Patents by Inventor Luc-Andre Gregoire

Luc-Andre Gregoire 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: 9331599
    Abstract: There is described a multilevel electric power converter circuit comprising: Ns switching elements connected in series in a closed loop; NAE additional elements, the additional elements being one of a direct current source and at least one passive element, connected within the closed loop such that each additional element is connected to four of the switching elements, the ratio of a number of additional elements NAE to a number of switching elements NS corresponding to NS=2NAE+2; and one of a load and an alternating current source connected across the closed loop at nodes between adjacent switching elements that are separate from nodes to which the additional elements are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SOCOVAR S.E.C.
    Inventors: Kamal Al-Haddad, Youssef Ounejjar, Luc-Andre Gregoire
  • Publication number: 20110280052
    Abstract: There is described a multilevel electric power converter circuit comprising: Ns switching elements connected in series in a closed loop; NAE additional elements, the additional elements being one of a direct current source and at least one passive element, connected within the closed loop such that each additional element is connected to four of the switching elements, the ratio of a number of additional elements NAE to a number of switching elements NS corresponding to NS=2NAE+2; and one of a load and an alternating current source connected across the closed loop at nodes between adjacent switching elements that are separate from nodes to which the additional elements are connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Kamal Al-Haddad, Youssef Ounejjar, Luc-Andre Gregoire