Patents by Inventor Bruno Grendene

Bruno Grendene 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: 6778367
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of detecting the blocking of a three-phase stepper motor featuring three coils, characterised in that, with the stepper motor having its coils connected in star mode, with a common terminal (P), it implements a detection of a said blocking of the rotor of the motor, by supplying two of the said coils (A, B) with electricity in such a way that they are traversed by a current, and by measuring the voltage at an end terminal of the third coil (C). A comparison of the measured voltage is carried out with at least one given threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Valeo Climatisation
    Inventor: Bruno Grendene