Patents by Inventor Francis Zagroun

Francis Zagroun 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: 11919410
    Abstract: An electrical connection mount system has an electrical connection mount and a controlled locking mechanism configured to lock/unlock a complementary electrical connection mount connected with the electrical connection mount. The locking mechanism includes at least one first lever and one second lever, and an electromagnet. The first lever forms a latch which is movable between a locking position and an unlocking position. The second lever is mechanically coupled to the electromagnet and cooperates with the first lever. Actuation of the electromagnet allows moving the first lever from the locking position to the unlocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MARECHAL ELECTRIC
    Inventors: Julien Galland, Romain Pillard, Francis Zagroun
  • Publication number: 20220203850
    Abstract: An electrical connection mount system has an electrical connection mount and a controlled locking mechanism configured to lock/unlock a complementary electrical connection mount connected with the electrical connection mount. The locking mechanism includes at least one first lever and one second lever, and an electromagnet. The first lever forms a latch which is movable between a locking position and an unlocking position. The second lever is mechanically coupled to the electromagnet and cooperates with the first lever. Actuation of the electromagnet allows moving the first lever from the locking position to the unlocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Julien GALLAND, Romain PILLARD, Francis ZAGROUN
  • Patent number: 10181660
    Abstract: An electrical contact (10) comprising a braid (12) extending longitudinally and presenting a first end (12a) and a second end (12b) opposite from the first end (12a) in the longitudinal direction (Z), a contact head (14) mounted on the first end (12a), and a connection element (16) mounted on the second end (12b), wherein the free length X of the braid or the equivalent (12) and the sum Y of the volumes of the material of the contact head (14) and the connection element (16) satisfy the relationship: Y?aX?b where a is a number lying in the range 10 to 15, and b is a number lying in the range 80 to 110, Y being expressed in cubic millimeters, while X is expressed in millimeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Societe D'Exploitation Des Procedes Marechal
    Inventor: Francis Zagroun
  • Publication number: 20180151964
    Abstract: An electrical contact (10) comprising a braid (12) extending longitudinally and presenting a first end (12a) and a second end (12b) opposite from the first end (12a) in the longitudinal direction (Z), a contact head (14) mounted on the first end (12a), and a connection element (16) mounted on the second end (12b), wherein the free length X of the braid or the equivalent (12) and the sum Y of the volumes of the material of the contact head (14) and the connection element (16) satisfy the relationship: Y?aX?b where a is a number lying in the range 10 to 15, and b is a number lying in the range 80 to 110, Y being expressed in cubic millimeters, while X is expressed in millimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Francis ZAGROUN
  • Patent number: 9512921
    Abstract: An annular gasket for an electrical connection of the kind comprising a socket-outlet casing (6) and a plug casing (7), said gasket extending in an axial direction (X) and comprising a cylindrical base (2) surmounted by a skirt (3) extending axially from the base (2), the skirt (3) presenting an inner wall (3b), an outer wall (3a), and a rounded free edge (4), each of the inner wall (3b) and of the outer wall (3a) presenting, a continuously curved shape in radial section view, the thickness of the skirt (3) decreasing in continuous and non-linear manner from the base (2) towards the free edge (4), the skirt (3) presenting a concavity oriented towards the inside of the gasket, whereby the skirt (3) folds over onto itself when axial stress is exerted on the free edge (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Societe D'Exploitation Des Procedes Marechal
    Inventors: Francis Zagroun, Johnny Dos Santos, Romain Choiselat, Sabri Arfaoui
  • Publication number: 20150333437
    Abstract: An annular gasket for an electrical connection of the kind comprising a socket-outlet casing (6) and a plug casing (7), said gasket extending in an axial direction (X) and comprising a cylindrical base (2) surmounted by a skirt (3) extending axially from the base (2), the skirt (3) presenting an inner wall (3b), an outer wall (3a), and a rounded free edge (4), each of the inner wall (3b) and of the outer wall (3a) presenting, a continuously curved shape in radial section view, the thickness of the skirt (3) decreasing in continuous and non-linear manner from the base (2) towards the free edge (4), the skirt (3) presenting a concavity oriented towards the inside of the gasket, whereby the skirt (3) folds over onto itself when axial stress is exerted on the free edge (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Francis Zagroun, Johnny Dos Santos, Romain Choiselat, Sabri Arfaoui
  • Patent number: 5157313
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with systems for deploying and parking retractable members such as headlamps or windshield wipers of automotive vehicles. In order to reduce the reaction time when a command is given that countermands a command which is in course of execution, elements are provided for detecting the current state of the system using end stop detectors. The operating program for the system, which controls the parking and deployment functions, is directed towards a parking step or a deployment step, in such a way that the motor currently in operation is immediately reversed (optionally after being braked), when a command is received which reverses the command currently being executed, whether or not the moveable element controlled by the motor has reached the end of its travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Valeo Systems D'Essuyage
    Inventor: Francis Zagroun