Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Eubelen

Emmanuel Eubelen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240011343
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic door and method for controlling an automatic door (10), comprising a door controller unit (70) for controlling a door, acting on a door drive; further comprising a monitoring system (11) comprising at least two door sensors (12, 32) mounted on two opposite sides of the door, as seen in passage direction, where each of said sensors (12, 32) comprises a scanning unit (16, 36) that monitors a sensor safety area, where a safety signal is applied to the door controller unit upon detection of an object within the sensor safety areas of said sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: BEA SA
    Inventors: Emmanuel Eubelen, Mauro Musso
  • Publication number: 20230123553
    Abstract: An infrared (IR) sensor for use in a door sensor. The IR sensor may include a plurality of emitters arranged in multiple rows. Each emitter of the plurality of emitters may be configured to emit an emission beam comprising IR light. A plurality of receptors may be arranged in multiple rows. Each receptor of the plurality of receptors may be configured to receive a reception beam comprising the IR light reflected off of a surface. One or more lenses comprising refractive elements may be configured to duplicate and direct one or more of the emission beams and one or more of the reception beams onto the surface to form an IR pattern. The IR pattern may include multiple IR curtains. One or more of the receptors and/or emitters may be deactivated to change a width of the IR pattern and/or number of IR curtains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: BEA Inc.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Eubelen, Joseph M. Mulcahy, Adrien Van Damme, Tom Yantek, Andrew P. Bauer
  • Publication number: 20230120020
    Abstract: An infrared (IR) sensor for use in a door sensor. The IR sensor may include one or more rows of emitters configured to generate an emission beam. The emission beam may have a width that is at least a width of an opening below the door sensor. The IR sensor may also include one or more rows of receptors configured to receive an evaluation beam. The receptor beam may have a maximum width that is at least the width of the opening. At least a portion of the receptors may be further configured to be one or more of deactivated and ignored, such that the width of the evaluation beam is reduced to correspond with a reduced width of the opening during a closing of a door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: BEA Inc.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Eubelen, Joseph M. Mulcahy, Adrien Van Damme, Tom Yantek
  • Publication number: 20230125054
    Abstract: A door sensor may include one or more emitters configured to emit an emission beam comprising IR light during an emitting phase. The door sensor may further include one or more receptors configured to receive a reception beam comprising the IR light reflected off of a surface during a listening phase and an interference beam from an adjacent door sensor. The door sensor may further include a controller operatively coupled to a memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to: determine one or more of the frequency and phase of the interference beam; determine whether the door sensor should be primary or secondary to the adjacent door sensor; and adjust a timing of one or more of the emitting phase and the listening phase to reduce interference from the adjacent door sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: BEA Inc.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Eubelen, Joseph M. Mulcahy, Adrien Van Damme, Tom Yantek
  • Patent number: 7495556
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor (8) for use with an automatic door comprising at least two detectors (10, 12) based on different technologies, a processor (14) for processing the signals generated by at least two detectors (10, 12) in that it simultaneously uses the signals in order to combine the signals and to accurately detect the situation in a surveillance area (20, 22) sensed by the sensor (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: B.E.A. s.a.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Eubelen, Stephane Bronsard, Thierry Jongen
  • Patent number: 7154112
    Abstract: A measurement sensor comprising a PSD (30) as an optoelectronic receiver, a transmitter (10, 12) for generating spots (22, 26), optics (14, 32) for reproducing the spots (22?, 26?) on the PSD (30) and means (44, 46, 48, 50, 52) for processing output signals (I1, I2) generated by said PSD (30) and for controlling the transmitter (10, 12) depending on the processed output signals (I1, I2) in order to measure the distance between the target (24) and the sensor by a triangulation technique is disclose closed. The transmitter comprises at least two optoelectronic signal sources (10, 12) for projecting at least two spots (22, 26) independent from each other on a target (24), the means (44, 46, 48, 50, 52) comprising a digitally controlled potentiometer (48) for balancing the output signals (I1, I2) and a digital processor (52) adapted for controlling the potentiometer (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: B.E.A. s.a.
    Inventor: Emmanuel Eubelen
  • Publication number: 20060187037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor (8) for use with an automatic door comprising at least two detectors (10, 12) based on different technologies, a processor (14) for processing the signals generated by at least two detectors (10, 12) in that it simultaneously uses the signals in order to combine the signals and to accurately detect the situation in a surveillance area (20, 22) sensed by the sensor (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: BEA s.a., Parc scientifique du Sart-Tilman
    Inventors: Emmanuel Eubelen, Stephane Bronsard, Thierry Jongen
  • Publication number: 20050285024
    Abstract: Measurement sensor comprising a PSD (30) as an optoelectronic receiver, a transmitter (10, 12) for generating a spot (22, 26) an optics (14, 32) for reproducing said spot (22?, 26?) on the PSD (30) and means (44, 46, 48, 50, 52) for processing output signals (I1, I2) generated by said PSD (30) and for controlling the said transmitter (10, 12) depending on the processed output signals (I1, I2) in order to measure the distance between the target (24) and the sensor by a triangulation technique is disclosed. The transmitter comprises at least two optoelectronic signal sources (10, 12) for projecting at least two spots (22, 26) independent from each other on a target (24), the means (44, 46, 48, 50, 52) comprising a digitally controlled potentiometer (48) for balancing the output signals (I1, I2) and a digital processor (52) adapted for controlling the potentiometer (48).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: BEA s.a., Allee des Noisetiers
    Inventor: Emmanuel Eubelen