Patents by Inventor Sylvain Coquel

Sylvain Coquel 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).

  • Device and method for determining the presence, absence, and/or movement of an object contained in a housing
    Patent number: 11403480
    Abstract: A method for detecting an object in a housing, includes: determining a first scene inside the housing using a time of flight sensor, wherein the housing is empty during determination of the first scene; determining, by a processor, a second scene inside the housing using the time of flight sensor; comparing, by the processor, the first scene with the second scene; and determining, by the processor, a presence or an absence of the object in the housing based on a result of comparing the first scene with the second scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS
    Inventors: Patrick Calenzo, Sylvain Coquel, Julien Terrier, Loic Welter
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE, ABSENCE, AND/OR MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT CONTAINED IN A HOUSING
    Publication number: 20190065888
    Abstract: A method for detecting an object in a housing, includes: determining a first scene inside the housing using a time of flight sensor, wherein the housing is empty during determination of the first scene; determining, by a processor, a second scene inside the housing using the time of flight sensor; comparing, by the processor, the first scene with the second scene; and determining, by the processor, a presence or an absence of the object in the housing based on a result of comparing the first scene with the second scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Calenzo, Sylvain Coquel, Julien Terrier, Loic Welter