Patents by Inventor Vincent Couturier-Doux

Vincent Couturier-Doux 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).

  • Aiming assistance for sport competitions for visually challenged or blind persons
    Patent number: 8540155
    Abstract: An automated aiming assistance towards a shooting target for a visually- challenged or blind person is provided. The method comprises: providing the shooting weapon used by the person with a camera placed on the weapon for filming the target to be aimed at; identifying the target by shape recognition in the images shot by the camera; and transmitting a signal received by the person for guiding the person for orienting the shooting weapon towards the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Electricite de France
    Inventors: Guy D'urso, Jean-Marie Henault, Jocelyn Chanussot, Vincent Couturier-Doux
  • AIMING ASSISTANCE FOR SPORT COMPETITIONS FOR VISUALLY CHALLENGED OR BLIND PERSONS
    Publication number: 20120080523
    Abstract: An automated aiming assistance towards a shooting target for a visually-challenged or blind person is provided. The method comprises: providing the shooting weapon used by the person with a camera placed on the weapon for filming the target to be aimed at; identifying the target by shape recognition in the images shot by the camera; and transmitting a signal received by the person for guiding the person for orienting the shooting weapon towards the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
    Inventors: Guy D'urso, Jean-Marie Henault, Jocelyn Chanussot, Vincent Couturier-Doux