Patents by Inventor Jean-Loup Chretien

Jean-Loup Chretien 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: 20090015682
    Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-glare device comprising a camera, a visualisation means for reproducing a processed image, and an adaptable filter comprising a filtering image controlled by the camera, said image containing masking regions which obscure the dazzling regions. The inventive device is characterised in that it comprises a single camera provided with an output connected to an electronic circuit which controls the filter for the alternate display of an acquisition image and a filtration image calculated according to the image transmitted by the camera during the previous acquisition phase. The invention also relates to the method implemented by one such device, and to an accessory for a photographing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: TIETRONIX OPTICS
    Inventor: Jean-Loup Chretien
  • Publication number: 20080205072
    Abstract: The invention relates to a low-beam headlight system for at least two motor vehicles, comprising a first illuminating device on a first vehicle and a second illuminating device on a second vehicle, each of the devices being provided with main road illuminating means. The first device furthermore comprises additional illuminating means directed laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of said first vehicle emitting in a predetermined wavelength band, and the second device comprises an electronic road viewing equipment able to capture and retrieve an image of said road when it is illuminated in said predetermined wavelength band by said lateral illuminating means. The system furthermore comprises means of reducing the dazzling of said second vehicle when the additional illuminating means are activated and/or detected by the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: TIETRONIX OPTICS
    Inventor: Jean-Loup Chretien
  • Publication number: 20060132600
    Abstract: A driving aid device for a vehicle comprises a means for imaging and a means for projecting a virtual image in a field of vision of a driver, an opaque screen, arranged in the field of view of the driver, for the formation of a virtual image focused at infinity in the field of vision of the driver of the vehicle, and further comprises means for filtration of zones of high luminous intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: Jean-Loup Chretien
  • Publication number: 20050207036
    Abstract: An optical device including a dynamic filer of a source of very strong luminosity, wherein the filter includes a mirror with a zone of less reflection and a controller of the position of the mirror as a function of the position of the source of very strong luminosity in the image formed on the mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Tietronix Optics, a corporation of France
    Inventor: Jean-Loup Chretien
  • Patent number: 6864473
    Abstract: A dynamic optical filtration system and method effectively blocks bright light sources without impairing view of the remainder of the scene. A sensor measures light intensity and position so that selected cells of a shading matrix may interrupt the view of the bright light source by a receptor. A beamsplitter may be used so that the sensor may be located away from the receptor. The shading matrix may also be replaced by a digital micromirror device, which selectively sends image data to the receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Jean-Loup Chretien, Edward T. Lu
  • Publication number: 20020071185
    Abstract: A dynamic optical filtration system and method effectively blocks bright light sources without impairing view of the remainder of the scene. A sensor measures light intensity and position so that selected cells of a shading matrix may interrupt the view of the bright light source by a receptor. A beamsplitter may be used so that the sensor may be located away from the receptor. The shading matrix may also be replaced by a digital micromirror device, which selectively sends image data to the receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Jean-Loup Chretien, Edward T. Lu