Patents by Inventor Patrice Portefaix

Patrice Portefaix 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).

  • Wireless communication device and method
    Patent number: 11558734
    Abstract: An embodiment subscriber identification module includes a first communication interface, including first pads intended to be coupled to a modulator-demodulator circuit; a second interface, including second pads intended to be coupled to a subscriber identification module card; and a switching circuit, configured to couple the first pads to the second pads or to a communication module integrated to the subscriber identification module. Another embodiment concerns a method of controlling the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Thierry Crespo, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Tramoni, Patrice Portefaix
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210360388
    Abstract: An embodiment subscriber identification module includes a first communication interface, including first pads intended to be coupled to a modulator-demodulator circuit; a second interface, including second pads intended to be coupled to a subscriber identification module card; and a switching circuit, configured to couple the first pads to the second pads or to a communication module integrated to the subscriber identification module. Another embodiment concerns a method of controlling the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Thierry Crespo, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Tramoni, Patrice Portefaix