Patents by Inventor Laurent Montarou

Laurent Montarou 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).

  • Publication number: 20160214573
    Abstract: An access control system for activating functionalities of a motor vehicle using a remote control includes: the remote control; an access control unit located in the motor vehicle, configured to communicate with the remote control via radiofrequency signals; one or more components for locating a user via a location of the remote control by determining the position of the remote control in an environment close to the motor vehicle or inside the motor vehicle, the environment being divided into a plurality of predetermined zones; one or more components for associating the determined position of the remote control with a single zone of the plurality of predetermined zones; and a detection unit, the detection unit being configured to detect a control event, the control event being provided for activation of at least one functionality of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Gregoire LAGABE, Laurent MONTAROU
  • Patent number: 9391395
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector affixed to a printed circuit board and a covering with an integrated holding frame slidably mounted onto the connector. The covering has an opening in which the holding frame is integrated as an inner frame with a compensation gap to the surface of the opening. The covering includes a flexible connection between the surface of the opening and the holding frame to align the holding frame within the opening during insertion of the covering onto the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Viktor Bieletzki-Welz, Shenol Hasan, Plamen Baldzhiyski, Laurent Montarou
  • Patent number: 9286744
    Abstract: A mechanical module, such as for a vehicle comprises a body having a first body part and a second body part, a printed board and a battery. The first and second body parts are fixed mechanically relative to one another. The printed board is permanently fixed to the first body part. The battery is positioned between the printed board and the second body part, and the body is designed such that the battery can be exchanged without giving access to a compartment of the body between the printed board and the first part of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventor: Laurent Montarou
  • Publication number: 20130252452
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector affixed to a printed circuit board and a covering with an integrated holding frame slidably mounted onto the connector. The covering has an opening in which the holding frame is integrated as an inner frame with a compensation gap to the surface of the opening. The covering includes a flexible connection between the surface of the opening and the holding frame to align the holding frame within the opening during insertion of the covering onto the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Viktor Bieletzki-Welz, Shenol Hasan, Plamen Baldzhiyski, Laurent Montarou
  • Publication number: 20130044446
    Abstract: A mechanical module, such as for a vehicle comprises a body having a first body part and a second body part, a printed board and a battery. The first and second body parts are fixed mechanically relative to one another. The printed board is permanently fixed to the first body part. The battery is positioned between the printed board and the second body part, and the body is designed such that the battery can be exchanged without giving access to a compartment of the body between the printed board and the first part of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Laurent Montarou
  • Patent number: 8081387
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display device, particularly for an automotive vehicle, that comprises an unfolding member (1), the display device including a mounting member (10) for attaching the unfolding member in at least a first inactive position and in at least a second unfolded position, the display device being adapted so that the unfolding member follows an unfolding movement between the first and second positions thereof, the movement of the unfolding member including at least partially a translation portion and a rotation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Laurent Montarou, Olivier Luneau, Robert Arnould
  • Publication number: 20100157431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display device, particularly for an automotive vehicle, that comprises an unfolding member (1), the display device including a mounting member (10) for attaching the unfolding member in at least a first inactive position and in at least a second unfolded position, the display device being adapted so that the unfolding member follows an unfolding movement between the first and second positions thereof, the movement of the unfolding member including at least partially a translation portion and a rotation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Laurent Montarou, Olivier Luneau, Robert Arnould