Inventor · Le Pont-de-Claix, FR

Pascal Mellot

62Patents
6h-index
27Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 11, 1996 → Sep 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8963069B2 Device having SPAD photodiodes for detecting an object with a selection of a number of photodiodes to be reversed biased Physics 35 Active
US9786701B2 Circuit and method for controlling a SPAD array based on a measured count rate Electricity 15 Active
US10267901B2 Ranging device with imaging capability Electricity 11 Active
US6236262A Regulated power supply with a high input noise rejection ratio Physics 9 Expired
US5920217A 50% Duty cycle signal generator Electricity 8 Expired
US6842525B1 Signal amplification circuit and process for neutralizing noise from a power supply voltage Electricity 6 Expired
US9927291B2 Ambient luminosity level detection Electricity 5 Active
US5640126A FM demodulation and frequency tuning for a phase-locked loop Electricity 5 Expired
US9864049B2 Method for measuring a time of flight Physics 4 Active
US5850164A FM demodulation and frequency tuning for a phase-locked loop Electricity 4 Expired
US8879048B2 Device and method for determining the distance to an object Physics 4 Active
US6680680B1 Process and device for converting an analog signal into a digital signal with automatic gain control Electricity 4 Expired
US11209310B2 Depth map sensor based on dToF and iToF Physics 3 Active
US10989814B2 Method for managing dynamic range of an optical detection device, and corresponding device Physics 3 Active
US9681077B2 Device for transferring photogenerated charges at high frequency and applications Electricity 3 Active
US9074939B2 Ambient luminosity level detection based on discharge times Physics 3 Active
US8264462B2 Motion estimation with adaptation of the correlation block size Physics 3 Active
US10304877B2 Circuit and method for controlling and selectively enabling photodiode cells Electricity 3 Active
US6587011B2 Low cost digital FM modulator Electricity 2 Expired
US10502816B2 Ranging apparatus Electricity 2 Active
US7495520B2 Modulation device using frequency-shift keying Physics 2 Active
US7627130B2 Circuit and method for automatically limiting the amplitude of broadcast audio signals Electricity 2 Expired
US8878830B2 Ambient light detection Physics 2 Active
US6252385A Integrated start up and regulation circuit for a power supply Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US11029200B2 Ambient luminosity level detection Electricity 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.