Patents by Inventor Franck Thivilier

Franck Thivilier 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: 6143994
    Abstract: A rotary electrical switch for an automobile vehicle anti-theft device of the type comprising a rotor mounted free to rotate about a stator to supply electrical power to a starter, by at least one electrical strip contact, wherein the rotor comprises a surface acting as a cam to clean the electrical contact that cooperates with a portion facing the intermediate segment of a contact strip to elastically deform the contact strip globally in its median axial plane, causing relative displacement of the free lower end of the mobile segment with respect to the contact portion of the fixed contact element with which it is in contact, when the rotor closes or opens the electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Valeo Securite Habitacle
    Inventor: Franck Thivilier