Patents by Inventor Benoit WHITE

Benoit WHITE 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: 11913975
    Abstract: The invention relates to a current sensor device for monitoring the current flowing through a brush, comprising: —a brush holder (12) extending in a longitudinal direction and defining a through-housing intended to accommodate a brush such that one end of the brush which is intended to brush against a rotating movable surface protrudes from the brush holder, a Hall effect sensor (14) arranged to detect a magnetic field; —a concentrator (16) for concentrating the magnetic fields in a concentrated magnetic field zone and for protecting the zone from external magnetic fields, in which: —the concentrator (16) is mounted on the brush holder (12) so as to surround at least part of the housing of the brush holder; —the Hall effect sensor is mounted on the brush holder (12) at a position located inside the concenrated magnetic field zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MERSEN FRANCE AMIENS SAS
    Inventors: Radjy Ramlall, Benoit White
  • Publication number: 20220268813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a current sensor device for monitoring the current flowing through a brush, comprising: —a brush holder (12) extending in a longitudinal direction and defining a through-housing intended to accommodate a brush such that one end of tie brush which is intended to brush against a rotating movable surface protrudes from the brush holder, a Hall effect sensor (14) arranged to detect a magnetic field: —a concentrator (16) for concentrating the magnetic fields in a concentrated magnetic field zone and for protecting the zone from external magnetic fields, in which: —the concentrator (16) is mounted on the brush holder (12) so as to surround at least part of the housing of the brush holder: —the Hall effect sensor is mounted on the brush holder (12) at a position located inside the concenrated magnetic field zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: MERSEN FRANCE AMIENS SAS
    Inventors: Radjy RAMLALL, Benoit WHITE