Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc Stephan

Jean-Marc Stephan 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).

  • System and method for operating a rechargeable battery having a defective module
    Patent number: 7830123
    Abstract: The invention relates to control of a battery, permitting a reduction in the number of components of the battery. The battery comprises several modules (2a, . . . , 2n), each module comprising a charge limiting circuit (4). When a module is detected as defective, the charge limiting circuit (4) carries out a command for the discharge of said defective module, by formation of a short-circuit path. The battery can subsequently be used without functional hindrance by the defective module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Astrium Sas
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Diraison, Jean-Marc Stephan
  • Methods for Controlling a Rechargeable Battery and Rechargeable Battery for Carrying Out Said Method
    Publication number: 20090146824
    Abstract: The invention relates to control of a battery, permitting a reduction in the number of components of the battery. The battery comprises several modules (2a, . . . , 2n), each module comprising a charge limiting circuit (4). When a module is detected as defective, the charge limiting circuit (4) carries out a command for the discharge of said defective module, by formation of a short-circuit path. The battery can subsequently be used without functional hindrance by the defective module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Diraison, Jean-Marc Stephan