Patents by Inventor Jean-Francois G. A. Pellerin

Jean-Francois G. A. Pellerin 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).

  • Convertor for thermal energy into electrical energy using Stirling motor and integral electrical generator
    Patent number: 4511805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to external combustion engines and more precisely to motors using the Stirling cycle designed to directly convert thermal energy into electrical energy.In accordance with the invention, this transformation is carried out inside a machine which is completely sealed, without a mechanical connection with the outside, in which the power piston drives the moveable part of an electrical generator. In accordance with one preferred embodiment, this electrical generator is a linear alternator. In accordance with a further original feature of the invention, control of the coupling between the displacing piston and the power piston is carried out by using electronic regulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1985
    Assignee: BERTIN & Cie
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Boy-Marcotte, Gilbert M. I. Dahan, Michel Dancette, Marcel P. Le Nabour, Jean-Francois G. A. Pellerin, Jose Rivallin, Marcel A. J. Jannot