Patents by Inventor Corinne Nicolas

Corinne Nicolas 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).

  • Dielectric resonator type antennas
    Patent number: 7196663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dielectric resonator antenna comprising a block (10) of dielectric material of which a first face intended to be mounted on an earth plane is covered with a metallic layer (11). According to the invention, at least one second face perpendicular to the first face is covered with a partial metallic layer (12) having a width less than the width of this second face. The invention applies in particular to DRA antennas for domestic wireless networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Francoise Le Bolzer, Corinne Nicolas, Delia Cormos, Raphael Gillard, Alexandre Laisne
  • Contact-free element of transition between a waveguide and a microstrip line
    Publication number: 20060097819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an element of transition between a waveguide and a transition line on a substrate. The element of transition comprises a securing flange on the substrate, the flange being dimensioned so that at least, in the direction microstrip line, the width d of the flange is selected in such a manner as to shift the resonant modes away from the useful band. The invention is used particularly for circuits using SMD techniques at millimeter frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Dominique Lo Hine Tong, Philippe Minard, Corinne Nicolas, Ali Louzir, Julian Thevenard, Jean-Philippe Coupez, Christian Person
  • Dielectric resonator wideband antenna
    Patent number: 6995713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wideband antenna consisting of a dielectric resonator or DRA mounted on a substrate with an earth plane. The resonator is positioned at a distance x from at least one of the edges of the earth plane, x being chosen such that 0?x??diel/2, with ?diel/2 the wavelength defined an the dielectric of the resonator. This invention applies to wireless networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Françoise Le Bolzer, Corinne Nicolas, Delia Cormos, Raphael Gillard, Alexandre Laisne
  • Source antennas with radiating aperture
    Publication number: 20050093759
    Abstract: The invention relates to a source antenna constituted by a radiating aperture comprising at least one insert made of a dielectric material mounted floating inside the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Ali Louzir, Jean-Francois Pintos, Philippe Chambelin, Florent Averty, Dominique Tong, Corinne Nicolas, Christian Person, Jean-Philippe Coupez, Gabrielle Landrac
  • Dielectric resonator type antennas
    Publication number: 20040130489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dielectric resonator antenna comprising a block (10) of dielectric material of which a first face intended to be mounted on an earth plane is covered with a metallic layer (11). According to the invention, at least one second face perpendicular to the first face is covered with a partial metallic layer (12) having a width less than the width of this second face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Francoise Le Bolzer, Corinne Nicolas, Delia Cormos, Raphael Gillard, Alexandre Laisne
  • Dielectric resonator wideband antenna
    Publication number: 20040113843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wideband antenna consisting of a dielectric resonator 1 or DRA mounted on a substrate 2 with an earth plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Francoise Le Bolzer, Corinne Nicolas, Delia Cormos, Raphael Gilliard, Alexandre Laisne
  • Process for securing a microwave module to a support
    Publication number: 20040055703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for securing to a metal support at least one microwave electronic module made on a substrate one of whose faces forms an earth plane. The process consists in depositing between the face forming the earth plane and the metal support, at least one strip of conducting adhesive (12′,14′,19′,20′) at the level of the zones of breakage of the earth plane. The invention applies to the microwave field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Charline Guguen, Gerard Haquet, Corinne Nicolas
  • Waveguide filter
    Patent number: 6657519
    Abstract: Waveguide filters for filters operating at millimeter wavelengths which require high accuracy. The filter includes a plurality of discs held in the cylinder of a support. Each disc has a recess defining cavity size. The various parts forming the filter are simplified thereby making it possible to reduce production costs while providing good accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A.
    Inventors: Charline Guguen, Gérard Haquet, Corinne Nicolas
  • Waveguide filter
    Publication number: 20020044032
    Abstract: The invention proposes to reduce the costs of waveguide filters, especially for filters operating at millimeter wavelengths which require high accuracy. The filter of the invention is composed of a plurality of discs 2, 3 held in the cylinder of a support 1. The various parts constituting the filter are very much simplified which makes it possible to reduce the production costs while having good accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Charline Guguen, Gerard Haquet, Corinne Nicolas