Patents by Inventor Claude Andrieu

Claude Andrieu 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).

  • Electrical and/or electronic system integrated with an isolating device and method that isolates a functional module
    Patent number: 6437959
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated electrical and/or electronic system having at least one functional module connected to a supply voltage and connected via a pin external to the functional module or the electrical system by an electrical terminal. The system may include an isolation device for electrically isolating the functional module, including a fuse whose first pole is connected to a pin of the functional module and the second pole that corresponds to the external electrical terminal, and a semiconductor dipole that can be energized by a priming voltage. A first pole of the semiconductor dipole is connected to the first pole of the fuse and the second pole is externally accessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Delegation Generale pour l'Armement
    Inventors: Claude Andrieu, Marc Hourdequin, Jean-Claude Besset