Patents by Inventor Jérome Fayolet

Jérome Fayolet 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).

  • Flying drone for inspecting surfaces, and method for inspecting surfaces by such a flying drone
    Patent number: 11783465
    Abstract: A flying drone for inspecting surfaces able to reflect light has a lighting device formed of two light sources each having a shape that is elongate in a longitudinal direction of each of the light sources, two first image acquisition devices, and a second image acquisition device between the two first image acquisition devices. The two light sources are respectively between the second image acquisition device and each of the first image acquisition devices. The flying drone allows effective detection of dents in surfaces by analyzing specular reflections, by the lighting device and of the first image acquisition devices, and effective detection of superficial defects on surfaces by the second image acquisition device, with the lighting device switched off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Nicolas Dominguez, François Lefebvre Albaret, Florent Montet, Jérome Fayolet
  • FLYING DRONE FOR INSPECTING SURFACES, AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING SURFACES BY SUCH A FLYING DRONE
    Publication number: 20220172344
    Abstract: A flying drone for inspecting surfaces able to reflect light has a lighting device formed of two light sources each having a shape that is elongate in a longitudinal direction of each of the light sources, two first image acquisition devices, and a second image acquisition device between the two first image acquisition devices. The two light sources are respectively between the second image acquisition device and each of the first image acquisition devices. The flying drone allows effective detection of dents in surfaces by analyzing specular reflections, by the lighting device and of the first image acquisition devices, and effective detection of superficial defects on surfaces by the second image acquisition device, with the lighting device switched off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas Dominguez, François Lefebvre Albaret, Florent Montet, Jérome Fayolet