Inventor
Pascal Mellot
Inventor
Lans en Vercors, FR
Overview
Patents· 48 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G01Sprimary
G01SRadio direction-finding17%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television16%
G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light13%
G06FElectric digital data processing10%
H01LSemiconductor devices9%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation8%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general6%
G05FSystems for regulating electric or magnetic variables2%
H03DDemodulation or transference of modulation from one carrier to another2%
H03FAmplifiers2%
PatentTitleYear
11,119,197Method for measuring a time of flight202111,120,104Method and apparatus for processing a histogram output from a detector sensor202111,079,270Optical sensor and apparatus comprising an optical sensor having a photodetector and a semiconductor guard ring are dimensioned so that a fill factor of each pixel is less than or equal to 50%202111,061,137Proximity detection device and method comprising a pulse transmission circuit to transmit into a scene plural optical pulses with different pulse durations during a detection period202111,029,200Ambient luminosity level detection202110,989,814Method for managing dynamic range of an optical detection device, and corresponding device202110,837,825Method of ambient luminosity level detection, and corresponding sensor202010,712,198Measuring process of the average frequency of an alternating signal, and corresponding electronic circuit202010,551,486Method for measuring a time of flight202010,502,816Ranging apparatus201910,416,294Ranging device read-out circuit201910,304,877Circuit and method for controlling and selectively enabling photodiode cells201910,267,901Ranging device with imaging capability201910,241,197Method of preparing histograms of a sensor signal from an array of sensors, in particular proximity sensors, and corresponding device201910,094,915Wrap around ranging method and circuit20189,995,928Optical signal generation in a SPAD array based on generation of a target phase value dependent upon an ambient count rate20189,960,295Single-photon avalanche diode and an array thereof20189,927,291'Ambient luminosity level detection'20189,864,049'Method for measuring a time of flight'20189,786,701'Circuit and method for controlling a SPAD array based on a measured count rate'20179,681,077'Device for transferring photogenerated charges at high frequency and applications'20179,354,719'Optical navigation devices'20169,200,951'Circuit and method for measuring an ambient light level'20159,147,236'Method and device for generating high dynamic range images'20159,074,939'Ambient luminosity level detection based on discharge times'20158,976,294'Multiple-sensor image acquisition system'20158,963,069'Device having SPAD photodiodes for detecting an object with a selection of a number of photodiodes to be reversed biased'20158,879,048'Device and method for determining the distance to an object'20148,878,830'Ambient light detection'20148,817,108'Method of real-time checking of a matrix imaging device, and associated device'20148,471,816'Variable gain mouse'20138,462,114'Computer navigation devices'20138,300,015'Method of detecting the movement of an entity equipped with an image sensor and device for implementing same'20128,264,462'Motion estimation with adaptation of the correlation block size'20128,208,036'Processing for captured images'20128,189,054'Motion estimation method, device, and system for image processing'20128,179,967'Method and device for detecting movement of an entity provided with an image sensor'20127,627,130'Circuit and method for automatically limiting the amplitude of broadcast audio signals'20097,495,520'Modulation device using frequency-shift keying'20096,842,525'Signal amplification circuit and process for neutralizing noise from a power supply voltage'20056,680,680'Process and device for converting an analog signal into a digital signal with automatic gain control'20046,587,011'Low cost digital FM modulator'20036,252,385'Integrated start up and regulation circuit for a power supply'20016,236,262'Regulated power supply with a high input noise rejection ratio'20016,114,904'Fast amplifier output stage'20005,920,217'50% Duty cycle signal generator'19995,850,164'FM demodulation and frequency tuning for a phase-locked loop'19985,640,126'FM demodulation and frequency tuning for a phase-locked loop'1997Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1997–2009Patents assigned to SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS (5)· patent assignee history
1997–1998Based in Grenoble, FR· patent location history
1999–2021Based in Lans en Vercors, FR· patent location history
2001–2017Patents assigned to ST MICROELECTRONICS SA (13)· patent assignee history
2009–2014Based in Lans en Vercours, FR· patent location history
2009Based in Burnham, GB· patent location history
2012–2017Patents assigned to MELLOT PASCAL (12)· patent assignee history
2014–2021Patents assigned to ST MICROELECTRONICS GRENOBLE 2 (27)· patent assignee history
2018–2021Patents assigned to ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD (7)· patent assignee history
2021Based in Lane en Vercors, FR· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| ST MICROELECTRONICS GRENOBLE 2 | 27 | 2014–2021 |
| ST MICROELECTRONICS SA | 13 | 2001–2017 |
| MELLOT PASCALself | 12 | 2012–2017 |
| ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD | 7 | 2018–2021 |
| SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS | 5 | 1997–2009 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Lans en Vercors, FR | 42 | 1999–2021 |
| Lans en Vercours, FR | 2 | 2009–2014 |
| Grenoble, FR | 2 | 1997–1998 |
| Lane en Vercors, FR | 1 | 2021 |
| Burnham, GB | 1 | 2009 |