Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Goupil

Jean-Claude Goupil 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: 4965587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna which is electronically reconfigurable in transmission. The antenna comprises an array (11) of elementary sources, an energy-focusing reflector (10), with the array (11) being situated in the focal zone of the reflector, and control and feed electronics, the electronics comprising an amplifier stage (22) constituted by amplifiers (24) and including at least one generalized coupler disposed at the outputs of the amplifiers (24), and beam-forming circuits (20, 21) each corresponding to a transmitted beam, with the amplitude and relative phase of the signals leaving said circuits being controlled by respective adjustable phase shifters and adjustable attenuators. The invention is particularly applicable to space telecommunications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme dite: Alcatel Espace
    Inventors: Regis Lenormand, Marcel Billand, Pierre Fraise, Jean-Claude Goupil, Gerard Raguenet, Didier Rene