Patents by Inventor Francois Plante

Francois Plante 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).

  • Patent number: 10480400
    Abstract: An air supercharging device is provided for an internal combustion engine. The air supercharging device includes an air inlet, an electrical compressor, a heat exchanger and a cooling circuit. The cooling circuit includes an air intake conduit and an air recirculation conduit. The intake conduit extends between the outlet of the heat exchanger and the electrical compressor. The cooling circuit is configured to capture a fraction of the cooled compressed air. The air recirculation conduit extends between the electrical compressor and adjacent an inlet of the intake manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Francois Plante
  • Publication number: 20190153934
    Abstract: An air supercharging device is provided for an internal combustion engine. The air supercharging device includes an air inlet, an electrical compressor, a heat exchanger and a cooling circuit. The cooling circuit includes an air intake conduit and an air recirculation conduit. The intake conduit extends between the outlet of the heat exchanger and the electrical compressor. The cooling circuit is configured to capture a fraction of the cooled compressed air. The air recirculation conduit extends between the electrical compressor and adjacent an inlet of the intake manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Francois PLANTE
  • Publication number: 20140257657
    Abstract: A system for controlling a power train of a motor vehicle, the power train configured to deliver an engine torque to a hydraulic torque converter. The control system includes a mechanism determining a temperature gradient of oil of the hydraulic torque converter, a mechanism estimating a curve of force of resistance to forward travel of the motor vehicle depending on a practical mass of the motor vehicle based on the temperature gradient, and a controller controlling the engine torque depending on the estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventor: Francois Plante