Patents by Inventor Joel Sorin

Joel Sorin 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: 10686312
    Abstract: A monitoring unit for monitoring a circuit breaker includes a safety module; programmable computation modules; an electrical power supply management system to switch, according to the level of electrical power received from electrical power supply sources and according to a predefined power supply program, between an active power supply mode in which the safety module and at least a portion of the computation modules are supplied with power, and a safety power supply mode in which the safety module is supplied with power and the computation modules are not supplied with power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Joel Sorin, Bertrand Masseboeuf, Yves Geay
  • Publication number: 20180062380
    Abstract: A monitoring unit for monitoring a circuit breaker includes a safety module; programmable computation modules; an electrical power supply management system to switch, according to the level of electrical power received from electrical power supply sources and according to a predefined power supply program, between an active power supply mode in which the safety module and at least a portion of the computation modules are supplied with power, and a safety power supply mode in which the safety module is supplied with power and the computation modules are not supplied with power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Joel Sorin, Bertrand Masseboeuf, Yves Geay
  • Patent number: 9759777
    Abstract: The monitoring device of an electric power supply is supplied by this electric power supply. It comprises a battery (3) forming a secondary power supply and which is triggered in case of outage of the primary power supply. A management circuit monitors the voltage at the terminals of the battery. A comparator compares the measured voltage at the terminals of the battery with first and second threshold values. A management circuit commands flow of a discharge current at the terminals of the battery, by means of a switch and of a counter configured to count a quantity representative of the discharge current. The management circuit can inform the user that the battery is defective according to the value of the counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Joel Sorin, Bertrand Masseboeuf
  • Patent number: 9490091
    Abstract: A management device (1) of the causes of tripping in an electronic trip device enabling operation to take place in efficient and dependable manner by means of an architecture with three microcontrollers. The first microcontroller (3), second microcontroller (4) and third microcontroller (5), connected to one another, perform analysis and storage of characteristics typical to the electric power system (2) measured by the first microcontroller (3). Depending on the power supply situations and the analyzed events, one, two or three microcontrollers can be active to reduce the electric power requirements of the device (1). Storage of the data concerning the electric power system (2) is at least partially performed in redundant manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Bertrand Masseboeuf, Joel Sorin
  • Publication number: 20150270725
    Abstract: The monitoring device of an electric power supply is supplied by this electric power supply. It comprises a battery (3) forming a secondary power supply and which is triggered in case of outage of the primary power supply. A management circuit monitors the voltage at the terminals of the battery. A comparator compares the measured voltage at the terminals of the battery with first and second threshold values. A management circuit commands flow of a discharge current at the terminals of the battery, by means of a switch and of a counter configured to count a quantity representative of the discharge current. The management circuit can inform the user that the battery is defective according to the value of the counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: JOEL SORIN, BERTRAND MASSEBOEUF
  • Publication number: 20150270083
    Abstract: A management device (1) of the causes of tripping in an electronic trip device enabling operation to take place in efficient and dependable manner by means of an architecture with three microcontrollers. The first microcontroller (3), second microcontroller (4) and third microcontroller (5), connected to one another, perform analysis and storage of characteristics typical to the electric power system (2) measured by the first microcontroller (3). Depending on the power supply situations and the analyzed events, one, two or three microcontrollers can be active to reduce the electric power requirements of the device (1). Storage of the data concerning the electric power system (2) is at least partially performed in redundant manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Bertrand MASSEBOEUF, Joel Sorin