Patents by Inventor Christophe Marron

Christophe Marron 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: 8732860
    Abstract: A system and method for securing data to be protected of a piece of equipment are provided. The equipment comprises: a space; at least one device for processing the data; a safety module comprising at least one controller connected to at least one memory for sensitive data, the sensitive data giving access to the data; and at least one supervision sensor. The method comprises: transmitting at least one signature through the sensor(s), to the safety module, the signature being based on a signal received by the respective sensor and giving information on the physical condition of the space; comparing in the safety module at least one of the signatures and/or a value inferred from at least one of the signatures with at least one reference value and/or at least one reference signature; limiting access to the data being based on the comparison of at least one of the signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventor: Christophe Marron
  • Patent number: 8508380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for detecting the opening of a hatch closing a case in an item of equipment including one or more electronic circuit boards, the planes of which are substantially orthogonal to the plane formed by the said hatch, at least one of the said boards including at least two conductive parts electrically insulated from one another and each connected to a detection circuit, a conductive element being attached to the inner side of the hatch, a portion of each of the conductive parts extending laterally to the side of the edge of the said electronic circuit board which is proximal to the hatch, the said conductive element being placed facing the said conductive parts so as to come into contact with them when the hatch is placed in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Christophe Marron, Marc Abadie, David Gribovalle, Pierre Borrat-Michaud
  • Publication number: 20130024938
    Abstract: A system and method for securing data to be protected of a piece of equipment are provided. The equipment comprises: a space; at least one device for processing the data; a safety module comprising at least one controller connected to at least one memory for sensitive data, the sensitive data giving access to the data; and at least one supervision sensor. The method comprises: transmitting at least one signature through the sensor(s), to the safety module, the signature being based on a signal received by the respective sensor and giving information on the physical condition of the space; comparing in the safety module at least one of the signatures and/or a value inferred from at least one of the signatures with at least one reference value and/or at least one reference signature; limiting access to the data being based on the comparison of at least one of the signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventor: Christophe Marron
  • Publication number: 20110024427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for detecting the opening of a hatch closing a case in an item of equipment including one or more electronic circuit boards, the planes of which are substantially orthogonal to the plane formed by the said hatch, at least one of the said boards including at least two conductive parts electrically insulated from one another and each connected to a detection circuit, a conductive element being attached to the inner side of the hatch, a portion of each of the conductive parts extending laterally to the side of the edge of the said electronic circuit board which is proximal to the hatch, the said conductive element being placed facing the said conductive parts so as to come into contact with them when the hatch is placed in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Christophe MARRON, Marc ABADIE, David GRIBOVALLE, Pierre BORRAT-MICHAUD
  • Patent number: 7509514
    Abstract: The method is applicable to the reception of data in the case of a digital transmission in which the pieces of data are transmitted by a unit of equipment A to a unit of equipment B with an accompanying clock signal HA. This accompanying clock signal transmitted by the transmitter equipment A is used by the receiver equipment B to sample the transmitted data. An alternation is effected at the receiver equipment B between a phase of operation during which the clock signal HA accompanying the data is replaced by a local clock signal HLS of the same frequency and a phase of operation during which the local clock signal is periodically re-synchronized with the accompanying clock signal. Means to implement the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Pierre Courant, Christophe Marron
  • Patent number: 7444533
    Abstract: The method is applicable to the reception of data in the case of a digital transmission in which the pieces of data are transmitted by a unit of equipment A to a unit of equipment B with an accompanying clock signal HA. This accompanying clock signal transmitted by the transmitter equipment A is used by the receiver equipment B to sample the transmitted data. An alternation is effected at the receiver equipment B between a phase of operation during which the clock signal HA accompanying the data is replaced by a local clock signal HLS of the same frequency and a phase of operation during which the local clock signal is periodically re-synchronized with the accompanying clock signal. Means to implement the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Pierre Courant, Christophe Marron
  • Publication number: 20080144755
    Abstract: The method is applicable to the reception of data in the case of a digital transmission in which the pieces of data are transmitted by a unit of equipment A to a unit of equipment B with an accompanying clock signal HA. This accompanying clock signal transmitted by the transmitter equipment A is used by the receiver equipment B to sample the transmitted data. An alternation is effected at the receiver equipment B between a phase of operation during which the clock signal HA accompanying the data is replaced by a local clock signal HLS of the same frequency and a phase of operation during which the local clock signal is periodically re-synchronized with the accompanying clock signal. Means to implement the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Pierre COURANT, Christophe Marron
  • Publication number: 20050198549
    Abstract: The method is applicable to the reception of data in the case of a digital transmission in which the pieces of data are transmitted by a unit of equipment A to a unit of equipment B with an accompanying clock signal HA. This accompanying clock signal transmitted by the transmitter equipment A is used by the receiver equipment B to sample the transmitted data. An alternation is effected at the receiver equipment B between a phase of operation during which the clock signal HA accompanying the data is replaced by a local clock signal HLS of the same frequency and a phase of operation during which the local clock signal is periodically re-synchronized with the accompanying clock signal. Means to implement the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Pierre Courant, Christophe Marron