Patents by Inventor Bertrand Brua

Bertrand Brua 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).

  • Surge voltage protection device with improved disconnection and visual indication means
    Patent number: 7684166
    Abstract: A device for protecting an electrical system against surge voltages, comprising one or more protection components (10), means (20) for disconnecting the protection component (10) and means (30) for visually indicating the state of the component (10), operationally connected to the disconnection means (20) and comprising at least one control part (40) and at least one means (50) for indicating the state of the protection component (10), combined with the control part (40), whereby the relative arrangement of the control part (40) and the disconnection means (20) is such that, when the disconnection means are opened (20), the disconnection means release the control part (40), thereby allowing the control part to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: ABB France
    Inventors: Michel Georges Jean Donati, Alain Rene Robert Lagnoux, Bertrand Brua
  • Surge Voltage Protection Device with Improved Disconnection and Visual Indication Means
    Publication number: 20080043395
    Abstract: A device for protecting an electrical system against surge voltages, comprising one or more protection components (10), means (20) for disconnecting the protection component (10) and means (30) for visually indicating the state of the component (10), operationally connected to the disconnection means (20) and comprising at least one control part (40) and at least one means (50) for indicating the state of the protection component (10), combined with the control part (40), whereby the relative arrangement of the control part (40) and the disconnection means (20) is such that, when the disconnection means are opened (20), the disconnection means release the control part (40), thereby allowing the control part to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Michel Donati, Alain Lagnoux, Bertrand Brua