Patents by Inventor Francois Guillot

Francois Guillot 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).

  • Publication number: 20200107459
    Abstract: Electronic module comprising a protective casing defining an internal volume and an electronic board placed in the internal volume, the electronic module comprising: means, for detecting a predetermined environmental condition of the internal volume, means for generating a cool zone inside the internal volume, which means are arranged such that the cool zone is separated from the electronic board; a control unit that is linked to the means for detecting an environmental condition and to the means for generating a cool zone and arranged to trigger the means for generating a cool zone when the means for detecting a predetermined environmental condition in the internal volume detect an environmental condition that is liable to result in the moisture in the air contained in the internal volume condensing on the electronic board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: François GUILLOT, Jean-Marc BLINEAU, Philippe AVIGNON, Serge ROQUES, Franck ALBERO
  • Patent number: 10605629
    Abstract: A sensor for sensing angular movement of an object with a structure. Mounted on the structure are a stationary first portion and a second portion that is movable in rotation carrying respectively a first printed circuit and a second printed circuit centered on the axis of rotation and that face each other and that include conductive areas for forming capacitive sectors and, respectively, a primary excitation winding and a secondary excitation winding connected to the conductive areas of the second printed circuit; the first printed circuit being connected to an electronic control circuit arranged to create excitation signals that are transmitted by the first printed circuit to the second printed circuit by magnetic coupling, and to demodulate signals transmitted by the second printed circuit to the first printed circuit by capacitive coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: François Guillot, Thierry Bickard
  • Publication number: 20200045822
    Abstract: A printed circuit board including at least one blind metal-plated hole, for receiving a pin of the printed circuit board being covered by a first layer of a protective film on which there extends a second layer of electrically insulating flexible material, the first layer and second layer are for piercing by the pins when they are engaged in the metal-plated holes, the first and second layers being for claming between a support of the pins and the printed circuit board. An electronic unit including such a device. A method of fabricating a printed circuit card for such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: Safran Electronics & Defense, Safran Electrical & Power
    Inventors: François GUILLOT, Jean-Marc BLINEAU, Philippe AVIGNON, Serge ROQUES, Franck ALBERO
  • Patent number: 10554423
    Abstract: A connection device for connecting a piece of master electronic equipment to a piece of peripheral electronic equipment, each being provided with a respective external connection port of a first type, the device comprising a master connection unit and a peripheral connection unit, each of which is provided with an external connection port of the first type for connecting to the corresponding piece of equipment, and which are connected to each other via electrical isolation using a link of a second type, namely of the Ethernet type, having a transmit line and a receive line, each unit including a first type/Ethernet interface connected to said lines and a power supply module mounted in common mode between the transmit and receive lines in order to transmit or receive AC over the link. A docking station for peripheral equipment including such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: François Guillot, Nicolas Domblides
  • Publication number: 20200029456
    Abstract: An electronic unit comprising a box defining a reception compartment for receiving an electronic module along two mutually opposite directions of an insertion axis, the compartment including electrical power supply means for powering the electronic module and connection means for connecting the electronic unit to the electronic module, these means extending onto a connection face forming part of the reception compartment and extending parallel to the insertion axis. An electronic module for mounting in a compartment of an electronic unit of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: François GUILLOT, Jean-Marc BLINEAU, Philippe AVIGNON, Serge ROQUES, Franck ALBERO
  • Publication number: 20200029462
    Abstract: A cooling module including a first air inlet, a second air inlet, and an air discharge vent, the module having two check valves, each mounted in register with a respective inlet and arranged to allow air to pass towards the inside of the module and to oppose a flow of air in the opposite direction. An electronic unit including such a box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: François GUILLOT, Jean-Marc BLINEAU, Philippe AVIGNON, Serge ROQUES, Franck ALBERO
  • Patent number: 10516572
    Abstract: The invention provides a communications network comprising at least two modules and a common switch connected firstly to the two modules and secondly to various different user terminals, the switch having as many configurations as there are user terminals and modules connected to the switch, each user terminal and each module being associated with a particular dedicated configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Patrice Toillon, Francois Guillot
  • Publication number: 20190339653
    Abstract: A control device for controlling an electric motor, the device comprising an inverter and a control module implementing a current servo-control loop for the electric motor; an excitation module producing an excitation signal; a synchro-transmitter comprising two coupling windings, an excitation winding constrained to rotate with a rotor of the electric motor, and three measurement windings, the excitation signal being applied to the excitation winding via the two coupling windings; three first synchronous demodulators, each connected to a respective one of the three measurement windings of the synchro-transmitter and to the excitation signal I, and each generating a current setpoint for the current servo-control loop for use by the control module; and three other synchronous demodulators, each connected to a respective one of the three measurement windings of the synchro-transmitter and to the excitation signal Q, and generating a signal providing information about the angular speed of the rotor of the motor
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: François GUILLOT, Jerôme PIATON
  • Publication number: 20190317135
    Abstract: A fluxgate current sensor comprising an excitation coil (13), an excitation module (20) for generating an excitation voltage (Ve), a measurement coil (14) conveying an induced measurement current (Iim), and a measurement synchronous demodulator (12) for the purpose of multiplying the induced measurement current by a demodulation signal of frequency 2f0 in order to obtain an image voltage that is the image of the current for measuring. The excitation voltage (Ve) is obtained from a first voltage of frequency f0 and from a second voltage of frequency 3f0, the fluxgate current sensor further includes a servo-control coil (15) conveying an induced servo-control current, and a servo-control synchronous demodulator (30) for the purpose of multiplying the induced servo-control current by a demodulation signal of frequency 3f0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: François GUILLOT
  • Publication number: 20190316937
    Abstract: A sensor for sensing angular movement of an object with a structure. Mounted on the structure are a stationary first portion and a second portion that is movable in rotation carrying respectively a first printed circuit and a second printed circuit centered on the axis of rotation and that face each other and that include conductive areas for forming capacitive sectors and, respectively, a primary excitation winding and a secondary excitation winding connected to the conductive areas of the second printed circuit; the first printed circuit being connected to an electronic control circuit arranged to create excitation signals that are transmitted by the first printed circuit to the second printed circuit by magnetic coupling, and to demodulate signals transmitted by the second printed circuit to the first printed circuit by capacitive coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: François GUILLOT, Thierry BICKARD
  • Publication number: 20190312777
    Abstract: The invention provides a communications network comprising at least two modules and a common switch connected firstly to the two modules and secondly to various different user terminals, the switch having as many configurations as there are user terminals and modules connected to the switch, each user terminal and each module being associated with a particular dedicated configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Patrice TOILLON, Francois GUILLOT
  • Patent number: 10375849
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a backplane electronic board (20) having on inner face (142) suitable for being connected to electronic board connectors (12) and an outer face (143) suitable for being connected to an outer connector (15), the backplane board (20) being characterized in that it has blind holes opening on the inner face (142) of same, and holes opening on the outer face (143) of same, the holes being suitable for receiving press-fit connection elements and forming therewith an electrical connection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Francois Guillot, Pascal Spoor, Patrice Chetanneau
  • Publication number: 20190239380
    Abstract: An aircraft comprising a fuselage (1) subdivided by a floor (2) into a top volume (3) and a bottom value (4) in which girders (5) extend supporting the floor and co-operating with the fuselage and the floor to define two lateral housings (6) that are of substantially triangular cross-section and that extend parallel to a longitudinal axis of the fuselage. Calculation units (100) are arranged in the lateral housings and each comprises a box (101) defining a main compartment containing calculation modules (122) insertable into the main compartment along an insertion axis through an opening in the compartment and connectable to the connectors (115) carried by a back wall (116) of the compartment so as to extend into the main compartment opposite from the opening, the insertion axis being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: François GUILLOT, Jean-Marc BLINEAU, Philippe AVIGNON, Serge ROQUES, Franck ALBERO
  • Publication number: 20190207670
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication network for an aircraft comprising at least one processing member and a first switch which is connected to the first processing member in order to provide data exchange within the first processing member and/or between the first processing member and at least one user terminal remote from the first processing member and connected to the first switch. According to the invention, the first switch comprises local means for observing logical communication channels of the first switch, and the first processing member includes means for controlling said observation means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Patrice TOILLON, Francois GUILLOT
  • Patent number: 10305543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for transmission by power-line communication (1) between two items of equipment (10, 20) on board an aircraft (1), comprising a transmission cable (3) configured to simultaneously transmit a power supply current and a data signal. This cable (3) comprises two twisted pairs of conductors (34, 34a, 34b). The device comprises a data sender (100) comprising a COFDM coupler (44) configured to modulate a signal by carrier modulation according to a COFDM mode, and a data receiver (200) comprising a COFDM coupler (44) configured to demodulate a signal modulated by carrier modulation according to a COFDM mode. The data sender (100) is configured to send a test signal by carrier modulation according to a COFDM mode, while the data receiver (200) is configured to detect signals corresponding to the test signals sent, and to analyze the carriers of the detected signal in regard to the signal sent and deduce therefrom the state of the transmission cable (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventor: Francois Guillot
  • Publication number: 20190132026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for transmission by power-line communication (1) between two items of equipment (10, 20) on board an aircraft (1), comprising a transmission cable (3) configured to simultaneously transmit a power sup ply current and a data signal. This cable (3) comprises two twisted pairs of conductors (34, 34a, 34b). The device comprises a data sender (100) comprising a COFDM coupler (44) configured to modulate a signal by carrier modulation according to a COFDM mode, and a data receiver (200) comprising a COFDM coupler (44) configured to demodulate a signal modulated by carrier modulation according to a COFDM mode. The data sender (100) is configured to send a test signal by carrier modulation according to a COFDM mode, while the data receiver (200) is configured to detect signals corresponding to the test signals sent, and to analyse the carriers of the detected signal in regard to the signal sent and deduce therefrom the state of the transmission cable (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Francois GUILLOT
  • Patent number: 10266254
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft landing gear (2) comprising:—a leg (6) having a first leg portion (8) that can be pivotably connected to a load-bearing structure of the aircraft (1) in order for the landing gear (2) to be deployed and retracted, and a second leg portion (9) that is rotatable in relation to the first leg portion (8);—a wheel (13, 14) that is rotatable in relation to the second leg portion (9), and an electric motor (15, 16) that can rotate the wheel (13, 14) in relation to the second leg portion (9);—a transmission mechanism (17) designed to selectively transmit torque generated by the electric motor (15, 16) to the wheel (13, 14) in order to rotate the wheel in relation to the second leg portion (9) or to the second leg portion (9) in order to rotate the second leg portion (9) in relation to the first leg portion (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Serge Roques, Francois Guillot
  • Publication number: 20190109727
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computing unit, a switch connected to the computing unit, a user terminal connected to the switch in such a way that the computing unit, the switch and the user terminal form a communication system with a central architecture, and at least one communication system with a distributed architecture that is connected to the switch. The switch is designed to be used as an intermediate system for the communication system with the central architecture as well as for the communication system with the distributed architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Patrice TOILLON, Francois GUILLOT
  • Patent number: 10239608
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft landing gear (2) comprising: —a leg (6) that can be pivotably connected to a load-bearing structure of the aircraft (1) in order for the landing gear (2) to be deployed and retracted; —a wheel (13, 14) that is rotatable in relation to the leg (6), and an electric motor (15, 16) that can rotate the wheel (13, 14) in relation to the leg (6); —a transmission mechanism (17) designed to selectively transmit torque generated by the electric motor (15, 16) to the wheel (13, 14) in order to rotate the wheel in relation to the leg (6) or to the leg (6) in order to rotate the leg (6) in relation to the load-bearing structure of the aircraft (1) in order to deploy or retract the landing gear (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Serge Roques, Francois Guillot
  • Publication number: 20190049328
    Abstract: The invention provides a pressure measurement device comprising a pressure sensor (3) comprising a printed circuit card (4) having a portion that is to be subjected to the pressure for measurement, the printed circuit card having strain detectors (10, 11) mounted on said portion to measure deformation of the printed circuit card under the influence of said pressure. The invention also provides a measurement system including such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Francois GUILLOT, Olivier LEBORGNE, Patrice CHETANNEAU