Patents by Inventor Francis Chauvet
Francis Chauvet 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).
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Publication number: 20150351260Abstract: A control system including: a stationary control console and a first emergency stop button positioned on the control console, a mobile control unit including a mobile holder and a second emergency stop button arranged on the mobile holder, the control console including at least one cavity, the mobile holder configured to assume a first position in which the second emergency stop button is located inside the cavity to be hidden from a view of a user, and a second position in which the second emergency stop button is outside the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Tewfik MEFTAH, Francis CHAUVET, Domique BENNI
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Patent number: 9104951Abstract: A man/machine dialogue system including: an RFID read/write station including a data processor; an antenna that is magnetically connected or coupled with the read/write station; and a man/machine dialogue member including a man/machine dialogue interface and an electronic tag. The electronic tag includes an internal memory and a processor and is positioned so as to be supplied with power, via magnetic coupling, by the read/write station and so as to be in contactless communication, via magnetic coupling, with the read/write station.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Francis Chauvet, Dominique Benni, Alain Tardivon
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Publication number: 20140289438Abstract: The invention concerns a human-machine dialog system (1) comprising: a support (3) having a plurality of identical docking stations (30), each docking station (30) being associated with a universal human-machine dialog device (4), each universal human-machine dialog device (4) comprising at least a display member (41) and a sensor member (40), a plurality of modular members (2), each modular member (2) being arranged to be positioned in a docking station (30) in a removable and interchangeable manner and comprising a human-machine dialog interface (20) arranged to cooperate with said display member (41) and/or said sensor member (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Dominique BENNI, Francis Chauvet, Alain Guillot
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Patent number: 8840023Abstract: An antenna extender configured to be coupled electromagnetically to an RFID read/write station. The extender includes a first circuit oscillating at variable frequency and a second oscillating circuit coupled to the first oscillating circuit, and a processing unit which is powered by energy supplied by the second oscillating circuit when the extender is placed close to the read/write station. The processing unit includes a mechanism to measure voltage at terminals of the second oscillating circuit and a controller that can be used to vary resonance frequency of the first oscillating circuit as a function of the value of the measured voltage to optimize frequency tuning between the extender and the read/write station.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventor: Francis Chauvet
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Patent number: 8816228Abstract: A wireless switching device with an actuating member that can move along a main axis between an idle position and a working position, a spring stressed by force by the actuating member in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis, a switching assembly that can include a plunger arranged to be actuated by the actuating member and a wireless transmitter module provided with an antenna for sending a message to a receiver module in the event of an action on the plunger. The antenna can be arranged prominently on the switching assembly in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis and the spring of helical type being arranged coaxially to the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Alain Guillot, Dominique Benni, Francis Chauvet, Patrice Thizon
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Publication number: 20140216911Abstract: An emergency stop device including a body, a control button that is translatably movable along a control axis, at least one set of electric contacts that are normally closed and which include a mobile electric contact and a stationary electric contact, a flexible blade having a first free end and a second free end, and an actuation push member that can be translatably actuated, by the control button, between a rest position and an actuated position, and which is configured to engage with the flexible blade. The flexible blade includes a bearing area for the actuation push member, and the flexible blade is shaped to rigidify the bearing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Dominique Benni, Alain Tardivon, Francis Chauvet, Eric Lemasson
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Patent number: 8519833Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coupling/uncoupling between a transmitter (1) and a receiver (2) capable of communicating with one another via a wireless link, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: transmission of a first signal by the transmitter (1), transmission of a second signal by said transmitter (1), amplitude processing by the receiver (2) of the first signal (30, 32) and of the second signal (31, 33) received and storage or deletion by the receiver of an identification code (C1, C2, Cn) of the transmitter (1) according to the processing carried out.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Michel Emmanuel, Francis Chauvet
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Patent number: 8497438Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device comprising:—a first assembly (1) comprising an actuation member (10) that can take a rest position and an actuation position;—a second assembly (2) mounted on the first assembly (1) and comprising a mobile bridge (22) bearing mobile contacts (221) actuated with respect to fixed contacts (201) between an opening position and a closing position so as to respectively open or close an electrical circuit according to the position of the actuation member (10), in which:—the mobile bridge (22) is actuatable in rotation about an axis of rotation (A) and can take a third position so as to open the electrical circuit when the first assembly (1) is mechanically disconnected from the second assembly (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Francis Chauvet, Dominique Benni, Bertrand Fruchard
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Publication number: 20120280800Abstract: A man/machine dialogue system including: an RFID read/write station including a data processor; an antenna that is magnetically connected or coupled with the read/write station; and a man/machine dialogue member including a man/machine dialogue interface and an electronic tag. The electronic tag includes an internal memory and a processor and is positioned so as to be supplied with power, via magnetic coupling, by the read/write station and so as to be in contactless communication, via magnetic coupling, with the read/write station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Francis Chauvet, Dominique Benni, Alain Tardivon
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Publication number: 20120248186Abstract: An antenna extender configured to be coupled electromagnetically to an RFID read/write station. The extender includes a first circuit oscillating at variable frequency and a second oscillating circuit coupled to the first oscillating circuit, and a processing unit which is powered by energy supplied by the second oscillating circuit when the extender is placed close to the read/write station. The processing unit includes a mechanism to measure voltage at terminals of the second oscillating circuit and a controller that can be used to vary resonance frequency of the first oscillating circuit as a function of the value of the measured voltage to optimize frequency tuning between the extender and the read/write station.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventor: Francis Chauvet
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Patent number: 8269611Abstract: The present invention relates to a reading/writing station (ST) comprising a casing (1) including in particular a memory (M) and an antenna (AN) for exchanging data wirelessly by inductive technology with electronic tags (ET, ETI), each having an antenna (5, 8), a memory (60, 70) and data processing means (61, 71) for interpreting requests sent by the station (ST), characterized in that: an electronic tag, called integrated electronic tag (ETI), suitable for storing data in its memory (70), is incorporated in the reading station (ST), the integrated electronic tag (ETI) is located in the reading station (ST), within range of the antenna (AN) of the reading station (ST). The integrated electronic tag (ETI) makes it possible in particular to store data relating to the configuration of the reading station (ST) and/or application data.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Francis Chauvet, Michel Emmanuel
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Publication number: 20120199454Abstract: The invention relates to a wireless switching device comprising: an actuating member (200) that can move along a main axis between an idle position and a working position, a spring (205) stressed by force by the actuating member in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis, a switching assembly (50) comprising a plunger arranged to be actuated by the actuating member (200) and a wireless transmitter module provided with an antenna (503) for sending a message to a receiver module in the event of an action on the plunger, the antenna (503) being arranged prominently on the switching assembly (50) in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis and the spring (205) of helical type being arranged coaxially to the antenna (503).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Alain GUILLOT, Dominique BENNI, Francis CHAUVET, Patrice THIZON
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Publication number: 20120191458Abstract: The invention relates to a human-machine dialog system comprising: a first part (1) including a data processing unit and an electrical power supply unit (11), a second part comprising a number of human-machine dialog members (2) each provided with a human-machine dialog interface (20) and a fastening support (3) arranged to accommodate each human-machine dialog member (2) in a removable and interchangeable manner, a communication and power supply bus (4) linking the power supply unit (11) and the processing unit of the first part (1) to each human-machine dialog member (2), said communication and power supply bus (4) being at least partly arranged in the fastening support (3) to connect each human-machine dialog member (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Dominique BENNI, Francis Chauvet, Alain Tardivon, Eric Lemasson
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Publication number: 20110168536Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device comprising: —a first assembly (1) comprising an actuation member (10) that can take a rest position and an actuation position; —a second assembly (2) mounted on the first assembly (1) and comprising a mobile bridge (22) bearing mobile contacts (221) actuated with respect to fixed contacts (201) between an opening position and a closing position so as to respectively open or close an electrical circuit according to the position of the actuation member (10), in which: —the mobile bridge (22) is actuatable in rotation about an axis of rotation (A) and can take a third position so as to open the electrical circuit when the first assembly (1) is mechanically disconnected from the second assembly (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2009Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Francis Chauvet, Dominique Benni, Bertrand Fruchard
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Publication number: 20100297951Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coupling/uncoupling between a transmitter (1) and a receiver (2) capable of communicating with one another via a wireless link, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: transmission of a first signal by the transmitter (1), transmission of a second signal by said transmitter (1), amplitude processing by the receiver (2) of the first signal (30, 32) and of the second signal (31, 33) received and storage or deletion by the receiver of an identification code (C1, C2, Cn) of the transmitter (1) according to the processing carried out.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Michel Emmanuel, Francis Chauvet
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Publication number: 20070194888Abstract: The present invention relates to a reading/writing station (ST) comprising a casing (1) including in particular a memory (M) and an antenna (AN) for exchanging data wirelessly by inductive technology with electronic tags (ET, ETI), each having an antenna (5, 8), a memory (60, 70) and data processing means (61, 71) for interpreting requests sent by the station (ST), characterized in that: an electronic tag, called integrated electronic tag (ETI), suitable for storing data in its memory (70), is incorporated in the reading station (ST), the integrated electronic tag (ETI) is located in the reading station (ST), within range of the antenna (AN) of the reading station (ST). The integrated electronic tag (ETI) makes it possible in particular to store data relating to the configuration of the reading station (ST) and/or application data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Francis Chauvet, Michel Emmanuel
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Patent number: 6194810Abstract: The control circuit 12 generates an alternating voltage Ve through a flip-flop 13, preferably with inverter switches laid out in H form, in order to excite the oscillating circuit 11. The voltage Ve is made synchronous with the current i that passes through the transducer by means of a phasing device 14 that comprises 2 transistors T1, T2 coupled through their basis to an output 13b from the flip-flop and through their emitters to a terminal of the oscillating circuit. The link of the transducer with its control circuit is made using two wires only.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2000Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAInventor: Francis Chauvet
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Patent number: 6025566Abstract: A signaling device with light emitting diode placed on a printed circuit that is housed in a body, which may for example be tubular. The light emitting diode 21 is surface mounted on one side 20a of the printed circuit 20 and its emission beam is directed along a direction Y-Y' perpendicular to the axis of symmetry X-X' of the body 13, and the body has a tubular part fitted with an unpolished flared surface 17 inside and facing the diode.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1998Date of Patent: February 15, 2000Assignee: Schneider Electric SAInventors: Francis Chauvet, Philippe Raffoux
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Patent number: 4220403Abstract: Two or more motor driven systems are maintained in synchronism by a recorded wave of sine form on a tape driven by one of said systems, a signal derived from said sine wave being used to drive a stepper motor or stepper motors included in the other system or systems. The invention is particularly applicable to the synchronization of a film passing through a camera or projector with a sound track recorded on a magnetic tape, or of a number of films passing through a plurality of projectors or cameras. By converting the sine wave to pulses and maintaining a count of the pulses, (a) derived from the control signal and (b) supplied to the stepper motor, synchronism is maintained despite inertia effects during repeated starting, stopping and reversal of the drive.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1978Date of Patent: September 2, 1980Inventor: Francis Chauvet