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to plant additives containing a molecule selected in a family of compounds, wherein said molecule can modulate some molecular markers and physiological modifications observed in cases of phosphate deficiency. The family of compounds comprises the molecule MC2 of formula (I) as well as analogues thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Mathilde Clement, Thierry Desnos, Laurent Nussaume
  • NEW (POLY)AMINOALKYLAMINOALKYLAMIDE, ALKYL-UREA, OR ALKYL-SULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVES OF EPIPODOPHYLLOTOXIN, A PROCESS FOR PREPARING THEM, AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN THERAPY AS ANTICANCER AGENTS
    Publication number: 20120283281
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new derivatives of epipodophyllotoxin 4-substituted with an optionally substituted (poly)aminoalkylaminoalkylamide, or alkyl-urea or alkyl-sulfonamide chain, a process for preparing them and their use as a medicine as an anticancer agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Thierry IMBERT, Yves GUMINSKI, Jean-Marc BARRET, Anna KRUCZYNSKI
  • METHOD OF DETERMINING THE PARTICLE SENSITIVITY OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20120284006
    Abstract: To analyze an electronic component, this component is exposed to a focused laser beam. The information provided by the laser mapping relating to the position and to the depth of the sensitivity zones of the component is used as input parameter in prediction codes for quantifying the sensitivity of the mapped component to ionizing particles in the natural radioactive environment. The prediction codes are used to determine the occurrence of malfunctions in the electronic component. Determination of the risks associated with the radiative environment imposes two aspects: one, probabilistic, takes into account the particle/matter interaction and the other, electrical, takes into account the charge collection inside the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: AIRBUS FRANCE, EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE AND SPACE COMPANY EADS FRANCE, ASTRIUM SAS
    Inventors: Florent Miller, Nadine Buard, Cecile Weulersse, Thierry Carriere, Patrick Heins
  • Reduction of antimicrobial compound levels during product dispensing
    Patent number: 8303821
    Abstract: A method for reducing antimicrobial compound levels in a liquid composition containing at least one antimicrobial compound. The method comprises contacting said liquid composition with a functionalized resin. Antimicrobial compounds that may be removed by this method include isothiazolin-3-ones, e.g., 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one; 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one; 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one; 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one; 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one and N-alkyl derivatives thereof, especially N-methyl and N-n-butyl; 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA); 2-bromo-2-nitropropanediol (BNPD); dithio-2,2?-bis(benzmethylamide) (DTBMA); hexetidine; chlorphenesin, C1-C4 alkyl-4-hydroxybenzoates (alkyl parabens); 3-iodopropynylbutylcarbamate (IPBC); formaldehyde releasers and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Ioana Annis, Perrine Brel, Jean Ferraro, Thierry Lacour, Richard Levy, Yves Louis Walter C. Vandenberghe
  • Polymer tube expansion apparatus to maximize fracture toughness
    Patent number: 8303296
    Abstract: Methods of and systems for fabricating a polymeric stent with improved fracture toughness including radial expansion of a polymer tube along its entire length at the same time and fabricating a stent from the expanded tube are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Lothar W. Kleiner, James P. Oberhauser, Thierry Glauser, David K. Wrolstad, Yunbing Wang
  • LOAD CONTROL AND PROTECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120275070
    Abstract: A control and protection system has a DC terminal (DCT), for connection to a DC bus (DCB), a load terminal (LT) for connection to a LOAD, a ground terminal (GT) for connection to an external ground bus (EGB), and an INPUT terminal for receiving ON/OFF commands. An internal ground bus (IGB) of the system is normally coupled to the EGB via the GT. But if a ground fault disconnects the GT from the EGB, the system automatically couples the IGB to the LT, thereby providing a synthetic ground that facilitates continued operation of the system and any peripheral circuits coupled between the DCB and the GT. Any peripheral circuit current passing through the system to the EGB is prevented from causing improper operation of the LOAD by automatically adjusting a series impedance that it passes through between the GT and the LT before reaching the LOAD and EGB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Thierry Sicard
  • OPHTHALMIC LENS ARRANGEMENT AND AN APPARATUS FOR DEMONSTRATING A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL FUNCTIONS AND A METHOD FOR DEMONSTRATING A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20120274892
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic lens arrangement (10) comprising a polariser (11) for polarising light in a polarisation axis; at least one lens cell (13) including a switchable light rotator; a lens member (15) having birefringence properties such that incident light encounters a first refractive index n on an ordinary axis or a second refractive index on an extraordinary axis according to the rotation of the incident light; and a sub lens member (17) having a refractive index n; characterized in that: the or each rotator is operable to rotate incident light by 0° or by 90°, and the polariser is arranged such that the polarisation axis coincides with either the ordinary axis or the extraordinary axis of the or each lens member. The invention further relates to an apparatus for and a method for demonstrating a plurality of optical functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique)
    Inventors: Thierry Bonnin, Benjamin Rousseau
  • LAN CABLE WITH MIXED PEI AND FRPP INSULATION FOR PRIMARY CONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20120273251
    Abstract: A communications cable has a jacket and a plurality of twisted pairs, each twisted pair having two insulated conductors twisted around one another. At least one twisted pair uses a flame resistant olefin for the insulation and at least one twisted pair uses an imide polymer for the insulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Kroushl, Thierry Auvray
  • CASSETTE FOR IRRIGATION OR ASPIRATION MACHINE FOR ENDOSCOPY
    Publication number: 20120277665
    Abstract: A cassette insertable into an irrigation or aspiration machine for endoscopy includes an irrigation or an aspiration tube and a support provided with one or two inlet plugs and one or two outlet plugs where two tubes form an elbow to be connectable to the inlet or outlet plugs in an input and output direction of motion, respectively and to form an irrigation or aspiration pumping area in the input and output direction of motion. The support includes a T-shaped guide according to the head of the T for protecting the elbow of each tube and according to the length of the T body in a slot guiding the tube in the output direction. The T-shaped guide extends between one or two inlet plugs to form the irrigation or aspiration pumping area on both sides of the slot between each inlet plug and the head of the T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: FUTURE MEDICAL SYSTEM S.A.
    Inventors: Raphael Tachoire, Stanislas Chautard, Andre Francisco, Steven Janin, Christian Rodriguez, Patrick Janin, Thierry Pascual, Armando Dias
  • MACHINE FOR FORMING GROUPS OF PRODUCTS FOR THE CASING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120273324
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine for forming groups of products that arrive in a line, separated on a feeding conveyor (2), which includes vertically separated collectors (4) connected to chutes (8) that are arranged transversely relative to the feeding axis, said chutes (8) each comprising a mobile carriage (7) that supports a collector (4) by means of an actuator (11), said carriages (7) and actuators (11) being vertically adjacent and controlled by a programmable automaton (17) suitable for controlling the cyclic polygonal movement of each collector (4). The means for controlling the collectors (4) offer the possibility of organizing the capture of the products and, in particular, of selecting a number of collectors (4) suited to the group forming rates and/or the type of products (1) to be formed into groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Didier Mougin, Guillaume Duchemin, David Gatos, Thierry Garnier
  • IMPLANT FOR ANATOMICAL RECONSTRUCTION OR VOLUMETRIC AUGMENTATION
    Publication number: 20120277858
    Abstract: An implant for anatomically reconstructing, or increasing the positive displacement of, a soft portion of a living body is formed of a casing made of a flexible biocompatible material and filled with a gel. The inner surface of the cover that is in contact with the gel is texturized, comprising microscopic open cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: Thierry Brinon
  • Method of manufacturing a one-piece hairspring
    Patent number: 8296953
    Abstract: The invention relates to a one-piece hairspring (21, 21?) including, a balance spring (25, 25?) coaxially mounted on a collet (27, 27?), made in the same layer of silicon-based material. According to the invention, the hairspring includes an elevation device (2, 2?) for the outer coil of the balance spring above the layer of silicon-based material so as to improve the concentric development of the hairspring. The invention also relates to a timepiece including a hairspring of this type and the method of manufacturing the same. The invention concerns the field of timepiece movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre-André Bühler, Marco Verardo, Thierry Conus, Jean-Philippe Thiebaud, Jean-Bernard Peters, Pierre Cusin
  • Helmet for a hockey or lacrosse player
    Patent number: 8296867
    Abstract: A helmet for receiving the head of a hockey or lacrosse player, the helmet having an outer shell and an inner lining covering at least partially the inner surface of the outer shell. In one embodiment, the helmet comprises a skeleton at least partially covered by the inner lining, a movable occipital pad and movable temple pads. The inner lining can be made of an absorptive material such as foam, expanded polypropylene or expanded polyethylene and can be overmolded onto the skeleton. The occipital pad and the temple pads may be arranged with an inward bias so as to help the helmet self-adjust to provide an advantageous fit on the player's head. In some embodiments, the outer shell and skeleton, or the outer shell and the inner lining, cooperate to define a ventilation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Bauer Hockey, Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Rudd, Thierry Krick
  • Hollow plastic body which is used, in particular, to line steering wheel columns in motor vehicles
    Patent number: 8297137
    Abstract: A hollow body of plastics material for placing around a motor vehicle steering column, the body including two half-bodies (2, 4) assembled to each other by tabs (22) and snap-fastener elements (24), each tab (22) including a portion in relief (28) provided with a first catch bearing surface. The snap-fastener elements (24) include a housing for each tab, the housing presenting at least one constriction, the portions in relief (28) being retained in the housings by the constrictions, the bearing surfaces of the tabs coming into contact with the complementary bearing surfaces of the constrictions on planes inclined at an angle (?) selected to enable the portions in relief (28) to go past the constrictions by elastic deformation when the two half-bodies (2, 4) are pulled apart from each other with a predetermined force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Faurecia Interieur Industrie
    Inventor: Thierry Dole
  • Transmission method and related base station
    Patent number: 8301198
    Abstract: The invention relates to transmission from a base station to a receiver, the base station comprising first radiating means arranged for transmitting according to an antenna pattern with respect to the receiver and further comprising second radiating means arranged for transmitting according to the same antenna pattern as the first radiating means with respect to the receiver, the transmissions of the first and second radiating means being time shifted by a determined duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nidham Ben Rached, Thierry Lucidarme, Arnaud de Lannoy
  • Method of locating a radiocommunication device, corresponding computer program product, storage means and radiocommunication module
    Patent number: 8301170
    Abstract: A method is provided for locating a radiocommunication device in a radiocommunication network comprising a plurality of distinct geographical cells. The device comprises a radiocommunication module allowing reception of radiocommunication carriers. Each carrier is associated with a cell of the network and is defined by a frequency and a cell identifier. The module performs the following steps: obtaining initialization information comprising a predetermined list of N1 reference carriers; selecting N carrier(s) from among the N1 reference carriers; for each carrier selected, determining the cell identifier, termed the current cell identifier, associated with the selected carrier, on the basis of system information messages conveyed by the carrier; and obtaining an item of information regarding the location of the radiocommunication device, on the basis of the current cell identifier or identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Sierra Wireless
    Inventors: Thierry Didi, Christophe Flechelle
  • Sustained release intraocular implants and related methods
    Patent number: 8298570
    Abstract: Biocompatible intraocular implants include a steroid and a polymer associated with each other to facilitate release of the steroid into an eye for a period of time greater than about two months. The steroid may be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix of a two biodegradable polymers. Or, the steroid may be associated with a polymeric coating having one or more openings effective to permit the steroid to be released into an external environment. The implants may be placed in an eye to treat one or more ocular conditions. The steroid is released from the implant for more than about two months, and may be release for more than several years.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn T Huang, Thierry Nivaggioli
  • ENHANCED HVPMOS
    Publication number: 20120267717
    Abstract: A p-channel LDMOS device with a controlled n-type buried layer (NBL) is disclosed. A Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) oxidation is defined, partially or totally covering the drift region length. The NBL layer, which can be defined with the p-well mask, connects to the n-well diffusion, thus providing an evacuation path for electrons generated by impact ionization. High immunity to the Kirk effect is also achieved, resulting in a significantly improved safe-operating-area (SOA). The addition of the NBL deep inside the drift region supports a space-charge depletion region which increases the RESURF effectiveness, thus improving BV. An optimum NBL implanted dose can be set to ensure fully compensated charge balance among n and p doping in the drift region (charge balance conditions). The p-well implanted dose can be further increased to maintain a charge balance, which leads to an Rdson reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicants: LAAS-CNRS, ATMEL ROUSSET SAS
    Inventors: Willem-Jan Toren, Bruno Villard, Elsa Hugonnard-Bruyere, Gaetan Toulon, Frederic Morancho, Ignasi Cortes Mayol, Thierry Pedron