Patents by Inventor Philippe Favard

Philippe Favard 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).

  • Apparatuses for reducing air condensation in components of satcom antenna subsystem
    Patent number: 11594802
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an antenna system for an airplane. The antenna system including an antenna system enclosure and a desiccant enclosure within the antenna system enclosure and having desiccant material positioned between an outside air pipe and an inside air pipe, the inside air pipe extending from the desiccant enclosure to open to an interior air volume of at least one component of the antenna system within the antenna system enclosure, the outside air pipe extending from the desiccant enclosure to ambient air outside the antenna system enclosure, and the desiccant material is configured to absorb moisture in the ambient air flowing from the outside air pipe to the inside air pipe through the desiccant enclosure while air pressure is being equalized from outside to inside the antenna system enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Thales Avionics, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter T. G. Durrant, Philippe Favard, Mehdi Gherib, Achille Combrisson
  • APPARATUSES FOR REDUCING AIR CONDENSATION IN COMPONENTS OF SATCOM ANTENNA SUBSYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210050645
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an antenna system for an airplane. The antenna system including an antenna system enclosure and a desiccant enclosure within the antenna system enclosure and having desiccant material positioned between an outside air pipe and an inside air pipe, the inside air pipe extending from the desiccant enclosure to open to an interior air volume of at least one component of the antenna system within the antenna system enclosure, the outside air pipe extending from the desiccant enclosure to ambient air outside the antenna system enclosure, and the desiccant material is configured to absorb moisture in the ambient air flowing from the outside air pipe to the inside air pipe through the desiccant enclosure while air pressure is being equalized from outside to inside the antenna system enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Peter T.G. DURRANT, Philippe FAVARD, Mehdi GHERIB, Achille COMBRISSON
  • Optically pumped atomic clock and associated manufacturing process
    Patent number: 10630302
    Abstract: An optically pumped atomic clock includes an optically pumped atomic resonator provided with a vacuum-tight envelope equipped with optical interfaces and comprising, inside the vacuum-tight envelope a resonant cavity, optical mirrors, and caesium traps made of graphite, and outside the vacuum-tight envelope a vacuum pump, a magnetic shield, a magnetic field coil, an RF cable, a caesium oven, and an interface for connection with the caesium oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Philippe Denis, Philippe Favard, Michel Baldy
  • OPTICALLY PUMPED ATOMIC CLOCK AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20190123750
    Abstract: An optically pumped atomic clock includes an optically pumped atomic resonator provided with a vacuum-tight envelope equipped with optical interfaces and comprising, inside the vacuum-tight envelope a resonant cavity, optical mirrors, and caesium traps made of graphite, and outside the vacuum-tight envelope a vacuum pump, a magnetic shield, a magnetic field coil, an RF cable, a caesium oven, and an interface for connection with the caesium oven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Philippe Denis, Philippe Favard, Michel Baldy