Patents by Inventor David GRIBOVALLE

David GRIBOVALLE 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).

  • Device for detecting the opening of a hatch in an item of equipment comprising one or more electronic circuit boards
    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
  • Device for detecting the opening of a hatch in an item of equipment comprising one or more electronic circuit boards
    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