Patents by Inventor Bennaceur Manssouri

Bennaceur Manssouri 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: 6615644
    Abstract: Method for correcting the signal (30) of a sensor corresponding to the passage of teeth (20b) and of hollows (20d) of a target (20) secured to an engine camshaft, characterized in that duration measurement is used to evaluate the angular values (&agr;T,&agr;N) of the alternations (30b, 30d) of the signal corresponding to the teeth and to the hollows, these angular values are compared with the mechanical angles (&ggr;T,&ggr;N) of the teeth and of the hollows, and from this a phase shift (&agr;1,&agr;2) of the rising (30a) and falling (30c) fronts of the signal with respect to the corresponding flanks (20a, 20c) of the teeth of the target is deduced. When said teeth and hollows extend over equal angular sectors, the phase shifts are calculated directly by comparing the duration measurements of two consecutive alternations (30b, 30d) of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive
    Inventors: Jae-Bong Koo, Franz Dietl, Bennaceur Manssouri
  • Publication number: 20030019284
    Abstract: Method for correcting the signal (30) of a sensor corresponding to the passage of teeth (20b) and of hollows (20d) of a target (20) secured to an engine camshaft, characterized in that duration measurement is used to evaluate the angular values (&agr;T, &agr;N) of the alternations (30b, 30d) of the signal corresponding to the teeth and to the hollows, these angular values are compared with the mechanical angles (&ggr;T,&ggr;N) of the teeth and of the hollows, and from this a phase shift (&agr;1,&agr;2) of the rising (30a) and falling (30c) fronts of the signal with respect to the corresponding flanks (20a, 20c) of the teeth of the target is deduced. When said teeth and hollows extend over equal angular sectors, the phase shifts are calculated directly by comparing the duration measurements of two consecutive alternations (30b, 30d) of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE
    Inventors: Jae-Bong Koo, Franz Dietl, Bennaceur Manssouri