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Albert Fontaine, Comblain-Au-Pont BE

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20080202986Method For Recovering Clay In Particular Derived From Foundry Sands And Industrial Lands To Be Cleaned Up - A method and a device for recovering clay derived from a contaminated raw material containing clay. The method includes eliminating from the contaminated material contaminating materials not bound to the clay, mixing the contaminated raw material, free of unbound contaminating materials, with water, separating from the mixture clay suspended in water and residues of raw material depleted in clay, and separately recovering clay and water.08-28-2008

Anne-France Fontaine, Soumagne BE

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20090110581Scroll Compressor For Carbon Dioxide Refrigerant - A scroll machine is provided with wear resistant features to provide the scroll machine with improved operation when processing CO04-30-2009

Frederic Fontaine, Truebbach CH

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20100263503WORKPIECE WITH HARD COATING - A workpiece has a body (10-21-2010

Laetitia Fontaine, Louvain-La-Neuve BE

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20120129264Method for Transforming a Bacterium Belonging to the Streptococcus Genus by Natural Competence - The present invention relates to peptides, nucleic acids and methods for transforming a bacterium belonging to the 05-24-2012

Marie-Laure Fontaine, Oslo NO

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20100092829GAS ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF - A gas electrode includes a plurality of stacked layers (04-15-2010

Michael Fontaine, West Lothnian GB

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20080213294Immunization of dairy cattle with GapC protein against streptococcus infection - The GapC plasmin binding protein genes of 09-04-2008

Michel Fontaine, Aywaille BE

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20110011750Electric Induction Heating and Stirring of an Electrically Conductive Material in a Containment Vessel - Apparatus and method are provided for electric induction heating and/or stirring of a molten electrically conductive composition in a containment vessel with the apparatus being removably insertable in the molten composition. An induction coil embedded in refractory or a coating is submerged in the composition and used to heat and/or stir the molten composition either externally or internally to the refractory or coating.01-20-2011
20110292962Electric Induction Gas-Sealed Tunnel Furnace - An electric induction gas-sealed tunnel furnace and process are provided. The exterior of the furnace's enclosure that forms a closed tunnel region is surrounded at least along its longitudinal length by a gas-tight barrier chamber that can be filled with a barrier gas to a different pressure than the pressure of the process gas in the closed tunnel region of the furnace. The inductors used to induction heat strips or plates in the closed tunnel region can be positioned within or outside of the gas-tight barrier chamber around the longitudinal length of the closed tunnel region.12-01-2011

Mickael Fontaine, Borgenhaugen NO

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20110228774MULTICASTING IN A PROVIDER BACKBONE BRIDGE NETWORK - A method and Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) for handling customer multicast frames that are received by a Customer Network Port or Provider Network Port on an I-component of the PBB. Customer multicast frames that are forwarded to a Virtual Instance Port (VIP) on the I-component are encapsulated with a Backbone Destination Address (B-DA) equal to the original Customer Destination Address (C-DA) of the received customer multicast frames instead of the Default B-DA. This capability may be controlled by an “EnableCustomerMulticast” parameter enabling the above behavior to be independently set for each VIP on the I-component.09-22-2011

Nicolas Fontaine, Bottens CH

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20120040544LOW PROFILE CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A low-profile electrical connector includes a housing having exterior perimeter sides and top and bottom surfaces, where the bottom surface is configured to extend along a user's body site and the top surface is spaced above the bottom surface. The connector also includes a side-entry guide channel disposed along the bottom surface. The channel includes an opening along the exterior perimeter side that is configured to receive an electrically conductive element. The channel is also configured to guide the electrically conductive element within the housing. The connector includes a receptacle positioned within the housing and forms an electrically conductive interface with the electrically conductive element.02-16-2012
20120059436METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE IN STIMULATION TREATMENT - Systems and methods are provided for reducing stimulation interference between two stimulation modules positioned on a user's body, which may be used in stimulation systems without a central treatment controller. Systems and methods are also provided for stimulation treatment using multiple independent stimulators wirelessly managed by a remote management device.03-08-2012

Pascal Fontaine, Langenfeld DE

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20100285239METHOD OF AND HOT-DIP INSTALLATION FOR STABILIZING A STRIP GUIDED BETWEEN STRIPPING DIES OF THE HOT-DIP COATING INSTALLATION AND PROVIDED WITH A COATING - The invention relates to a method of stabilizing a strip guided between stripping dies of a hot-dip coating installing and provided with a coating, and also to a corresponding hot-dip coating installation. In this context, stabilizing forces are applied to the strip on the basis of the detected strip position by coils which are arranged downstream of the stripping dies in the strip displacement direction and act electromagnetically and in a contactless manner on the displaceable steel strip. In order to improve the stabilization of the strip in the region of the stripping die, the invention proposes that the distance between the line of action of the strip-stabilizing means and the stripping dies be adjusted to a value≦a distance threshold value which is determined as a function of the strip width taking into account a coefficient φ, wherein the coefficient φ is calculated as a function of the strip thickness and the strip tension.11-11-2010

Paul Fontaine, Winksele BE

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20090067630RECORDING OF A KEY IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The invention concerns a method and a system for customizing electronic components (03-12-2009

Patent applications by Paul Fontaine, Winksele BE

Remy Fontaine, Wiesbaden DE

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20090001183CONTROL METHOD FOR RESS FAN OPERATION IN A VEHICLE - A method of controlling the ventilation system for an energy source in a fuel cell vehicle is disclosed, which includes an HVAC system, a fluid reserve, and a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS), capable of controlling a temperature of the RESS to militate against damage to or a shortened life of the battery, while maximizing vehicle durability, efficiency, performance, and passenger comfort.01-01-2009
20090236436APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZED EXECUTION OF HEATING TASKS IN FUEL CELL VEHICLES - A heating system for optimizing execution of heating tasks in a fuel cell vehicle is disclosed, the system including a stack coolant loop with a fuel cell stack, a primary pump, and a radiator module. A bypass coolant loop is disposed parallel with and is connected to the stack coolant loop between the fuel cell stack and the radiator module. The bypass loop including a cabin heat exchanger and a coolant heater, along with a secondary pump for pumping coolant through the heaters when desired.09-24-2009
20110112781METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BATTERY DEGRADATION IN A VEHICLE BATTERY PACK - A method for gathering information from battery sensors—for instance, information regarding the state-of-charge (SOC), temperature and/or other characteristics of battery cells in a vehicle battery pack—and using that information to estimate or predict battery degradation or state-of-health (SOH). According to an exemplary embodiment, the method uses both a time-based algorithm and an event-based algorithm to predict or estimate battery degradation. The event-based algorithm may select certain data from the battery conditions (e.g., a state-of-charge (SOC) swing (ΔSOC) or an SOC maximum (SOC05-12-2011
20110207023COMPRESSOR SYSTEM WITH A FREEWHEELING EXPANDER - A fuel cell system is disclosed that employs an expander for recovering mechanical energy from a cathode exhaust fluid produced by the fuel cell system to generate torque. The expander is coupled to a shaft of a compressor with a freewheel mechanism, wherein the freewheel mechanism transfers the torque from the expander to the compressor when a rate of rotation of a driveshaft of the expander is greater than the rate of rotation of the shaft of the compressor, and selectively militates against the expander acting as a restrictor to the shaft of the compressor when a rate of rotation of the driveshaft of the expander is substantially equal to or less than a rate of rotation of the shaft of the compressor.08-25-2011
20120025762METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED DESIGN AND OPERATION OF BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A method and system for controlling temperature in an electric vehicle battery pack such that battery pack longevity is preserved, while vehicle driving range is maximized. A controller prescribes a maximum allowable temperature in the battery pack as a function of state of charge, reflecting evidence that lithium-ion battery pack temperatures can be allowed to increase as state of charge decreases, without having a detrimental effect on battery pack life. During vehicle driving, battery pack temperature is allowed to increase with decreasing state of charge, and a cooling system is only used as necessary to maintain temperature beneath the increasing maximum level. The decreased usage of the cooling system reduces energy consumption and increases vehicle driving range. During charging operations, the cooling system must remove enough heat from the battery pack to maintain temperatures below a decreasing maximum, but this has no impact on driving range.02-02-2012
20120088130METHOD FOR AIR COOLING OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRACTION BATTERY WITH FLOW SHIFTING - A thermal management system that provides air cooling and heating for a battery by flow-shifting air through a battery enclosure. The battery includes a plurality of battery cells provided in the enclosure. The enclosure includes a first manifold having a first end and second end and second manifold opposite to the first manifold having a first end and second end. The thermal management system includes a plurality of valves for allowing air flow into and out of the first end or the second end of the first manifold and a second valve for allowing air flow into and out of the first end or the second end of the second manifold to provide the flow-shifting.04-12-2012

Patent applications by Remy Fontaine, Wiesbaden DE

Serge Fontaine, Hyon BE

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20090168831ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE ROOF TOP AND CENTRAL PORTION FOR THIS ROOF TOP - An electric arc roof furnace top contains a central portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion. Each of these portions has an inner surface suitable for facing the furnace inner space. The inner surfaces of the peripheral and central portions form together a step so as to raise the inner surface of the central portion in relation to the inner surface of the peripheral portion with respect to the furnace inner space.07-02-2009