Patents by Inventor Jean-Francois Vuillet

Jean-Francois Vuillet 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).

  • Publication number: 20180299750
    Abstract: A camera support system includes a base configured to be fixedly attached to an object, the base including a base coupling part; a support assembly configured for releasable coupling with the base, the support assembly including a support assembly coupling part configured for engaging with the base coupling part along a coupling axis and a camera supporting part for supporting a camera with allowing spatial orientation of the camera about at least one rotation axis; and a locking ring pivotally mounted on the support assembly about the coupling axis for locking the support assembly with the base, the support assembly being configured for releasably coupling to the base by engaging the support assembly coupling part with the base coupling part along the coupling axis and subsequently pivoting the locking ring about the coupling axis for locking the support assembly to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Jean-François VUILLET, Christine CAUBEL, Guillaume CHEVRIER
  • Patent number: 9139145
    Abstract: A remote control unit carries control keys and possesses in its back face a battery housing with central and peripheral power supply contacts, and also with signal transmission contacts. An active support carries a portion in relief suitable for penetrating into the housing of the unit to take the place of the power supply battery. Two power supply terminals are connected to a power supply line and arranged so as to bear against the respective power supply contacts of the unit when the portion in relief is inserted and locked in the housing of the unit, with the same applying for signal transmission terminals that are arranged on the portion in relief in positions that correspond to the transmission contacts of the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: PARROT
    Inventors: Hocine Belkhoudja, Flavien Morra, Jean-Francois Vuillet
  • Patent number: 8662438
    Abstract: The support (300) is intended to be fixed in a housing provided in the drone, through a mechanical interface (310) made of a material absorbing the mechanical vibrations. The mechanical interface, annular in shape, is intended to be attached to a corresponding annular shoulder provided in the housing. A fastening part (301) for fixing the support in the housing carries the mechanical interface (310), with at least one connection leg (302) supporting the navigation electronic card (320) and mounted free at one end on the fastening part. A battery (400) for the power supply of the drone is further accommodated in the support. The navigation electronic card may notably include a navigation sensor (321) such as an accelerometer, placed on the card in such a manner to be positioned at the barycenter of the drone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Parrot
    Inventors: Guillaume Savoye, Flavien Morra, Jean-Francois Vuillet
  • Patent number: 8662364
    Abstract: The remote control (10) comprises: a cylindrical pad (11) for contact with the steering wheel (1); a first insert (12) extending parallel to the generatrices of the cylindrical pad at a first end of the pad; and a second insert (13) extending parallel to the generatrices of the cylindrical pad at a second end of the pad, opposite to the first end. A removable strap (20) makes it possible to attach the cylindrical contact pad to the steering wheel, and comprises a means (23) for fastening to the second insert, and a self-gripping face (201) adapted to be folded over itself around the first insert. A removable intermediate plate further makes it possible to attach the remote control to the dashboard instead of the steering wheel, and comprises for that purpose means for holding on the first insert and means for locking to the second insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Parrot
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Vuillet
  • Publication number: 20120234969
    Abstract: The support (300) is intended to be fixed in a housing provided in the drone, through a mechanical interface (310) made of a material absorbing the mechanical vibrations. The mechanical interface, annular in shape, is intended to be attached to a corresponding annular shoulder provided in the housing. A fastening part (301) for fixing the support in the housing carries the mechanical interface (310), with at least one connection leg (302) supporting the navigation electronic card (320) and mounted free at one end on the fastening part. A battery (400) for the power supply of the drone is further accommodated in the support. The navigation electronic card may notably include a navigation sensor (321) such as an accelerometer, placed on the card in such a manner to be positioned at the barycenter of the drone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: PARROT
    Inventors: Guillaume Savoye, Flavien Morra, Jean-Francois Vuillet
  • Publication number: 20120208604
    Abstract: The remote control includes a central button and side buttons. Touch sensors are associated with each of the buttons, with the central button being associated with a multizone touch pad that is activatable in different manners as a function of the movement of the finger over said pad. A set of pushbutton electromechanical switches is provided, comprising a central switch and one side switch in common for the buttons of each pair of side buttons. Selector means serve, on detecting a state transition of a side switch, to select a control signal as a function of that one of the touch sensors that is activated by contact with one of the side buttons associated with the switch. The movement of the finger over the central button is analyzed in order to distinguish between rectilinear movement and circular movement of the finger, and in order to determine the direction of said movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: PARROT
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Vuillet, Fabrice Barriez, Marc Flambard
  • Publication number: 20120168477
    Abstract: The remote control (10) comprises: a cylindrical pad (11) for contact with the steering wheel (1); a first insert (12) extending parallel to the generatrices of the cylindrical pad at a first end of the pad; and a second insert (13) extending parallel to the generatrices of the cylindrical pad at a second end of the pad, opposite to the first end. A removable strap (20) makes it possible to attach the cylindrical contact pad to the steering wheel, and comprises a means (23) for fastening to the second insert, and a self-gripping face (201) adapted to be folded over itself around the first insert. A removable intermediate plate further makes it possible to attach the remote control to the dashboard instead of the steering wheel, and comprises for that purpose means for holding on the first insert and means for locking to the second insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: PARROT
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Vuillet
  • Patent number: D672755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Parrot
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Vuillet
  • Patent number: D687414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: PARROT
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Vuillet
  • Patent number: D687415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Parrot
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Vuillet
  • Patent number: D698754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Parrot
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Vuillet, Bertrand Vignau-Lous
  • Patent number: D816071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventor: Jean-François Vuillet