Patents by Inventor Franck GONZALEZ

Franck GONZALEZ 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 device with multidirectional force feedback
    Patent number: 9895812
    Abstract: A control device with force feedback including: a handle operated by a user, the handle including a grab area for taking hold by the user and a contact end secured to the grab area during at least part of operation of the control device; a robot including a terminal body including a contact area which can come into contact with the contact end; a mechanism measuring relative configuration of the handle and the terminal body; a controller controlling movement of the contact area relative to the contact end; the contact end being movable relative to the contact area during at least part of the operation of the control device, and the contact end and the contact area are shaped such that the robot applies to the handle a force feedback in at least two separate directions during at least part of the operation of the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Franck Gonzalez, Florian Gosselin
  • CONTROL DEVICE WITH MULTIDIRECTIONAL FORCE FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20160332305
    Abstract: A control device with force feedback including: a handle operated by a user, the handle including a grab area for taking hold by the user and a contact end secured to the grab area during at least part of operation of the control device; a robot including a terminal body including a contact area which can come into contact with the contact end; a mechanism measuring relative configuration of the handle and the terminal body; a controller controlling movement of the contact area relative to the contact end; the contact end being movable relative to the contact area during at least part of the operation of the control device, and the contact end and the contact area are shaped such that the robot applies to the handle a force feedback in at least two separate directions during at least part of the operation of the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT Á L'ÉNERGIE ATO-MIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Franck GONZALEZ, Florian GOSSELIN