Patents by Inventor Patrick Valette
Patrick Valette 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: 9783142Abstract: The invention relates to an electric circuit suitable for cutting off an electric power supply of an electrical device, said electric circuit receiving as input at least two discrete electrical signals, the values of which condition the power supply of the electrical device, the discrete electrical signals having a high state if the electrical device needs to be supplied: the electric circuit including a voltage source; a first cut-off unit connected between the electrical device and the voltage source, the first cut-off unit having an open or closed state in accordance with the discrete electrical signals; a second cut-off unit connected to the intersection between the electrical device and the first cut-off unit, and to an earth line, the second cut-off unit having a state that complements the first cut-off unit if the discrete electrical signals are in identical states, said first and second cut-off units being controlled such as to generate a short-circuit in the event of a divergence between the discreteType: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITEInventors: Patrick Valette, Francois Guillot
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Patent number: 9767623Abstract: The invention concerns a PCMCIA card for downloading flight data remotely via a wireless network to a ground station, the PCMCIA card being designed to be connected to an ACMS system of an aircraft, the ACMS system being designed to generate an ACMS report after at least one predefined condition has been satisfied, and to record flight data.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITEInventors: Sonia Schindler, Denis Delville, Patrick Valette
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Patent number: 9459640Abstract: The invention concerns an electric circuit designed to control a power supply of a piece of electrical equipment, the electric circuit comprising a piece of electrical equipment and a source of supply voltage, and further having, as inputs, at least two discrete electrical signals of which the values condition the cutting off of the power supply to the piece of equipment, the circuit being characterized in that it further comprises:—a module for the redundant comparison of the discrete electric signals, comprising two branches for comparing said signals, parallel to one other, each branch being designed to supply, at the output, a control signal representative of each of the comparisons of said discrete electrical signals, and—a first module for cutting off the power supply to the piece of electrical equipment comprising two switches in series, each one being controlled respectively by one of the two control signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITEInventors: Jean-Marie Courteille, Patrick Valette, Francois Guillot, Sonia Schindler
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Patent number: 9276395Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical circuit adapted for cutting off an electrical supply to an electrical equipment, said electrical circuit receiving as input at least two discrete electrical signals xi, i=1, N, the electrical circuit comprising: —a voltage source; —a number N>1 cutoff units Ui connected together, i=1, . . . , N in series between the voltage source and the electrical equipment, and a last cutoff unit UN being connected to the electrical equipment, each cutoff unit Ui exhibiting an open or closed state as a function of an electrical control signal; the cutoff units Uj, j=1, N?1 upstream of the last cutoff unit UN each being controlled by a distinct discrete electrical signal xj, j=1, . . . , N?1, the last cutoff unit being controlled as a function of the state of the cutoff units Uj, j=1, . . . , N?1 upstream and a discrete electrical signal xN different from that controlling the upstream cutoff units Uj, j=1, N?1.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITEInventors: Patrick Valette, Francois Guillot
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Patent number: 9257831Abstract: The invention relates to an electric circuit suitable for cutting off an electric power supply of an electric device, the circuit including an electrical device and a supply voltage source of the electrical device, also having as inputs at least two discrete electrical signals, the values of which condition the cutting off of the electric power supply of the device, the electric circuit being characterized in that same includes: at least two modules for cutting of the electric power supply connected between the voltage source and the electrical device, each module tar cutting off the electric power supply being controlled in accordance with the values of the discrete electrical signals; and at least two modules for comparing discrete electrical signals in parallel, in which at least one of the modules for cutting off the electric power supply is controlled by the outputs of the modules for comparing discrete signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITEInventors: Patrick Valette, Francois Guillot
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Publication number: 20150309519Abstract: The invention concerns an electric circuit designed to control a power supply of a piece of electrical equipment, the electric circuit comprising a piece of electrical equipment and a source of supply voltage, and further having, as inputs, at least two discrete electrical signals of which the values condition the cutting off of the power supply to the piece of equipment, the circuit being characterised in that it further comprises:—a module for the redundant comparison of the discrete electric signals, comprising two branches for comparing said signals, parallel to one other, each branch being designed to supply, at the output, a control signal representative of each of the comparisons of said discrete electrical signals, and—a first module for cutting off the power supply to the piece of electrical equipment comprising two switches in series, each one being controlled respectively by one of the two control signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Sagem Defense SecuriteInventors: Jean-Marie Courteille, Patrick Valette, Francois Guillot, Sonia Schindler
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Publication number: 20150279126Abstract: The invention concerns a PCMCIA card for downloading flight data remotely via a wireless network to a ground station, the PCMCIA card being designed to be connected to an ACMS system of an aircraft, the ACMS system being designed to generate an ACMS report after at least one predefined condition has been satisfied, and to record flight data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Sonia Schindler, Denis Delville, Patrick Valette
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Publication number: 20150222108Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical circuit adapted for cutting off an electrical supply to an electrical equipment, said electrical circuit receiving as input at least two discrete electrical signals xi, i=1, N, the electrical circuit comprising:—a voltage source;—a number N>1 cutoff units Ui connected together, i=1, . . . , N in series between the voltage source and the electrical equipment, and a last cutoff unit UN being connected to the electrical equipment, each cutoff unit Ui exhibiting an open or closed state as a function of an electrical control signal; the cutoff units Uj, j=1, N?1 upstream of the last cutoff unit UN each being controlled by a distinct discrete electrical signal xj, j=1, . . . , N?1, the last cutoff unit being controlled as a function of the state of the cutoff units Uj, j=1, . . . , N?1 upstream and a discrete electrical signal xN different from that controlling the upstream cutoff units Uj, j=1, N?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Patrick Valette, Francois Guillot
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Publication number: 20150194803Abstract: The invention relates to an electric circuit suitable for cutting off an electric power supply of an electric device, the circuit including an electrical device and a supply voltage source of the electrical device, also having as inputs at least two discrete electrical signals, the values of which condition the cutting off of the electric power supply of the device, the electric circuit being characterised in that same includes: at least two modules for cutting of the electric power supply connected between the voltage source and the electrical device, each module tar cutting off the electric power supply being controlled in accordance with the values of the discrete electrical signals; and at least two modules for comparing discrete electrical signals in parallel, in which at least one of the modules for cutting off the electric power supply is controlled by the outputs of the modules for comparing discrete signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITEInventors: Patrick Valette, Francois Guillot
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Publication number: 20150165989Abstract: The invention relates to an electric circuit suitable for cutting off an electric power supply of an electrical device, said electric circuit receiving as input at least two discrete electrical signals, the values of which condition the power supply of the electrical device, the discrete electrical signals having a high state if the electrical device needs to be supplied: the electric circuit including a voltage source; a first cut-off unit connected between the electrical device and the voltage source, the first cut-off unit having an open or closed state in accordance with the discrete electrical signals; a second cut-off unit connected to the intersection between the electrical device and the first cut-off unit, and to an earth line, the second cut-off unit having a state that complements the first cut-off unit if the discrete electrical signals are in identical states, said first and second cut-off units being controlled such as to generate a short-circuit in the event of a divergence between the discreteType: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Patrick Valette, Francois Guillot
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Publication number: 20140321477Abstract: A device for selective connection of at least one first piece of computer equipment to a plurality of second pieces of computer equipment. The device comprising a first Ethernet port for connection to the first equipment, second Ethernet ports for connection to each of the second pieces of equipment, a selector arranged to connect the first Ethernet port physically and in selective manner to the second Ethernet ports, and a selector control unit. A data processing assembly comprising pieces of equipment connected to at least one such connection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Bruno Larois, Denis Delville, Jean-Marie Courteille, Patrick Valette
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Patent number: 8775014Abstract: A method of conserving operating data of a vehicle, the method including the steps of collecting the operating data and recording it progressively on board the vehicle, detecting an event, as from a detection, transmitting to at least one external receiver firstly at least some of the data that is being collected and as it is being collected, and secondly at least some of the stored data in a chronological order that is the reverse of the order in which it was recorded, and recording the data received by said external receiver. A conservation system for implementing the method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Sagem Defense SecuriteInventors: Benjamin Declety, Frédéric Heurtaux, Gérard Pottier, Patrick Valette
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Publication number: 20120130585Abstract: A method of conserving operating data of a vehicle, the method including the steps of collecting the operating data and recording it progressively on board the vehicle, detecting an event, as from a detection, transmitting to at least one external receiver firstly at least some of the data that is being collected and as it is being collected, and secondly at least some of the stored data in a chronological order that is the reverse of the order in which it was recorded, and recording the data received by said external receiver. A conservation system for implementing the method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITEInventors: Benjamin DECLETY, Frédéric HEURTAUX, Gérard POTTIER, Patrick VALETTE
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Patent number: 7489992Abstract: A method and corresponding system remotely communicate and interface with an Aircraft Condition Monitoring System (ACMS) on an aircraft. The method and system offer a global communication architecture that can be implemented with existing ACMS devices and with any flight data acquisition unit (FDAU) equipped with a storage card, such as a Personal Computer Memory Card. International Association (PCMCIA) card. In a preferred embodiment, the method and system offer real-time wireless communication between the ACMS on an aircraft and a ground station without any hardware and/or software modifications to the ACMS.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2004Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: SAGEM Avionics, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Valette, Stephane Larose
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Publication number: 20050228558Abstract: A method and corresponding system remotely communicate and interface with an Aircraft Condition Monitoring System (ACMS) on an aircraft. The method and system offer a global communication architecture that can be implemented with existing ACMS devices and with any flight data acquisition unit (FDAU) equipped with a storage card, such as a Personal Computer Memory Card. International Association (PCMCIA) card. In a preferred embodiment, the method and system offer real-time wireless communication between the ACMS on an aircraft and a ground station without any hardware and/or software modifications to the ACMS.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2004Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Patrick Valette, Stephane Larose