Patents by Inventor Franck BREVET

Franck BREVET 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: 10902836
    Abstract: A control device (DC) is fitted to a vehicle (VA) which can be driven by a driver during a manual driving phase and which comprises a passenger compartment (H) fitted with a loudspeaker (HP) capable of diffusing sound signals and an assistance device (DA) for driving said vehicle in a totally autonomous manner during an autonomous driving phase. This device (DC) comprises acquisition means (MA) for recording first sound signals present in the external environment of the vehicle (VA), and control means (MC) for generating, during an autonomous driving phase, second sound signals in phase opposition to the first recorded sound signals, in order to supply same to the loudspeaker (HP) so that the transmission of said signals induces cancellation of the first sound signals in the passenger compartment (H).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Jean Luc Pognon, Saran Diakite Kaba, Franck Brevet, Sandrine Delenne, Virgile Charton
  • Publication number: 20200209849
    Abstract: A signalling device (DS) equips a vehicle (VA) that can be driven by a driver during a manual driving phase and that comprises an assistance device (DA) capable of driving it in a completely autonomous manner during an autonomous driving phase. This device (DS) comprises signalling means (MS1-MS2) capable of being installed on at least two lateral parts (PL1-PL2) of the vehicle (VA) and of generating a first light of a first chosen colour, visible from outside the vehicle (VA), upon reception of a first command, and control means (MC) capable of generating the first command for said signalling means (MS1-MS2) when the vehicle (VA) is in an autonomous driving phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jean Luc POGNON, Saran DIAKITE KABA, Franck BREVET, Sandrine DELENNE, Virgile CHARTON
  • Publication number: 20200168200
    Abstract: A control device (DC) is fitted to a vehicle (VA) which can be driven by a driver during a manual driving phase and which comprises a passenger compartment (H) fitted with a loudspeaker (HP) capable of diffusing sound signals and an assistance device (DA) for driving said vehicle in a totally autonomous manner during an autonomous driving phase. This device (DC) comprises acquisition means (MA) for recording first sound signals present in the external environment of the vehicle (VA), and control means (MC) for generating, during an autonomous driving phase, second sound signals in phase opposition to the first recorded sound signals, in order to supply same to the loudspeaker (HP) so that the transmission of said signals induces cancellation of the first sound signals in the passenger compartment (H).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Jean Luc POGNON, Saran DIAKITE KABA, Franck BREVET, Sandrine DELENNE, Virgile CHARTON
  • Publication number: 20200017022
    Abstract: A signaling device (DS) equips an autonomously-dri-ving vehicle (VA) and comprising location means (ML) able to deter-mine its ongoing position, lighting means (MEI-ME2) able to generate luminous signals and exterior warning means (MAE) able to generate sounds. This signaling device (DS) comprises processing means (MT) able, when the vehicle (VA) has to meet a person (PA) at a place (EC) having a known position, to trigger a predefined signaling of the vehi-cle (VA) by the lighting means (ME I-ME2) and/or the exterior warning means (MAE), as soon as the difference between the ongoing position of the vehicle (VA) and the known position of the place is less than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jean Luc POGNON, Franck BREVET, Saran DIAKITE KABA, Sandrine DELENNE, Virgile CHARTON