Patents by Inventor Benoit Brunetiere

Benoit Brunetiere 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).

  • Transmission system combining an internal combustion engine and an alternator-starter
    Patent number: 7867119
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission system in which the crankshaft (V) of a combustion engine (M) is coupled via a transmission device using flexible links, particularly of the belt type, to a shaft (1) of an alternator-starter (ATD), characterized in that it has a two-state coupling device, the states being a first state corresponding to a phase for starting the engine, in which the shaft (1) of the alternator-starter (ATD) drives the crankshaft (V) of the engine (M) with a first transmission ratio, and a second state in which the crankshaft (V) of the engine (M) drives the shaft (1) of the alternator-starter (ATD) with a second transmission ratio, and in that the first transmission ratio is higher than the second transmission ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventor: Benoît Brunetiere
  • Transmission system combining an internal combustion engine and an alternator-starter
    Publication number: 20060145643
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission system in which the crankshaft (V) of a combustion engine (M) is coupled via a transmission device using flexible links, particularly of the belt type, to a shaft (1) of an alternator-starter (ATD), characterized in that it has a two-state coupling device, the states being a first state corresponding to a phase for starting the engine, in which the shaft (1) of the alternator-starter (ATD) drives the crankshaft (V) of the engine (M) with a first transmission ratio, and a second state in which the crankshaft (V) of the engine (M) drives the shaft (1) of the alternator-starter (ATD) with a second transmission ratio, and in that the first transmission ratio is higher than the second transmission ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventor: Benoit Brunetiere