Patents by Inventor Jean-Michel Villiot

Jean-Michel Villiot 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: 7121142
    Abstract: An acoustic measurement installation including acoustic measurement instrumentation, in particular an acoustic measurement antenna fitted with at least one microphone; a positioning system for positioning the antenna by ultrasound and including at least one ultrasound emitter mounted on the antenna at a known distance relative to the microphone and an ultrasound receiver base for receiving the signals emitted by each emitter and adapted to determine the position of each emitter; and a control unit for controlling the positioning system for positioning the antenna and the acoustic measurement instrumentation. The control system is adapted during a first stage to cause each emitter to emit in succession in order to determine the position of the antenna, and during a second stage to cause the microphones to perform acquisition in order to implement acoustic measurement using the measurement instrumentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Metravib R.D.S.
    Inventors: Patrick Chevret, Jean-Pierre Demars, Daniel Vaucher de la Croix, Jean-Michel Villiot
  • Publication number: 20050076717
    Abstract: The acoustic measurement installation comprises: acoustic measurement instrumentation (3) comprising in particular an acoustic measurement antenna (4) fitted with at least one microphone (5); a positioning system (11) for positioning the antenna (4) by ultrasound, the positioning system comprising: at least one ultrasound emitter (12) mounted on the antenna at a known distance relative to the microphone; and an ultrasound receiver base (14) for receiving the signals emitted by each emitter and adapted to determine the position of each emitter; and a control unit (16) for controlling the positioning system (11) for positioning the antenna (4) and the acoustic measurement instrumentation (3), the control system being adapted during a first stage to cause each emitter (12) to emit in succession in order to determine the position of the antenna, and during a second stage to cause the microphones (5) to perform acquisition in order to implement acoustic measurement using the measurement instrumentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Patrick Chevret, Jean-Pierre Demars, Daniel Vaucher De La Croix, Jean-Michel Villiot