Patents by Inventor Sebastien CHAMPINOT

Sebastien CHAMPINOT 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).

  • Movable or deformable touch pad system forming a human-machine interface suitable for a vehicle steering wheel
    Patent number: 10671220
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touchpad system forming a human-machine interface, intended for a vehicle steering wheel. The touchpad system includes a light source illuminating the touchpad and a camera capturing light coming from the touchpad. The touchpad includes a first marker able to reflect the light coming from the light source, and the touchpad, with the exception of the first marker, being transparent to the light emitted by the light source. The system is notable in particular in that pressure on the touchpad causes the touchpad to move and in that, when the touchpad is in a first position, the first marker is not visible to the camera and, when the touchpad is in a second position, the first marker is visible to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastien Champinot, Stephane Melou
  • MOVABLE OR DEFORMABLE TOUCH PAD SYSTEM FORMING A HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE SUITABLE FOR A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL
    Publication number: 20180292949
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touchpad system forming a human-machine interface, intended for a vehicle steering wheel. The touchpad system includes a light source illuminating the touchpad and a camera capturing light coming from the touchpad. The touchpad includes a first marker able to reflect the light coming from the light source, and the touchpad, with the exception of the first marker, being transparent to the light emitted by the light source. The system is notable in particular in that pressure on the touchpad causes the touchpad to move and in that, when the touchpad is in a first position, the first marker is not visible to the camera and, when the touchpad is in a second position, the first marker is visible to the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Sebastien CHAMPINOT, Stephane MELOU