Patents by Inventor Marc Thevenot
Marc Thevenot 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).
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Patent number: 9819198Abstract: This invention relates to an electronic system including a radiative electromagnetic emitter for emitting an activation signal including sequentially an energy supply signal followed by an identification signal, the power of the energy supply signal being at least ten times greater than the power of the identification signal, further including an interface connected to an energy supply source; an electric load; a circuit for deactivating a placing of electric load on standby, including: a receiver including a reception interface, a rectifier configured to generate a DC activation voltage on the basis of an activation signal, a switch configured to selectively connect/disconnect to the load from the energy supply, an identification circuit configured to extract an identifier of the activation signal and configured to apply the activation voltage as closure control signal for turning off the switch if a match of the identifier is determined.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignees: Ecole Centrale De Lyon, Universite Lyon 1 Claude Bernard, Institut National Des Sciences Appiquees De Lyon, University De Limoges, Centre National De La RecherchInventors: Christian Vollaire, Marc Thevenot, Vlad Marian, Cyrille Menudier
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Publication number: 20150069850Abstract: This invention relates to an electronic system including a radiative electromagnetic emitter for emitting an activation signal including sequentially an energy supply signal followed by an identification signal, the power of the energy supply signal being at least ten times greater than the power of the identification signal, further including an interface connected to an energy supply source; an electric load; a circuit for deactivating a placing of electric load on standby, including: a receiver including a reception interface, a rectifier configured to generate a DC activation voltage on the basis of an activation signal, a switch configured to selectively connect/disconnect to the load from the energy supply, an identification circuit configured to extract an identifier of the activation signal and configured to apply the activation voltage as closure control signal for turning off the switch if a match of the identifier is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicants: Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Université Lyon 1 Claude Bernard, Centre National De La Recherch Scientifique, University De Limoges, Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De LyonInventors: Christian Vollaire, Marc Thevenot, Vlad Marian, Cyrille Menudier
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Patent number: 8164542Abstract: An antenna uses a photonic forbidden band (PFB) material in which, by default, a surface (26) for injecting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves in a resonance cavity of the antenna (8) has at least a width or a length of a diameter higher than or equal to the wavelength of the working frequency.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2007Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignees: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)Inventors: Régis Chantalat, Patrick Dumon, Bernard Jecko, Thierry Monediere, Marc Thevenot
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Patent number: 8149180Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves at a working frequency fT, that comprises a resonator with a filtering (49) coating that covers the major portion of the upper face of a reflector (22) located inside a cavity (36), the coating (40) being capable of removing all the electromagnetic waves having a frequency fT, and propagating in a direction parallel to the upper face of the reflector, without removing all the electromagnetic waves having a frequency fT and propagating in a direction perpendicular to the upper face of the reflector.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.), Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, Universite de LimogesInventors: Marc Thevenot, Bernard Jecko, Thierry Monediere, Regis Chantalat, Cyrille Menudier, Patrick Dumon
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Publication number: 20100321261Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves at a working frequency f?, that comprises a resonator with a filtering (49) coating that covers the major portion of the upper face of a reflector (22) located inside a cavity (36), the coating (40) being capable of removing all the electromagnetic waves having a frequency f? and propagating in a direction parallel to the upper face of the reflector, without removing all the electromagnetic waves having a frequency f? and propagating in a direction perpendicular to the upper face of the reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES, UNIVERSITE DE LIMOGESInventors: Marc Thevenot, Bernard Jecko, Thierry Monediere, Regis Chantalat, Cyrille Menudier, Patrick Dumon
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Publication number: 20100026606Abstract: An antenna uses a photonic forbidden band (PFB) material in which, by default, a surface (26) for injecting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves in a resonance cavity of the antenna (8) has at least a width or a length of a diameter higher than or equal to the wavelength of the working frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALESInventors: Regis Chantalat, Patrick Dumon, Bernard Jecko, Thierry Monediere, Marc Thevenot
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Patent number: 7411564Abstract: A frequency multiband antenna includes a photonic bandgap material having at least one band gap, one single periodicity defect of the bandgap material so as to produce several narrow bandwidths within the at least one band gap of the bandgap material, and an excitation device capable of transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves within the narrow bandwidths.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2003Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.), Centre National d'Etudes SpatilesInventors: Marc Thevenot, Régis Chantalat, Bernard Jecko, Ludovic Leger, Thierry Monediere, Patrick Dumon
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Patent number: 7242368Abstract: A multibeam antenna includes: a photonic bandgap material (20) having at least one band gap; at least one periodicity defect so as to produce at least one narrow bandwidth inside the at least one band gap of the photonic bandgap material, and excitation elements (50 to 43) for enabling electromagnetic waves to be received inside the at least one narrow bandwidth. The excitation elements are mutually arranged so as to generate radiating spots (46 to 49) partly overlapping on one surface of the photonic bandgap material.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.), Centre National d'Etudes SpatialesInventors: Marc Thevenot, Régis Chantalat, Bernard Jecko, Ludovic Leger, Thierry Monediere, Patrick Dumon
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Patent number: 7233299Abstract: A system includes a device for focusing electromagnetic waves, and a multiple-beam antenna. The antenna includes: a photonic bandgap material (20) having at least one band gap, at least one periodicity defect (36) of the photonic bandgap material so as to produce at least one narrow bandwidth within the bandgap material, and excitation elements (40 to 43) for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves within the at least one narrow bandwidth, the elements being arranged relative to one another so as to produce overlapping radiating spots.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2003Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.), Centre National d'Etudes SpatialesInventors: Marc Thevenot, Régis Chantalat, Bernard Jecko, Ludovic Leger, Thierry Monediere, Patrick Dumon, Hervé Legay
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Publication number: 20060132378Abstract: The invention concerns a multibeam antenna comprising: a photonic bandgap material (20) having at least one band gap; at least on e periodicity defect so as to produce at least one narrow bandwidth inside said at least one band gap of said photonic bandgap material, and excitation elements (50 to 43) for enabling electromagnetic waves to be received inside said at least one narrow bandwidth. The excitation elements are mutually arranged so as to generate radiating spots (46 to 49) partly overlapping on one surface of the photonic bandgap material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2003Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventors: Marc Thevenot, Regis Chantalat, Bernard Jecko, Ludovic Leger, Thierry Monediere, Patrick Dumon
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Publication number: 20060125713Abstract: A system includes a device for focusing electromagnetic waves, and a multiple-beam antenna. The antenna includes: a photonic bandgap material (20) having at least one band gap, at least one periodicity defect (36) of the photonic bandgap material so as to produce at least one narrow bandwidth within the bandgap material, and excitation elements (40 to 43) for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves within the at least one narrow bandwidth, the elements being arranged relative to one another so as to produce overlapping radiating spots.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2003Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: Marc Thevenot, Regis Chantalat, Bernard Jecko, Ludovic Leger, Thierry Monediere, Patrick Dumon, Herve Legay
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Publication number: 20060097917Abstract: A frequency multiband antenna comprising: a photonic bandgap material (142) having at least one band gap, one single periodicity defect (156) of the bandgap material so as to produce several narrow bandwidths within the at least one band gap of the bandgap material, and an excitation device (160, 162) capable of transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves within the narrow bandwidths.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2003Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventors: Marc Thevenot, Regis Chantalat, Bernard Jecko, Ludovic Leger, Thierry Monediere, Patrick Dumon
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Patent number: 6975269Abstract: A broadband or multiband antenna for microwaves, optical transmission or mobile telephones in which a reflector plane and at least one radiating element disposed in the vicinity of the reflector plane are provided. An assembly of defective PFB material elements is superposed on the reflector plane and the radiating element. Each defective PFB material element is substantially plane, parallel to the reflector, and presents at least one characteristic of magnetic permeability, of dielectric permittivity, and/or of thickness in the direction perpendicular to the reflector that differs from one defective PFB material element to another. The assembly forms a leaky resonant cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2002Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)Inventors: Bernard Jecko, Cyril Cheype, Cédric Serier, Marc Thevenot, Thierry Monediere
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Publication number: 20040189529Abstract: The invention concerns a broadband or multiband antenna for microwaves, comprising a reflector plane (R) and at least a radiating element (ER) arranged proximate to the reflector plane (R). A assembly of photonic forbidden band material default elements is superimposed on the reflector plane (R) and the radiating element (ER). Each photonic forbidden band material default element is substantially planar, parallel to the reflector (R) and has at least a characteristic of magnetic permeability of dielectric permittivity and/or thickness in the direction perpendicular to the reflector (R) different from one element of photonic forbidden band material to the next. The assembly forms a leaky resonant cavity. The invention is applicable to mobile telephone systems, or optical path transmissions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: Bernard Jecko, Cyril Cheype, Cedric Serier, Marc Thevenot, Thierry Monediere
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Patent number: 6549172Abstract: An antenna includes a probe capable of transforming electrical energy into electromagnetic energy and inversely. It further includes an assembly of elements made of at least two materials different in permittivity and/or permeability and/or conductivity within which the probe is arranged, the arrangement of the elements in the assembly ensuring radiation and spatial and frequency filtering of the electromagnetic waves produced or received by the probe, which filtering allows in particular one or several operating frequencies (f) of the antenna inside a frequency band gap (B).Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)Inventors: Marc Thevenot, Bernard Jean-Yves Jecko, Alain Jean-Louis Reineix
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Patent number: 6456254Abstract: The invention provides a reflector forming a parabolic antenna, the reflector being characterized by the fact that it is made up of n contiguous layers of dielectric material defined by n+1 surfaces having distinct parabolic equations and shaped to define a common electromagnetic focus.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2001Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: Alain Reineix, Marc Thevenot, Bernard Jecko