Patents by Inventor Jean-Christophe LAFOND

Jean-Christophe LAFOND 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).

  • Architecture of deployable feed cluster, compact antenna and satellite including such an architecture
    Patent number: 10263693
    Abstract: A deployable feed cluster architecture comprises a support and an array of radiofrequency RF sources, each RF source comprising a radiofrequency RF chain and of a radiating element, the RF chain being provided with input/output ports. The architecture comprises a deployable panel that is rotatably articulated about an axis of rotation, the array of RF sources mounted on the panel, the panel being rotatably movable between a first position in which the array of RF sources is stowed on the support and a second position in which the array of RF sources is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Nicolas Ferrando, Jérôme Brossier, Jean-Christophe Lafond, Jérôme Lorenzo
  • ARCHITECTURE OF DEPLOYABLE FEED CLUSTER, COMPACT ANTENNA AND SATELLITE INCLUDING SUCH AN ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20180175931
    Abstract: A deployable feed cluster architecture comprises a support and an array of radiofrequency RF sources, each RF source comprising a radiofrequency RF chain and of a radiating element, the RF chain being provided with input/output ports. The architecture comprises a deployable panel that is rotatably articulated about an axis of rotation, the array of RF sources mounted on the panel, the panel being rotatably movable between a first position in which the array of RF sources is stowed on the support and a second position in which the array of RF sources is deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Nicolas FERRANDO, Jérôme BROSSIER, Jean-Christophe LAFOND, Jérôme LORENZO
  • Structural antenna module incorporating elementary radiating feeds with individual orientation, radiating panel, radiating array and multibeam antenna comprising at least one such module
    Patent number: 9859623
    Abstract: A radiating feed of a structural module comprises a feed horn linked to an RF system via a bent ring to orient the feed horn in a desired direction. The bend of the bent ring has an aperture angle of value predefined individually for each horn as a function of the desired orientation, and a vertex placed in a plane of symmetry of the RF system orthogonal to the plane XY containing the RF system. The RF systems of each radiating feed can then be arranged alongside one another and be incorporated in structural planar subassemblies, reducing the number of parts needed to create the multibeam antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Pierre Bosshard, Nicolas Ferrando, Jean-Christophe Lafond
  • STRUCTURAL ANTENNA MODULE INCORPORATING ELEMENTARY RADIATING FEEDS WITH INDIVIDUAL ORIENTATION, RADIATING PANEL, RADIATING ARRAY AND MULTIBEAM ANTENNA COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH MODULE
    Publication number: 20160315396
    Abstract: A radiating feed of a structural module comprises a feed horn linked to an RF system via a bent ring to orient the feed horn in a desired direction. The bend of the bent ring has an aperture angle of value predefined individually for each horn as a function of the desired orientation, and a vertex placed in a plane of symmetry of the RF system orthogonal to the plane XY containing the RF system. The RF systems of each radiating feed can then be arranged alongside one another and be incorporated in structural planar subassemblies, reducing the number of parts needed to create the multibeam antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre BOSSHARD, Nicolas FERRANDO, Jean-Christophe LAFOND