Patents by Inventor Emeric Motte

Emeric Motte 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: 7193201
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method which consists in detecting and discriminating at least three states, respectively blue sky, white sky and direct sunlight. The discrimination between the three states is based, for example, on an intermediate detection distinguishing between either a homogenous state or a nonhomogeneous state of the sky. White sky means a sky saturated with humidity, with strong light diffusion and producing a high level of brightness. The method can be implemented, for example by using sensors or a monochromatic or color camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Somfy SAS
    Inventor: Emeric Motte
  • Publication number: 20040164231
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method which consists in detecting and discriminating at least three states, respectively blue sky, white sky and direct sunlight. The discrimination between the three states is based, for example, on an intermediate detection distinguishing between either a homogenous state or an inhomogeneous state of the sky. White sky means a sky saturated with humidity, with strong light diffusion and producing a high level of brightness. The method can be implemented, for example by using sensors or a monochromatic or colour camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventor: Emeric Motte
  • Patent number: 6339798
    Abstract: The process comprises a user acting on an initial group control module so as to commence the hooking up as a first step. It also includes the following steps: a request for signaling in the network of all the modules which are hooked up with the initial group control module by comparing the addresses which they have stored with the address of the initial group control module, the user acting on one or more of the modules of the network so as to hook it up with the initial group control module or to cancel it s hookup with the initial group control module. The process is terminated by the user acting on the initial group control module in order to terminate the hookup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Somfy
    Inventors: Eric Cheron, Emeric Motte, Laurent Pépin
  • Patent number: 5969492
    Abstract: The network (N) links control modules (CM) of a device (M) on the basis of a common instruction and of a quantity measured by a sensor (S) associated with a measurement module (MM). The instruction is formulated in the measurement module and broadcast over the network by the measurement module together with the measurement value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Somfy
    Inventors: Emeric Motte, Laurent Pepin, Eric Cheron, Bernhard Holzmayer
  • Patent number: 5847525
    Abstract: The device comprises a control point (CP) equipped with Up and Down contacts, the actuation of which causes the rotation of the motor in the desired direction, a control and supply box (CB) containing a logic processing unit (LPU), switching means controlled by the logic unit and means for establishing a direction of rotation of the motor. The means for establishing a direction of rotation of the motor furthermore comprise means (LPU, CLK, DC) for recognizing the direction of rotation of the shutter or roller blind, a memory of EEPROM type (MI) for recording the direction of rotation of the motor instruction issued by the control point and a programmed processor for comparing the recognized direction of displacement with the instruction emanating from the control point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Somfy
    Inventors: Eric Cheron, Emeric Motte