Patents by Inventor Franck BEAL

Franck BEAL 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).

  • Wireless control method and device for actuators coupled to a wired network
    Patent number: 12041522
    Abstract: Method for controlling an actuator connected via a wired network, the actuator including a first wired communication module, which is configured to communicate via the wired network, and a second wireless communication module, which is configured to be active or inactive, and a switch, the method comprising the following steps carried out by the actuator: activation of the second communication module triggered by the reception of a signal transmitted by an action on the switch or on another element of the wired network; transmission (EC102) by the actuator of an activity signal; —reception by the second communication module of a connection signal received from a third communication module; establishment of a wireless connection to a mobile terminal; reception of a control signal by the at least one actuator from the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Etienne Bruet, Franck Beal, Joel Thiebaut
  • WIRELESS CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACUATORS CONNECTED TO A WIRED NETWORK
    Publication number: 20220279327
    Abstract: Method for controlling an actuator connected via a wired network, the actuator including a first wired communication module, which is configured to communicate via the wired network, and a second wireless communication module which is configured to be active or inactive, and a switch, the method comprising the following steps carried out by the actuator: activation of the second communication module triggered by the reception of a signal transmitted by an action on the switch or on another element of the wired network; transmission (EC102) by the actuator of an activity signal; —reception by the second communication module of a connection signal received from a third communication module; establishment of a wireless connection to a mobile terminal; reception of a control signal by the at least one actuator from the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Etienne BRUET, Franck BEAL, Joel THIEBAUT