Patents by Inventor PIERRE PIMMEL

PIERRE PIMMEL 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 and method for protecting a communication between a balise and a guided vehicle from cross-talk
    Patent number: 11479279
    Abstract: An on-board device is configured for reading a telegram of a balise installed at a point along a route followed by a guided vehicle in which the on-board device is to be installed. The on-board device includes a receiver having an antenna for picking up the telegram transmitted by the balise and delivering a reception signal to a processing unit. The processing unit is configured for processing the reception signal in order to read the telegram sent by the balise. A test component is configured for adding a test signal to the reception signal before its processing by the processing unit. The test signal is configured to act as a noise for limiting a sensitivity of the receiver, making it therefore impossible to read a cross-talk signal. A method for protecting the on-board device from cross-talk is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens S.A.S
    Inventor: Pierre Pimmel
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A BALISE AND A GUIDED VEHICLE FROM CROSS-TALK
    Publication number: 20200385035
    Abstract: An on-board device is configured for reading a telegram of a balise installed at a point along a route followed by a guided vehicle in which the on-board device is to be installed. The on-board device includes a receiver having an antenna for picking up the telegram transmitted by the balise and delivering a reception signal to a processing unit. The processing unit is configured for processing the reception signal in order to read the telegram sent by the balise. A test component is configured for adding a test signal to the reception signal before its processing by the processing unit. The test signal is configured to act as a noise for limiting a sensitivity of the receiver, making it therefore impossible to read a cross-talk signal. A method for protecting the on-board device from cross-talk is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventor: PIERRE PIMMEL