Patents by Inventor Christophe Picco

Christophe Picco 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 locating aircraft which is independent of any satellite navigation system
    Patent number: 9274220
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for locating an aircraft (Ak), the said aircraft (Ak) being equipped with at least one device for sending and receiving ADS-B signals, a set of ADS-B communication beacons being deployed on the ground, the position of each of the said ADS-B beacons being known, the said locating method comprising: a step of calibrating the time biases of the ADS-B beacons with a view to correcting the synchronization discrepancies when sending, by means of the calculation of the time discrepancy existing between the ADS-B beacons (B1, B2) upon reception of downgoing ADS-B signals sent by a set of aircraft equipped with at least one device for sending ADS-B signals; a step of calculating the pseudo-distances between the said aircraft (Ak) and the said ADS-B beacons deployed on the ground, on the basis of the upgoing ADS-B signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Marc Revol, Pierre Bouniol, Christophe Picco
  • DUAL FREQUENCY RECEIVER FOR SATELLITE-BASED POSITIONING AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF RECEPTION
    Publication number: 20130120183
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for locating an aircraft (Ak), the said aircraft (Ak) being equipped with at least one device for sending and receiving ADS-B signals, a set of ADS-B communication beacons being deployed on the ground, the position of each of the said ADS-B beacons being known, the said locating method comprising: a step of calibrating the time biases of the ADS-B beacons with a view to correcting the synchronization discrepancies when sending, by means of the calculation of the time discrepancy existing between the ADS-B beacons (B1, B2) upon reception of downgoing ADS-B signals sent by a set of aircraft equipped with at least one device for sending ADS-B signals; a step of calculating the pseudo-distances between the said aircraft (Ak) and the said ADS-B beacons deployed on the ground, on the basis of the upgoing ADS-B signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Marc Revol, Pierre Bouniol, Christophe Picco