Patents by Inventor Francois Martinot

Francois Martinot 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).

  • Isotonic interface which is used to control a real or virtual object
    Publication number: 20070120817
    Abstract: An isotonic interface for controlling a real or virtual object. The interface includes support means for supporting three pivot shafts, the axes of the first and second shafts being mutually parallel and perpendicular to the axis of the third shaft; handle means enabling each of said shafts to be pivoted; and measurement means for measuring the displacement of each of said shafts so as to enable a real or virtual object to be controlled in three degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Christophe Chaillou, Francois Martinot, Patricia Plenacoste