Patents by Inventor Frederic Chausseron

Frederic Chausseron 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).

  • Vehicle battery safety system
    Patent number: 8983733
    Abstract: A safety arrangement (1) for a motor vehicle having an electric battery (2) and an occupant safety device (6) such as an airbag (7) or seat-belt pre-tensioner. The arrangement (1) having a crash sensor (10) responsive to acceleration, a battery sensor (13-17) arranged to monitor a battery parameter indicative of the condition of the battery, an actuator (8) for activating the occupant safety device (6), and a control unit (9) operable to receive and process signals (x,b) from both the crash sensor (10) and the battery sensor (13-17). The control unit (9) is operable to issue an actuating command to the actuator (8) to activate the occupant safety device (6) in response to a signal x from the crash sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Heath Knight-Newbury, Frederic Chausseron
  • VEHICLE BATTERY SAFETY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120150393
    Abstract: A safety arrangement (1) for a motor vehicle having an electric battery (2) and an occupant safety device (6) such as an airbag (7) or seat-belt pre-tensioner. The arrangement (1) having a crash sensor (10) responsive to acceleration, a battery sensor (13-17) arranged to monitor a battery parameter indicative of the condition of the battery, an actuator (8) for activating the occupant safety device (6), and a control unit (9) operable to receive and process signals (x,b) from both the crash sensor (10) and the battery sensor (13-17). The control unit (9) is operable to issue an actuating command to the actuator (8) to activate the occupant safety device (6) in response to a signal x from the crash sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Heath Knight-Newbury, Frederic Chausseron