Patents by Inventor Frédéric Gourves

Frédéric Gourves 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: 9556865
    Abstract: Method for controlling a refilling motor (2) that drives a hydraulic pump (4) that refills at least one pressure accumulator (8), this accumulator thereafter delivering the hydraulic pressure (P) to a hydraulic traction machine (20) of a hybrid vehicle, characterized in that it takes account both of the rate of discharge of the pressure accumulator (8) and of the time to start (?i) the refilling motor (2) so as to manage this start in such a way that this accumulator more or less reaches its minimum operating pressure level (PI) at the end of this start (t1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: TECHNOBOOST
    Inventor: Frederic Gourves
  • Patent number: 8600649
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for starting an internal combustion engine associated with means for adapting, during an engine start operation, an amount of fuel injected based on an estimation of the volatility (PVR) of the fuel based on the comparison between a gradient of the engine speed measured upon a preceding start operation and a reference gradient (110) corresponding to a predetermined fuel, characterized by the step (111) of correcting the reference gradient based on a change (?CMF) in the engine friction torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventor: Frédéric Gourves
  • Publication number: 20130294929
    Abstract: Method for controlling a refilling motor (2) that drives a hydraulic pump (4) that refills at least one pressure accumulator (8), this accumulator thereafter delivering the hydraulic pressure (P) to a hydraulic traction machine (20) of a hybrid vehicle, characterized in that it takes account both of the rate of discharge of the pressure accumulator (8) and of the time to start (?i) the refilling motor (2) so as to manage this start in such a way that this accumulator more or less reaches its minimum operating pressure level (PI) at the end of this start (t1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: TECHNOBOOST
    Inventor: Frederic Gourves
  • Patent number: 8005604
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjusting the operation parameters of an injection internal combustion engine (10), that comprises the following steps: setting a stability setpoint Ss, calculating an engine stability index Is, calculating the stability deviation Es equal to the difference between the stability setpoint Ss and the stability index Is, processing the stability deviation Es using a regulator (18) that provides an setpoint to be applied to one of the engine operation parameters, said parameter being selected by a calculator (20) or supervisor that controls the adjustment so that the corrective action applied optimizes the effluent level and/or the thermal energy available at the exhaust while respecting the stability setpoint Ss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventor: Frederic Gourves
  • Publication number: 20100191447
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for starting an internal combustion engine associated with means for adapting, during an engine start operation, an amount of fuel injected based on an estimation of the volatility (PVR) of the fuel based on the comparison between a gradient of the engine speed measured upon a preceding start operation and a reference gradient (110) corresponding to a predetermined fuel, characterised by the step (111) of correcting the reference gradient based on a change (?CMF) in the engine friction torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: PEUGEOT CITROËN AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventor: Frédéric Gourves
  • Publication number: 20100036586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjusting the operation parameters of an injection internal combustion engine (10), that comprises the following steps: setting a stability setpoint Ss, calculating an engine stability index Is, calculating the stability deviation Es equal to the difference between the stability setpoint Ss and the stability index Is, processing the stability deviation Es using a regulator (18) that provides an setpoint to be applied to one of the engine operation parameters, said parameter being selected by a calculator (20) or supervisor that controls the adjustment so that the corrective action applied optimises the effluent level and/or the thermal energy available at the exhaust while respecting the stability setpoint Ss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES S.A.
    Inventor: Frederic Gourves