Patents by Inventor Lionel FONTAINE

Lionel FONTAINE 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: 9619082
    Abstract: A control method and device comprising a touch screen, the touch screen displaying at least one touch control zone for transmitting a command to a piece of equipment. The touch screen is continuously unlocked. The touch screen is in a passive state presenting a first display mode when no control zone has been touched by a person. On being touched, the touch screen is put into an active state imparting a second display mode thereto that is distinct from the first display mode. After the touch screen has passed from the passive state to the active state, all of the requested commands are validated jointly by operating validation means, the control device transmitting at least one signal to at least one piece of equipment in order to convey the commands and the touch screen then being placed in the passive state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventor: Lionel Fontaine
  • Publication number: 20150378513
    Abstract: A control method and device comprising a touch screen, the touch screen displaying at least one touch control zone for transmitting a command to a piece of equipment. The touch screen is continuously unlocked. The touch screen is in a passive state presenting a first display mode when no control zone has been touched by a person. On being touched, the touch screen is put into an active state imparting a second display mode thereto that is distinct from the first display mode. After the touch screen has passed from the passive state to the active state, all of the requested commands are validated jointly by operating validation means, the control device transmitting at least one signal to at least one piece of equipment in order to convey the commands and the touch screen then being placed in the passive state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: Lionel FONTAINE