Patents by Inventor Gérard Boucourt
Gérard Boucourt 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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Patent number: 10969492Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide an architecture of a laser imager having high spatial resolution, compatible with an application installed on board a vehicle, in particular on board an aircraft. For this purpose, the invention proposes the generation of a piece of wide-field laser ranging information by a suitable remote optical system. An example of a piece of equipment (1) according to the invention installed on board an aircraft moving in an environment that is likely to contain obstacles (4), in particular an aircraft on the ground, includes a laser range finder (11) coupled to an optical fibre (F1) emitting laser pulses (I), which is itself coupled to an optical system providing an interface with the environment (12) via an optical cross-connect (13) coupled to a covered optical fibre bundle, in the form of laser illuminations (Fi).Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignees: Latecoere, Office National d'Etudes et Recherches AerospatialesInventors: Gerard Boucourt, Nicolas Riviere
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Patent number: 10819955Abstract: An aircraft (11) includes an enclosure and a system for surveilling areas of interest inside the enclosure. The enclosure includes a transverse aisle (13) and a longitudinal aisle (15) that intersect at an intersection zone (19), a first access door (14) being located at one end of the transverse aisle (13) and a second access door (22) being located at one end of the longitudinal aisle. In addition, the surveillance system includes a panoramic camera (17) with a panoramic field of view, the camera being positioned at the intersection zone (19) such that an area of interest associated with the first access door (14) and an area of interest associated with the second access door is located within the field of view of the panoramic camera.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: LATECOEREInventors: Gerard Boucourt, Xavier Carrier, Laurent Groux
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Publication number: 20180284283Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide an architecture of a laser imager having high spatial resolution, compatible with an application installed on board a vehicle, in particular on board an aircraft. For this purpose, the invention proposes the generation of a piece of wide-field laser ranging information by a suitable remote optical system. An example of a piece of equipment (1) according to the invention installed on board an aircraft moving in an environment that is likely to contain obstacles (4), in particular an aircraft on the ground, includes a laser range finder (11) coupled to an optical fibre (F1) emitting laser pulses (I), which is itself coupled to an optical system providing an interface with the environment (12) via an optical cross-connect (13) coupled to a covered optical fibre bundle, in the form of laser illuminations (Fi).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicants: LATECOERE, OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALESInventors: Gerard BOUCOURT, Nicolas RIVIERE
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Patent number: 9825436Abstract: The invention relates to optimize the use of electronic cabinets in connector technology, using simplified internal connector technology and flexibility in adapting the external connector technology to the connectors of the cabling assemblies—electronic and/or optical connector technologies—and on the structurally. To this end, according to an embodiment, an overall box-shaped electronic cabinet (1) that is fitted with at least one detachable interconnection module (6a, 6b) is provided with a bottom wall (14) including a bottom card (4) connected to a set of electronic modules (5). The rear wall (14) is extended by edges (14a, 14b) provided with connectors (C1a, C1b) that are capable of being coupled to the connectors (C6a, C6b) that are arranged on a side surface (62a, 62b) of the detachable interconnection module (6a) (6b).Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: LatelecInventors: Damien Morrison, Bastien Puertolas, Cyrille Delame, Gerard Boucourt, Martial Grimm, Bernard Amalric, Vincent Banasiak, Jean Charles Bernadac, Olivier Escalaup, Philippe Gri
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Publication number: 20170195634Abstract: An aircraft (11) includes an enclosure and a system for surveilling areas of interest inside the enclosure. The enclosure includes a transverse aisle (13) and a longitudinal aisle (15) that intersect at an intersection zone (19), a first access door (14) being located at one end of the transverse aisle (13) and a second access door (22) being located at one end of the longitudinal aisle. In addition, the surveillance system includes a panoramic camera (17) with a panoramic field of view, the camera being positioned at the intersection zone (19) such that an area of interest associated with the first access door (14) and an area of interest associated with the second access door is located within the field of view of the panoramic camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Gerard BOUCOURT, Xavier CARRIER, Laurent GROUX
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Publication number: 20160149381Abstract: The invention relates to optimize the use of electronic cabinets in connector technology, using simplified internal connector technology and flexibility in adapting the external connector technology to the connectors of the cabling assemblies—electronic and/or optical connector technologies—and on the structurally. To this end, according to an embodiment, an overall box-shaped electronic cabinet (1) that is fitted with at least one detachable interconnection module (6a, 6b) is provided with a bottom wall (14) including a bottom card (4) connected to a set of electronic modules (5). The rear wall (14) is extended by edges (14a, 14b) provided with connectors (C1a, C1b) that are capable of being coupled to the connectors (C6a, C6b) that are arranged on a side surface (62a, 62b) of the detachable interconnection module (6a) (6b).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: LATELECInventors: Damien MORRISON, Bastien PUERTOLAS, Cyrille DELAME, Gerard BOUCOURT, Martial GRIMM, Bernard AMALRIC, Vincent BANASIAK, Jean Charles BERNADAC, Olivier ESCALAUP, Philippe GRI
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Publication number: 20140176668Abstract: An aircraft (11) includes an enclosure and a system for surveilling areas of interest inside the enclosure. The enclosure includes a transverse aisle (13) and a longitudinal aisle (15) that intersect at an intersection zone (19), a first access door (14) being located at one end of the transverse aisle (13) and a second access door (22) being located at one end of the longitudinal aisle. In addition, the surveillance system includes a panoramic camera (17) with a panoramic field of view, the camera being positioned at the intersection zone (19) such that an area of interest associated with the first access door (14) and an area of interest associated with the second access door is located within the field of view of the panoramic camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: LatecoereInventors: Gerard Boucourt, Xavier Carrier, Laurent Groux
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Publication number: 20140092206Abstract: An aircraft (11) includes a system for observing part of the external environment of the aircraft. The environment observation system includes a camera, known as a panoramic camera (21, 22, 23), including a stationary camera associated with a lens that can focus a panoramic field of view simultaneously in both azimuth, about an axis of the panoramic camera, and elevation in a plane containing the axis. The panoramic camera is connected to at least one display screen disposed inside the aircraft (11) and is positioned such that part of the external environment of the aircraft (11) is located in its field of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: LATECOEREInventors: Gérard Boucourt, Xavier Carrier, Laurent Groux
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ACTIVE DEVICE FOR VIEWING A SCENE THROUGH A DIFFUSING MEDIUM, USE OF SAID DEVICE, AND VIEWING METHOD
Publication number: 20140061477Abstract: An active device (10) for viewing a scene, includes a light source (12) suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation towards the scene to be viewed. The device (10) also includes a detector (14), and is configured to activate the detector so as to measure at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the light source and returned by the scene viewed. The electromagnetic radiation emitted by the light source (12) is infrared radiation at least partially included within a spectral band, referred to as the “viewing band”, the wavelengths of which are between 8 micrometers and 15 micrometers, and the detector (14) is designed to measure infrared radiation within the viewing band. Such an active viewing device (10) is particularly suited to viewing in foggy or rainy weather. A viewing method is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicants: INSTITUT FRANCAIS DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DES TRANSPORTS DE L'AMENAGEMENT DES RESEAUX, LATECOEREInventors: Gerard Boucourt, Frederic Taillade -
Patent number: 6529132Abstract: This device comprises at least one sensor of a CCD camera of very short spectral band lying between 0.4 &mgr;m and 1.1 &mgr;m, fitted with an infrared filter eliminating the spectral band lying between around 0.4 &mgr;m and 0.8 &mgr;m, this sensor being associated with a computer catering in particular for image processing, at least one display screen and a control board. It is thus possible, with the aid of a single type of sensor, to detect hot spots, flames, smoke and the shifting of objects, and to provide a visualization of the inside of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2001Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Societe Industrielle d'Avation LatecoereInventor: Gerard Boucourt
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Publication number: 20020030608Abstract: This device comprises at least one sensor (3) consisting of a CCD camera of very short spectral band lying between 0.4 &mgr;m and 1.1 &mgr;m, fitted with an infrared filter eliminating the spectral band lying between around 0.4 &mgr;m and 0.8 &mgr;m, this sensor being associated with a computer (4) catering in particular for image processing, at least one display screen (6) and a control board (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: Societe Industrielle D'Aviation LatecoreInventor: Gerard Boucourt