Patents by Inventor Alain Brillion

Alain Brillion 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: 20060119467
    Abstract: A method and a device for executing a method for localization of at least one mobile transceiver embodied as an ID generator, especially as a vehicle key, in relation to a further transceiver device embodied as a base station. A request signal with at least one item of threshold information for the ID generator is transmitted by the base station. The request signal is received, if at all, by the ID generator. The field strength of the request signal is measured and compared to the at least one item of threshold information transmitted along with it and a corresponding response signal being output by the ID generator depending on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Alain Brillion, Stefan Hammes
  • Patent number: 6895315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically determining the position of the wheels of a motor vehicle (10), characterised in that it consists in:—measuring (21) the temperature of each wheel (12) of the vehicle; and determining (23) the position of the wheels on the vehicle according to the temperature measured. The invention also relates to a corresponding position-finding device. The device is particularly suitable for monitoring the pressure inside tires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignees: Siemens VDO Automotive, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alain Brillion, Georges Fonzes, Gerhard Goeser, Philippe Lefaure