Patents by Inventor Christophe Loyez

Christophe Loyez 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: 11580374
    Abstract: An artificial neuron including: a membrane capacitor; an input of an external synaptic excitation in current, the membrane capacitor integrating the input current; a negative-feedback impulse circuit, supplied by a power supply at a negative voltage between ?200 mV and 0 mV and at a positive voltage between 0 mV and +200 mV, including: a bridge based on pMOS and nMOS transistors in series and linked by a midpoint to the membrane capacitor, the midpoint defining the output of the artificial neuron, at least one delay capacitor between the gate and the source of one of the transistors of the bridge, at least two CMOS inverters between the membrane capacitor and the gates of the transistors of the bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE LILLE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Alain Cappy, Francois Danneville, Virginie Hoel, Christophe Loyez
  • Patent number: 11478634
    Abstract: An optical sensor, especially an artificial retina, that includes at least one photosensitive cell. Each cell includes a integration capacitor, a read circuit the operation of which depends on the charge of the integration capacitor, at least one MOS transistor operating subthreshold, and the drain-source current of which influences the charge on the integration capacitor, and at least one photodiode operating in photovoltaic mode and connected to the gate of this transistor, such that the drain-source current of the MOS transistor depends on the optical power received by the photodiode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: ÉCOLE CENTRALE DE LILLE, UNIVERSITÉ POLYTECHNIQUE HAUTS-DE-FRANCE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, YNCREA HAUTS DE FRANCE, UNIVERSITE DE LILLE
    Inventors: Alain Cappy, Francois Danneville, Virginie Hoel, Christophe Loyez, Ilias Sourikopoulos
  • Publication number: 20220042926
    Abstract: A microstrip-type microwave sensor for the measurement of the dielectric properties of a solid or liquid material, constituted by a main line and two connected transmission lines integral at one of their extremities to the main line, the main line and two connected transmission lines being spaced from one another by a slot and being made integral with a substrate. The main line is connected to an electrical circuit by each of its two extremities to inject a sinusoidal signal, and wherein said main line has a width giving it an impedance in the range 50 Ohm, the two connected transmission lines being of the same width and of a length equal to one quarter of the wavelength guided in the substrate, the substrate having a height or thickness giving it flexibility or rigidity, the substrate being applied to a metallic support formed of a layer of metallic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: UNIVERSITÉ PARIS-SACLAY, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE, ASSOCIATION YNCRÉA HAUTS-DE-FRANCE, ECOLE CENTRALE DE LILLE, UNIVERSITÉ POLYTECHNIQUE HAUTS-DE-FRANCE
    Inventors: Etienne HERTH, Christophe LOYEZ, Laurie CALVET
  • Publication number: 20210216856
    Abstract: Electronic neural circuit including at least one pre-neuron having an output voltage VAout, and at least one post-neuron that are linked by at least one excitatory synapse having at least one switching input, wherein the excitatory synapse is supplied with power by the output VAout and receives, on its switching input, a switching signal VAout_bar whose state is complementary to that of the output VAout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Francois Danneville, Alain CAPPY, llias Sourikopoulos, Christophe Loyez
  • Publication number: 20200346004
    Abstract: An optical sensor, especially an artificial retina, that includes at least one photosensitive cell. Each cell includes a integration capacitor, a read circuit the operation of which depends on the charge of the integration capacitor at least one MOS transistor operating subthreshold, and the drain-source current of which influences the charge on the integration capacitor, and at least one photodiode operating in photovoltaic mode and connected to the gate of this transistor, such that the drain-source current of the MOS transistor depends on the optical power received by the photodiode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Cappy, Francois Danneville, Virginie Hoel, Christophe Loyez, Ilias SOURIKOPOULOS
  • Publication number: 20190339316
    Abstract: A device for measuring a radioelectric dose on a surface, in particular for measuring the radiological dose for a patient during a radiology operation comprising a matrix with sensors equipped with transparent radio antennas, capable of creating an electric signal corresponding to the electromagnetic radiation received, means for measuring the electric flows emitted by each sensor and means for processing the flow measurements for calculating the accumulation of doses received by predetermined zones of the matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Fouad MAALOUL, Laura GUERIN, Christophe LOYEZ
  • Publication number: 20190130258
    Abstract: An artificial neuron including: a membrane capacitor; an input of an external synaptic excitation in current, the membrane capacitor integrating the input current; a negative-feedback impulse circuit, supplied by a power supply at a negative voltage between ?200 mV and 0 mV and at a positive voltage between 0 mV and +200 mV, including: a bridge based on pMOS and nMOS transistors in series and linked by a midpoint to the membrane capacitor, the midpoint defining the output of the artificial neuron, at least one delay capacitor between the gate and the source of one of the transistors of the bridge, at least two CMOS inverters between the membrane capacitor and the gates of the transistors of the bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE LILLE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Alain CAPPY, Francois DANNEVILLE, Virginie HOEL, Christophe LOYEZ
  • Patent number: 9762276
    Abstract: A wireless data transmitter including: a data modulator adapted to modulate a data signal based on a frequency signal; and at least one antenna adapted to wirelessly transmit the modulated data signal and the frequency signal independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Sébastien Pruvost, Samuel Foulon, Christophe Loyez, Nathalie Rolland
  • Publication number: 20120314813
    Abstract: A wireless data transmitter including: a data modulator adapted to modulate a data signal based on a frequency signal; and at least one antenna adapted to wirelessly transmit the modulated data signal and the frequency signal independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicants: Universite de Lille 1, STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Loyez, Samuel Foulon, Sébastien Pruvost, Nathalie Rolland