Patents by Inventor Julien Courty

Julien Courty 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).

  • Driver alert system for the steering wheel of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7902987
    Abstract: A driver alert system for the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. The system comprises an electric motor, an eccentric mass connected to the electric motor, and a control circuit for providing electric supply to the electric motor in response to an alert activation signal The motor is controlled by the control circuit to an operation level of voltage during a portion of a vibration period with a non-vibration period following the vibration period, and the motor is over or under-controlled with respect to the operation range at the beginning or end of said vibration period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Pascal Lemasson, Julien Courty, Philippe Vincent
  • Driver Alert System for the Steering Wheel of a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20090096595
    Abstract: A driver alert system for the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. The system comprises an electric motor, an eccentric mass connected to the electric motor, and a control circuit for providing electric supply to the electric motor in response to an alert activation signal The motor is controlled by the control circuit to an operation level of voltage during a portion of a vibration period with a non-vibration period following the vibration period, and the motor is over or under-controlled with respect to the operation range at the beginning or end of said vibration period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Pascal Lemasson, Julien Courty, Philippe Vincent