Patents by Inventor Joel Besnard

Joel Besnard 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: 8185368
    Abstract: A simulation environment is disclosed wherein both analog and RF signals are simulated in a single flow by a mixed-domain simulator. The simulator includes a simulator kernel with an analog solver and an RF solver to allow both analog- and RF-type of signals to be solved in an interrelated fashion. The simulator may also include a partitioner that divides the circuit into various RF and analog modules to be solved. User input may control the partitioning process, but the simulator may refine the partitions or generate sub-partitions to provide a higher probability of convergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Pascal Bolcato, Remi Larcheveque, Joel Besnard
  • Publication number: 20100223041
    Abstract: A simulation environment is disclosed wherein both analog and RF signals are simulated in a single flow by a mixed-domain simulator. The simulator includes a simulator kernel with an analog solver and an RF solver to allow both analog- and RF-type of signals to be solved in an interrelated fashion. The simulator may also include a partitioner that divides the circuit into various RF and analog modules to be solved. User input may control the partitioning process, but the simulator may refine the partitions or generate sub-partitions to provide a higher probability of convergence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Pascal Bolcato, Remi Larcheveque, Joel Besnard
  • Patent number: 7720660
    Abstract: A simulation environment is disclosed wherein both analog and RF signals are simulated in a single flow by a mixed-domain simulator. The simulator includes a simulator kernel with an analog solver and an RF solver to allow both analog- and RF-type of signals to be solved in an interrelated fashion. The simulator may also include a partitioner that divides the circuit into various RF and analog modules to be solved. User input may control the partitioning process, but the simulator may refine the partitions or generate sub-partitions to provide a higher probability of convergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventors: Pascal Bolcato, Remi Larcheveque, Joel Besnard
  • Patent number: 7298104
    Abstract: The invention concerns a system for electrically regulating a power transmission device between the heat engine and a pair of electrical machines and the drive wheels of a motor vehicle, the heat engine being connected to the two electrical machines via a mechanical assembly, while an electrical connection device located between the two electrical machines provides a direct passage for power from one machine to the other, the connection transferring electric power between the two electrical machines being carried out via two static converters connected to a bus whereof the two lines are connected to a bus whereof the two lines are connected by a capacitor. The invention is connected by a capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Sébastien Alain Joël Besnard, Jacques Augustin Laeuffer
  • Publication number: 20060277018
    Abstract: A simulation environment is disclosed wherein both analog and RF signals are simulated in a single flow by a mixed-domain simulator. The simulator includes a simulator kernel with an analog solver and an RF solver to allow both analog- and RF-type of signals to be solved in an interrelated fashion. The simulator may also include a partitioner that divides the circuit into various RF and analog modules to be solved. User input may control the partitioning process, but the simulator may refine the partitions or generate sub-partitions to provide a higher probability of convergence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Pascal Bolcato, Remi Larcheveque, Joel Besnard
  • Patent number: D252707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1979
    Inventor: Joel Besnard