Patents by Inventor Aurelien FRANC

Aurelien FRANC 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).

  • Limit switch
    Patent number: 9552935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a limit switch comprising: a body (1) and a head (2), an actuation member (3), a shaft (30) that can be actuated in rotation about an axis of rotation (Y) by pivoting of the actuation member (3), a plunger (4), a cam mechanism for converting the rotational movement of the shaft (30) into a translational movement of the plunger (4) and vice versa, the cam mechanism comprising: a first cam (7) and a first cam follower (70), arranged to generate between them a first non-zero rotational torque over a first range of rotation of the shaft (30), a second cam (8) and a second cam follower (80), arranged to generate between them a second non-zero rotational torque over a second range of rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventor: Aurelien Franc
  • LIMIT SWITCH
    Publication number: 20150096870
    Abstract: The invention relates to a limit switch comprising: a body (1) and a head (2), an actuation member (3), a shaft (30) that can be actuated in rotation about an axis of rotation (Y) by pivoting of the actuation member (3), a plunger (4), a cam mechanism for converting the rotational movement of the shaft (30) into a translational movement of the plunger (4) and vice versa, the cam mechanism comprising: a first cam (7) and a first cam follower (70), arranged to generate between them a first non-zero rotational torque over a first range of rotation of the shaft (30), a second cam (8) and a second cam follower (80), arranged to generate between them a second non-zero rotational torque over a second range of rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventor: Aurelien FRANC
  • Operating buttons
    Patent number: D623147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Aurélien Franc, Xavier Lifran
  • Detection device
    Patent number: D766756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventor: Aurelien Franc
  • Emergency stop button
    Patent number: D887996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Isabelle Taborsky, Praveen Kumar Deevarpalli, Aurelien Franc, Guillaume Reiner