Patents by Inventor Olivier Ruffenach

Olivier Ruffenach 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: 8316538
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adapting an electronic component with leads that are not suited to surface mounting on an electrical circuit. The method includes a step of bending said leads. The bending step shapes the leads of said component so that they are suitable for mounting on the surface of the electrical circuit. In particular, the invention applies to electronic components such as radio frequency and microwave power transistors, marketed notably in a straight-lead version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Pierre Bertram, Olivier Ruffenach, Georges Peyresoubes
  • Publication number: 20100115768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adapting an electronic component with leads that are not suited to surface mounting on an electrical circuit. The method includes a step of bending said leads. The bending step shapes the leads of said component so that they are suitable for mounting on the surface of the electrical circuit. In particular, the invention applies to electronic components such as radio frequency and microwave power transistors, marketed notably in a straight-lead version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Pierre Bertram, Olivier Ruffenach, Georges Peyresoubes
  • Patent number: 6570525
    Abstract: In a method and device for the encoding/decoding of power distribution at outputs of a system, a distribution encoder includes an element that receives a useful input signal and a piece of distribution information, and that superposes the piece of distribution information received on the input signal. The piece of information is used for the subsequent distribution of the total power of the input signal at an output or outputs of the system. A distribution decoder includes one or more inputs that receive an encoded signal or an encoded signal divided into several signals including the useful signal and the piece of distribution information. Further, one or more outputs are connected to the outputs of the system to which the useful signal is transmitted by distributing the total power received according to the piece of distribution information. The method and device enable, for example, fast, low-power switching of the outputs of a high-power system and the programming of a system with variable power outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Pierre Esposito, Patrick Quemin, Olivier Ruffenach
  • Publication number: 20020041250
    Abstract: In a method and device for the encoding/decoding of the power distribution at the outputs of a system, the distribution encoder comprises an element that receives a signal s(t) and a piece of distribution information i(t), and that superposes said piece of distribution information i(t) received on said signal s(t) received. The piece of information i(t) is used for the subsequent distribution of the total power Ps of said signal s(t) at said output or outputs {S&Ggr;} of a system &Ggr;. The distribution decoder comprises one or more inputs on which there is received an encoded signal c(t) or an encoded signal divided into several signal (cj(t))j&egr;[1,2N] comprising the useful signal s(t) and the piece of distribution information i(t). It also comprises one or more outputs connected to the outputs {S&Ggr;} of said system &Ggr; to which said signal s(t) is transmitted by distributing the total power received Ps according to said piece of distribution information i(t).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Pierre Esposito, Patrick Quemin, Olivier Ruffenach