Patents by Inventor Patrick M. G. Leveque

Patrick M. G. Leveque 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).

  • Process for allocating addresses to newly connected apparatus in a domestic network controlled by a master controller
    Patent number: 5481750
    Abstract: The process uses the technique of carrier currents between the emitter-receivers (2, 3 . .) called slaves comprising each a microcontroller (4, 5 . .), and a master controller (6) comprising a microcontroller (7) whose memory contains addresses relating to the slaves and to the dwelling. According to the invention, during connection of a slave to the network there is activated the master controller (6) by typing a number on the programming keyboard of the master controller (6), one pushes a pushbutton (13) so as to trigger a subprogram (14) for production of a message (M1) containing the following information: general distribution; request for address allocation; slave address, there is sent (15) the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Moulinex (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Vital A. Parise, Joseph A. P. M. Letorey, Patrick M. G. Leveque