Patents by Inventor Thomas Bourgeois

Thomas Bourgeois 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: 20230345257
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method for designing a first radio access network, RAN, that is to operate according to a first radio access technology, RAT, in a first frequency range. The method comprises (i) obtaining (901) second RAN radio signal measurements of a second RAN. The second RAN operates according to a second RAT that is different to the first RAT, and/or with a second frequency range that is different to the first frequency range. The second RAN comprises a plurality of second RAN base stations that operate a plurality of second RAN cells, and the second RAN radio signal measurements comprise measurements by a plurality of wireless devices of radio signals on one or more frequencies from one or more of the plurality of second RAN base stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Bourgeois, Takayuki Takatori, Yak Ng Molina
  • Publication number: 20220163957
    Abstract: A method for operating a water treatment plant, wherein the plant is equipped with an apparatus for injecting a gas containing oxygen into an effluent, the method comprising a phase of detecting anomalies in the operation of the apparatus, wherein the phase of detecting anomalies comprises an implementation of the following steps: providing data representative of the operating state of the apparatus; and providing a system for acquiring and processing said data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas BOURGEOIS
  • Publication number: 20220153618
    Abstract: A method for operating a water treatment plant comprises a phase of detecting anomalies in the operation of the plant, wherein the phase of detecting anomalies comprises an implementation of the following measures: providing data representative of the operating state of the plant, said data being provided by sensors installed at selected locations in the plant itself or on input or output pipes of the plant; where appropriate, providing additional data; and providing a system for acquiring and processing these data, this system being equipped with an algorithm for processing said data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Maric LEFRANC, Thomas BOURGEOIS
  • Patent number: 10816139
    Abstract: Method for filling a tank with pressurized gas to a target pressure from at least one pressurized gas source via a transfer pipe provided with at least one valve, the tank having a predetermined inner length and predetermined inner diameter, the end of the transfer pipe forming an injector with a predetermined injection diameter; said method comprises a step for transferring pressurized gas from the source to the tank at a predetermined flow rate, the method comprising a step of controlling the transfer of gas from the source to the tank to reduce the heat produced in the tank, the step of controlling the transfer of gas comprising at least one of: sizing of the injection diameter, and sizing of the flow rate of the transferred gas; the control step being carried out according to the ratio L/D between the length and the diameter of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Thomas Bourgeois, Fouad Ammouri
  • Patent number: 10704737
    Abstract: A method for filling or withdrawing from a pressurized gas tank. The tank having a wall having a cylindrical overall shape with dimensions and thermophysical properties that are given and known. The method including the regulation of the flow rate of the introduced or withdrawn gas, and/or of the temperature of the introduced gas, to avoid a situation in which the tank reaches a given high temperature threshold or a given low temperature threshold. The method including a step of estimating, by calculating in real time, at least one tank temperature from: the average temperature of the tank wall, the maximum temperature reached by the tank wall, the minimum temperature reached by the tank wall, and in that the flowrate of gas or the temperature of the gas is regulated depending on the calculated tank temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Thomas Bourgeois, Fouad Ammouri, Mathilde Weber, Elena Vyazmina
  • Publication number: 20190277449
    Abstract: Method for filling a tank with pressurized gas to a target pressure from at least one pressurized gas source via a transfer pipe provided with at least one valve, the tank having a predetermined inner length and predetermined inner diameter, the end of the transfer pipe forming an injector with a predetermined injection diameter; said method comprises a step for transferring pressurized gas from the source to the tank at a predetermined flow rate, the method comprising a step of controlling the transfer of gas from the source to the tank to reduce the heat produced in the tank, the step of controlling the transfer of gas comprising at least one of: sizing of the injection diameter, and sizing of the flow rate of the transferred gas; the control step being carried out according to the ratio L/D between the length and the diameter of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Thomas BOURGEOIS, Fouad AMMOURI
  • Publication number: 20180112828
    Abstract: A method for filling or withdrawing from a pressurized gas tank. The tank having a wall having a cylindrical overall shape with dimensions and thermophysical properties that are given and known. The method including the regulation of the flow rate of the introduced or withdrawn gas, and/or of the temperature of the introduced gas, to avoid a situation in which the tank reaches a given high temperature threshold or a given low temperature threshold. The method including a step of estimating, by calculating in real time, at least one tank temperature from: the average temperature of the tank wall, the maximum temperature reached by the tank wall, the minimum temperature reached by the tank wall, and in that the flowrate of gas or the temperature of the gas is regulated depending on the calculated tank temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Thomas BOURGEOIS, Fouad AMMOURI, Mathilde WEBER, Elena VYAZMINA
  • Patent number: 9918268
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to select an optimum connection destination cell in consideration of an influence of future control [Solution] There is provided a communication control device including an interference control unit configured to perform interference control for a radio communication system including a plurality of base stations and a plurality of terminal devices, and a decision unit configured to correct a decision index which is based on a measurement report generated by a first terminal device by factoring in an influence of the interference control performed by the interference control unit after the first terminal device performs measurement and to perform handover decision on the first terminal device using the corrected decision index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Kimura, Thomas Bourgeois, Ryo Sawai, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Sho Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20160119850
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to select an optimum connection destination cell in consideration of an influence of future control [Solution] There is provided a communication control device including an interference control unit configured to perform interference control for a radio communication system including a plurality of base stations and a plurality of terminal devices, and a decision unit configured to correct a decision index which is based on a measurement report generated by a first terminal device by factoring in an influence of the interference control performed by the interference control unit after the first terminal device performs measurement and to perform handover decision on the first terminal device using the corrected decision index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ryota KIMURA, Thomas BOURGEOIS, Ryo SAWAI, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA, Sho FURUICHI
  • Publication number: 20160019277
    Abstract: A method is provided for cross referencing information relating to communication service operations of an operator implementing mobile terminals with data stored in a third-party base relating to the management of the mobile terminals. The method includes a replication of the third-party database, a detection of changes that have occurred in the third-party database, and a production of job-related rules pertaining to the terminals so as to decide a real-time deactivation/reactivation of the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: DHATIM SARL
    Inventors: Pierre DE CHASTELLIER, Thomas BOURGEOIS
  • Publication number: 20110016028
    Abstract: A method enabling a mobile communication terminal belonging to an operator's network to access a service such as push mail, which method comprises a step of creating a first permanent private connection between a platform and the operator's network, which platform comprises a database of the users of pre-payment services and a dynamic IP address-assigning server, which method further comprises: a step of receiving a request from the mobile communication terminal, a step of identifying that terminal and the service requested by it, a step of querying the user database in order to determine whether the identified terminal enjoys prepayment for the requested service, a step of charging the credit of the terminal's user for the requested prepaid service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Famory Toure, Thomas Bourgeois, Hélène Papini, Francois Reynes, Marc Leprince, William Huguet, Gilles Ganne