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Christophe Le Blanc, Grenoble FR
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20110274184 | ESTIMATION OF THE IMPULSE RESPONSE OF A SYSTEM ON THE BASIS OF BINARY OBSERVATIONS - A method of identifying an electronic or electromechanical system includes: applying at least one noise signal (u) as input to the system, applying an output signal of the system to a one-bit analog digital converter, acquiring a signal at the output of the converter, carrying out an estimation of the output of the system with aid of performing an estimation (ĥ) of the impulse response of the system. The estimation (ĥ) of the impulse response includes: iterative calculation of a plurality of nh elements (J | 11-10-2011 |
Dave Le Blanc, Reno, NV US
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20140184775 | EYE TRACKING WEARABLE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE - Devices and methods are provided for eye-tracking, e.g., including a freeform optical assembly and/or a modular design. In an exemplary embodiment, a device and method are provided that includes a wearable device on a user's head, the wearable device including a scene camera oriented to capture images of the user's surroundings. The user may perform a predetermined action with the user's eye to activate a photo feature of the wearable device, gaze at a region within the user's surroundings, the wearable device determining a focal point and limited field-of-view for the camera imaging field based on the center point, and activate the camera to capture an image of the limited field-of-view centered around the focal point. | 07-03-2014 |
David Victor Octave Le Blanc, Ashburton AU
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20140201321 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND/OR APPARATUS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES USING DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS - An integration system for enabling communication between service providers and end-devices, comprising at least one memory for storing data about end-devices and an interface for receiving communications from service providers intended for a plurality of end-devices and retransmitting the communication to the plurality of end-devices. The plurality of end-devices being configured to communicate with two or more different service providers and the integration system is configured to translate the incoming communication from the service provider to the protocol corresponding to the end-device. | 07-17-2014 |
Edward J. Le Blanc, Charlotte, VT US
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20150269519 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC FREIGHT RATE INDICES - A process and system for gathering and presenting confidential contract and publically filed tariff line item rates and surcharge data. Confidential contract information and public tariff information regarding individual shipments are received and saved in a database. The information is saved such that the details of each shipment are searchable. A request from a user is received at the database, wherein the request seeks rate information pertaining to shipping at least one of a specific commodity, a specific route, and using specific equipment. In response to the receipt of the request, the database is searched for records with applicable information. The located information can then be presented to the requesting user in aggregate form including the rates for a predefined time period up to the present time, whereby a requesting user can determine actual rates and trends for the rates for the predefined period. | 09-24-2015 |
Jeffry A. Le Blanc, Aptos, CA US
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20150316100 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING MOTORS WITH DIFFERENT WIDTH PUMP SEALS AND JOURNAL BEARINGS - In certain embodiments, a motor includes a shaft positioned adjacent a sleeve for relative rotation. The sleeve includes a first radial recirculation channel. The shaft and sleeve form first and second gaps. The first gap is configured to form a pump seal, is positioned above the first radial recirculation channel, and has a width measured between the shaft and sleeve. The second gap is configured to form a journal bearing, is positioned below the first radial recirculation channel, and has a width measured between the shaft and sleeve. The width of the first gap is greater than the width of the second gap. | 11-05-2015 |
John Norman Le Blanc, Carmel Valley, CA US
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20150257835 | GLOVE WITH REMOVAL TAB - Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a glove for preventing contamination when removed. The glove may include a glove configured to accommodate a user's hand, and a removal tab extending from an edge of the glove proximate to an opening in the glove. In embodiment, the glove may be made of any desired material, such as latex or nitrile. Furthermore, the tab may be integrated into the manufacture of the glove or may be added after the manufacture of the glove. | 09-17-2015 |
Joseph Roger Le Blanc, Georgetown CA
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20110005012 | ROTARY BRUSH ATTACHMENT - A rotary brush attachment for use with a tool, such as a power tool, to remove rust, paint, debris, and other unwanted matter accumulated on the surface of fasteners and other parts used in construction, automotive applications, and industrial applications. The rotary brush attachment comprises a body oriented along a longitudinal axis, an engagement portion for removably engaging a tool, and a brush portion. The brush portion comprises a hollow extending at least partially into the body along the longitudinal axis, and bristles extending from the interior surface of the hollow towards the longitudinal axis. | 01-13-2011 |
Luc Le Blanc, Tournefeville FR
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20090148711 | Sol for sol-gel process coating of a surface and coating method by sol-gel process using same - Sol for the sol-gel coating of a surface, said sol comprising, in percent by weight: | 06-11-2009 |
Martin Le Blanc, Paris FR
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20110229268 | SECURED FUSIBLE - The disclosure concerns a fusible shutter for a water structure such as a river sill, or a spillway on a dam or on a protective dyke, including a solid element disposed on the top of the structure and held on top by gravity, forming a watertight or substantially watertight wall, installed on the water structure and being able to retract so as to allow water to pass without obstruction when the level of the reservoir or watercourse reaches a predefined level, a chamber being formed at the base of the solid element between the latter and the surface that supports it, pressurisation means enabling the chamber to be filled with water in order to create under the solid element a thrust directed upwards when the water in the reservoir or watercourse reaches the predefined level. The disclosure consists in these pressurisation means including a water inlet at a feed structure provided with two compartments delimited by an internal vertical wall, the two compartments being in communication with each other through at least one passage provided at the top part of the feed structure, one of the compartments having one or more openings in its bottom part allowing entry of water from the reservoir or watercourse into the feed structure while the other compartment is in communication with the chamber under the solid element. Applications to water structures such as a river sill, or a spillway on a dam or on a protective dyke. | 09-22-2011 |
Michel Le Blanc, Houston, TX US
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20100242619 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING STRAIN CAUSED ERRORS IN FIBER OPTIC SENSORS - An encapsulated fiber Bragg grating sensor is provided wherein the EFL of sensor as well as the coefficient of friction between the sensor and the encapsulating tubing is controlled to minimize measurement errors caused by tensile and compressive strains. A method of manufacturing such a sensor is also provided. | 09-30-2010 |
Pieter W.c.j. Le Blanc, Rancho Cordova, CA US
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20120095281 | PUMPING BLOOD - A blood pump includes a rotor having a flared portion downstream proximate a downstream bearing that supports the rotor. The flared portion of the rotor includes a width greater than a width of an upstream portion of the rotor. A blood pump also includes a housing having an internal wall with a flared portion downstream of a motor stator and proximate a transverse outlet. | 04-19-2012 |
20130096364 | PUMP AND METHOD FOR MIXED FLOW BLOOD PUMPING - A blood pump includes a hub having an axis of rotation and a generally cylindrical shape. The hub has an upstream end region, a central region, and a downstream end region, and the hub includes a magnetic material. Blades that are disposed on the downstream end region of the hub extend downstream of the hub. | 04-18-2013 |
20140188148 | SURGICAL TUNNELER - A surgical tunneler assembly is used to pass a cable or other elongate member through the skin. A surgical tunneler may include a lance including a first segment, a second end segment, and a connector on each one of the first end segment and the second end segment. A cable adapter includes a lance connection portion and a cable connection portion. The lance connection portion engages and disengages the connectors. The cable connection portion engages and disengages a cable. A handle engages and disengages the lance. | 07-03-2014 |
Shannon S. Le Blanc, White Bear Lake, MN US
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20100009075 | MULTI-LAYER ARTICLES AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE RELEASE LIFE OF THE SAME - A multi-layer article including a foodware substrate and a fluoropolymer composition having a copolymer consisting of from 80 to 94% by weight tetrafluoroethylene, from 6 to 20% by weight of one or more perfluorovinyl ethers of the formula CF | 01-14-2010 |
Yves Le Blanc, Newmarket CA
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20090194683 | METHOD OF OPERATING A LINEAR ION TRAP TO PROVIDE LOW PRESSURE SHORT TIME HIGH AMPLITUDE EXCITATION - In accordance with an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for fragmenting ions in an ion trap of a mass spectrometer. The method comprises a) selecting parent ions for fragmentation; b) retaining the parent ions within the ion trap for a retention time interval, the ion trap having an operating pressure of less than about 1×10−4 Torr; c) providing a RF trapping voltage to the ion trap to provide a Mathieu stability parameter q at an excitement level during an excitement time interval within the retention time interval; d) providing a resonant excitation voltage to the ion trap during the excitement time interval to excite and fragment the parent ions; and, e) within the retention time interval and after the excitement time interval, terminating the resonant excitation voltage and changing the RF trapping voltage applied to the ion trap to reduce the Mathieu stability parameter q to a hold level less than the excitement level to retain fragments of the parent ions within the ion trap. | 08-06-2009 |
20090194684 | METHOD OF OPERATING A LINEAR ION TRAP TO PROVIDE LOW PRESSURE SHORT TIME HIGH AMPLITUDE EXCITATION WITH PULSED PRESSURE - Methods for fragmenting ions in an ion trap are described. These methods involve a) selecting parent ions for fragmentation; b) retaining the parent ions within the ion trap for a retention time interval, the ion trap having an operating pressure of less than about 1×10-4 Torr; c) providing a RF trapping voltage to the ion trap to provide a Mathieu stability parameter q at an excitement level during an excitement time interval within the retention time interval; d) providing a resonant excitation voltage to the ion trap during the excitement time interval to excite and fragment the parent ions; e) providing a non-steady-state pressure increase of at least 10% of the operating pressure within the ion trap by delivering a neutral gas into the ion trap for at least a portion of the retention time interval to raise the pressure in the ion trap to a varying first elevated-pressure in the range between about 6×10-5 Torr to about 5×10-4 Torr for a first elevated-pressure duration; and f within the retention time interval and after the excitement time interval, terminating the resonant excitation voltage and changing the RF trapping voltage applied to the ion trap to reduce the Mathieu stability parameter q to a hold level less than the excitement level to retain fragments of the parent ions within the ion trap. The excitation time interval and the first elevated-pressure duration substantially overlap in time. | 08-06-2009 |
20090212205 | METHOD OF IMPROVING SIGNAL-TO-NOISE FOR QUANTITATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Selectivity of a measurement from a mass spectrometer is improved by selecting an extracted ion current window for the measurement after data acquisition. A plurality of mass spectra are acquired over a period of time. A first extracted ion current window is selected and from the plurality of mass spectra a first intensity as a function of time is calculated for an ion using the first extracted ion current window. A second extracted ion current window is selected and from the plurality of mass spectra a second intensity as a function of time is calculated for the ion using the second extracted ion current window. A first signal-to-noise ratio of the first intensity is compared with a second signal-to-noise ratio of the second intensity. If the second signal-to-noise ratio is greater than the first signal-to-noise ratio, the second intensity as a function of time is used for the measurement. | 08-27-2009 |
20100280764 | METHOD OF QUANTITATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Quantitation is performed using data from a mass spectrometer. A calibration ion mass spectrum is acquired for each of a plurality of known quantities of a material. From the calibration spectra a plurality of ions that identify the material is determined, and for each ion of the plurality of ions a linear range and linear function are determined. A sample ion mass spectrum is acquired for an unknown quantity of the material. A sample intensity is measured for each ion of the plurality of ions from the sample spectrum. After acquiring the sample spectrum, one or more ions are selected from the plurality of ions such that the sample intensity of each of the one or more ions is within a linear range of the ion. The unknown quantity is calculated from the sample intensities and linear functions of the one or more ions. | 11-04-2010 |
20110057098 | TARGETED ION PARKING FOR QUANTITATION - A plurality of targeted ion characteristics and a charge reduction amount are received. A subset of ionized molecules of a sample corresponding to each characteristic of the plurality of targeted ion characteristics is transmitted from a first location to a second location, producing a plurality of selected ionized molecules. Reagent ions are transmitted to the second location to reduce the charge state of the selected ionized molecules. The charge state reduction of the selected ionized molecules is stopped at the charge state reduction amount, producing a plurality of parked targeted ions in the second location. The targeted ion characteristics can include mobilities or mass-to-charge ratios. Quantitation information for an analyte can be obtained by performing targeted ion parking on a plurality of standards, developing a calibration function, performing targeted ion parking on a sample and using the calibration function to determine the concentration of the analyte in the sample. | 03-10-2011 |
20110204218 | Method of Processing Ions - A method for obtaining fragment ions having product ion spectrum with a mixture of high, medium and lower energy product ions. The method includes (a) providing a selected RF field to an ion optical element upstream of an ion containment field; (b) transmitting ions through the ion optical element and into the ion containment field such that the selected RF field determines, at least in part, a selected kinetic energy profile of the ions within the ion containment field, wherein the selected kinetic energy profile is selected to fragment the ions to concurrently provide a plurality of groups of product ions; and (c) detecting each group of product ions in the plurality of groups of product ions. | 08-25-2011 |
20140357502 | Windowing Combined with Ion-Ion Reactions for Chemical Noise Elimination - In a first location of a mass spectrometer, a plurality of ionized molecules of an ion source are selected that have mass-to-charge ratios within a mass-to-charge ratio window width. The plurality of selected ionized molecules are transmitted from a first to a second location. Reagent ions are transmitted to the second location to reduce a charge state of one or more of the plurality of selected ionized molecules. A mass analyzer is used to analyze the plurality of reduced ionized molecules and produce a mass spectrum. A compound is identified from a peak of the spectrum that has a mass-to-charge ratio less than or equal to the highest mass-to-charge ratio in the window width if the noise is multiply charged and greater than the highest mass-to-charge ratio in the window width if the noise is singly charged. | 12-04-2014 |
20150034815 | METHOD FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY - A method is provided for mass spectrometry. The method includes generating precursor ions from a sample; transmitting the precursor ions into a collision cell; generating product ions in the collision cell; detecting the precursor and product ions; applying modulation to one or more of the precursor ion intensity and the product ion intensity; and identifying precursor ion and product ion relationships by analyzing intensity profiles defined by the modulation. | 02-05-2015 |
Yves Le Blanc, Toronto CA
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20090140139 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SUBSTANCES USING A MASS SPECTROMETER - Systems and methods for analyzing compounds in a sample. In one embodiment, the present technology is directed towards a method of analyzing a sample, comprising: emitting ions from the sample; selecting the emitted ions for a designated ion; fragmenting the designated ions; scanning for a plurality of designated ion fragments; determining a designated fragment chromatographic trace for each designated ion fragment; and generating a combined chromatographic trace corresponding to a non-linear combination of a plurality of designated fragment chromatographic traces. | 06-04-2009 |