Patents by Inventor François Arthofer

François Arthofer 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).

  • System, in particular for timing races; including a photosensitive sensor and method for adjusting the alignment of such a system with a line across which objects or persons pass
    Patent number: 6411329
    Abstract: A system, installed in the extension of a line across which an object or a person passes, includes: an optical device for projecting an image of this line onto a photosensitive sensor capable of providing an image signal; at least a processor for processing the image signal; and a screen, connected to the processor, for displaying an image representative of the image signal, called the video image, connected to said processor, wherein the sensor is formed of a pixel matrix. A reticule signal is generated and superposed onto the video image displayed on the screen, the system also being capable of generating electric signals originating from a pixel column which corresponds to the position of the reticule on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Omega Electronics S.A.
    Inventors: Pascal Richard, Jean-Claude Rais, François Arthofer