Patents by Inventor Hervé Klein

Hervé Klein 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 of limiting the number of times a vehicle heat engine can automatically stop and start
    Patent number: 7481194
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling the stopping and starting of a heat engine (2) of a vehicle. The invention is of the type in which (i) it is necessary for the vehicle to be in an engine stop request phase, and not in pre-defined operating conditions that oppose the stopping of the engine (2), in order for the engine (2) to be stopped or (ii) it is necessary for the vehicle to be in an engine start request phase, and not in pre-defined operating conditions that oppose the starting of the engine (2), in order for the engine to be started. The invention is characterised in that, for a given engine stop request phase, the engine (2) can only be stopped or started at most a pre-determined number of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Arnaud Celisse, Jean-Emmanuel Guy, Hervé Klein, Guillaume Levasseur