Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Bernard Grehant

Jean-Pierre Bernard Grehant 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).

  • Control device for a solar protection means
    Publication number: 20020026250
    Abstract: The device is meant to move the solar protection means from a first position, among at least two predetermined positions, toward a second position to adapt to a variation in sunshine. It comprises a logic (6) which breaks down movement from the first to the second position into a minimum of two steps separated by a time interval (T1). A command (STOP) activated by a user during said interval (T1) activates the following step and reduces the interval by a fraction. The activation of an order after the interval (T1) and during the operation of the following step increases the interval (T1) by a fraction. The control device is in this way capable of adapting to the behavior of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Bernard Grehant, Dominique Jacquel
  • Control device for a solar protection means
    Patent number: 6298273
    Abstract: The device is meant to move the solar protection means from a first position, among at least two predetermined positions, toward a second position to adapt to a variation in sunshine. It comprises a logic (6) which breaks down movement from the first to the second position into a minimum of two steps separated by a time interval (T1). A command (STOP) activated by a user during said interval (T1) activates the following step and reduces the interval by a fraction. The activation of an order after the interval (T1) and during the operation of the following step increases the interval (T1) by a fraction. The control device is in this way capable of adapting to the behavior of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Somfy
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Bernard Grehant, Dominique Jacquel