Patents by Inventor Patrice Thizon

Patrice Thizon 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: 7780325
    Abstract: A luminous turning button for an electric circuit, including a handle mounted to pivot about an axis to actuate at least one electric switch unit and that is illuminated by a light source substantially disposed along the axis. The handle includes a cap forming a disk and a gripping tab that protrudes in a diametral plane. The cap is made of translucent or transparent material capable of allowing the light to travel to the outside, the gripping tab being hollow and covering an integrated mechanical base made of opaque material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Virginie Collomb, Claude Rousseau, Alain Tardivon, Patrice Thizon
  • Publication number: 20080141744
    Abstract: A turning knob with a lock for an electric circuit indicating a body for receiving a barrel rotating relative to a stator. The barrel includes springs receiving a key configured while rotating to take up at least two functional retained or released positions and having at one of its ends a shank configured to be actuated by rotating the key. The body has an inner cylindrical sleeve whereon the stator is urged to be positioned, the inner sleeve having a number of identical members for positioning the stator, each positioning member of the inner sleeve matching a corresponding positioning member of the stator, so as to select the position of the stator relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Bernard Desaphie, Patrice Thizon
  • Publication number: 20070199806
    Abstract: The invention concerns a rotary knob for an electrical system, whereof the body (10) contains a rotary maneuvering member (20) which actuates a cam-driving part (50) and bears one or several electrical units. A cup (15) is defined between an outer cylindrical flange (12) of the body (10) and an inner cylindrical sleeve (13) and contains a spring either of the helical type (R) for urging a sliding ring (30) separate from the driving part (50), or of the torsion type (R?) to return the maneuvering member. The ring (30) provides a sensitivity function through its adapted shapes. The cylindrical sleeve (13) defines in its central opening a centering seat (23) of the shank (22) of the maneuvering member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Hugues Da Dalt, Patrice Thizon, Bertrand Fruchard
  • Publication number: 20070147063
    Abstract: A luminous turning button for an electric circuit, comprising a handle (20) that is mounted so as to pivot about an axis (X) to actuate at least one electric switch unit (12) and is illuminated by a light source (S) substantially disposed along the axis (X), the handle (20) comprising a cap (22) forming a disk (22B) and a gripping tab (22A) that protrudes in a diametral plane, characterized in that the cap (21) is made of translucent or transparent. material capable of allowing the light to travel to the outside, the gripping tab (22A) being hollow and that it covers an integrated mechanical base (21) made of opaque and mechanically strong material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Virginie Collomb, Claude Rousseau, Alain Tardivon, Patrice Thizon
  • Patent number: 6657148
    Abstract: Multipole contact block with sudden disconnection utilisable in a position switch or a push button. The contact parts have connection lands set according to three connection planes (P1-P3) and the movable element has two contact bridges located in a frontal plane PR to co-operate with the end connection planes P1, P3, as well as one or two other contact bridges located in another frontal plane PF to co-operate with the median connection plane P2, in such a way as to enable “normally open” or “normally closed” functions of the contacts associated with the median connection plane P2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SA
    Inventor: Patrice Thizon
  • Publication number: 20020125121
    Abstract: Multipole contact block with sudden disconnection utilisable in a position switch or a push button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SA
    Inventor: Patrice Thizon