Patents by Inventor Gilles Chekroun

Gilles Chekroun 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: 10641889
    Abstract: A device comprises at least: one rotary antenna including at least two parallel rectilinear waveguides; a radar emitting a continuous-wave microwave signal towards the emission guide of the antenna and receiving the signals from the guides of the antenna, which signals are captured by the movable beam, the received signals are the direct component I and the quadrature component; a stereoscopic video camera oriented in the same direction as the movable beam of the rotary antenna and able to record the clothing envelope of the individual, the envelope serving as a reference surface for the measurement of distances to the device; a processor that computes an SAR image of that portion of the body of the individual targeted by the radar and the video camera and who is possibly equipped with one or more objects, from signals received from the radar and the distances measured by the video camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SWS SAS
    Inventors: Claude Chekroun, Gilles Chekroun
  • Patent number: 10162050
    Abstract: The antenna comprises at least one waveguide of rectangular section and a cylinder having an opening along a helical line, the cylinder having a relative rotational movement in relation to the waveguide placed inside the cylinder, the waveguide being open facing the inner face of the cylinder which forms a microwave short-circuit to close the guide, wherein two cavities are produced on each side of the guide, parallel thereto, over its entire length, the openings of the cavities being substantially in the plane of the opening of the guide. The invention applies, for example, to the detection of hidden objects carried by persons, in particular dangerous objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAS SWS
    Inventors: Claude Chekroun, Gilles Chekroun
  • Publication number: 20170242119
    Abstract: A device comprises at least: one rotary antenna including at least two parallel rectilinear waveguides; a radar emitting a continuous-wave microwave signal towards the emission guide of the antenna and receiving the signals from the guides of the antenna, which signals are captured by the movable beam, the received signals are the direct component I and the quadrature component; a stereoscopic video camera oriented in the same direction as the movable beam of the rotary antenna and able to record the clothing envelope of the individual, the envelope serving as a reference surface for the measurement of distances to the device; a processor that computes an SAR image of that portion of the body of the individual targeted by the radar and the video camera and who is possibly equipped with one or more objects, from signals received from the radar and the distances measured by the video camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Claude CHEKROUN, Gilles CHEKROUN
  • Publication number: 20160025852
    Abstract: The antenna comprises at least one waveguide of rectangular section and a cylinder having an opening along a helical line, the cylinder having a relative rotational movement in relation to the waveguide placed inside the cylinder, the waveguide being open facing the inner face of the cylinder which forms a microwave short-circuit to close the guide, wherein two cavities are produced on each side of the guide, parallel thereto, over its entire length, the openings of the cavities being substantially in the plane of the opening of the guide. The invention applies, for example, to the detection of hidden objects carried by persons, in particular dangerous objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Claude CHEKROUN, Gilles CHEKROUN
  • Patent number: 8593332
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for detecting objects. The device comprises at least one microwave-frequency transmitter and one microwave-frequency receiver. The receiver makes a relative rotary movement about the transmitter, a signal being transmitted toward an individual for several positions of the receiver on the circle of relative rotation, the signals reflected by points of an object and received by the receiver at the positions being supplied to processing means in order to form a radar image. The receiver and the transmitter can be installed on a disk with a very low moment of inertia. The invention applies notably for the detection of weapons or explosives carried by persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventors: Claude Chekroun, Gilles Chekroun
  • Publication number: 20110175765
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for detecting objects. The device comprises at least one microwave-frequency transmitter and one microwave-frequency receiver. The receiver makes a relative rotary movement about the transmitter, a signal being transmitted toward an individual for several positions of the receiver on the circle of relative rotation, the signals reflected by points of an object and received by the receiver at the positions being supplied to processing means in order to form a radar image. The receiver and the transmitter can be installed on a disk with a very low moment of inertia. The invention applies notably for the detection of weapons or explosives carried by persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Claude Chekroun, Gilles Chekroun