This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 EPO patent. Top assignee: Thales. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Jean-Jacques Maintoux: Inventor of a Long-Range Object Detection System.
Introduction
Jean-Jacques Maintoux is an inventor based in Limours, France, associated with Thales. His recorded patent concerns a three-dimensional system for detecting objects at long range.
Latest Patents
Maintoux is credited with 1 patent: “Long-range object detection system.” The invention combines a signal transmitter that uses color-based transmission in a first plane with a receiver raised above the transmitter. The receiver has at least two sensors arranged in a perpendicular second plane. Processing means use signals from one or more sensors to detect objects in the first plane and signals from at least two sensors to detect objects in the second plane. The patent also describes determining whether objects are present and estimating their direction and distance.
Career Highlights
Maintoux’s listed invention addresses three-dimensional object detection by combining colored signals, multiple sensors, and signal processing. His professional affiliation is Thales.
Collaborations
Wilfried Greverie and Jean-Pierre Marcy are identified as Maintoux’s coworkers.
Conclusion
Jean-Jacques Maintoux’s recorded patent presents a sensor-based approach to long-range, three-dimensional object detection, developed in connection with his work at Thales.
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