Patents by Inventor Francois Levasseur

Francois Levasseur 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).

  • Indicator device, notably for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 9689721
    Abstract: An indicator device for motor vehicles includes a dial, an indicator unit with needle, and a motor device. The indicator device with needle is capable of being rotationally driven around an axis of rotation of the indicator device. The indicator unit with needle is designed to be rotationally driven by a torque generated by the motor device. The indicator device is capable of being operated with a motor device of a first type and with a motor device of a second type. The indicator device includes minimum time information matched with the motor device of the first type and with the motor device of the second type such that the position of the indicator unit with needle is identical for cases where the motor device of the first type or the motor device of the second type is used, and for different preceding displacements of the indicator unit with needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics SAS
    Inventor: Francois Levasseur
  • INDICATOR DEVICE, NOTABLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20150204700
    Abstract: An indicator device for motor vehicles includes a dial, an indicator unit with needle, and a motor device. The indicator device with needle is capable of being rotationally driven around an axis of rotation of the indicator device. The indicator unit with needle is designed to be rotationally driven by a torque generated by the motor device. The indicator device is capable of being operated with a motor device of a first type and with a motor device of a second type. The indicator device includes minimum time information matched with the motor device of the first type and with the motor device of the second type such that the position of the indicator unit with needle is identical for cases where the motor device of the first type or the motor device of the second type is used, and for different preceding displacements of the indicator unit with needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics SAS
    Inventor: Francois LEVASSEUR
  • Element for synthetic tennis ground and method for its production
    Patent number: 5678951
    Abstract: An element suitable for building permanent tennis courts and repairing existing clay courts, comprising a structured textile support forming an open-structured mat and consisting of rot-proof synthetic fibres, which is filled with a first layer essentially consisting of sand with a particle size suitable for drainage, and a second surface layer consisting of ground brick with a smaller particle size than the underlying layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Sommer Levasseur
    Inventor: Francois Levasseur