Patents by Inventor FRANCOIS DUBE
FRANCOIS DUBE 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).
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Patent number: 11973332Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with bus bars that are provided with protrusions that allow them to be brought directly or indirectly in contact with a cooling system to remove heat generated in the bus bars themselves. The disclosure further provides a method of cooling a bus bar. The method includes providing at least one bus bar with at least one protrusion, and connecting the at least one protrusion to a cooling element.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: DANA TM4 INC.Inventor: Francois Dube
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Publication number: 20240097577Abstract: An inverter is provided that includes a direct current (DC) bus bar assembly positioned within a DC chamber in the housing is provided herein. The inverter further includes a gate-driver circuit board included in a phase-control chamber in the housing, and an external communication interface in electronic communication with a power control circuit board and positioned in an external communication chamber in the housing. The DC chamber, the phase-control chamber, and the external communication chamber have varying levels of electromagnetic interference (EMI).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Michel BRAZEAU, Maalainine EL YACOUBI, Francois DUBE, Maxime CARON
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Publication number: 20240015916Abstract: An inverter is provided herein. The inverter includes, in one example, a direct current (DC) bus bar assembly electrically connected to a capacitor and a current sensor and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering capacitor on a circuit board. The inverter further includes a power module electrically coupled to a capacitor and an alternating current (AC) bus bar assembly, where the AC bus bar assembly includes multiple phase bus bars.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Michel BRAZEAU, Francois DUBE, Maxime CARON, Michel TULANE, Cristian CAMPEAN
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Patent number: 11678468Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a power module. In one example, the power module may have a half-bridge configuration with electrical terminals arranged at opposite side of the power module, semiconductor chips arranged in a printed circuit board (PCB), a capacitor electrically coupled to the electrical terminals and arranged above and in contact with a top plate of the power module, and one or more connectors coupled to the PCB to couple the power module to external circuits. The power module may be directly cooled by flowing a coolant over the semiconductor chips.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: DANA TM4 INC.Inventors: Benoit Blanchard St-Jacques, Francois Dube, Marc-Antoine Beaupre
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Publication number: 20220379740Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electric heavy-duty vehicle. In one example, the vehicle includes a battery pack for supplying current to an electric motor of the vehicle, the battery pack arranged in a chassis of the vehicle and configured to form part of a floor of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a motor coupled to front wheels of the vehicle, the front wheels having hub assemblies housing drive shaft adapters configured to permanently couple the hub assemblies to drive shafts of the front wheels, and a cradle configured to be mounted with electrical sub-systems of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Yan HEBERT, Marc DAIGNEAULT, Sylvain CASTONGUAY, Francois DUBE, Guillaume DESOURDY, Philippe LOUISSEIZE, Louis-Andre CALVE, Jason SOARES, Marc-Antoine BEAUDOIN
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Patent number: 11498435Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electric heavy-duty vehicle. In one example, the vehicle includes a battery pack for supplying current to an electric motor of the vehicle, the battery pack arranged in a chassis of the vehicle and configured to form part of a floor of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a motor coupled to front wheels of the vehicle, the front wheels having hub assemblies housing drive shaft adapters configured to permanently couple the hub assemblies to drive shafts of the front wheels, and a cradle configured to be mounted with electrical sub-systems of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLCInventors: Yan Hebert, Marc Daigneault, Sylvain Castonguay, Francois Dube, Guillaume Desourdy, Philippe Louisseize, Louis-Andre Calve, Jason Soares, Marc-Antoine Beaudoin
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Publication number: 20220095493Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a power module. In one example, the power module may have a half-bridge configuration with electrical terminals arranged at opposite side of the power module, semiconductor chips arranged in a printed circuit board (PCB), a capacitor electrically coupled to the electrical terminals and arranged above and in contact with a top plate of the power module, and one or more connectors coupled to the PCB to couple the power module to external circuits. The power module may be directly cooled by flowing a coolant over the semiconductor chips.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Benoit BLANCHARD ST-JACQUES, Francois DUBE, Marc-Antoine BEAUPRE
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Publication number: 20220032787Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electric heavy-duty vehicle. In one example, the vehicle includes a battery pack for supplying current to an electric motor of the vehicle, the battery pack arranged in a chassis of the vehicle and configured to form part of a floor of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a motor coupled to front wheels of the vehicle, the front wheels having hub assemblies housing drive shaft adapters configured to permanently couple the hub assemblies to drive shafts of the front wheels, and a cradle configured to be mounted with electrical sub-systems of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Yan HEBERT, Marc DAIGNEAULT, Sylvain CASTONGUAY, Francois DUBE, Guillaume DESOURDY, Philippe LOUISSEIZE, Louis-Andre CALVE, Jason SOARES, Marc-Antoine BEAUDOIN
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Patent number: 11218057Abstract: An electric machine is described herein. The electric machine includes a casing, a stator, a rotor generally coaxial with the stator, an enclosed cooling assembly circulating a first cooling fluid within the casing, and an open cooling assembly through which a second cooling assembly can flow; the open cooling assembly cooling both the stator and the first cooling fluid.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: DANA TM4 INC.Inventors: Eric Latulipe, Yannick Philibert, Jean-Philippe Dextraze, Martin Houle, Jean-Philippe Desbiens, Mathieu Lepage, Francois Dube
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Patent number: 11165205Abstract: A multiphase connector for electric powertrain systems includes a terminal block and a plug member that are, at least in part, made from electrically conductive metal. The terminal block has at least one socket surrounding a retaining spring and the plug member has at least one contact pin configured to be inserted in to the at least one socket. The plug member can be engaged with the terminal block without use of installation tools and includes one or more cable gland assembly in contact with a shield of a shielded cable.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: DANA TM4 INC.Inventors: Francois Dube, Michel Brazeau, Hakim Nechadi, Michael Rabo, Cristian Campean
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Publication number: 20210319933Abstract: Methods and systems for a dielectric material coated busbar are provided. In one example, a conductive material may be formed into a shape of a busbar and portions of the busbar may be selectively coated with a dielectric material which may be both electrically insulating and thermally conductive. The dielectric coated portions of the busbar may dissipate heat to a heat sink via a thermal interface material compressed on the busbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Marc-Antoine BEAUPRE, Francois DUBE, Luke MILLER, Cristian CAMPEAN
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Publication number: 20210218237Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with bus bars that are provided with protrusions that allow them to be brought directly or indirectly in contact with a cooling system to remove heat generated in the bus bars themselves. The disclosure further provides a method of cooling a bus bar. The method includes providing at least one bus bar with at least one protrusion, and connecting the at least one protrusion to a cooling element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventor: Francois DUBE
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Publication number: 20200335915Abstract: A multiphase connector for electric powertrain systems includes a terminal block and a plug member that are, at least in part, made from electrically conductive metal. The terminal block has at least one socket surrounding a retaining spring and the plug member has at least one contact pin configured to be inserted in to the at least one socket. The plug member can be engaged with the terminal block without use of installation tools and includes one or more cable gland assembly in contact with a shield of a shielded cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Francois DUBE, Michel BRAZEAU, Hakim NECHADI, Michael RABO, Cristian CAMPEAN
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Publication number: 20190312488Abstract: An electric machine is described herein. The electric machine includes a casing, a stator, a rotor generally coaxial with the stator, an enclosed cooling assembly circulating a first cooling fluid within the casing, and an open cooling assembly through which a second cooling assembly can flow; the open cooling assembly cooling both the stator and the first cooling fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: ERIC LATULIPE, YANNICK PHILIBERT, JEAN-PHILIPPE DEXTRAZE, MARTIN HOULE, JEAN-PHILIPPE DESBIENS, MATHIEU LEPAGE, FRANCOIS DUBE
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Patent number: 10270315Abstract: A cooling arrangement cast into a generally cylindrical stator having longitudinal channels provided on an internal surface thereof is described herein. The cast cooling arrangement comprising a cast heat-storing element and conduits defining a cooling path having an inlet and an outlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: TM4 Inc.Inventors: Jean-Philippe Desbiens, François Dubé, Danny Dupuis, Jean-Philippe Dextraze, Éric Latulipe
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Publication number: 20180241289Abstract: A cooling arrangement cast into a generally cylindrical stator having longitudinal channels provided on an internal surface thereof is described herein. The cast cooling arrangement comprising a cast heat-storing element and conduits defining a cooling path having an inlet and an outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: TM4 Inc.Inventors: Jean-Philippe DESBIENS, François DUBÉ, Danny DUPUIS, Jean-Philippe DEXTRAZE, Éric LATULIPE
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Patent number: 7810156Abstract: Evidence gathering and analysis from networked machines can be automated and made policy-based. In one embodiment, the present invention includes, a networked machine receiving an instruction from a server to execute a pre-recorded action sequence designed to capture evidence data. The machine can annotate the captured evidence data with meta-data, and send the annotated evidence data to the server. The server can then perform analysis on the collected evidence data and present the evidence data and the analysis to an administrator.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Agiliance Inc.Inventors: Jean-François Dubé, William W. Wong
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Patent number: 7593345Abstract: Systems and methods for altering a latency of network messages. A latency control system is configured to alter the latency of one or more network messages transmitted in a network. The latency of the network messages may simulate a latency associated with a network connection. A message queue is controlled by the latency control system to implement the latency, which can be increased or decreased. The latency may be increased and/or decreased dynamically.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2005Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Finisar CorporationInventors: Jean-François Dubé, Christopher J Cicchetti, Geoffrey T Hibbert
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Patent number: 7546451Abstract: A system and method for enabling a programmable device to execute instructions without interruption. An instruction space for storing instructions from a host application is bifurcated to define a program segment and a hold segment. At startup, instructions are loaded into the hold segment, and the programmable device begins executing those instructions. While the hold segment instructions are executed, the program segment is loaded with instructions. Once the program segment is filled, control is shifted to it and instructions from this segment are executed by the programmable device. When the program segment has been executed, control is shifted back to the hold segment, and instructions are taken from it while the program segment is reloaded with a fresh set of instructions from the host application. Once the program segment is reloaded, control is redirected and execution of instructions from the program segment is continued.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2002Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Finisar CorporationInventors: Chris Cicchetti, Jean-François Dubé, Thomas Andrew Myers, An Huynh, Geoffrey T. Hibbert
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Patent number: 7535851Abstract: The present invention provides for discovering diagnostic port functionality in a distributed system. A computer system requests network addresses for one or more chassis. A chassis receives the request for a network address and returns a corresponding network address at least for the chassis. The computer system receives one or more network addresses corresponding to the one or more chassis. The computer system requests resource data from each of the one or more corresponding network addresses. The chassis receives the request for resource data and returns resource data representing at least the current configuration of the chassis to the requesting computer system. The computer system receives resource data representing the configuration of the one or more chassis. The computer system presents the received resource data at the requesting computer system.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Finisar CorporationInventors: Jean-François Dubé, George Anthony Bullis, Kenneth R. Hornyak