Patents by Inventor François SEITE

François SEITE 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).

  • Compact omnidirectional antenna for dipping sonar
    Patent number: 10379207
    Abstract: A compact omnidirectional antenna for dipping sonar comprises multiple elementary transmission rings formed around a longitudinal axis of the antenna and multiple hydrophones distributed around the longitudinal axis, the antenna intended to be dipped in water, the hydrophones separate from the elementary transmission rings, the hydrophones and the elementary transmission rings fixed in the antenna. The elementary transmission rings and the hydrophones are interlinked along one and the same height (H) measured along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: François Seite, Didier Billon, Eric Sernit, Raphaël Lardat, Yves Lagier, Daniel Andreis
  • COMPACT OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA FOR DIPPING SONAR
    Publication number: 20160327640
    Abstract: A compact omnidirectional antenna for dipping sonar comprises multiple elementary transmission rings formed around a longitudinal axis of the antenna and multiple hydrophones distributed around the longitudinal axis, the antenna intended to be dipped in water, the hydrophones separate from the elementary transmission rings, the hydrophones and the elementary transmission rings fixed in the antenna. The elementary transmission rings and the hydrophones are interlinked along one and the same height (H) measured along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: François SEITE, Didier BILLON, Eric SERNIT, Raphaël LARDAT, Yves LAGIER, Daniel ANDREIS