Patents by Inventor Alain Moreux

Alain Moreux 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: 9964565
    Abstract: A detector for detecting at least one electric quantity in an electric conductor, and an overhead network for distributing electricity. The detector includes a frame on which a mechanism is fixed, the mechanism including a magnetic toroid, divided into two branches rotatable around an axis defined by the frame, between a separated position and a position closed around the electric conductor, a current sensor, divided into two branches rotatable around an axis defined by the frame, between a separated position and a position closed around the electric conductor, the current sensor performing an AC current measurement, a force transmitting element transmitting a rotational force to the magnetic toroid and the current sensor, the element being provided with at least one portion to receive the conductor by bearing, and a first clamp including two clamp arms, and a second clamp including two clamp arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Alexandre Soleillant, Pascal Houbre, Erick Contini, Alain Moreux, Michel Clemence
  • Publication number: 20160091533
    Abstract: This detector (1) for an electric conductor comprises a frame (2) on which a mechanism unit (200) is fixed including a magnetic toroid, divided into two branches, the toroid having a coil (24) wound around at least one of the two branches, and a current sensor, divided into two branches (26A, 26B). The mechanism unit also includes a force transmitting element, said element being provided with at least one portion able to receive the conductor by bearing, and at least two clamps (30A, 30B) for anchoring the detector on the electric conductor, each clamp being rotatable between an open position and a locked position of the clamp. The detector also comprises a base and at least one electronic device (6). The force transmitting element is extended by a trigger, each anchoring clamp (30A, 30B) has a portion in contact with the trigger, and each clamp bears a protruding member (34A, 34B). A spring (36A, 36B) is stretched between the protruding member (34A, 34B) and a part (290B, 290B) fixed on the frame (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Alexandre SOLEILLANT, Pascal HOUBRE, Erick CONTINI, Alain MOREUX, Michel CLEMENCE
  • Patent number: 9267970
    Abstract: A device for measuring an electric current flowing in a cable, including a flexible Rogowski coil, secured to actuating means for moving the coil to an open position for engagement around a cable, and a closed position to surround the cable, a magnetic circuit, with a winding around the magnetic circuit, for closing around the cable when the coil is in the closed position. The coil in the closed position, may have a non-wound area of predefined length with an overwinding at each opening end of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Alain Moreux, Pascal Houbre
  • Publication number: 20120256617
    Abstract: The device for measuring an electric current is provided to measure currents flowing in a cable. It comprises means for securing a flexible Rogowski coil able to occupy an open position enabling engagement around the cable and a closed position designed to surround the cable. The device comprises actuating means designed to move said coil from one position to the other. The measuring assembly comprises at least one such measuring device and measurement and/or transmission electronics of the result of the measurements receiving data from the coil of the measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Alain Moreux, Pascal Houbre
  • Patent number: 6840823
    Abstract: A protection and control assembly includes a power terminal block having openings, and electrical switch devices having input side conducting connection strips and output side conducting connection strips that project from a horizontal connection area on the input side and output side, respectively, of the electrical switch devices along a vertical axis. The electrical switch devices are positioned adjacent to each other along a direction parallel to the vertical axis, and the power terminal block makes the electrical connection by clamping the output side conducting connection strips of a first electrical switch device with the input side conducting connection strips of a second electrical switch device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Guy Eschermann, Patrick Larcher, Alain Moreux
  • Publication number: 20040042148
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protection and control assembly comprising a first and a second electrical switch device. Each device has a box (10,30) provided with input side (39b,19b) and output side (39a,19a) conducting connection strips that project on a horizontal connection area on the input side (34b,14b), and output side (34a,14a) respectively, of each box (30,10). The strips can be inserted in openings (44) in the removable power terminal blocks (40,50,60). The assembly comprises a common power terminal block (40) that makes the electrical connection by clamping the output side (39a) connection strips of the first electrical device with the input side (19b) connection strips of the second electrical device, thus providing a mechanical attachment between the two electrical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Guy Eschermann, Patrick Larcher, Alain Moreux
  • Patent number: 6621393
    Abstract: An electromechanical contactor that houses an electromagnet and a mobile contact carrier within one body. The electromagnet 20 is situated at the rear of the body 10 and a command wiring plane PB is situated at the front of the power wiring plane PA. The command terminals B and the control terminals C are arranged in a forward command/control terminal block 60. The coil terminals 26 are connected to the command terminals B by transverse conductors 27 housed in grooves made between an internal surface of the body and an external surface of an arch-shaped casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SA
    Inventors: Patrick Comtois, Patrick Larcher, Alain Moreux, Régis Perrocheau
  • Patent number: 6583694
    Abstract: The invention concerns a switching appliance comprising several main dual cut-out poles provided with fixed contacts housed in an arc box and mobile contacts located on a mobile contact-holder (30). The latter is equipped, for the main contacts, with main housings (31) aligned transversely to the direction (X) of displacement of the contact-holder (30), and, for the auxiliary contacts, secondary housings (32) aligned transversely to the direction (X) and located in front of the main housings (31). The contact-holder comprises between the main housings and the secondary housings a vertical insulating wall (35). The arc box consists of two half boxes (20, 40) assembled in a horizontal plane, so that one of the two halves provides guiding elements and stop elements for the contact-holder (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Patrick Comtois, Patrick Larcher, Alain Moreux, Régis Perrocheau
  • Publication number: 20030001700
    Abstract: The invention concerns a switching appliance comprising several main dual cut-out poles provided with fixed contacts housed in an arc box and mobile contacts located on a mobile contact-holder (30). The latter is equipped, for the main contacts, with main housings (31) aligned transversely to the direction (X) of displacement of the contact-holder (30), and, for the auxiliary contacts, secondary housings (32) aligned transversely to the direction (X) and located in front of the main housings (31). The contact-holder comprises between the main housings and the secondary housings a vertical insulating wall (35). The arc box consists of two half boxes (20, 40) assembled in a horizontal plane, so that one of the two halves provides guiding elements and stop elements for the contact-holder (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Patrick Comtois, Patrick Larcher, Alain Moreux, Regis Perrocheau
  • Patent number: 6497529
    Abstract: A electrical device can be snapped onto a support rail by a compression spring orthogonal to a length of the rail and arranged in a cylindrical housing. The housing opens to the outside, opposite the edge of the rail, via an opening in a top adapted to axial insertion of the spring during its assembly and includes an elastic wall capable of transversal movement, with the wall having a bearing surface on a rail edge side on which the spring is buttressed or having another similar bearing surface that can be activated after the axial insertion of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SA
    Inventors: Patrick Comtois, José Garcia, Patrick Larcher, Alain Moreux
  • Publication number: 20020175788
    Abstract: An electromechanical contactor that houses an electromagnet and a mobile contact carrier within one body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SA
    Inventors: Patrick Comtois, Patrick Larcher, Alain Moreux, Regis Perrocheau
  • Publication number: 20020136599
    Abstract: Electrical device that can be snapped onto a support rail by means of a compression spring 20 orthogonal to the length of the rail and arranged in a cylindrical housing 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick Comtois, Jose Garcia, Patrick Larcher, Alain Moreux
  • Patent number: 6411184
    Abstract: An electromechanical contactor that houses an electromagnet and a mobile contact carrier within one body. The electromagnet 20 is situated at the rear of the body 10 and a command wiring plane PB is situated at the front of the power wiring plane PA. The command terminals B and the control terminals C are arranged in a forward command/control terminal block 60. The coil terminals 26 are connected to the command terminals B by transverse conductors 27 housed in grooves made between an internal surface of the body and an external surface of an arch-shaped casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SA
    Inventors: Patrick Comtois, Patrick Larcher, Alain Moreux, Régis Perrocheau
  • Patent number: 6239679
    Abstract: Electromagnetic switching device including a movable contact-holder fitted with a set of contact bridges bearing movable power contacts that operate in conjunction with fixed contacts, and an electromagnet composed of a coil, a fixed framework and movable framework. The movable contact-holder includes an assembling device including at least one elastic clipping foot for fastening the movable contact-holder of the electromagnet to the movable contact-holder, characterized in that the assembling device is equally suitable for direct and indirect assembly of the movable framework onto the movable contact-holder according to the type of movable framework used in DC or AC electromagnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SA
    Inventors: Patrick Comtois, Patrick Larcher, Alain Moreux, Régis Perrocheau
  • Patent number: 5046172
    Abstract: A power distribution device is disclosed for electric apparatus, comprising a set of power bars housed inside an insulating case mounted fixedly in the central cavity of a profiled rail and a removable support element having a flat bottom bordered by two parallel lateral flanges provided with a hooking device for removably fixing the support element on the rail. The bottom of the support plate carries the electric apparatus, as well as a connector pluggable on the set of bars and having guide cheeks permitting plugging/unplugging by a translational movement remaining substantially perpendicular to the plane of the set of bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Telemecanique
    Inventors: Alain Moreux, Daniel Nourry, Jean-Pierre Thierry