Patents by Inventor Louis Lacroix

Louis Lacroix 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).

  • Control device for a contactor, comprising a transmitter, and a transmitter for this device
    Publication number: 20020040843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control device for a contactor, in particular for scrolling through a menu which allows appliances in a motor vehicle to be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: VALEO CLIMATISATION
    Inventor: Louis Lacroix
  • Control panel with a printed circuit, in particular for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6301118
    Abstract: A control panel or control unit for a motor vehicle heating and air conditioning circuit comprises a body having a front panel, and contains a printed circuit which comprises a front circuit board located behind the front panel and having an aperture, together with a computer circuit board which makes an angle with the front circuit board. The computer circuit board has an extension portion which passes through the aperture in the front circuit board, and this extension portion carries a display device which is located behind an aperture formed through the front panel. Retaining means, for example adjustable fastening means, are interposed between the computer circuit board and the body so as to secure the display device in a defined position with respect to the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Valeo Electronique
    Inventors: Louis Lacroix, Alain Toussaint