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Dufour, FR

Bruno Dufour, Champagne Sur Seine FR

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201000568102H-CHROMENES ANNELATED AT C5-C6 AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF - Described herein are C03-04-2010
20100060984LIGHT-POLARIZING ARTICLE AND DYE DISPERSION AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A polarizing dye dispersion, a light-polarizing article and a process for making light-polarizing article utilizing the polarizing dye dispersion. The aqueous polarizing dye dispersion comprises, in addition to a polarizing dye material, a non-ionic surfactant material comprising a plurality of surfactant molecules represented by the following general formula (I): wherein: the average of the number n of all the surfactant molecules ranges from 9 to 200; m is 1 or 2; R, identical or different for each surfactant molecule and each occurrence, independently is an alkyl; at least one R on each surfactant molecule is a C6-C12 straight-chain or branched alkyl; and X, identical or different for each surfactant molecule, independently is an H or a C1-C4 alkyl.03-11-2010
20100304019POLARIZING COATINGS HAVING IMPROVED QUALITY - A method for preparing a polarizing substrate comprising a dye layer in which the substrate is contacted with a first solution having a organic silane at a temperature greater than room temperature.12-02-2010
20110091692POLARIZING COATING HAVING IMPROVED QUALITY - A method of making a polarizing article having high polarization efficiency, low haze, and no visible micro-cracks. The article is made by applying an aqueous polarizing dye solution to a surface of a substrate. The polarizing dye solution comprises at least one ammonium salt of a polarizing azoic dye, an activator, and at least one of an acid and a non-polarizing azoic dye.04-21-2011

Cecile Dufour, Paris FR

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20080253452Video Encoder Using a Refresh Map - The present invention relates to a video encoder (ENC) for encoding frames (FR) of a video signal before transmission, said video encoder (ENC) including an encoding decision unit (EDU) for deciding which kind of coding will be used for each data of said frame (FR) in an encoding unit (ENU). Said video encoder (ENC) further implements a freshness map calculation unit (FMCU) for calculating, throughout the time, for each data of said frame (FR), a corresponding freshness value (FV) taking into account Intra and Inter prediction mechanisms, independently from a calculation of a distortion. Said freshness value (FV) express on which degree encoded data (ED) are relying on previously transmitted data and said freshness value (FV) is used by said encoding decision unit (EDU).10-16-2008
20110077515TISSUE STRAIN ANALYSIS - Elasticity variation within biological tissue is often correlated with its pathology. Variation of elasticity can be assessed by specific ultrasound acquisition sequences during which pressure is applied. The tissue motion and deformation during those sequences is correlated to the tissue stiffness. The present invention describes a hybrid method that combines a real-time monitoring mode during acquisition and a non-real-time fine analysis after acquisition. This method allows early identification and fair assessment of pathology from elastographic analysis to obtain the best possible result for elastography assessment.03-31-2011
20110137165ULTRASOUND IMAGING - In an ultrasound imaging system (UIS), an image capturing arrangement (ICA) captures a sequence of ultrasound images (IMS) of a body (BDY) while an object (NDL) is introduced into the body. A displacement detector (DD) generates a map of displacement indications (DM) from the sequence of ultrasound images. A displacement indication relates to a particular portion of the body and indicates a displacement that the portion has undergone. An object locator (OL) provides an indication (OLI) relating to the location of the object in the body on the basis of the map of displacement indications.06-09-2011

Patent applications by Cecile Dufour, Paris FR

Emmanuelle Dufour, Lyon FR

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20100316620Formulation and Method for the Prevention and Treatment of Skeletal Manifestation of Gaucher's Disease - The invention relates to the prevention and treatment of skeletal manifestation of Gaucher's disease. It relates to a formulation for introducing glucocerebrosidase into the lysosomal compartment of macrophages and/or Gaucher cells in the bone marrow, the formulation comprising glucocerebrosidase encapsulated in erythrocytes. Said erythrocytes may have been subjected to a chemical treatment with an agent so as to promote the targeting of macrophages and/or Gaucher cells in the bone marrow. The treatment may be carried out with a bis(sulphosuccinimidyl) suberate (BS3) solution. The invention also describes drugs and methods for prevention and treatment.12-16-2010

Emmanuelle-Cécile Dufour, Lyon FR

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20100310612Medicament for the Treatment of Cancer of the Pancreas - The invention relates to a suspension of red corpuscles encapsulating asparaginase as a medicament for treating pancreatic cancer. It in particular concerns a therapeutic composition or medicament intended for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, containing an effective quantity of such a suspension of red corpuscles.12-09-2010

Emmanuelle-Cécile Dufour, Lyon FR

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20100310612Medicament for the Treatment of Cancer of the Pancreas - The invention relates to a suspension of red corpuscles encapsulating asparaginase as a medicament for treating pancreatic cancer. It in particular concerns a therapeutic composition or medicament intended for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, containing an effective quantity of such a suspension of red corpuscles.12-09-2010

Evelyne Dufour, Vanves FR

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20080206230Peptides Derived from Human Bplp Protein, Polynucleotides Coding for Said Peptides and Antibodies Directed Against Said Peptides - The invention relates to a peptide that is a maturation product of the Basic Prolin-rich Lacrinal Protein (BPLP) or a peptide derivative of said maturation product, wherein the peptide or peptide derivative exhibits an inhibitory property against a metallo-ectopeptidase, especially NEP and/or APN.08-28-2008
20110244491PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM HUMAN BPLP PROTEIN, POLYNUCLEOTIDES CODING FOR SAID PEPTIDES AND ANTIBODIES DIRECTED AGAINST SAID PEPTIDES - The invention relates to an in vitro method for prognosis, diagnosis or determination of the evolution of a condition involving an altered production of Basic Proline-rich Lacrimal Protein (BPLP) or of any of its maturation products, by detecting, or quantifying in a biological sample of a test subject, a BPLP protein or a maturation product thereof, and comparing the production of BPLP protein or maturation product with the production of the same in a biological sample of a control subject.10-06-2011
20120034604USE OF BASIC PROLIN-RICH LACRIMAL GENE PRODUCTS, SUCH AS OPIORPHIN, AS A BIOMARKER - The present invention relates to the use of Basic Prolin-rich Lacrimal protein (BPLP) gene products, such as Opiorphin, for establishing a prognosis, a diagnosis or the monitoring of a pathological state or of treatment efficacy in a subject and the related method of use.02-09-2012

Patent applications by Evelyne Dufour, Vanves FR

Henry Dufour, Marseille FR

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20080312743Nucleus Prostheses - An nucleus prosthesis is disclosed having a plurality of linked segments configured to form, in a closed position, a disc shape. A method includes inserting a plurality of linked segments into an annulus fibrosus and closing the prosthesis so that a first segment inserted into the annulus fibrosus and a last segment inserted into the annulus fibrosus are substantially abutted. Another method includes inserting a plurality of linked segments into an intervertebral disc space and closing the prosthesis so that a first segment inserted into the intervertebral disc space and a last segment inserted into the intervertebral disc space are substantially abutted.12-18-2008

Jacqueline Dufour, Saint Michel De Maurienne FR

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20110166387High-Purity N-Ethylmethylamine and Process for Preparing Same - The present invention relates to N-ethylmethylamine having a very high degree of purity, that is to say very low contents of impurities commonly encountered in conventional industrial processes, and also to the process for preparing, on an industrial scale, high-purity N-ethylmethylamine.07-07-2011

Jean-Claude Dufour, Le Kremlin Bicetre, FR

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20100177104OPTIMISED METHODS OF CREATING AND RENDERING OF A MULTIMEDIA SCENE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ACTIVE OBJECT, WITHOUT PRIOR MODIFICATION OF THE SEMANTICS AND/OR THE FORMAT DESCRIBING THE SCENE - A method is provided for creating at least one multimedia scene intended to be restored on a mobile radio communication terminal. The multimedia scene includes a plurality of multimedia objects organized in the form of at least one scene description tree. Such a method includes the following steps: associating with the scene description tree(s) a sub-tree of the objects to be restored, including objects intended to be restored at a given instant, and a standby sub-tree, including objects intended not to be restored at the given instance; identifying at least one object, termed the transferable object, that can be transferred from a first of the sub-trees to the second of the sub-trees as a function of at least one predetermined transfer condition.07-15-2010

Jean-Yves Dufour, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux FR

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20110001823Method for Detecting a Target - The invention relates to a method for detecting a target in a scene comprising: a step of acquiring digital images of the scene by means of a sensor, these images comprising pixels, then, for each pixel: —a step of estimating the background of the pixel, —a step of estimating the signal-to-noise ratio of the pixel, —a decision step by thresholding this signal-to-noise ratio to determine whether the pixel is a pixel of the target. The step of estimating the background of the pixel is based on the selection, for each pixel, of a so-called neighboring area, centered around the pixel, this area satisfying a predetermined uniformity criterion and the size of this area being as close as possible to a predetermined maximum size.01-06-2011
20110080480Method of Detecting an Object in a Scene Comprising Artifacts - A method for detecting an object in a scene situated in a sector and capable of comprising one or more artifacts, includes_a step of scanning the sector at an angular velocity θ′, a step of acquiring digital images of the scene at a rate f by means of a matrix detector, these images comprising pixels and covering an instantaneous field of angular width “a”. It comprises the following steps of processing the acquired images, in batches of N consecutive images where N=af/θ′: dividing the N images into P groups of images; for each group p, accumulating the images of the group so as to obtain an accumulated image I04-07-2011

Laurent Dufour, Plaisance Du Touch FR

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20120066556ERROR HANDLING IN A VIRTUALIZED OPERATING SYSTEM - When moving workload partitions (WPARs) from machine to machine, operating systems may encounter errors that prevent successful WPAR migration. Recording and reporting errors can be challenging. To move WPARs, the operating system may employ a plurality of software components, such as code residing in user space (e.g., application programs, OS libraries, and shell scripts), code residing in the operating system's kernel, and code residing on remote machines. Embodiments of the invention include a framework that enables all the software components to record errors. The framework can also report the errors to users and processes.03-15-2012

Maurice Dufour, Muret FR

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20100162566TOOL, TOOL SET AND METHOD OF SETTING THE PITCH OF THE BLADES OF A MODEL PROPELLER - The invention relates to a tool for tuning the pitch of the blades of a model propeller (07-01-2010

Menno Dufour, Lyon FR

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20120100097CELLULOSE SUPPORT CONTAINING D-MANNOSE DERIVATIVES - Cellulose support containing mannose derivatives able to fix type 1 piliated bacteria, application to disinfecting wipes especially. Support intended to bind type 1 piliated bacteria comprising cellulose fibers and/or regenerated cellulose fibers onto which mannose derivative is fixed characterized in that the mannose derivative is present in the form of copolymer obtained by copolymerization of: —a monomer derivative of alkenyl α-D-mannopyranoside modified with a function capable of reacting with an acrylamid monomer, —a cationic monomer —an acrylamid monomer.04-26-2012

Thierry Dufour, Olivet FR

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20090270990Vertebral Cage Device With Modular Fixation - Intervertebral arthrodesis for insertion in an intervertebral space separating opposite faces of two adjacent vertebrae has a ring shaped intervertebral cage having a bar that extends perpendicular to the axis of the spine. The bar has a height less than the rest of the cage. A surface of the cage contacting the vertebrae has an undulating shape for limiting sliding of the cage in a plane parallel to the vertebrae faces.10-29-2009

Yann Dufour, Vanves FR

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20110100136METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY CORRECTING FLOW RATE MEASUREMENTS - A flow rate of a fluid flowing in a tubing is determined using a flow meter. The flow meter measures a value related to the flow rate. The tubing has a valve for controlling the fluid flowing through the flow meter. The method of determination of the flow rate includes closing the valve and measuring a first zero flow rate value at a first time and a second zero flow rate value at a second time, estimating an error of the value measurement based on the first and second zero flow rate values, opening the valve and measuring value of the flowing fluid, applying an error correction to the measured value of the flowing fluid, and calculating a corrected flow rate based on the corrected value of flowing fluid.05-05-2011
20110100642INSTRUMENTED TUBING AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CONTRIBUTION TO FLUID PRODUCTION - An instrumented tubing for determining a contribution of a given zone to fluid production of a reservoir, the instrumented tubing including a tube having an open end for collecting a fluid flowing from the given zone and a port for coupling the tube to a production tubing for letting the collected fluid flow into the production tubing, and a sensor for measuring a parameter of the collected fluid, wherein the sensor is connected to an electronic unit for determining the contribution of the given zone to the fluid production of the reservoir based on said measured parameter.05-05-2011
20120041681 Water Fraction Measuring Sensor and Method - A sensor for measuring water fraction in a fluid mixture flowing in a conductive tubing within a borehole. The sensor comprises: an active probe, a reference probe, and an electronic unit. The active probe includes a first electrode and a second electrode isolated from each other by a first insulating layer, the first and second electrodes are preferably in contact with the fluid mixture. The reference probe is formed from an internal wall of the conductive tubing contacting the fluid mixture and isolated from the reference probe by a second insulating layer. The electronic unit is coupled to the first and second electrodes, and to the reference probe, the electronic unit preferably includes a capacitance module for measuring a capacitance between the active probe and the reference probe.02-16-2012

Yves Dufour, Fontainbleau FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120032703PULSE-SHRINKING DELAY LINE BASED ON FEED FORWARD - A shrinking-pulse digital delay line (02-09-2012