Patents by Inventor Francis Pichon

Francis Pichon 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).

  • Control and power device for a rotating electrical machine
    Patent number: 8129929
    Abstract: A control and power device for a rotating electrical machine comprising a management circuit and a power circuit including a number of power transistors and driver circuits associated with the power transistors. The device provides connection between the management circuit and the driver circuits for switching on the driver circuits and transmitting at least one transit potential between the management circuit and the driver circuits. The invention is applicable to alternator-starter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Pierret, Francis Pichon
  • Control and Power Device for a Rotating Electrical Machine
    Publication number: 20080315823
    Abstract: A control and power device for a rotating electrical machine comprising a management circuit and a power circuit including a number of power transistors and driver circuits associated with the power transistors. The invention is characterized in that it comprises connection means between the management circuit and the driver circuits for switching on the driver circuits and transmitting at least one transit potential between the management circuit and the driver circuits. The invention is applicable to alternator-starter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Pierret, Francis Pichon
  • Method and device for modifying a pre-existing graphical user interface
    Publication number: 20030067497
    Abstract: A method for modifying a pre-existing graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a tree structure of GUI components each having a display area defined by area parameters and operable by a cursor control input device and at least some of the GUI components having listeners for responding to events from said input device is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: Olivier Francis Pichon