Patents by Inventor Dominique Benni
Dominique Benni 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).
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Patent number: 10256064Abstract: An emergency stop device including a control assembly which can be actuated in translation along a control axis between a released position and an actuated position, a locking element cooperating with the control assembly and able to assume a locking position to hold the control assembly in its actuated position, a read device configured to generate a command for authorising unlocking of the control assembly, an unlocking actuator configured to act on the locking device to release the control assembly from its actuated position, an actuating element which can be actuated in movement to generate a mechanical energy, and an energy generator configured to convert the mechanical energy supplied by a movement of the actuating element into an electrical energy intended to power the read device.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Francis Chauvet, Tewfik Meftah, Dominique Benni
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Patent number: 10067573Abstract: The invention relates to a device for control/command of a plurality of man-machine dialog facilities which are linked in series in such a way as to form a network. This device comprises a wire interconnection block linked by a point-to-point link to each dialog facility via a network of twisted cables.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Dominique Benni, Francis Chauvet
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Patent number: 10055025Abstract: A human-machine dialog system including a first part including a data processing unit and an electrical power supply unit, a second part including a number of human-machine dialog members each provided with a human-machine dialog interface, and a fastening support arranged to accommodate each human-machine dialog member in a removable and interchangeable manner, and a communication and power supply bus linking the power supply unit and the processing unit of the first part to each human-machine dialog member.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Dominique Benni, Francis Chauvet, Alain Tardivon, Eric Lemasson
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Patent number: 9750143Abstract: A control system including: a stationary control console and a first emergency stop button positioned on the control console, a mobile control unit including a mobile holder and a second emergency stop button arranged on the mobile holder, the control console including at least one cavity, the mobile holder configured to assume a first position in which the second emergency stop button is located inside the cavity to be hidden from a view of a user, and a second position in which the second emergency stop button is outside the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Tewfik Meftah, Francis Chauvet, Dominique Benni
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Publication number: 20170228039Abstract: The invention relates to a device for control/command of a plurality of man-machine dialogue facilities which are linked in series in such a way as to form a network. This device comprises a wire interconnection block linked by a point-to-point link to each dialogue facility via a network of twisted cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Dominique BENNI, Francis CHAUVET
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Patent number: 9411370Abstract: The invention concerns a human-machine dialog system (1) comprising: a support (3) having a plurality of identical docking stations (30), each docking station (30) being associated with a universal human-machine dialog device (4), each universal human-machine dialog device (4) comprising at least a display member (41) and a sensor member (40), a plurality of modular members (2), each modular member (2) being arranged to be positioned in a docking station (30) in a removable and interchangeable manner and comprising a human-machine dialog interface (20) arranged to cooperate with said display member (41) and/or said sensor member (40).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Dominique Benni, Francis Chauvet, Alain Guillot
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Patent number: 9390874Abstract: A device for detecting and signalling a change of state of a push-button, for example of emergency stop type. The device is in a form of an attachment that can be removed from the push-button and includes: an electrical energy generator housed in a casing of the device and configured to cooperate with a control head of the push-button to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy; and a wireless transmitter to send a message to a remote receiver, the wireless transmitter being housed in the casing and electrically connected to the electrical energy generator.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Tewfik Meftah, Alain Guillot, Dominique Benni, Bernard Desaphie
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Patent number: 9349550Abstract: An emergency stop device including a body, a control button that is translatably movable along a control axis, at least one set of electric contacts that are normally closed and which include a mobile electric contact and a stationary electric contact, a flexible blade having a first free end and a second free end, and an actuation push member that can be translatably actuated, by the control button, between a rest position and an actuated position, and which is configured to engage with the flexible blade. The flexible blade includes a bearing area for the actuation push member, and the flexible blade is shaped to rigidify the bearing area.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Dominique Benni, Alain Tardivon, Francis Chauvet, Eric Lemasson
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Publication number: 20160012992Abstract: An emergency stop device including a control assembly which can be actuated in translation along a control axis between a released position and an actuated position, a locking element cooperating with the control assembly and able to assume a locking position to hold the control assembly in its actuated position, a read device configured to generate a command for authorising unlocking of the control assembly, an unlocking actuator configured to act on the locking device to release the control assembly from its actuated position, an actuating element which can be actuated in movement to generate a mechanical energy, and an energy generator configured to convert the mechanical energy supplied by a movement of the actuating element into an electrical energy intended to power the read device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Francis CHAUVET, Tewfik MEFTAH, Dominique BENNI
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Patent number: 9147532Abstract: The invention relates to an emergency stopping device, comprising a body (10), a control button (11) that is movable in translation along a control axis (X), at least one normally closed electrical contact unit (13), an actuation member (12) which can be actuated by said control button (11) so as to translate between a inoperative position and an actuated position, and which engages with the contact unit (13), a holding member (121) engaging with the actuation member (12) and capable of assuming a locking position for maintaining the actuation member in the actuated position thereof, and an unlocking ring (15) which is separate from the control button and which can be rotatably actuated, and which engages with the actuation member (12) so as to release the latter with a view to driving same toward the inoperative position thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Tewfik Meftah, Dominique Benni
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Patent number: 9104951Abstract: A man/machine dialogue system including: an RFID read/write station including a data processor; an antenna that is magnetically connected or coupled with the read/write station; and a man/machine dialogue member including a man/machine dialogue interface and an electronic tag. The electronic tag includes an internal memory and a processor and is positioned so as to be supplied with power, via magnetic coupling, by the read/write station and so as to be in contactless communication, via magnetic coupling, with the read/write station.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Francis Chauvet, Dominique Benni, Alain Tardivon
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Publication number: 20140289438Abstract: The invention concerns a human-machine dialog system (1) comprising: a support (3) having a plurality of identical docking stations (30), each docking station (30) being associated with a universal human-machine dialog device (4), each universal human-machine dialog device (4) comprising at least a display member (41) and a sensor member (40), a plurality of modular members (2), each modular member (2) being arranged to be positioned in a docking station (30) in a removable and interchangeable manner and comprising a human-machine dialog interface (20) arranged to cooperate with said display member (41) and/or said sensor member (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Dominique BENNI, Francis Chauvet, Alain Guillot
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Patent number: 8816228Abstract: A wireless switching device with an actuating member that can move along a main axis between an idle position and a working position, a spring stressed by force by the actuating member in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis, a switching assembly that can include a plunger arranged to be actuated by the actuating member and a wireless transmitter module provided with an antenna for sending a message to a receiver module in the event of an action on the plunger. The antenna can be arranged prominently on the switching assembly in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis and the spring of helical type being arranged coaxially to the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Alain Guillot, Dominique Benni, Francis Chauvet, Patrice Thizon
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Publication number: 20140216911Abstract: An emergency stop device including a body, a control button that is translatably movable along a control axis, at least one set of electric contacts that are normally closed and which include a mobile electric contact and a stationary electric contact, a flexible blade having a first free end and a second free end, and an actuation push member that can be translatably actuated, by the control button, between a rest position and an actuated position, and which is configured to engage with the flexible blade. The flexible blade includes a bearing area for the actuation push member, and the flexible blade is shaped to rigidify the bearing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Dominique Benni, Alain Tardivon, Francis Chauvet, Eric Lemasson
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Publication number: 20140042003Abstract: The invention relates to an emergency stopping device, comprising a body (10), a control button (11) that is movable in translation along a control axis (X), at least one normally closed electrical contact unit (13), an actuation member (12) which can be actuated by said control button (11) so as to translate between a inoperative position and an actuated position, and which engages with the contact unit (13), a holding member (121) engaging with the actuation member (12) and capable of assuming a locking position for maintaining the actuation member in the actuated position thereof, and an unlocking ring (15) which is separate from the control button and which can be rotatably actuated, and which engages with the actuation member (12) so as to release the latter with a view to driving same toward the inoperative position thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Tewfik Meftah, Dominique Benni
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Patent number: 8497438Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device comprising:—a first assembly (1) comprising an actuation member (10) that can take a rest position and an actuation position;—a second assembly (2) mounted on the first assembly (1) and comprising a mobile bridge (22) bearing mobile contacts (221) actuated with respect to fixed contacts (201) between an opening position and a closing position so as to respectively open or close an electrical circuit according to the position of the actuation member (10), in which:—the mobile bridge (22) is actuatable in rotation about an axis of rotation (A) and can take a third position so as to open the electrical circuit when the first assembly (1) is mechanically disconnected from the second assembly (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Francis Chauvet, Dominique Benni, Bertrand Fruchard
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Publication number: 20130134798Abstract: A device for detecting and signalling a change of state of a push-button, for example of emergency stop type. The device is in a form of an attachment that can be removed from the push-button and includes: an electrical energy generator housed in a casing of the device and configured to cooperate with a control head of the push-button to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy; and a wireless transmitter to send a message to a remote receiver, the wireless transmitter being housed in the casing and electrically connected to the electrical energy generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Tewfik Meftah, Alain Guillot, Dominique Benni, Bernard Desaphie
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Publication number: 20120280800Abstract: A man/machine dialogue system including: an RFID read/write station including a data processor; an antenna that is magnetically connected or coupled with the read/write station; and a man/machine dialogue member including a man/machine dialogue interface and an electronic tag. The electronic tag includes an internal memory and a processor and is positioned so as to be supplied with power, via magnetic coupling, by the read/write station and so as to be in contactless communication, via magnetic coupling, with the read/write station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Francis Chauvet, Dominique Benni, Alain Tardivon
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Publication number: 20120199454Abstract: The invention relates to a wireless switching device comprising: an actuating member (200) that can move along a main axis between an idle position and a working position, a spring (205) stressed by force by the actuating member in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis, a switching assembly (50) comprising a plunger arranged to be actuated by the actuating member (200) and a wireless transmitter module provided with an antenna (503) for sending a message to a receiver module in the event of an action on the plunger, the antenna (503) being arranged prominently on the switching assembly (50) in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis and the spring (205) of helical type being arranged coaxially to the antenna (503).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Alain GUILLOT, Dominique BENNI, Francis CHAUVET, Patrice THIZON
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Publication number: 20120191458Abstract: The invention relates to a human-machine dialog system comprising: a first part (1) including a data processing unit and an electrical power supply unit (11), a second part comprising a number of human-machine dialog members (2) each provided with a human-machine dialog interface (20) and a fastening support (3) arranged to accommodate each human-machine dialog member (2) in a removable and interchangeable manner, a communication and power supply bus (4) linking the power supply unit (11) and the processing unit of the first part (1) to each human-machine dialog member (2), said communication and power supply bus (4) being at least partly arranged in the fastening support (3) to connect each human-machine dialog member (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Dominique BENNI, Francis Chauvet, Alain Tardivon, Eric Lemasson