Patents by Inventor Bernard Andre
Bernard Andre 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).
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Patent number: 11962342Abstract: A radio transmitting device configured to transmit a spread-spectrum radio signal wherein a carrier frequency changes in a predetermined set of radio channels according to a hopping sequence, the radio signal being organized in packets having each a header transmitted at a first channel in the hopping sequence comprising a detection sequence, and payload data encoding a message transmitted at following channels in the hopping sequence.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Semtech CorporationInventors: Olivier Bernard André Seller, Baozhou Ning, Martin Wuthrich
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Publication number: 20240072345Abstract: Provided is a battery assembly that includes an electrically-conductive housing (510A, 510B), one or more battery modules (512) electrically coupled to a busbar (522), the one or more battery modules and busbar being received in the housing. A non-woven core layer (506) is disposed between the busbar and electrically-conductive housing, the non-woven core layer comprising a plurality of fibers, the plurality of fibers comprising 60-100 wt % of oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers. The non-woven core layer can exhibit a breakdown voltage of at least 0.9 kV at ambient conditions after exposure to 500° C. for 5 minutes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Jose Maria Benito, Maria Jose Sanchez, Stephane Stephan, Pingfan Wu, Jean Louis Silvestre, David Bernard Andre Descoins
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Publication number: 20230412438Abstract: A LoRa transmitter and corresponding receiver where the detection sequence in the preamble is phase-modulated and includes an information that encodes the position in the preamble, such as a countdown index. Nodes that wake up to receive a scheduled download can determine from this information how far the end of the detection sequence is and manage their energy consumption accordingly. The phase modulation is compatible with legacy devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Olivier Bernard André SELLER, Christophe Jean Jacques DEVAUCELLE
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Publication number: 20230291434Abstract: A method of characterizing a LoRa modulated signal or any such signals with a plurality of chirps as symbols. It foresees sampling and storing the signal, determining a phase of at least one chirp in the signal, and determining a timing error and/or a frequency error based on the phase, The timing error is extracted by the height of a discontinuous step in the phase at the position of the cyclical shift, while the frequency error is obtained by the slope of the phase. The method can be applied to a dedicated receiver for the characterization of LoRa transmitters.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Olivier Bernard André SELLER, Fabio André Verna
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Publication number: 20230024735Abstract: A radio transmitting device configured to transmit a spread-spectrum radio signal wherein a carrier frequency changes in a predetermined set of radio channels according to a hopping sequence, the radio signal being organized in packets having each a header transmitted at a first channel in the hopping sequence comprising a detection sequence, and payload data encoding a message transmitted at following channels in the hopping sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Olivier Bernard André SELLER, Baozhou NING, Martin WUTHRICH
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Publication number: 20230014695Abstract: An implantable device for penile construction can comprise an anchor plate and at least one attachment member. The anchor plate can be configured to engage with a first portion of a pelvic bone of a patient. The anchor plate can comprise a prosthesis attachment interface configured to be coupled to a penile prosthesis, and at least one attachment member configured to attach to the anchor plate. The at least one attachment member can be configured to engage with a second portion of the pelvic bone of the patient. The engagement of the anchor plate with the first portion of the pelvic bone and the engagement of the attachment member with the second portion of the pelvic bone can couple the pelvic bone between the anchor plate and the at least one attachment member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Randall Paul Rowland, Jonathan J. Lund, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Paul John Gindele, Aaron Roydon Johnson, Matthew Lee Nelson, John Anders Bostrom, Julie Andreen, Bernard Andre Wasscher, Grady Jensen, Michael Wasson
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Patent number: 11478354Abstract: An implantable device for penile construction can comprise an anchor plate and at least one attachment member. The anchor plate can be configured to engage with a first portion of a pelvic bone of a patient. The anchor plate can comprise a prosthesis attachment interface configured to be coupled to a penile prosthesis, and at least one attachment member configured to attach to the anchor plate. The at least one attachment member can be configured to engage with a second portion of the pelvic bone of the patient. The engagement of the anchor plate with the first portion of the pelvic bone and the engagement of the attachment member with the second portion of the pelvic bone can couple the pelvic bone between the anchor plate and the at least one attachment member.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, John Anders Bostrom, Julie Andreen, Bernard Andre Wasscher, Grady Jensen, Michael Wasson
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Patent number: 11456852Abstract: Transmitter for chirp-modulated radio signals comprising a chirp generator configured to generate a series of chirp signals, wherein each chirp carries an element of information encoded as a cyclic shift, and has a phase encoding an error correction code dependent form the cyclic shift of the chirp, the transmitter further comprising a modulator configured to modulate the series of chirp onto a radio signal and a radio transmitter, transmitting the radio signal. receiver for chirp-modulated radio signals, comprising a clock unit and a demodulator configured for demodulating a series of received chirps signal, the demodulator having a dechirp unit, configured for determining a cyclic shift of each received chirp relative to a base chirp and an error correction code based on a phase of the received chirp, the receiver having a synchronism correction unit configured to detect and/or correct an error in the clock unit based on the error correction code.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Semtech CorporationInventors: Olivier Bernard André Seller, Christophe Jean Jacques Devaucelle
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Patent number: 11387027Abstract: A radial magnetic circuit assembly device includes a magnetic central column, a lower lantern ring and an upper lantern ring, the magnetic central column includes a large-diameter section and a small-diameter section which form a limit step on which each tile-shaped magnet is annularly and uniformly arranged, the lower lantern ring is sleeved on the tile-shaped magnet in a direction from the large-diameter section towards the small-diameter section and is configured to limit a radial displacement of each tile-shaped magnet, the upper lantern ring is sleeved on the tile-shaped magnet in a direction from the small-diameter section towards the large-diameter section to press the upper axial magnetic sheet and the lower axial magnetic sheet against the upper axial side surface and the lower axial side surface of each tile-shaped magnet respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SHENZHEN GRANDSUN ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Mickael Bernard Andre Lefebvre, Gang Xie, Haiquan Wu, Weiyong Gong, Ruiwen Shi
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Patent number: 11368184Abstract: A radio-transmitting device comprises a radio interface operating in a predetermined frequency band, operatively arranged for modulating a carrier having a frequency in the frequency band, while switching the frequency of the carrier among several hopping frequencies in the frequency band, according to a hopping sequence, to obtain a spread-spectrum modulated signal, wherein the spread-spectrum modulated signal includes, in a preamble portion, a plurality of sync words, each combined with at least one instance of a sequential index, the sync words being transmitted at different frequencies, and a data portion following the preamble portion and including a plurality of frequency hops.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Semtech CorporationInventors: Olivier Bernard André Seller, Nicolas Sornin
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Publication number: 20220187443Abstract: An extension of the LoRa modulation with an improved ranging mode. A master and a slave device exchange a request and a reply that contain sequences of chirps that are carefully aligned in time, frequency, and preferably also phase, such that the master device can ascertain the propagation delay to the slave by demodulating the reply. Request and reply include chirps having different slopes, preferably slopes of equal absolute value and opposite sign. The slope diversity permits an unbiased estimation of the Doppler shift.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Olivier Bernard André SELLER, Christophe Jean Jacques DEVAUCELLE
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Patent number: 11310579Abstract: The present application discloses a headset, the headset includes a headband; and two earphones respectively connected to two ends of the headband and including: an earphone housing connected to an end of the headband; an earmuff provided therein with a sounder; and a universal adjuster connected between the earphone housing and the earmuff and configured to arbitrarily adjust the earmuff relative to the earphone housing. The headset improves the fit of the earmuffs and the human ears, and improves the comfort when wearing.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SHENZHEN GRANDSUN ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Mickael Bernard Andre Lefebvre, Haiquan Wu, Zhongqiang Tang, Shiwen Guo, Xin Yu, Jiugao Peng, Ruiwen Shi
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Patent number: 11310085Abstract: A LoRa receiver for processing digital chirp spread-spectrum modulated signals with an advanced module for the determination of the timing error and/or of the frequency error arranged to estimate a position of a frequency discontinuity in each symbol, extract one or more frequency-continuous fragments out of each symbol, dechirp the coherent fragments, determine a timing error, and/or a frequency error, and/or a modulation value, and/or a SNR.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Semtech CorporationInventors: Olivier Bernard André Seller, Christophe Jean Jacques Devaucelle
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Patent number: 11245434Abstract: Advanced modulation and demodulation schemes for LoRa or equivalent chirp spread spectrum transmissions, with differential modulation and symbol repetition improve the sensitivity in combination with soft demodulation methods.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Semtech CorporationInventor: Olivier Bernard André Seller
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Publication number: 20210367752Abstract: Transmitter for chirp-modulated radio signals comprising a chirp generator configured to generate a series of chirp signals, wherein each chirp carries an element of information encoded as a cyclic shift, and has a phase encoding an error correction code dependent form the cyclic shift of the chirp, the transmitter further comprising a modulator configured to modulate the series of chirp onto a radio signal and a radio transmitter, transmitting the radio signal. receiver for chirp-modulated radio signals, comprising a clock unit and a demodulator configured for demodulating a series of received chirps signal, the demodulator having a dechirp unit, configured for determining a cyclic shift of each received chirp relative to a base chirp and an error correction code based on a phase of the received chirp, the receiver having a synchronism correction unit configured to detect and/or correct an error in the clock unit based on the error correction code.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Olivier Bernard André SELLER, Christophe Jean Jacques Devaucelle
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Publication number: 20210337295Abstract: The present application discloses a headset, the headset includes a headband; and two earphones respectively connected to two ends of the headband and including: an earphone housing connected to an end of the headband; an earmuff provided therein with a sounder; and a universal adjuster connected between the earphone housing and the earmuff and configured to arbitrarily adjust the earmuff relative to the earphone housing. The headset improves the fit of the earmuffs and the human ears, and improves the comfort when wearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: SHENZHEN GRANDSUN ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Mickael Bernard Andre LEFEBVRE, Haiquan WU, Zhongqiang TANG, Shiwen GUO, Xin YU, Jiugao PENG, Ruiwen SHI
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Publication number: 20210184901Abstract: A LoRa receiver for processing digital chirp spread-spectrum modulated signals with an advanced module for the determination of the timing error and/or of the frequency error arranged to estimate a position of a frequency discontinuity in each symbol, extract one or more frequency-continuous fragments out of each symbol, dechirp the coherent fragments, determine a timing error, and/or a frequency error, and/or a modulation value, and/or a SNR.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Olivier Bernard André SELLER, Christophe Jean Jacques DEVAUCELLE
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Publication number: 20210184724Abstract: Advanced modulation and demodulation schemes for LoRa or equivalent chirp spread spectrum transmissions, with differential modulation and symbol repetition improve the sensitivity in combination with soft demodulation methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventor: Olivier Bernard André SELLER
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Publication number: 20210038391Abstract: An implantable device for penile construction can comprise an anchor plate and at least one attachment member. The anchor plate can be configured to engage with a first portion of a pelvic bone of a patient. The anchor plate can comprise a prosthesis attachment interface configured to be coupled to a penile prosthesis, and at least one attachment member configured to attach to the anchor plate. The at least one attachment member can be configured to engage with a second portion of the pelvic bone of the patient. The engagement of the anchor plate with the first portion of the pelvic bone and the engagement of the attachment member with the second portion of the pelvic bone can couple the pelvic bone between the anchor plate and the at least one attachment member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Randall Paul Rowland, Jonathan J. Lund, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Paul John Gindele, Aaron Roydon Johnson, Matthew Lee Nelson, John Anders Bostrom, Julie Andreen, Bernard Andre Wasscher, Grady Jensen, Michael Wasson
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Patent number: 10917135Abstract: A hopping spread-spectrum wireless network for IoT applications operating in a predetermined frequency band, with mobile device that have unsynchronized local frequency references and receiving gateways that are capable of detecting whether modulated radio signals will collide in frequency in a collision time interval, and blanking the signals in the collision time. Preferably, the frequency band is subdivided into a sub-bands, and the mobile devices adapt the width of the sub-bands used for transmission based on a synchronization status indicative of the frequency error of the local frequency reference.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Semtech CorporationInventors: Baozhu Ning, Olivier Bernard André Seller, Nicolas Sornin