Patents by Inventor Frederic Broyde
Frederic Broyde 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).
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Publication number: 20110121914Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for pseudo-differential transmission in interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The ends of an interconnection having 4 transmission conductors and a return conductor distinct from the reference conductor are each connected to a termination circuit. Three damping circuits are connected between the return conductor and the reference conductor. The transmitting circuits receive at their inputs the signals from the 4 channels of the two sources, and are connected to the conductors of the interconnection. A transmitting circuit in the activated state produces natural electrical variables, each natural electrical variable being allocated to one and only one channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: EXCEMInventors: Frédéric Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Patent number: 7940119Abstract: The invention relates to an amplifier capable of producing a plurality of output signals, these output signals being controlled by a plurality of input signals. A multiple-input and multiple-output amplifier of the invention includes 4 signal input terminals, 4 signal output terminals, 4 active sub-circuits and a feedback network. Each active sub-circuit has a sub-circuit input terminals connected to one of the signal input terminals, a sub-circuit output terminal connected to one of the signal output terminals and a sub-circuit common terminal. The feedback network uses mutual induction between windings. The feedback network has terminals connected to the sub-circuit common terminal of the active sub-circuits. The feedback network presents an impedance matrix producing a negative feedback such that the transfer admittance matrix of the multiple-input and multiple-output amplifier approximates a given admittance matrix.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Excem SASInventors: Frédéric Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20110102100Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for pseudo-differential transmission in interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The ends of an interconnection having 4 transmission conductors and a return conductor distinct from the reference conductor are each connected to a termination circuit. Three damping circuits are connected between the return conductor and the reference conductor. The transmitting circuits receive at their inputs the signals from the 4 channels of the two sources, and are connected to the conductors of the interconnection. A transmitting circuit in the activated state produces modal electrical variables, each modal electrical variable being allocated to one and only one channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2011Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: EXCEMInventors: Frédéric BROYDE, Everlyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20110095838Abstract: The invention relates to an interfacing device for transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The interfacing device of the invention comprises signal terminals and a common terminal. A receiving circuit delivers, when the receiving circuit is in the activated state, “output signals of the receiving circuit” determined each by a linear combination of the voltages between one of the signal terminals and the common terminal, to the destination. A termination circuit is such that, when it is in the activated state, it is approximately equivalent, for the signal terminals and the common terminal, to a (m+1)-terminal network such that, for small signals, the impedance matrix, with respect to the common terminal, of the (m+1)-terminal network is equal to a wanted non-diagonal matrix of size m×m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: EXCEMInventors: Frédéric BROYDE, Evelyne Clavelier
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Patent number: 7932741Abstract: The invention relates to an interfacing device for pseudo-differential transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The interfacing device of the invention includes signal terminals and a common terminal distinct from the reference terminal (ground). A transmitting circuit receiving the input signals of the transmitting circuit coming from a source delivers, when the transmitting circuit is in the activated state, currents to the signal terminals. A receiving circuit delivers, when the receiving circuit is in the activated state, output signals of the receiving circuit determined each by the voltage between one of the signal terminals and the common terminal, to the destination. A termination circuit is such that, when it is in the activated state, it is approximately equivalent, for the signal terminals and the common terminal, to a network consisting of 4 branches, each branch being connected to the common terminal and to one of the signal terminals.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Excem SASInventors: Frédéric Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20110084751Abstract: The invention relates to an interfacing device for transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The interfacing device of the invention comprises signal terminals and a common terminal. A transmitting circuit receives the input signals of the transmitting circuit coming from a source and delivers, when the transmitting circuit is in the activated state, currents to the signal terminals, each of the currents being mainly determined by one or more of the input signals of the transmitting circuit, one or more of the currents being not mainly determined by only one of the input signals of the transmitting circuit. The balancing circuit is such that, when the transmitting circuit is in the activated state, the current flowing out of the common terminal approximates the opposite of the sum of the currents flowing out of the signal terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: EXCEMInventors: Frédéric BROYDE, Evelyne CLAVELIER
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Publication number: 20110074502Abstract: The invention relates to an amplifier capable of delivering a plurality of output signals, these output signals being controlled by a plurality of input signals. A multiple-input and multiple-output amplifier of the invention comprises a common input terminal, 4 signal input terminals, 4 signal output terminals, a common terminal amplifier, 4 active sub-circuits and a feedback network. Each active sub-circuit has a sub-circuit input terminal connected to one of the signal input terminals, a sub-circuit output terminal connected to one of the signal output terminals and a sub-circuit common terminal. The feedback network has four C terminals and one R terminal. Each of said C terminals of the feedback network is coupled to the sub-circuit common terminal of one of said active sub-circuits. The output terminal of the common terminal amplifier is coupled to said R terminal of the feedback network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: EXCEMInventors: Frédéric BROYDE, Evelyne CLAVELIER
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Publication number: 20110074488Abstract: The invention relates to a receiving circuit for transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. Each of the output signals of the receiving circuit produced by the receiving circuit of the invention is delivered by an output of a combining circuit having 4 inputs and 4 outputs. Each signal terminal of the receiving circuit is connected to a first input terminal of a differential circuit, the differential circuit also having a second input terminal and a single output terminal. The common terminal of the receiving circuit is connected to the second input terminal of each of the differential circuits. Each input of the combining circuit is coupled to the output terminal of one of the differential circuits. Each of the output signals of the receiving circuit is a linear combination of the voltages between one of the signal terminals and the common terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: EXCEMInventors: Frédéric BROYDE, Evelyne Clavelier
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Patent number: 7884648Abstract: The invention relates to an interfacing device for pseudo-differential transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The interfacing device of the invention includes signal terminals and a common terminal. A transmitting circuit receives the input signals of the transmitting circuit coming from a source. The output of the transmitting circuit delivers, when the transmitting circuit is in the activated state, voltages between one of the signal terminals and the reference terminal (ground). A receiving circuit delivers, when the receiving circuit is in the activated state, output signals of the receiving circuit determined each by the voltage between one of the signal terminals and the common terminal, to the destination. In the closed state, the common terminal switching circuit is, for the common terminal, equivalent to a voltage source delivering a constant voltage, connected in series with a passive two-terminal circuit element presenting a low impedance.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Excem SASInventors: Frédéric Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20100253446Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for pseudo-differential transmission in interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The ends of an interconnection having 4 transmission conductors and a return conductor distinct from the reference conductor are each connected to a termination circuit. Three damping circuits are connected between the return conductor and the reference conductor. The transmitting circuits receive at their inputs the signals from the 4 channels of the two sources, and are connected to the conductors of the interconnection. The receiving circuits are connected to the conductors of the interconnection, each receiving circuit being such that the 4 channels of a source connected to a transmitting circuit in the activated state are sent to the four channels of the destinations without noticeable external crosstalk.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: EXCEM SASInventors: Frédéric Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20100248673Abstract: The invention relates to a method for radio reception using a plurality of antennas and to a receiver for radio transmission using a plurality of antennas. In a receiver for radio transmission with multiple antennas of the invention, 3 antennas are connected to the input ports of a device for transmission which transmits the electrical signals stemming from the 3 antennas to the input terminals of a multiple-input-port and multiple-output-port amplifier having 3 input ports and 3 output ports. Each output port of the multiple-input-port and multiple-output-port amplifier is connected to the input of an analog processing and conversion circuit which outputs digital signals. The output of each analog processing and conversion circuit is connected to an input of a multiple-input signal processing device, whose output is connected to the destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2007Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: EXCEM SASInventors: Frédéric Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20100244948Abstract: The invention relates to an amplifier capable of producing a plurality of output signals, these output signals being controlled by a plurality of input signals. A multiple-input and multiple-output amplifier of the invention comprises includes 4 signal input terminals, 4 signal output terminals, 4 active sub-circuits and a feedback network. Each active sub-circuit has a sub-circuit input terminals connected to one of the signal input terminals, a sub-circuit output terminal connected to one of the signal output terminals and a sub-circuit common terminal. The feedback network uses mutual induction between windings. The feedback network has terminals connected to the sub-circuit common terminal of the active sub-circuits. The feedback network presents an impedance matrix producing a negative feedback such that the transfer admittance matrix of the multiple-input and multiple-output amplifier approximates a given admittance matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: EXCEM SASInventors: Frédéric Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20100213971Abstract: The invention relates to an interfacing device for pseudo-differential transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The interfacing device of the invention includes signal terminals and a common terminal. A transmitting circuit receives the input signals of the transmitting circuit coming from a source. The output of the transmitting circuit delivers, when the transmitting circuit is in the activated state, voltages between one of the signal terminals and the reference terminal (ground). A receiving circuit delivers, when the receiving circuit is in the activated state, output signals of the receiving circuit determined each by the voltage between one of the signal terminals and the common terminal, to the destination. In the closed state, the common terminal switching circuit is, for the common terminal, equivalent to a voltage source delivering a constant voltage, connected in series with a passive two-terminal circuit element presenting a low impedance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: EXCEM SASInventors: Frédéric Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Patent number: 7764083Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for transmission with reduced crosstalk in interconnections used for sending a plurality of signals, such as the interconnections made with flat multiconductor cables, or with the tracks of a printed circuit board, or inside an integrated circuit. An interconnection with four parallel transmission conductors plus a reference conductor has each of its ends connected to a termination circuit. The transmitting circuit receives at its input the signals of the four channels of the source and its output terminals are connected to the conductors of the interconnection. The receiving circuit(s) input terminals are connected to the conductors of the interconnection, and its four output channels are connected to the destination. The signals of the four channels of the source are sent to the four channels of the destination, without noticeable crosstalk.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2009Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Inventors: Frederic Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20100128814Abstract: The invention relates to an interfacing device for pseudo-differential transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The interfacing device of the invention includes signal terminals and a common terminal. A transmitting circuit receives the input signals of the transmitting circuit coming from a source. The output of the transmitting circuit delivers, when the transmitting circuit is in the activated state, voltages between one of said signal terminals and said common terminal. A receiving circuit delivers, when the receiving circuit is in the activated state, output signals of the receiving circuit determined each by the voltage between one of the signal terminals and the common terminal, to the destination. The balancing circuit is such that, when the transmitting circuit is in the activated state, the current flowing out of the common terminal approximates the opposite of the sum of the currents flowing out of the signal terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: EXCEM SASInventors: Frédéric Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20100124295Abstract: The invention relates to an interfacing device for pseudo-differential transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. The interfacing device of the invention includes signal terminals and a common terminal distinct from the reference terminal (ground). A transmitting circuit receiving the input signals of the transmitting circuit coming from a source delivers, when the transmitting circuit is in the activated state, currents to the signal terminals. A receiving circuit delivers, when the receiving circuit is in the activated state, output signals of the receiving circuit determined each by the voltage between one of the signal terminals and the common terminal, to the destination. A termination circuit is such that, when it is in the activated state, it is approximately equivalent, for the signal terminals and the common terminal, to a network consisting of 4 branches, each branch being connected to the common terminal and to one of the signal terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2008Publication date: May 20, 2010Inventors: Frédéric Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Patent number: 7642849Abstract: The invention relates to an amplifier capable of producing a plurality of currents at its output terminals, these currents being controlled by a plurality of input voltages. A multiple-input and multiple-output amplifier of the invention includes 4 signal input terminals, 4 signal output terminals, 4 active sub-circuits and a feedback network. Each active sub-circuit has a sub-circuit input terminal connected to one of the signal input terminals, a sub-circuit output terminal connected to one of the signal output terminals and a sub-circuit common terminal. The feedback network has terminals connected to the sub-circuit common terminal of each active sub-circuit. The feedback network presents, in a known frequency band, an impedance matrix producing a negative feedback such that the transfer admittance matrix of the multiple-input and multiple-output amplifier approximates a given admittance matrix.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Excem SASInventors: Frederic Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20090310973Abstract: The invention relates to a transmitting device for transmission through space, using electromagnetic waves of the infrared and/or visible and/or ultraviolet bands produced by one or several diodes producing electroluminescent light. The device is connected by its input terminals (1) to an a.c. energy distribution system. A mains filter (2) reduces the conducted electromagnetic disturbances produced by the power circuits comprising a rectifier (3), a power-factor-correction circuit (4), an auxiliary power supply (5) and a DC-to-DC converter (8). The output of the DC-to-DC converter (8) is connected to several high power light-emitting diodes connected in series (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2007Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: ZXTALK ASSETS, LLCInventors: Frederic Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Publication number: 20090121743Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for transmission with reduced crosstalk in interconnections used for sending a plurality of signals, such as the interconnections made with flat multiconductor cables, or with the tracks of a printed circuit board, or inside an integrated circuit. An interconnection with four parallel transmission conductors plus a reference conductor has each of its ends connected to a termination circuit. The transmitting circuit receives at its input the signals of the four channels of the source and its output terminals are connected to the conductors of the interconnection. The receiving circuit(s) input terminals are connected to the conductors of the interconnection, and its four output channels are connected to the destination. The signals of the four channels of the source are sent to the four channels of the destination, without noticeable crosstalk.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2009Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: ZXTALK ASSETS, LLCInventors: Frederic Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier
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Patent number: 7477069Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for transmission with reduced crosstalk in interconnections used for sending a plurality of signals, such as the interconnections made with flat multiconductor cables, or with the tracks of a printed circuit board, or inside an integrated circuit. An interconnection with four parallel transmission conductors plus a reference conductor has each of its ends connected to a termination circuit. The transmitting circuit receives at its input the signals of the four channels of the source and its output terminals are connected to the conductors of the interconnection. The receiving circuit(s) input terminals are connected to the conductors of the interconnection, and its four output channels are connected to the destination. The signals of the four channels of the source are sent to the four channels of the destination, without noticeable crosstalk.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2004Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: ZXtalk Assets, LLCInventors: Frederic Broyde, Evelyne Clavelier