Patents by Inventor Nicolas Delorme
Nicolas Delorme 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: 11694052Abstract: A circuit, method, and system including the circuit such that the circuit is for a passive radio-identification tag operating in a UHF band and is configured for radio communication with a reader which sends a periodic read signal. A period of the read signal includes an energy recovery phase and a communication phase. The circuit has: a control device configured to accumulate an energy reserve from the radio wave during the energy recovery phase and to communicate with the reader during the communication phase, an interface to connect an external analog sensor. The interface includes: an electrical connection configured to connect and supply the external analog sensor with electricity and to acquire the analog measurement from the sensor, an amplifier configured to amplify the signal of the analog measurement from the sensor, and an analog-digital converter configured to digitize the amplified analog measurement from the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: ASYGNInventors: Lionel D. Geynet, Nicolas Delorme
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Publication number: 20230095975Abstract: A circuit for a passive radio-identification tag operating in a UHF band is described, configured for a radio communication with a reader that emits a reading signal. The circuit is produced as a single chip, comprising one or more transducers for measuring a strain, a first sub-circuit configured for the acquisition of the transducer measurement, and a second sub-circuit configured for the radio transmission of the acquired measurement to the reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Lionel GEYNET, Nicolas DELORME
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Publication number: 20220215218Abstract: A circuit, method, and system including the circuit such that the circuit is for a passive radio-identification tag operating in a UHF band and is configured for radio communication with a reader which sends a periodic read signal. A period of the read signal includes an energy recovery phase and a communication phase. The circuit has: a control device configured to accumulate an energy reserve from the radio wave during the energy recovery phase and to communicate with the reader during the communication phase, an interface to connect an external analog sensor. The interface includes: an electrical connection configured to connect and supply the external analog sensor with electricity and to acquire the analog measurement from the sensor, an amplifier configured to amplify the signal of the analog measurement from the sensor, and an analog-digital converter configured to digitize the amplified analog measurement from the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Lionel D. GEYNET, Nicolas DELORME
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Patent number: 8271218Abstract: A reader device (104) for a contactless remote measurement system by inductive coupling provided with at least one RLC passive sensor (102) having a resistance and a capacitance or inductance provided for varying depending on one or more physical parameters, the measurement of which is desired, the reader including an inductive antenna (105), and means for iterative identification of at least the resistance and the capacitance or inductance of said sensor, provided for carrying out an iterative identification method comprising steps consisting of: emitting a test signal at the input of said antenna, achieving an estimation ?k of the time response of the sensor to said test signal with means forming a discrete filter (112) provided with coefficients which may be modulated, adapting the coefficients of the discrete filter, depending on a criterion J depending on said estimation and on a discrete signal sk formed from a real signal taken at the terminals of the antenna in response to the emission of said testType: GrantFiled: November 26, 2007Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Eric Colinet, Michel Nowak, Nicolas Delorme
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Publication number: 20100250167Abstract: A reader device (104) for a contactless remote measurement system by inductive coupling provided with at least one RLC passive sensor (102) having a resistance and a capacitance or inductance provided for varying depending on one or more physical parameters, the measurement of which is desired, the reader including an inductive antenna (105), and means for iterative identification of at least the resistance and the capacitance or inductance of said sensor, provided for carrying out an iterative identification method comprising steps consisting of: emitting a test signal at the input of said antenna, achieving an estimation ?k of the time response of the sensor to said test signal with means forming a discrete filter (112) provided with coefficients which may be modulated, adapting the coefficients of the discrete filter, depending on a criterion J depending on said estimation and on a discrete signal sk formed from a real signal taken at the terminals of the antenna in response to the emission of said testType: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2007Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: COMMISSAR. A L'ENERG. ATOM. ET AUX ENERG. ALTERN.Inventors: Eric Colinet, Michel Nowak, Nicolas Delorme
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Patent number: 7728603Abstract: A method for testing a variable capacitance measurement system including a fixed voltage source, a variable capacitance sensor, and a circuit to process information output by this sensor. The method connects an electrically controllable electronic simulation device to replace the variable capacitance sensor, models the electrophysical behaviour of the sensor, and tests the system.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Commissariat A l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Nicolas Delorme, Cyril Condemine, Marc Belleville
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Patent number: 7575165Abstract: A remote transmission device having a fixed station and a portable object provided with an antenna inductively coupled to the station, the object having a variable load impedance connected to terminals of the antenna, and a regulation loop regulating the voltage at terminals of the variable load impedance having rectifier means for rectifying the voltage at the terminals of the antenna and control means designed to modify the variable load impedance according to the output voltage of the rectifier means, and the station emitting an alternating magnetic field modulated in amplitude on 2N levels by data to be transmitted, encoded on N bits, the object having demodulation means having an n-bit analog to digital converter, clocked at an oversampling frequency much higher than the frequency of the data and connected between the rectifier means and the control means, and digital processing means connected to the output of the converter.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Patrick Villard, Nicolas Delorme, Cyril Condemine
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Publication number: 20090167320Abstract: A method for testing a variable capacitance measurement system including a fixed voltage source, a variable capacitance sensor, and a circuit to process information output by this sensor. The method connects an electrically controllable electronic simulation device to replace the variable capacitance sensor, models the electrophysical behaviour of the sensor, and tests the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2005Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUEInventors: Nicolas Delorme, Cyril Condemine, Marc Belleville
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Patent number: 7337668Abstract: An accelerometric measurement device with a return loop including accelerometer, a corrector generating a signal for correction of the position of the accelerometer, a closed return loop to apply this correction signal to the accelerometer, a detector to detect an error in operation of the accelerometer, and a modifying component making at least a first modification to operation of the corrector from its initial state to a modified operating state.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Cyril Condemine, Nicolas Delorme, Marc Belleville
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Publication number: 20060281405Abstract: The portable object (1) is provided with an antenna (3) inductively coupled to a fixed station of a remote transmission device that emits an alternating magnetic field whose amplitude is modulated on 2<SP>N</SP> levels by data, which are to be transmitted and are encoded in N bits. The portable object has a variable load impedance (Z) connected to antenna terminals (3), and a control loop for controlling the voltage (Vac) to the terminals of the load impedance. The control loop comprises, in series-connected manner, a rectifier circuit (5) for rectifying the voltage (Vac) to the antenna terminals, an analog/digital converter (9) having n bits and being clocked at an oversampling frequency (Ck) much higher than the frequency of the data, and comprises a control circuit (10) serving to modify the load impedance (Z) according to the output voltage (Vdc) of the rectifier circuit (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2004Publication date: December 14, 2006Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUEInventors: Patrick Villard, Nicolas Delorme, Cyril Condemine
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Publication number: 20060273804Abstract: The invention relates to a capacitive measuring sensor including at least one measuring capacitor (Cm) and means (I1, I2, I3) for applying, in a measuring phase, an actuation voltage to at least one plate of the measuring capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2004Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUEInventors: Nicolas Delorme, Cyril Condemine, Marc Belleville
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Patent number: 7088048Abstract: This invention relates to a device for switching and controlling an electron dose emitted by a micro-emitter comprising a sensor module (30) that receives the output current from the micro-emitter and a voltage to adjust the polarization point of the said device, a comparator module that receives a threshold voltage to adjust the quantity of charges to be emitted, a logical module to initialize the electron emission, and to define whether or not the micro-emitter should emit, a control module that generates the voltages necessary for initialization and extinction of the micro-emitter current pulse, means of varying the threshold voltage.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2004Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Jean-Luc Martin, Claude Bieth, Nicolas Delorme
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Publication number: 20050257597Abstract: The invention relates to an accelerometric measurement device with return loop comprising: an accelerometer, a corrector, to generate a signal for correction of the position of the accelerometer, a closed return loop to apply this correction signal to the accelerometer, a detector to detect an error in operation of the accelerometer, and means making a first modification to operation of the correction means from its initial state to a modified operating state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: November 24, 2005Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUEInventors: Cyril Condemine, Nicolas Delorme, Marc Belleville
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Publication number: 20050220187Abstract: The present invention relates to a pulse-position modulated signal demodulator comprising a correlator. In accordance with the invention, the correlator is an auto-correlator (150, 152, 154, 160) provided with means (150, 152) for generating a decode signal from a pulse-position modulated receive signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2003Publication date: October 6, 2005Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Nicolas Delorme, Dominique Morche
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Publication number: 20040222391Abstract: This invention relates to a device for switching and controlling an electron dose emitted by a micro-emitter comprisingType: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUEInventors: Jean-Luc Martin, Claude Bieth, Nicolas Delorme