Patents by Inventor Maurice Fritsch

Maurice Fritsch 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: 8240978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control method for the operation of a fan equipping an electronic device. A determination step detects the vertical or horizontal position of the electronic device. The fan is not started up during the powering up of the device while the device is in a vertical position. The flow of air produced by the “fireplace” effect in the device in a vertical position suffices to ensure correct ventilation. According to an improvement the device has a sensor measuring the internal temperature of the device, whatever the position of the device, the fan being started up from a determined temperature. The present invention relates also to a device implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Xavier Guitton, Anthony Aubin, Maurice Fritsch
  • Patent number: 8237644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the architecture of a valve of liquid crystal elements with pixel memory for front or rear projector. The valve comprises elements arranged in rows and columns, each of the elements comprising a liquid crystal controlled by drive means so as to display video information relating to at least one image. According to the invention, one seeks to reduce the size of the drive means of the liquid crystals. Accordingly, capacitors and transistors of the drive means are shared in common between several elements of the valve. The video information intended to be displayed by each of the elements of the valve is coded as a common value shared by a group of at least two adjacent elements of the valve and a specific value before being transmitted to the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Patrick Morvan, Philippe Rio, Maurice Fritsch, Didier Doyen
  • Publication number: 20100111666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control method for the operation of a fan equipping an electronic device. A determination step detects the vertical or horizontal position of the electronic device. The fan is not started up during the powering up of the device while the device is in a vertical position. The flow of air produced by the “fireplace” effect in the device in a vertical position suffices to ensure correct ventilation. According to an improvement the device has a sensor measuring the internal temperature of the device, whatever the position of the device, the fan being started up from a determined temperature. The present invention relates also to a device implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Xavier Guitton, Anthony Aubin, Maurice Fritsch
  • Publication number: 20070279348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the architecture of a valve of liquid crystal elements with pixel memory for front or rear projector. The valve comprises elements arranged in rows and columns, each of the elements comprising a liquid crystal controlled by drive means so as to display video information relating to at least one image. According to the invention, one seeks to reduce the size of the drive means of the liquid crystals. Accordingly, capacitors and transistors of the drive means are shared in common between several elements of the valve. The video information intended to be displayed by each of the elements of the valve is coded as a common value shared by a group of at least two adjacent elements of the valve and a specific value before being transmitted to the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Patrick Morvan, Philippe Rio, Maurice Fritsch, Didier Doyen