Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Lafon

Jean-Pierre Lafon 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: 8487828
    Abstract: A document with a cover having a first cover part, a second cover part, at least one internal page located between the two cover parts when the document is closed, a radiofrequency microcontroller, an antenna electrically connected to the radiofrequency microcontroller, and an electromagnetic shield capable of disrupting, at least partially, the wireless communication with the radiofrequency microcontroller when the document is closed and not disrupting the wireless communication when the document is opened. The electromagnetic shield is a wire grid. The wire mesh distance between each two adjacent wires of the wire grid is smaller than a radio-frequency wavelength used for communicating with the radiofrequency microcontroller, and is at least 0.1 millimeters and at most 40 millimeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Gemalto, SA
    Inventors: Bart Bombay, Neville Pattinson, Ksheerabdhi Krishna, Jean-Pierre Lafon, Joseph Leibenguth, Denis Groeninck, Yves Reignoux, Severine Cheramy
  • Publication number: 20100141547
    Abstract: A document with a cover having a first cover part, a second cover part, at least one internal page located between the two cover parts when the document is closed, a radiofrequency microcontroller, an antenna electrically connected to the radiofrequency microcontroller, and an electromagnetic shield capable of disrupting, at least partially, the wireless communication with the radiofrequency microcontroller when the document is closed and not disrupting the wireless communication when the document is opened. The electromagnetic shield is a wire grid. The wire mesh distance between each two adjacent wires of the wire grid is smaller than a radio-frequency wavelength used for communicating with the radiofrequency microcontroller, and is at least 0.1 millimeters and at most 40 millimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: AXALTO SA
    Inventors: Bart Bombay, Neville Pattinson, Ksheerabdhi Krishna, Jean-Pierre Lafon, Joseph Leibenguth, Denis Groeninck, Yves Reignoux, Severine Cheramy
  • Patent number: 7701408
    Abstract: A document which includes a cover, one or more internal pages, a radiofrequency microcontroller, an antenna electrically connected to the radiofrequency microcontroller, an electromagnetic shield capable of partially disrupting wireless communication with the radiofrequency microcontroller when the document is closed, and not disrupting the wireless communication when the document is opened is described. The electromagnetic shield included in the document is implemented using metal, conductive plastic, conductive ink or magnetic ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Axalto SA
    Inventors: Bart Bombay, Neville Pattinson, Ksheerabdhi Krishna, Yves Reignoux, Severine Cheramy, Joseph Leibenguth, Denis Groeninck, Jean-Pierre Lafon
  • Publication number: 20070205953
    Abstract: A document which includes a cover, one or more internal pages, a radiofrequency microcontroller, an antenna electrically connected to the radiofrequency microcontroller, an electromagnetic shield capable of partially disrupting wireless communication with the radiofrequency microcontroller when the document is closed, and not disrupting the wireless communication when the document is opened is described. The electromagnetic shield included in the document is implemented using metal, conductive plastic, conductive ink or magnetic ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: AXALTO SA
    Inventors: Bart Bombay, Neville Pattinson, Ksheerabdhi Krishna, Yves Reignoux, Severine Cheramy, Joseph Leibenguth, Denis Groeninck, Jean-Pierre Lafon
  • Patent number: 6205194
    Abstract: A device for communicating with a portable data medium using at least a power signal (AL) supplied by an electric energy source (4), a control signal (SC1) and a data transmission signal (I/O), comprises an interrupter (5) for interrupting the power signal (AL) to the medium from the source if the portable data medium does not cooperate with the device (1), means (8) for storing electric energy received from the source and for supplying the power signal to the medium when the source does not supply power and a data processor (3) arranged to ensure transmission of the power, control and data transmission signals (AL, SC1, I/O) to the medium according to a predetermined sequencing, as well as for detecting the interruption of the power signal (AL) from the source, then for triggering the interruption of the control and data transmission signals (SC1, I/O) according to the predetermined sequencing during the supply of the power signal from the energy storage mean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: CP8 Transac
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Lafon
  • Patent number: 5889272
    Abstract: A coupler for managing communication between a portable data medium and a data exchange device. The coupler includes bistable control circuitry (25) input-activated by at least two control signals (DTR, RTS) delivered by the data exchange device in one of two first and second predetermined input sequences, and arranged to output at least one power supply signal (VCC) and a data medium reset signal (RST) in a predetermined output sequence, such that the portable data medium is activated only when one specific input sequence of the two input sequences is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Bull CP8
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Lafon, Bernard Deniau