Patents by Inventor Carine Moncourt

Carine Moncourt 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).

  • Method for predicting collisions with obstacles on the ground and generating warnings, notably on board an aircraft
    Patent number: 8229662
    Abstract: The invention notably relates to a method of detecting obstacles on the ground receiving an obstacle clearance sensor and a zone for extracting map data. The method comprises the following steps: extraction from an obstacle database of a list of pointlike obstacles; extraction from an obstacle database of a list of linear obstacles; determination, according to the obstacle clearance sensor, of the risks associated with the extracted pointlike obstacles and generation of a warning; determination, according to the obstacle clearance sensor, of the risks associated with the extracted linear obstacles, and generation of a warning. In particular, the invention applies to the calculation of the warnings relating to the risks of collision with pointlike or linear obstacles taking into account the path of the aircraft and the altitude of the obstacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Michel Subelet, Sylvain Fontaine, Carine Moncourt, Bernard Fabre
  • Method For Predicting Collisions With Obstacles on the Ground and Generating Warnings, Notably on Board an Aircraft
    Publication number: 20080319671
    Abstract: The invention notably relates to a method of detecting obstacles on the ground receiving an obstacle clearance sensor and a zone for extracting map data. The method comprises the following steps: extraction from an obstacle database of a list of pointlike obstacles; extraction from an obstacle database of a list of linear obstacles; determination, according to the obstacle clearance sensor, of the risks associated with the extracted pointlike obstacles and generation of a warning; determination, according to the obstacle clearance sensor, of the risks associated with the extracted linear obstacles, and generation of a warning. In particular, the invention applies to the calculation of the warnings relating to the risks of collision with pointlike or linear obstacles taking into account the path of the aircraft and the altitude of the obstacles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Michel Subelet, Sylvain Fontaine, Carine Moncourt, Bernard Fabre