Patents by Inventor Olivier Masson

Olivier Masson 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: 6107904
    Abstract: A deflection yoke for a cathode-ray tube of a video display, includes a pair of horizontal deflection windings and a pair of vertical deflection windings. The pair of vertical deflection windings includes a saddle-shaped winding. The saddle-shaped winding includes a front end winding portion, close to a screen of the cathode ray tube, a rear end winding portion, remote from the screen and a pair of side winding portions, between the front and rear end portions. The saddle-shaped winding is disposed generally symmetrically with respect to a plane of symmetry. A depression or notch is formed in the front end winding portion for varying a winding distribution locally. The depression or notch forms asymmetry with respect to the plane of symmetry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Thomson Tubes & Displays
    Inventors: Nacerdine Azzi, Olivier Masson
  • Patent number: 6084490
    Abstract: An deflection yoke for a color cathode ray tube includes a saddle shaped vertical deflection coil and a saddle shaped horizontal deflection coil. The horizontal deflection coil includes winding turns forming a pair of side portions having a winding window therebetween extending free of conductor wires. Each of the side portions has first and second winding spaces. The first winding space forms an aperture occupying an angular range between 30 and 45 degrees and having a length dimension greater than one half a length dimention of the window. A corner portion of the second winding space is disposed in a Z-axis coordinate selected in a range between a Z-axis coordinate of an end of the window, close to the electron gun of the tube, and a Z-axis coordinate, closer to the screen of the tube. The length of the range is approximately 10% of a length of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Thomson Tubes & Displays, S.A.
    Inventors: Nacerdine Azzi, Olivier Masson
  • Patent number: 6072379
    Abstract: A deflection yoke for a color cathode ray tube includes a saddle shaped vertical deflection coil and a saddle shaped horizontal deflection coil. The horizontal deflection coil includes winding turns forming a pair of side portions, a front end portion, close to a screen of the tube, and a rear end portion, close to an electron gun of the tube. The side portions form a winding window free of conductor wires therebetween extending between the front end turn portion and the rear end turn portion. Each of the side portions has first, second and third winding spaces. The first, second and third spaces extend into longitudinal coordinates that are closer to an electron gun of the tube than an end portion of the window established by the end turn portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Thomson Tubes & Displays S.A.
    Inventors: Nacerdine Azzi, Olivier Masson
  • Patent number: 6069546
    Abstract: A deflection yoke for a color cathode ray tube includes a saddle shaped vertical deflection coil and a saddle shaped horizontal deflection coil. The horizontal deflection coil includes winding turns forming a pair of side portions having a winding window therebetween extending free of conductor wires. The side portion has a winding space for correcting corresponding portions of coma and convergence errors. A corner portion of the winding space is disposed in a Z-axis coordinate selected in a range between a Z-axis coordinate, defining the end of the window that is close to the electron gun of the tube, and a third Z-axis coordinate, closer to the screen of the tube. The length of the range may be approximately 10% of a length of the window. Correction of convergence error, horizontal coma error or coma parabola error may be obtained without using field shapers such as shunts or magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Thomson Tubes & Displays, S.A.
    Inventors: Nacerdine Azzi, Olivier Masson
  • Patent number: 5900693
    Abstract: A deflection yoke for a cathode ray tube having a large, flat faceplate and a 4:3 aspect ratio includes a saddle-shaped vertical deflection coil. Most of the winding turns at a rear end portion are concentrated close to the beam entrance end of the coil. Both the position of the peak and the vertical deflection center of the vertical deflection field are shifted toward the gun entrance end with respect to the corresponding peak and deflection center of the horizontal deflection field. Consequently, North-South magnets are not required for reducing North-South pincushion distortion. Also, a much shortened yoke is obtained than if the peak were not shifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Thomson Tubes & Displays S.A.
    Inventors: Nacerdine Azzi, Olivier Masson
  • Patent number: 5623412
    Abstract: The control system of the invention is associated with an engine provided with means for measuring one or several parameters including pressures (in the cylinder, induction pressure, exhaust pressure) for each cylinder, acceleration, injection needle lift, knock detection, engine torque, etc., and with means for the angular coding of the crankshaft position. The control system includes a synchronization set (7) co-operating with angular discrimination means so as to readjust automatically at any time the angular coding data with respect to the combustion cycles. An acquisition set digitizes at a high frequency the various data measured, and notably the pressure values taken during each cycle, simultaneously in all the cylinders. A processing set (18) including notably a fast digital processor suited for determining in real time complex physical parameters such as the man indicated pressure (PMI) at each cycle or each engine revolution, stability factors of these parameters in time, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Olivier Masson, Philippe Pinchon, Michel Rivaud
  • Patent number: 5455483
    Abstract: In a deflection yoke four Gorner magnets are used for correcting inner north-south raster distortion. The north-south axis of each of the comer magnets is disposed in parallel to the Z-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Thomson Tubes & Displays, S.A.
    Inventors: Nacerdine Azzi, Olivier Masson