Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre MILLON

Jean-Pierre MILLON 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).

  • Cold-weather starting strategy using an alternator-starter in a vehicle having a belt driven by an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 10654484
    Abstract: A starting strategy for a power train of a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine fitted with a drive shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, an alternator-starter, a first pulley that is designed to be driven in rotation by the drive shaft, a pulley that is rigidly connected to a shaft of the alternator-starter, a belt encircling said two pulleys, and a coupling/decoupling system between the first pulley and the drive shaft of the engine, characterized in that the starting strategy includes a preparation procedure for said belt in cold weather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Millon, Jean-Yves Der Matheossian
  • COLD-WEATHER STARTING STRATEGY USING AN ALTERNATOR-STARTER IN A VEHICLE HAVING A BELT DRIVEN BY AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20190077405
    Abstract: A starting strategy for a power train (10) of a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine (11) fitted with a drive shaft (12) extending along a longitudinal axis (X), an alternator-starter (14), a first pulley (15, 19) that is designed to be driven in rotation by the drive shaft, a pulley (16) that is rigidly connected to a shaft of the alternator-starter, a belt (17) encircling said two pulleys, and a coupling/decoupling system (18) between the first pulley (19) and the drive shaft of the engine (12), characterized in that the starting strategy includes a preparation procedure for said belt in cold weather.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre MILLON, Jean-Yves DER MATHEOSSIAN