Patents by Inventor Benjamin Bernard

Benjamin Bernard 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).

  • Patent number: 11012803
    Abstract: The current invention related to methods and systems for panning audio objects on multichannel loudspeaker setups. The invention relates to a method of processing an audio object along an axis, said audio object comprising an audio object abscissa and an audio object spread, for spatialized restitution thereof over a plurality of sound transducers, N in number, aligned along said axis; each of said sound transducers comprising a transducer abscissa; N being at least equal to two; said method comprising a plurality of steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: AURO TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Benjamin Bernard, Francois Becker
  • Publication number: 20210143108
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor die having a front side surface, a backside surface opposite the front side surface and side faces. A backside metallization layer is deposited over the backside surface and projects laterally outwards beyond the side faces. A side face protection layer covers the side faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Gruber, Benjamin Bernard, Tobias Polster, Carsten von Koblinski
  • Patent number: 10854210
    Abstract: Capturing, encoding and transcoding an acoustic field, such as a three-dimensional acoustic field, comprising a device made up of two microphones, directional analysis and encoding means of said acoustic field, and optionally means for transcoding said acoustic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Coronal Audio S.A.S.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bernard, Francois Becker
  • Patent number: 10807656
    Abstract: An air directing apparatus for a motor vehicle includes a basic body configured to direct an air flow occurring during operation of the motor vehicle as intended. The basic body has a height that changes continuously in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Preiss, Matthias Braun, Benjamin Bernard
  • Publication number: 20200168235
    Abstract: Methods for converting, encoding, decoding and transcoding an acoustic field, more particularly a first-order Ambisonics three-dimensional acoustic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Bernard, Francois Becker
  • Publication number: 20200143815
    Abstract: Capturing, encoding and transcoding an acoustic field, such as a three-dimensional acoustic field, comprising a device made up of two microphones, directional analysis and encoding means of said acoustic field, and optionally means for transcoding said acoustic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Bernard, Francois Becker
  • Publication number: 20190373394
    Abstract: The current invention related to methods and systems for panning audio objects on multichannel loudspeaker setups. The invention relates to a method of processing an audio object along an axis, said audio object comprising an audio object abscissa and an audio object spread, for spatialized restitution thereof over a plurality of sound transducers, N in number, aligned along said axis; each of said sound transducers comprising a transducer abscissa; N being at least equal to two; said method comprising a plurality of steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: AURO TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Benjamin BERNARD, Francois BECKER
  • Publication number: 20190242001
    Abstract: A method for coating at least one surface of a solid substrate with at least one layer comprising at least one ceramic compound by a suspension plasma spraying (SPS) technique, in which at least one suspension of solid particles of at least one ceramic compound is injected into a plasma jet, and then the thermal jet that contains the solid particle suspension is sprayed onto the surface of the substrate, by way of which the layer comprising at least one ceramic compound is formed on the surface of the substrate; method characterised in that, in the suspension, at least 90 vol % of the solid particles have a larger dimension (referred to as d90), such as a diameter, smaller than 15 ?m, preferably smaller than 10 ?m, and at least 50 vol % of the solid particles have a larger dimension, such as a diameter (referred to as d50), no smaller than 1 ?m. A substrate coated with at least one layer that can be obtained by the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Bernard, Aurélie Quet, Emmanuel Herve, Luc Bianchi, Aurélien Joulia, André Malie
  • Publication number: 20190176910
    Abstract: An air directing apparatus for a motor vehicle includes a basic body configured to direct an air flow occurring during operation of the motor vehicle as intended. The basic body has a height that changes continuously in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Preiss, Matthias Braun, Benjamin Bernard
  • Patent number: 9429116
    Abstract: An intake sound generator for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the internal combustion engine having an intake manifold for distributing a combustion mixture to a plurality of cylinders of the engine, and an engine throttle controlled by an electronic engine management system for regulating the flow of the combustion mixture into the intake manifold, the engine management system being coupled to an engine throttle lever whose position indicates the engine throttle position desired by a driver of the vehicle, and the intake sound generator comprising: a sound outlet port at an intake manifold; a first sound transmission tube connected to the sound outlet port and adapted to conduct engine-generated sound pulses from the intake manifold; sound receiving means coupled to the first sound transmission tube and operable to receive engine-generated sound pulses conducting along the first sound transmission tube; a sound throttle connected along the first sound transmission tube at a point intermediate bet
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: McLaren Automotive Limited
    Inventor: Benjamin Bernard
  • Publication number: 20130199487
    Abstract: An intake sound generator for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the internal combustion engine having an intake manifold for distributing a combustion mixture to a plurality of cylinders of the engine, and an engine throttle controlled by an electronic engine management system for regulating the flow of the combustion mixture into the intake manifold, the engine management system being coupled to an engine throttle lever whose position indicates the engine throttle position desired by a driver of the vehicle, and the intake sound generator comprising: a sound outlet port at an intake manifold; a first sound transmission tube connected to the sound outlet port and adapted to conduct engine-generated sound pulses from the intake manifold; sound receiving means coupled to the first sound transmission tube and operable to receive engine-generated sound pulses conducting along the first sound transmission tube; a sound throttle connected along the first sound transmission tube at a point intermediate bet
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
    Inventor: Benjamin Bernard