Patents by Inventor Jean-Baptiste THEVENET

Jean-Baptiste THEVENET 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: 10126405
    Abstract: A system comprises: onboard a first craft, called host craft, a triplet of antennas comprising a transmitting and receiving antenna and two transmitting antennas, a transmission chain that can be successively coupled to each antenna of the triplet of antennas by a radiofrequency switch, a reception chain that can be coupled to the transmitting and receiving antenna, and a processing device intended to determine a relative angular position between, on the one hand, the host craft and, on the other hand, a plurality of spacecraft, called companion craft, from measurements of path differences performed and transmitted by the companion craft; onboard the companion craft, a transmitting and receiving antenna, a transmission chain and a reception chain coupled to the transmitting and receiving antenna and a measurement device intended to measure path differences between three signals originating from the three antennas of the triplet of antennas of the host craft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Thevenet, Christian Mehlen
  • Publication number: 20150219747
    Abstract: A system comprises: onboard a first craft, called host craft, a triplet of antennas comprising a transmitting and receiving antenna and two transmitting antennas, a transmission chain that can be successively coupled to each antenna of the triplet of antennas by a radiofrequency switch, a reception chain that can be coupled to the transmitting and receiving antenna, and a processing device intended to determine a relative angular position between, on the one hand, the host craft and, on the other hand, a plurality of spacecraft, called companion craft, from measurements of path differences performed and transmitted by the companion craft; onboard the companion craft, a transmitting and receiving antenna, a transmission chain and a reception chain coupled to the transmitting and receiving antenna and a measurement device intended to measure path differences between three signals originating from the three antennas of the triplet of antennas of the host craft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste THEVENET, Christian MEHLEN
  • Patent number: 8952847
    Abstract: A system of geographical location of at least one radio signal transmitter located on the Earth's surface including: a set of satellites equipped with receiving antennas adapted for receiving said signals, forming a main extended interferometry device; an intersatellite relative metrology device for determining the relative positions of said satellites to one another, including at least one dedicated sensor for each satellite, and intersatellite communication means; a device for dating said received signals from said determining of the relative positions of said satellites to one another, issued by said intersatellite relative metrology device; a secondary interferometry device including at least one set of at least three antennas of a satellite; a ground base station; a device for transmitting measurements acquired on the satellites to the ground base station; and means of determining an absolute position of at least one of the satellites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Christian Peyrotte, Francis Martinerie, Jean-Baptiste Thevenet
  • Publication number: 20130141282
    Abstract: A system of geographical location of at least one radio signal transmitter located on the Earth's surface including: a set of satellites equipped with receiving antennas adapted for receiving said signals, forming a main extended interferometry device; an intersatellite relative metrology device for determining the relative positions of said satellites to one another, including at least one dedicated sensor for each satellite, and intersatellite communication means; a device for dating said received signals from said determining of the relative positions of said satellites to one another, issued by said intersatellite relative metrology device; a secondary interferometry device including at least one set of at least three antennas of a satellite; a ground base station; a device for transmitting measurements acquired on the satellites to the ground base station; and means of determining an absolute position of at least one of the satellites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Christian PEYROTTE, Francis MARTINERIE, Jean-Baptiste THEVENET