Patents by Inventor Jean-Yves Jaouen

Jean-Yves Jaouen 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).

  • Patent number: 10716999
    Abstract: The invention has for object a game controller having an actuator (2, 102) mobile in rotation in relation to a fixed part (3, 103), in such a way as to simulate a control of the rotation of a steering column of a simulated vehicle. According to the invention, the game controller implements means for detecting the displacement in rotation of the actuator (2, 102) comprising at least one Hall effect or magnetoresistive effect detecting unit, constituted of at least two elements, of which a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor (24, 124). At least during the rotation of the actuator (2, 102), a first element is integral in rotation with the actuator (2, 102) and a second element is integral in rotation with said fixed part (3, 103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Guillemot Corporation S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen
  • Patent number: 10441882
    Abstract: A method and system for cooling an electric motor of a simulation or video game controller that comprises a rotor arranged in a casing, wherein the method comprises a forced air ventilation from the outside of the casing to the inside of the casing by a fan arranged on the rotor and kinetically decoupled from the rotor. As such, cold outside air is recovered and circulates through the coils which constitute the heat source and expulsed to the other end of the motor. There is therefore a homogeneous extraction of the heat from the coils. As the fan is kinetically decoupled from the rotor, the cooling system therefore operates independently of the speed of rotation of the main shaft of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Guillemot Corporation S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Jaouen, Patrick Pennaneac'h
  • Publication number: 20180272233
    Abstract: The invention has for object a game controller having an actuator (2, 102) mobile in rotation in relation to a fixed part (3, 103), in such a way as to simulate a control of the rotation of a steering column of a simulated vehicle. According to the invention, the game controller implements means for detecting the displacement in rotation of the actuator (2, 102) comprising at least one Hall effect or magnetoresistive effect detecting unit, constituted of at least two elements, of which a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor (24, 124). At least during the rotation of the actuator (2, 102), a first element is integral in rotation with the actuator (2, 102) and a second element is integral in rotation with said fixed part (3, 103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen
  • Patent number: 9884250
    Abstract: The invention has for object a game controller having an actuator (2, 102) mobile in rotation in relation to a fixed part (3, 103), in such a way as to simulate a control of the rotation of a steering column of a simulated vehicle. According to the invention, the game controller implements means for detecting the displacement in rotation of the actuator (2, 102) comprising at least one Hall effect or magnetoresistive effect detecting unit, constituted of at least two elements, of which a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor (24, 124). At least during the rotation of the actuator (2, 102), a first element is integral in rotation with the actuator (2, 102) and a second element is integral in rotation with said fixed part (3, 103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Guillemot Corporation S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen
  • Publication number: 20170100665
    Abstract: A method and system for cooling an electric motor of a simulation or video game controller that comprises a rotor arranged in a casing, wherein the method comprises a forced air ventilation from the outside of the casing to the inside of the casing by a fan arranged on the rotor and kinetically decoupled from the rotor. As such, cold outside air is recovered and circulates through the coils which constitute the heat source and expulsed to the other end of the motor. There is therefore a homogeneous extraction of the heat from the coils. As the fan is kinetically decoupled from the rotor, the cooling system therefore operates independently of the speed of rotation of the main shaft of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Jaouen, Patrick Pennaneac'h
  • Patent number: 9517408
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controller, in particular for video games, capable of operating according to at least a gear selection mode and a brake mode. According to the invention, said controller comprises a support casing, a lever mounted on said support casing and capable of pivoting from a neutral position around at least an axis, and a detector to detect, in the gear selection mode, at least two different positions of the lever obtained by the pivoting thereof from the neutral position and, in the brake mode, an angular value corresponding to a braking force required by a user by the pivoting of the controller lever according to said axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: GUILLEMOT CORPORATION S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Jaouen, Patrick Pennaneac'h, David Sauvage
  • Publication number: 20150119145
    Abstract: The invention has for object a game controller having an actuator (2, 102) mobile in rotation in relation to a fixed part (3, 103), in such a way as to simulate a control of the rotation of a steering column of a simulated vehicle. According to the invention, the game controller implements means for detecting the displacement in rotation of the actuator (2, 102) comprising at least one Hall effect or magnetoresistive effect detecting unit, constituted of at least two elements, of which a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor (24, 124). At least during the rotation of the actuator (2, 102), a first element is integral in rotation with the actuator (2, 102) and a second element is integral in rotation with said fixed part (3, 103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen
  • Patent number: 8920240
    Abstract: The invention has for object a game controller having an actuator (2, 102) mobile in rotation in relation to a fixed part (3, 103), in such a way as to simulate a control of the rotation of a steering column of a simulated vehicle. According to the invention, the game controller implements means for detecting the displacement in rotation of the actuator (2, 102) comprising at least one Hall effect or magnetoresistive effect detecting unit, constituted of at least two elements, of which a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor (24, 124). At least during the rotation of the actuator (2, 102), a first element is integral in rotation with the actuator (2, 102) and a second element is integral in rotation with said fixed part (3, 103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Guillemot Corporation S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen
  • Publication number: 20140323222
    Abstract: The invention relates to a speed controller, in particular for video games, capable of operating according to a sequential mode and a manual mode comprising: a support casing (1), a lever (2) hingeably mounted on said support casing and capable of pivoting from a neutral position, in a longitudinal direction around a transversal axis and in a transversal direction around a longitudinal axis, and detection means for detecting, in the manual mode, at least two different positions of the lever obtained by the pivoting thereof in at least the longitudinal direction from the neutral position and, in the sequential mode, at least two different positions of the lever, characterized in that the detection means are capable of detecting, in the sequential mode, at least two different positions of the lever obtained by the pivoting thereof in the transversal direction from the neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Jaouen, Patrick Pennaneac'h, David Sauvage
  • Patent number: 8753208
    Abstract: The invention relates to a speed controller, in particular for video games, capable of operating according to a sequential mode and a manual mode comprising: a support casing (1), a lever (2) hingeably mounted on said support casing and capable of pivoting from a neutral position, in a longitudinal direction around a transversal axis and in a transversal direction around a longitudinal axis, and detection means for detecting, in the manual mode, at least two different positions of the lever obtained by the pivoting thereof in at least the longitudinal direction from the neutral position and, in the sequential mode, at least two different positions of the lever, characterized in that the detection means are capable of detecting, in the sequential mode, at least two different positions of the lever obtained by the pivoting thereof in the transversal direction from the neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Guillemot Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Jaouen, Patrick Pennaneac'h
  • Patent number: 8672758
    Abstract: The invention relates to a video game controller (1) having a rotatable actuator (2) with respect to a frame (3), so as to simulate at least one simulated vehicle steering column rotation control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Guillemot Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Jaouen, Patrick Pennaneac'h, Gilles Raulet
  • Patent number: 8471815
    Abstract: A joystick biased to return its stick to a neutral position and with compensation of the force applied by the biasing. The joystick has a stick that is moveable in relation to a base at least in rotation around two axes and biasing element mounted between said base and a movable element acting on said stick, tending to return said stick to a neutral position. The joystick further comprises compensator, mounted between the base and the movable element, and applying on the latter a force to compensate at least partially the force applied by the biasing, at least when said stick is located in the vicinity of said neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Guillemot Corporation, S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen
  • Patent number: 8345005
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mini joystick including a handle which can be moved in relation to a body, in rotation along at least two axes of rotation. According to the invention, such a mini-joystick includes a Hall effect movement detection set including at least one first element interdependent in rotation with said handle and at least one second element fixed in relation to said body, said elements belonging to the group including the sensors and the magnets, delivering at least one item of information regarding the position of said handle, and detection means for detecting at least one push applied onto an upper part of said handle, able to deliver at least one item of control information when a push is applied, whatever the position of said handle in relation to said body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Guillemot Corporation S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen
  • Publication number: 20110300942
    Abstract: The invention relates to a speed controller, in particular for video games, capable of operating according to a sequential mode and a manual mode comprising: a support casing (1), a lever (2) hingeably mounted on said support casing and capable of pivoting from a neutral position, in a longitudinal direction around a transversal axis and in a transversal direction around a longitudinal axis, and detection means for detecting, in the manual mode, at least two different positions of the lever obtained by the pivoting thereof in at least the longitudinal direction from the neutral position and, in the sequential mode, at least two different positions of the lever, characterized in that the detection means are capable of detecting, in the sequential mode, at least two different positions of the lever obtained by the pivoting thereof in the transversal direction from the neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: GUILLEMOT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Jaouen, Patrick Pennaneac'h
  • Publication number: 20110296945
    Abstract: The invention concerns a pedal set (100) for video games or vehicle driving simulation, the pedal set (100) comprising a frame (102) and a pedal (116) which has the ability to move in rotation with respect to the frame (102), the pedal (116) having a supporting areas for a foot. The pedal set (100) being characterised insofar as the frame (102) is designed to take alternatively at least two stable positions on the floor or a support: an initial position, in which seen from the left of the pedal set (100), the pedal (116) pivots anticlockwise under the force produced by the foot; and a second position, in which seen from the left of the pedal set (100), the pedal (116) pivots clockwise under the force produced by the foot. The supporting area of the pedal (116) is, in each position, laid out in such a way as to be positioned roughly at the level of the metatarsal of the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: GUILLEMOT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Jaouen, Patrick Pennaneac'h, David Sauvage, Gilles Raulet
  • Publication number: 20110281649
    Abstract: The invention relates to a video game controller (1) having a rotatable actuator (2) with respect to a frame (3), so as to simulate at least one simulated vehicle steering column rotation control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: GUILLEMOT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Jaouen, Patrick Pennaneac'h, Gilles Raulet
  • Publication number: 20110256930
    Abstract: The invention has for object a game controller having an actuator (2, 102) mobile in rotation in relation to a fixed part (3, 103), in such a way as to simulate a control of the rotation of a steering column of a simulated vehicle. According to the invention, the game controller implements means for detecting the displacement in rotation of the actuator (2, 102) comprising at least one Hall effect or magnetoresistive effect detecting unit, constituted of at least two elements, of which a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor (24, 124). At least during the rotation of the actuator (2, 102), a first element is integral in rotation with the actuator (2, 102) and a second element is integral in rotation with said fixed part (3, 103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Guillemot Corporation
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen
  • Publication number: 20110163957
    Abstract: A joystick biased to return its stick to a neutral position and with compensation of the force applied by the biasing. The joystick has a stick that is moveable in relation to a base at least in rotation around two axes and biasing element mounted between said base and a movable element acting on said stick, tending to return said stick to a neutral position. The joystick further comprises compensator, mounted between the base and the movable element, and applying on the latter a force to compensate at least partially the force applied by the biasing, at least when said stick is located in the vicinity of said neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Guillemot Corporation S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen
  • Publication number: 20100201622
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mini joystick including a handle which can be moved in relation to a body, in rotation along at least two axes of rotation. According to the invention, such a mini-joystick includes a Hall effect movement detection set including at least one first element interdependent in rotation with said handle and at least one second element fixed in relation to said body, said elements belonging to the group including the sensors and the magnets, delivering at least one item of information regarding the position of said handle, and detection means for detecting at least one push applied onto an upper part of said handle, able to deliver at least one item of control information when a push is applied, whatever the position of said handle in relation to said body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Guillemot Corporation S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen
  • Publication number: 20100173711
    Abstract: The invention relates to Hall effect joysticks, and accessories incorporating a Hall effect joystick of a smaller scale. The Hall effect joystick includes a handle which can be moved in relation to a base, in rotation along at least two axes. Said rotation is ensured by way of at least one ball joint including two ball joint elements of roughly the same radius, namely a head and a cup, one being able to pivot around the center of the other. A first of said ball joint elements is fixed in relation to said base and features an opening into which penetrates an extension of said handle, and a second of said ball joint elements is attached to said handle. The extension of said handle includes, in proximity to its lower extremity, at least one sensor and/or at least one magnet of a Hall effect movement detection set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Guillemot Corporation S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Yves Jaouen