Patents by Inventor Franck Assous

Franck Assous 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 and system for inspecting a zone
    Patent number: 9507036
    Abstract: A method is provided for inspecting a zone, termed the zone of interest, whose characteristics are known at least partially, to detect at least one element included in the zone of interest, the method including: a first detection providing, through a time reversal method, a first signal relating to the position of the element for a first emission point, and at least one second detection providing, through a time reversal method, at least one second signal relating to the position of the element for a second emission point different from the first emission point. The method furthermore includes a multiplication of the first detection signal with the second detection signal to provide a third detection signal which is more accurate than the first and the second detection signal. A system implementing this method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE (PARIS 6), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ARIEL—UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Frederic Nataf, Franck Assous, Marie Kray
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING A ZONE
    Publication number: 20150142373
    Abstract: A method is provided for inspecting a zone, termed the zone of interest, whose characteristics are known at least partially, to detect at least one element included in the zone of interest, the method including: a first detection providing, through a time reversal method, a first signal relating to the position of the element for a first emission point, and at least one second detection providing, through a time reversal method, at least one second signal relating to the position of the element for a second emission point different from the first emission point. The method furthermore includes a multiplication of the first detection signal with the second detection signal to provide a third detection signal which is more accurate than the first and the second detection signal. A system implementing this method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Frederic Nataf, Franck Assous, Marie Kray