Patents by Inventor Alain Zambon

Alain Zambon 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).

  • Patent number: 7446862
    Abstract: A door sensor system (90) for detecting a target object (56) in and/or near a door comprising a door opening (96), and at least one movable door element (76, 76-1, 76-2, 76-3, 76-4), the system comprising at least one light scanner device (10) which is capable of measuring optically the distance to a target to make such a measurement over a given scan angle at regular intervals by deflecting the light with moving mirrors, and which generates at least one vertical plane of detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: B.E.A.s.a.
    Inventor: Alain Zambon
  • Patent number: 7362224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermally sensitive array device for detecting a presence of a target object in a surveillance area. The device comprises a plurality of at least two thermally sensitive sensors provided in an array arrangement, each thermally sensitive sensor being associated with one of a corresponding plurality of at least two surveillance spots comprised in the surveillance area. Each thermally sensitive sensor comprises a sensitive element adapted to absorb a portion of thermal infrared radiation emitted from one of said plurality of targets located inside the surveillance cone corresponding to the thermally sensitive sensor. The thermally sensitive sensor can be a thermopile, a bolometer, or any other type. Electronic circuits in each thermally sensitive sensor are adapted to measure a signal generated in the thermally sensitive sensor as a consequence of the temperatures of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: B.E.A. s.a.
    Inventor: Alain Zambon
  • Patent number: 7349074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light scanner device (10) for measuring a range and an angular direction of a target object (56), the device (10) comprising a pulsed source (12) adapted to transmit light pulses, a transmitter deflection means (20) adapted to reflect and sweep the transmitted light pulses in variable sweep directions across a sweep sector in a sweep plane (15), a photodetection means (42) adapted to detect received light pulses that have been reflected in the sweep plane (15), a receiver deflection means (24) adapted to reflect light pulses that have been reflected in the sweep plane (15) and to re-direct the reflected light pulses to the photodetection means (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: B.E.A. sa
    Inventor: Alain Zambon
  • Publication number: 20080007710
    Abstract: A door sensor system (90) for detecting a target object (56) in and/or near a door comprising a door opening (96), and at least one movable door element (76, 76-1, 76-2, 76-3, 76-4), the system comprising at least one light scanner device (10) which is capable of measuring optically the distance to a target to make such a measurement over a given scan angle at regular intervals by deflecting the light with moving mirrors, and which generates at least one vertical plane of detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: B.E.A. s.a.
    Inventor: ALAIN ZAMBON
  • Publication number: 20060169876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light scanner device. (10) for measuring a range and an angular direction of a target object (56), the device (10) comprising a pulsed source (12) adapted to transmit light pulses, a transmitter deflection means (20) adapted to reflect and sweep the transmitted light pulses in variable sweep directions across a sweep sector in a sweep plane (15), a photodetection means (42) adapted to detect received light pulses that have been reflected in the sweep plane (15), a receiver deflection means (24) adapted to reflect light pulses that have been reflected in the sweep plane (15) and to re-direct the reflected light pulses to the photodetection means (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: B.E.A. s.a.
    Inventor: Alain Zambon
  • Publication number: 20060087430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermally sensitive array device for detecting a presence of a target object in a surveillance area. The device comprises a plurality of at least two thermally sensitive sensors provided in an array arrangement, each thermally sensitive sensor being associated with one of a corresponding plurality of at least two surveillance spots comprised in the surveillance area. Each thermally sensitive sensor comprises a sensitive element adapted to absorb a portion of thermal infrared radiation emitted from one of said plurality of targets located inside the surveillance cone corresponding to the thermally sensitve sensor. Thermally sensitive sensor can be thermopiles, Bolometers or any other type. Electronic circuits in each thermally sensitive sensor are adapted to measure a signal generated in the thermally sensitive sensor as a consequence of the temperatures of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: B.E.A. s.a. Parc scientifique du Sart-Tilman
    Inventor: Alain Zambon