Patents by Inventor Michel Carnot

Michel Carnot 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: 8742925
    Abstract: A device (1) for preventing and detecting the falling of an object or of a person on a line (2) of a railway station having a platform (3). The device (1) includes at least one detection device (7) having at least one emitter (8) of a beam (10) and a sensor (9) able to detect the beam (10), and a detection calculator (13) for processing the signals obtained from the sensors (9) and able to communicate safely with at least one signaling system (16a, 16b, 16c) of the railway station, barriers (4) able to be arranged on the platform (3) to prevent falls of the object or of the person, the barriers (4) delimiting between door opening areas (5), a detection device (7) being arranged in each of the door opening areas (5) to detect a fall on the line (2) of the railway station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Alstom Transport SA
    Inventors: Charlie Vacher, Michel Carnot
  • Publication number: 20110126731
    Abstract: A device (1) for preventing and detecting the falling of an object or of a person on a line (2) of a railway station having a platform (3). The device (1) includes at least one detection device (7) having at least one emitter (8) of a beam (10) and a sensor (9) able to detect this beam (10), and a detection calculator (13) for processing the signals obtained from the sensors (9) and able to communicate safely with at least one signaling system (16a, 16b, 16c) of the station, barriers (4) able to be arranged on the platform (3) to prevent falls, the barriers (4) delimiting between them door opening areas (5), a detection device (7) being arranged in each of them to detect a fall on the line (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA
    Inventors: Charlie VACHER, Michel Carnot