Patents by Inventor Frederic Thevenod

Frederic Thevenod 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).

  • Method for controlling the opening of a throttle valve body assembly
    Patent number: 7699038
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for controlling the opening of an internal combustion engine throttle valve body assembly, characterized in that it includes the following steps: specifically mapping the engine, limiting the opening angle of the throttle valve body assembly, and defining particular operating points requiring replacement of the usual mapping by the specific mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Renault Sport Technologies
    Inventors: Christophe Laurens, Francois Ratinet, Frederic Thevenod
  • Method for Controlling the Opening of a Throttle Valve Body Assembly
    Publication number: 20080289601
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for controlling the opening of an internal combustion engine throttle valve body assembly, characterized in that it includes the following steps: specifically mapping the engine, limiting the opening angle of the throttle valve body assembly, and defining particular operating points requiring replacement of the usual mapping by the specific mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Christophe Laurens, Francois Ratinet, Frederic Thevenod