Patents by Inventor Philippe Merceron

Philippe Merceron 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).

  • Publication number: 20210266091
    Abstract: A system includes at least one reception unit installed in an aircraft and configured for tracking satellites of the satellite navigation system of the GNSS type. The system includes a generation unit for generating an expected number corresponding to the number of satellites that the reception unit is expected to track, a detection unit including a comparison part for comparing the expected number with a tracked number corresponding to the number of satellites that the reception unit is actually tracking and a decision part for detecting a jamming, as a function of the result of the comparison made by the comparison part and transmitting detection data in the event of detection, and a transmission unit configured to transmit jamming detection data to at least one user device, the system making it possible to detect a jamming of a GNSS system in an automatic and reliable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Laurent Azoulai, Philippe Delga, François Tranchet, Rémy Lazzerini, Jean Pasquie, Ludovic Parisot, Philippe Merceron
  • Publication number: 20060126254
    Abstract: A device for protecting at least one integrated capacitor against possible electrostatic discharges, comprising two conductive electrodes respectively connected to the capacitor electrodes and separated from each other by an air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Gerard Auriel, Philippe Merceron
  • Patent number: 6850400
    Abstract: A series device for protection against a heating of aparallel protection element of an equipment of a telephone line, including a bi-directional cut-off element, of normally on state and placed in series with the parallel protection element, a temperature detection element, and a switching element adapted to turning off the cut-off element when the temperature detected by the detection element exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: André Bremond, Philippe Merceron
  • Patent number: 6819535
    Abstract: A device of protection of at least one circuit supplied by a voltage obtained from at least one inductive element, including a switch for short-circuiting the supply provided by the inductive element, and circuitry for turning on the switch when the supply voltage exceeds a predetermined threshold and for turning it off when it is smaller than the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Merceron, Choukri Karoui
  • Publication number: 20030090919
    Abstract: A device of protection of at least one circuit supplied by a voltage obtained from at least one inductive element, including a switch for short-circuiting the supply provided by the inductive element, and circuitry for turning on the switch when the supply voltage exceeds a predetermined threshold and for turning it off when it is smaller than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Philippe Merceron, Choukri Karoui
  • Patent number: 6380847
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control circuit of a vibrating membrane excited by a solenoid in series with a d.c. supply and a controlled switch. A capacitor is disposed across a series circuit including the solenoid and the switch associated with opening means in the vicinity of a zero crossing of the current in the inductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: André Bremond, Philippe Merceron
  • Publication number: 20020018330
    Abstract: A series device for protection against a heating of aparallel protection element of an equipment of a telephone line, including a bi-directional cut-off element, of normally on state and placed in series with the parallel protection element, a temperature detection element, and a switching element adapted to turning off the cut-off element when the temperature detected by the detection element exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Andre Bremond, Philippe Merceron
  • Patent number: 6292347
    Abstract: A circuit of electric arc generation from an A.C. voltage, includes circuitry for making the electric arc frequency substantially independent from possible amplitude variations of the A.C. voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: André Bremond, Philippe Merceron
  • Patent number: 6172864
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for protecting against overloads in a telephone system. The telephone system includes a telephone exchange, a ringing device and an interface, coupled to receive input signals on subscriber lines. The input signals are forwarded to either the telephone exchange or the ringing device depending upon the operating mode of the telephone system. The telephone line supplies a signal indicating the operating mode. A single protection device is coupled between the input of the subscriber lines and the interface. The protection device is controlled by the operating mode signal, and includes logic for protecting both the ringing device and the telephone exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Andr{acute over (e)} Bremond, Philippe Merceron