Patents by Inventor Alison Collard De Beaufort

Alison Collard De Beaufort 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: 20180018872
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method by a device for detecting an approaching vehicle. The method includes recording a sound waveform, and determining whether the recorded sound waveform is associated with a vehicle. A further determination is made whether the vehicle is approaching the device, which recorded the sound waveform, based on determining that the recorded sound waveform is indeed associated with a vehicle. An alert is generated which indicates that the vehicle is approaching the device, based on the determination that the vehicle is approaching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Alison Collard DE BEAUFORT, Jonathan Collard DE BEAUFORT, Sonia Grout DE BEAUFORT, Jean-Francois COLLARD
  • Patent number: 9747796
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method by a device for detecting an approaching vehicle. The method includes recording a sound waveform, and determining whether the recorded sound waveform is associated with a vehicle. A further determination is made whether the vehicle is approaching the device, which recorded the sound waveform, based on determining that the recorded sound waveform is indeed associated with a vehicle. An alert is generated which indicates that the vehicle is approaching the device, based on the determination that the vehicle is approaching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventors: Alison Collard De Beaufort, Jonathan Collard De Beaufort, Sonia Grout De Beaufort, Jean-Francois Collard