Patents by Inventor Aurélien Carvalho

Aurélien Carvalho 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: 7589607
    Abstract: The contactor comprises a fixed contact plate (14), a moveable contact plate (16) and means for retaining the two contact plates (14, 16). The moveable contact plate (16) is resiliently deformable between a position remote from the fixed contact plate (14) and a position in contact with the fixed contact plate (14). The retaining means comprise an adhesive insulating sheet (18) which is interposed between the two contact plates (14, 16), which sheet (18) adheres along the two opposing faces thereof to each of the two contact plates (14, 16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: CoActive Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Sylvain Rochon, Aurélien Carvalho
  • Patent number: 7427724
    Abstract: An invention proposes a switch comprising a lower casing in the bottom of which are placed two contact elements. A trip member is elastically deformable through the action of an actuating member. At least one light source is supported by a support plate which straddles the actuating member and has terminals for electrical connection of the light source. The lower face of the support plate rests on the lower casing. The electrical connection terminals of the light source extend outwards from the casing along the vertical lateral faces of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: CoActive Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain Rochon, Jeremy Hebras, Lourent Bouvier, Aurelien Carvalho
  • Publication number: 20060278515
    Abstract: The invention proposes a switch comprising a lower casing (12) in the bottom (26) of which are placed two fixed contact elements (36, 38), a trip member (14) that is elastically deformable through the action of an actuating member (18), and at least one light source (22) supported by a support plate (20) which straddles the actuating member (18) and has terminals (82) for electrical connection of the light source (22), characterized in that the lower face (72) of the support plate rests on the lower casing (12) and in that the electrical connection terminals of the light source (22) extend outwards from the casing (12) along the vertical lateral faces of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Sylvain Rochon, Jeremy Hebras, Laurent Bouvier, Aurelien Carvalho
  • Publication number: 20060125580
    Abstract: The contactor comprises a fixed contact plate (14), a moveable contact plate (16) and means for retaining the two contact plates (14, 16). The moveable contact plate (16) is resiliently deformable between a position remote from the fixed contact plate (14) and a position in contact with the fixed contact plate (14). The retaining means comprise an adhesive insulating sheet (18) which is interposed between the two contact plates (14, 16), which sheet (18) adheres along the two opposing faces thereof to each of the two contact plates (14, 16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Sylvain Rochon, Aurelien Carvalho
  • Patent number: 5597990
    Abstract: Electrical switch, especially for detecting the presence of an electronic memory card in a card reader device. An electrical switch (10) includes a trigger button (14) which is slidingly mounted in a switch box (12), a mobile contact element (62) which is connected to the button (14) and which interacts with at least fixed contact element (50,52) carried by the box (12) of the switch, and a spring and the mobile contact element (44,62) elastically returns the button (14) to a stable inactive position, in which the value of the reutrn force (F) decreases when the actuation travel (C) of the button (14) exceeds a predetermined value (C1), characterized in that the predetermined value (C1) of the travel corresponds to the triggering of the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: ITT Corporation
    Inventors: Alain Janniere, Aurelien Carvalho