Patents by Inventor Gérard Chalubert

Gérard Chalubert 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: 10048810
    Abstract: A system detecting actuation of a pre-determined function, the actuation executed by touch contact with a pre-determined path associated with the function on a touch-sensitive surface of an object, including: at least two separate sources for transmitting bulk acoustic waves in the touch-sensitive surface, configured to generate acoustic interference between the transmitted waves; at least one bulk acoustic wave receiver after propagation and interference thereof in the touch-sensitive surface, configured to supply a reception signal based on the acoustic waves received; a mechanism storing plural reference spectral signatures associated with the pre-determined path, each of the spectral signatures associated with a localization of a touch on the pre-determined path; and a mechanism detecting actuation of the pre-determined function by comparing at least one spectral signature of the reception signal to a spectral envelope, or reference spectral envelope, of the plural reference spectral signatures associated
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Gerard Chalubert, Jean-Pierre Nikolovski, Nicolas Guenard, Olivier Brelaud, Jean-Philippe Alexander
  • Patent number: 9459725
    Abstract: A system for detecting and localizing at least one touch on a touch-sensitive surface of an object includes: at least two separate sources transmitting bulk acoustic waves in the touch-sensitive surface, configured to generate acoustic interference between the transmitted waves; at least one bulk acoustic wave receiver after propagation and interference thereof in the touch-sensitive surface, configured to supply a reception signal based on the acoustic waves received; a mechanism localizing at least one touch on the touch-sensitive surface of the object by comparing certain spectral characteristics of the reception signal to a set of reference spectral characteristics; a mechanism measuring a temperature of the touch-sensitive surface, and a mechanism adapting the spectral characteristics of the reception signal or the reference spectral characteristics by a frequency shift of at least some of the spectral characteristics as a function of the temperature measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives, RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Gerard Chalubert, Jean-Pierre Nikolovski, Nicolas Guenard, Olivier Brelaud
  • Publication number: 20150248176
    Abstract: A system detecting actuation of a pre-determined function, the actuation executed by touch contact with a pre-determined path associated with the function on a touch-sensitive surface of an object, including: at least two separate sources for transmitting bulk acoustic waves in the touch-sensitive surface, configured to generate acoustic interference between the transmitted waves; at least one bulk acoustic wave receiver after propagation and interference thereof in the touch-sensitive surface, configured to supply a reception signal based on the acoustic waves received; a mechanism storing plural reference spectral signatures associated with the pre-determined path, each of the spectral signatures associated with a localization of a touch on the pre-determined path; and a mechanism detecting actuation of the pre-determined function by comparing at least one spectral signature of the reception signal to a spectral envelope, or reference spectral envelope, of the plural reference spectral signatures associated
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicants: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives, RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Gerard Chalubert, Jean-Pierre Nikolovski, Nicolas Guenard, Olivier Brelaud, Jean-Philippe Alexander
  • Publication number: 20150234526
    Abstract: A system for detecting and localizing at least one touch on a touch-sensitive surface of an object includes: at least two separate sources transmitting bulk acoustic waves in the touch-sensitive surface, configured to generate acoustic interference between the transmitted waves; at least one bulk acoustic wave receiver after propagation and interference thereof in the touch-sensitive surface, configured to supply a reception signal based on the acoustic waves received; a mechanism localizing at least one touch on the touch-sensitive surface of the object by comparing certain spectral characteristics of the reception signal to a set of reference spectral characteristics; a mechanism measuring a temperature of the touch-sensitive surface, and a mechanism adapting the spectral characteristics of the reception signal or the reference spectral characteristics by a frequency shift of at least some of the spectral characteristics as a function of the temperature measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Gerard Chalubert, Jean-Pierre Nikolovski, Nicolas Guenard, Olivier Brelaud
  • Publication number: 20140210796
    Abstract: A system for detecting and locating a disturbance of a medium includes a medium for propagating bulk acoustic waves, a mechanism for emitting bulk acoustic waves in the medium, a mechanism for receiving the bulk acoustic waves after propagation thereof in the medium, configured to supply a reception signal from the acoustic waves received, and a mechanism for detecting and locating the disturbance in the medium from the reception signal. The medium includes a dermis layer of elastic material with a thickness locally deformable by the disturbance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux ene alt
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Nikolovski, Nicolas Guenard, Gerard Chalubert
  • Patent number: 8155787
    Abstract: An intelligent interface device for grasping an object includes a manipulating robot comprising a hinged arm provided with a clamp at its free end and equipped with at least one camera, a computer with a display screen and an input unit, means for controlling the clamp, means for displaying the video image of the object taken by a camera on the display screen, means for graphically identifying a selection area surrounding the object in this image using the input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Gerard Chalubert, Christophe Leroux
  • Publication number: 20120084004
    Abstract: A device for storing a path followed by a bearer, notably to guide a person. The device includes a set of sensors with which the bearer can be equipped, capable of at least giving a measurement of distance covered by the bearer and a measurement of change of heading made by the person; and means of processing the measurements performed by the set of sensors, said processing means creating and storing a metric graph representing the path followed by the bearer, said graph being formed by a set of nodes, a node consisting of at least one event detected by the set of sensors at a point on the path and of a link indicating a measurement of distance and of heading relative to the preceding node covered by the bearer, the first node of the graph being the starting point of the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT AL'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Jean-Marc ALexandre, Gérard Chalubert, Sylvie Lamt-Perbal
  • Publication number: 20100172733
    Abstract: The invention concerns an intelligent interface device for grasping an object comprising: a manipulating robot comprising a hinged arm provided with a clamp at its free end and equipped with at least one camera, a computer with a display screen and an input unit, means of controlling the clamp, means of displaying the video image of the object taken by a camera on the display screen, means of graphically identifying a selection area surrounding the object in this image using the input unit. The invention also concerns a method for implementing this device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventors: Gerard Chalubert, Christophe Leroux