Patents by Inventor Didier LEVAVASSEUR

Didier LEVAVASSEUR 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: 11761795
    Abstract: A measurement device for measuring an angular position of a movable body that is rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to a stationary body, the device comprising, facing each other, a movable portion with a first printed circuit having first tracks formed thereon defining a plurality of target patterns and a stationary portion with a second printed circuit having second tracks formed thereon defining a plurality of measurement patterns that are angularly distributed in regular manner. The target patterns are angularly distributed in irregular manner, the number of target patterns is not less than two, and the product of the number of target patterns multiplied by the number of measurement patterns is not less than twelve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS, SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Didier Levavasseur, Thierry Bickard
  • Patent number: 11698317
    Abstract: A measurement device for measuring the pressure of a wheel (3) of a vehicle, the measurement device comprising a stationary portion (5) and a movable portion (14) for being driven in rotation by the wheel, the stationary portion including a first printed circuit (7) having at least one first track formed thereon defining a first winding, the movable portion including a second printed circuit (16) having at least one second track formed thereon defining a second winding, the second printed circuit being arranged to be connected to a pressure sensor (15), the first winding and the second winding being coupled together to form a wireless communication channel, the measurement device being arranged in such a manner that the pressure sensor is electrically powered by the stationary portion via the wireless communication channel, and in such a manner that uplink data comprising pressure measurement data is transmitted to the stationary portion (5) by the movable portion (14) via the wireless communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS, SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Joel Zabulon, Didier Levavasseur
  • Patent number: 11597244
    Abstract: Method for managing the energy in a system for verifying the inflation pressure of the tires of an aircraft, consisting in measuring, by a pressure sensor, at least one inflation pressure of each of the tires, obtaining a unique identification data relating to each of the tires, and sending via the wireless communication link the measurements and data thus collected to a processing unit disposed in or out of the aircraft for them to be available to a pilot or a maintenance operator, the step of sending the measurements and data being carried out in an acyclic manner as a function of a trigger signal given by a motion detector that detects the motion of the wheels of the aircraft as long as the speed is lower than a predetermined maximum speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS, SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Olivier Dages, Didier Levavasseur, Stéphanie Nocente
  • Publication number: 20220333955
    Abstract: A measurement device for measuring an angular position of a movable body that is rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to a stationary body, the device comprising, facing each other, a movable portion with a first printed circuit having first tracks formed thereon defining a plurality of target patterns and a stationary portion with a second printed circuit having second tracks formed thereon defining a plurality of measurement patterns that are angularly distributed in regular manner. The target patterns are angularly distributed in irregular manner, the number of target patterns is not less than two, and the product of the number of target patterns multiplied by the number of measurement patterns is not less than twelve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Didier LEVAVASSEUR, Thierry BICKARD
  • Publication number: 20220185247
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (12) connected to a variable-excitation sensor (24) and comprising: a digital envelope detector (20) arranged to acquire signal that is produced by the sensor in response to an excitation signal, the detector comprising: an analog-to-digital converter (22) arranged to sample the measurement signal in such a manner as to produce sample points during successive observation windows of duration T that comprise a number NS of sample points, the sample points being spaced apart by a sampling period TS, the sampling period TS and the duration T being such that: TS=NP·T0+(NT/NS)·T0 and T=NS·TS, where T0 is one excitation period of the excitation signal, where NP, NT, and NS are non-zero natural integers, and where NT is not a multiple of NS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Didier LEVAVASSEUR
  • Publication number: 20210348978
    Abstract: A measurement device for measuring the pressure of a wheel (3) of a vehicle, the measurement device comprising a stationary portion (5) and a movable portion (14) for being driven in rotation by the wheel, the stationary portion including a first printed circuit (7) having at least one first track formed thereon defining a first winding, the movable portion including a second printed circuit (16) having at least one second track formed thereon defining a second winding, the second printed circuit being arranged to be connected to a pressure sensor (15), the first winding and the second winding being coupled together to form a wireless communication channel, the measurement device being arranged in such a manner that the pressure sensor is electrically powered by the stationary portion via the wireless communication channel, and in such a manner that uplink data comprising pressure measurement data is transmitted to the stationary portion (5) by the movable portion (14) via the wireless communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicants: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS, SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Joel ZABULON, Didier LEVAVASSEUR
  • Publication number: 20210039450
    Abstract: Method for managing the energy in a system for verifying the inflation pressure of the tires of an aircraft, consisting in measuring, by a pressure sensor, at least one inflation pressure of each of the tires, obtaining a unique identification data relating to each of the tires, and sending via the wireless communication link the measurements and data thus collected to a processing unit disposed in or out of the aircraft for them to be available to a pilot or a maintenance operator, the step of sending the measurements and data being carried out in an acyclic manner as a function of a trigger signal given by a motion detector that detects the motion of the wheels of the aircraft as long as the speed is lower than a predetermined maximum speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicants: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS, SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Olivier DAGES, Didier LEVAVASSEUR, Stéphanie NOCENTE