Patents by Inventor Franck Butterlin

Franck Butterlin 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: 7093752
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for access control to a first piece of equipment namely a closed vehicle parking lot, whereby the access to the entrance and exit is controlled by means of a contactless access card, characterized in comprising the following steps: a) distribution of said contactless pass at the entrance to the parking lot (1) to drivers not already possessing a pass and authorization of the appropriate vehicle (9) to enter the parking lot (1), b) writing in the memory of said contactless access pass (10) at the entrance to said parking lot (1), information relating to the entrance into the parking lot, c) reading said pass (10) on returning to the parking lot (1), determining the amount due for parking, carrying out the corresponding payment and issuing a receipt for payment and d) authorizing the exit of the appropriate vehicle at the exit to the parking lot (1) in response to the payment receipt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Inventors: Thierry Brusseaux, Franck Butterlin
  • Publication number: 20050211769
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for access control to a first piece of equipment namely a closed vehicle parking lot, whereby the access to the entrance and exit is controlled by means of a contactless access card, characterized in comprising the following steps: a) distribution of said contactless pass at the entrance to the parking lot (1) to drivers not already possessing a pass and authorization of the appropriate vehicle (9) to enter the parking lot (1), b) writing in the memory of said contactless access pass (10) at the entrance to said parking lot (1), information relating to the entrance into the parking lot, c) reading said pass (10) on returning to the parking lot (1), determining the amount due for parking, carrying out the corresponding payment and issuing a receipt for payment and d) authorizing the exit of the appropriate vehicle at the exit to the parking lot (1) in response to the payment receipt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Thierry Brusseaux, Franck Butterlin