Patents by Inventor Fakes Michel

Fakes Michel 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).

  • Heat pipe device for cooling a voltage regulator of a rotating electric machine, such as an alternator or an alternator-starter
    Patent number: 7768164
    Abstract: A heat pipe device (6) for cooling a voltage regulator (2) of a rotating electric machine. The heat pipe device (6) comprises an evaporating part (7) situated respectively in a hot zone and connected to the voltage regulator (2) of the machine, and condensation part situated in a cold zone. The heat pipe device (6) is suitable for an alternator or an alternator-starter. The heat pipe is provided to discharge the heat from the hot zone to the cold zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Fakes Michel, Claudiu Vasilescu, Daniel Richard
  • Heat pipe-equipped cooling device for a rotating electric machine
    Patent number: 7709979
    Abstract: A cooling device comprising a heat pipe (6) which is provided with an electrically-isolating part (15) between the evaporating (8) and condensing (7) parts thereof, such that the hot and cold areas are isolated electrically from one another. The evaporating part (7) of the heat pipe (6, 60, 61) is connected to a voltage regulator (2) or to a current rectifier belonging to a rotating electric machine. The invention is suitable for an alternator or an alternator-starter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Fakes Michel, Claudiu Vasilescu, Daniel Richard
  • Heat Pipe-Equipped Cooling Device for a Rotating Electric Machine
    Publication number: 20090045686
    Abstract: A cooling device comprising a heat pipe (6) which is provided with an electrically-isolating part (15) between the evaporating (8) and condensing (7) parts thereof, such that the hot and cold areas are isolated electrically from one another. The evaporating part (7) of the heat pipe (6, 60, 61) is connected to a voltage regulator (2) or to a current rectifier belonging to a rotating electric machine. The invention is suitable for an alternator or an alternator-starter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Fakes Michel, Claudiu Vasilescu, Daniel Richard