Patents by Inventor Anthony Aubin

Anthony Aubin 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: 11043726
    Abstract: An interconnection system is described including a first printed circuit board, the first printed circuit board including a first portion of a filter, the filter used to communicate a signal between the first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board, and a mechanical structure for coupling the signal between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board being oriented at an angle with respect to the first printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Interdigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS
    Inventors: Dominique Lo Hine Tong, Anthony Aubin, Jean-Marc Le Foulgoc
  • Publication number: 20190319329
    Abstract: An interconnection system is described including a first printed circuit board, the first printed circuit board including a first portion of a filter, the filter used to communicate a signal between the first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board, and a mechanical structure for coupling the signal between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board being oriented at an angle with respect to the first printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Dominique LO HINE TONG, Anthony AUBIN, Jean-Marc LE FOULGOC
  • Patent number: 10203730
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for obtaining a face of a housing to be mounted, in a mounting position, on the body of an electronic device, the housing includes a panel designed to cover, in the mounting position, a portion of a display screen of the device to be illuminated. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method describes molding of the panel from a first mixture of a base material and a concealing material, the first mixture meeting a first transparency criterion, defined based on an optical parameter value, so as to make it possible, in the mounting position, to conceal the screen portion, by the panel, in the absence of lighting from the screen and to make the screen visible when it is illuminated, through the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Anthony Aubin, Jean-Marc Le Foulgoc
  • Publication number: 20180175505
    Abstract: An antenna for use in a wireless system is described. The antenna includes a radiating element, at least one signal input portion and at least one signal output portion. The at least one signal input portion and the at least one signal output portion are both coupled to the radiating element. A portion of the radiating element is positioned outward from and parallel to an edge of the printed circuit board when the radio frequency antenna is attached to a surface of the printed circuit board of the wireless system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Lizhi ZHAO, Dominique LO HINE TONG, Philippe MINARD, Anthony AUBIN
  • Publication number: 20180076509
    Abstract: An antenna feeder for feeding a slot or patch antenna integrated within an electronic device having a metallic two-parts housing in which is formed the slot or patch, and a PCB is described. The antenna feeder is an electrically conducting element different from the PCB and includes: a central part configured to be held mechanically by a dielectric support having inside the housing; a first extending part, extending from a first end of the central part towards the PCB, and integrating a first spring portion allowing the first extending part to be in electrical contact with the PCB; and a second extending part, extending from a second end of the central part and allowing for controlling the impedance of the antenna feeder. At least one of the central part, first extending part and second extending part is configured for electromagnetically coupling the antenna feeder with the slot or patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Philippe MINARD, Jean-Marie STEYER, Jean-Pierre BERTIN, Anthony AUBIN
  • Publication number: 20180076508
    Abstract: An electronic device for wireless communication including a metal casing wherein the wireless communication is realized by at least one cavity-backed slot antenna is disclosed. Each cavity is formed by the combination of the top housing, metallic walls, a ground plane at the top of a printed circuit board and the bottom housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Philippe MINARD, Jean-Marie STEYER, Jean-Pierre BERTIN, Anthony AUBIN
  • Publication number: 20180076504
    Abstract: An antenna feeder configured for feeding a slot antenna integrated within a housing of an electronic device comprising a printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board includes a driving circuit for the antenna feeder. The slot antenna has a slot with first and second longitudinal edges. The antenna feeder includes a transmission line forming at least one RF current loop, a part of a surface of the at least one RF current loop facing the slot for electromagnetically coupling the antenna feeder to the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Dominique LO HINE TONG, Philippe Minard, Anthony Aubin
  • Publication number: 20180076529
    Abstract: A wireless communication device is disclosed. The wireless communication device includes a metallic housing integrating at least one cavity-backed antenna. The at least one cavity-backed antenna has a bended patch or slot radiating in at least two different directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Philippe MINARD, Jean-Marie STEYER, Jean-Pierre BERTIN, Anthony AUBIN
  • Patent number: 9837722
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dipole antenna including first and second radiating elements electrically connected via a transition, said first and second elements being associated with a frequency f1 in a frequency band, a feeding point the feeding point and the reference point being respectively connected to a feeding conductor and a ground conductor of a feeding line, and a balun. The balun is formed by a slot arranged in the first radiating element, said slot having a short circuit at a first end and an open circuit at a second end next to the transition. The feeding point and the reference point are arranged on opposite sides of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: THOMSON Licensing
    Inventors: Philippe Minard, Claude Rambault, Dominique Lo Hine Tong, Anthony Aubin
  • Patent number: 9825359
    Abstract: An architecture for providing a low cost, high performance antenna for small devices In particular, a rotatable antenna that having three antenna elements; a primary element consisting of a radiating element and swiveling cylindrical head, a secondary element that consists of a feeding cylindrical pin attached vertically to an electronic device main board, and a third element that consists of a plastic part over-molding the secondary element to permit electromagnetic coupling accuracy between the primary and secondary elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Dominique Lo Hine Tong, Philippe Minard, Anthony Aubin
  • Publication number: 20170285690
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for obtaining a face of a housing to be mounted, in a mounting position, on the body of an electronic device, the housing includes a panel designed to cover, in the mounting position, a portion of a display screen of the device to be illuminated. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method describes moulding of the panel from a first mixture of a base material and a concealing material, the first mixture meeting a first transparency criterion, defined based on an optical parameter value, so as to make it possible, in the mounting position, to conceal the screen portion, by the panel, in the absence of lighting from the screen and to make the screen visible when it is illuminated, through the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Anthony AUBIN, Jean-Marc LE FOULGOC
  • Publication number: 20160365640
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dipole antenna including first and second radiating elements electrically connected via a transition, said first and second elements being associated with a frequency f1 in a frequency band, a feeding point the feeding point and the reference point being respectively connected to a feeding conductor and a ground conductor of a feeding line, and a balun. The balun is formed by a slot arranged in the first radiating element, said slot having a short circuit at a first end and an open circuit at a second end next to the transition. The feeding point and the reference point are arranged on opposite sides of the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Philippe MINARD, Claude RAMBAULT, Dominique LO HINE TONG, Anthony AUBIN
  • Publication number: 20160261041
    Abstract: An architecture for providing a low cost, high performance antenna for small devices In particular, a rotatable antenna that having three antenna elements; a primary element consisting of a radiating element and swiveling cylindrical head, a secondary element that consists of a feeding cylindrical pin attached vertically to an electronic device main board, and a third element that consists of a plastic part over-molding the secondary element to permit electromagnetic coupling accuracy between the primary and secondary elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Dominique LO HINE TONG, Philippe MINARD, Anthony AUBIN
  • Patent number: 8824132
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a casing, a hard disk, a housing on the casing of the electronic device intended to host the hard disk, and a stopper ensuring the holding of the hard disk in the housing. The stopper comprises a first fixation mechanism on a first end of the stopper to the casing of the electronic device, and a second fixation mechanism on a second end of the stopper to the casing of the electronic device. According to exemplary embodiments, the first fixation mechanism is a clip, the second fixation mechanism is a lock, and the stopper also comprises a hinge enabling the articulation of the stopper around its first end. According to another aspect of the invention, the device comprises a seal positioned on the stopper during the first assembly of the hard disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Anthony Aubin, Philippe Bouvet
  • Patent number: 8240978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control method for the operation of a fan equipping an electronic device. A determination step detects the vertical or horizontal position of the electronic device. The fan is not started up during the powering up of the device while the device is in a vertical position. The flow of air produced by the “fireplace” effect in the device in a vertical position suffices to ensure correct ventilation. According to an improvement the device has a sensor measuring the internal temperature of the device, whatever the position of the device, the fan being started up from a determined temperature. The present invention relates also to a device implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Xavier Guitton, Anthony Aubin, Maurice Fritsch
  • Publication number: 20120026713
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device comprising a casing, a hard disk, a housing on the casing of the electronic device intended to host the hard disk, a stopper ensuring the holding of the hard disk in the housing, the device being notable in that the stopper comprises a first fixation means of a first end of the stopper to the casing of the electronic device, a second fixation means on a second end of the stopper to the casing of the electronic device. According to particular characteristics, the first fixation means is a clip, the second fixation means is a lock, and the stopper also comprises a hinge enabling the articulation of the stopper around its first end. According to another aspect of the invention, the device comprises a seal positioned on the stopper during the first assembly of the hard disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Anthony Aubin, Philippe Bouvet
  • Publication number: 20100111666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control method for the operation of a fan equipping an electronic device. A determination step detects the vertical or horizontal position of the electronic device. The fan is not started up during the powering up of the device while the device is in a vertical position. The flow of air produced by the “fireplace” effect in the device in a vertical position suffices to ensure correct ventilation. According to an improvement the device has a sensor measuring the internal temperature of the device, whatever the position of the device, the fan being started up from a determined temperature. The present invention relates also to a device implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Xavier Guitton, Anthony Aubin, Maurice Fritsch