Patents by Inventor Patrick SECHAUD

Patrick SECHAUD 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).

  • Method for geopositioning mobile units moving around inside a closed structure
    Patent number: 9829562
    Abstract: A method of positioning a group of subordinate communications units relative to a coordinating communications unit, the method comprising the following steps: the coordinating unit transmitting a specific identification table to each subordinate unit; each unit transmitting its UWB signature; each unit analyzing the received UWB signatures and determining the distances between that unit and each of the other units; each subordinate unit transmitting to the coordinating unit the distances between that subordinate unit and each of the other units; and the coordinating unit determining the relative positions of the subordinate units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Safran Electronics & Defense
    Inventors: Alain Chiodini, Patrick Sechaud
  • METHOD FOR GEOPOSITIONING MOBILE UNITS MOVING AROUND INSIDE A CLOSED STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170242094
    Abstract: A method of positioning a group of subordinate communications units relative to a coordinating communications unit, the method comprising the following steps: the coordinating unit transmitting a specific identification table to each subordinate unit; each unit transmitting its UWB signature; each unit analyzing the received UWB signatures and determining the distances between that unit and each of the other units; each subordinate unit transmitting to the coordinating unit the distances between that subordinate unit and each of the other units; and the coordinating unit determining the relative positions of the subordinate units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Alain CHIODINI, Patrick SECHAUD