Patents by Inventor Cedric Laurent

Cedric Laurent 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: 12370914
    Abstract: This relates to an electric system for a motor vehicle, the vehicle including at least one power supply battery, the electric system including an electric charger intended to be connected, on the one hand, to the battery and, on the other hand, to an electric network outside the vehicle supplying an AC voltage or to electric equipment, and a microcontroller, the charger being able to charge the battery from an external electric network or to allow the battery to power the equipment, the charger including a DC-DC voltage converter able to operate in a first operating mode and a second operating mode, the microcontroller is characterized in that it is configured to control the activation of the first operating mode and to control the activation of the second operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Roland D'Authier, Cédric Laurent, Michel Aussel
  • Publication number: 20250121716
    Abstract: This relates to an electric system for a motor vehicle, the vehicle including at least one power supply battery, the electric system including an electric charger intended to be connected, on the one hand, to the battery and, on the other hand, to an electric network outside the vehicle supplying an AC voltage or to electric equipment, and a microcontroller, the charger being able to charge the battery from an external electric network or to allow the battery to power the equipment, the charger including a DC-DC voltage converter able to operate in a first operating mode and a second operating mode, the microcontroller is characterized in that it is configured to control the activation of the first operating mode and to control the activation of the second operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Roland D'AUTHIER, Cédric LAURENT, Michel AUSSEL
  • Publication number: 20250121715
    Abstract: This relates to an electric system for a motor vehicle, the vehicle including at least one power supply battery, the electric system including an electric charger intended to be connected, on the one hand, to the battery and, on the other hand, to an electric network outside the vehicle supplying an AC voltage or to electric equipment, and a microcontroller, the charger being able to charge the battery from an external electric network or to allow the battery to power the equipment, the charger including a power factor corrector circuit and a converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Roland D'AUTHIER, Cédric LAURENT, Lionel DOLMAIRE
  • Publication number: 20240356447
    Abstract: This relates to an electric system for a motor vehicle, the vehicle including at least one power supply battery, the electric system including an electric charger intended to be connected, on the one hand, to the battery and, on the other hand, to an electric network outside the vehicle supplying an AC voltage or to electric equipment, and a microcontroller, the charger being able to charge the battery from an external electric network or to allow the battery to power the equipment, the microcontroller being configured to: a) command the opening and closing of each switch of the first bridge and of the second bridge of the converter; b) activate the second operating mode of the first bridge or of the second bridge; and c) activate the second operating mode of the first bridge or of the second bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Roland D'AUTHIER, Cédric LAURENT, Lionel DOLMAIRE
  • Publication number: 20070173163
    Abstract: The invention concerns an installation for nonwoven production, characterized in that it comprises a spunbonded web plant whereof the die is inclined at an angle of 10 to 60° and preferably of 20 to 50° relative to the displacement direction of a conveyor and preferably two spunbonded web plants whereof the dies have opposite inclinations, said conveyor whereon filaments are deposited from the die(s) in the form of a web, a station for compressing the thus formed web into a web compressed perpendicular to its plane, optionally a station for calendering the compressed web, followed by a station for consolidating by pressurized water jet spray the compressed and optionally calendered web with a jet spraying machine comprising a metal fabric whereof the wires have a diameter between 0.10 and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: RIETER PERFOJET
    Inventors: Frederic Noelle, Cedric Laurent
  • Publication number: 20060014464
    Abstract: The invention concerns an installation for nonwoven production, characterized in that it comprises a spunbonded web plant whereof the die is inclined at an angle of 10 to 60° and preferably of 20 to 50° relative to the displacement direction of a conveyor and preferably two spunbonded web plants whereof the dies have opposite inclinations, said conveyor whereon filaments are deposited from the die(s) in the form of a web, a station for compressing the thus formed web into a web compressed perpendicular to its plane, optionally a station for calendering the compressed web, followed by a station for consolidating by pressurized water jet spray the compressed and optionally calendered web with a jet spraying machine comprising a metal fabric whereof the wires have a diameter between 0.10 and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Frederic Noelle, Cedric Laurent