Patents by Inventor Luc Marais
Luc Marais 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).
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Patent number: 9202365Abstract: The invention relates to a training method for a device for controlling home automation apparatuses in a building, said method including: a display screen on which each home automation apparatus is represented by any apparatus icon or, failing that, by an apparatus-type icon combined with an apparatus name, an information reception means, characterized in that an action at a control means specific to a home automation apparatus results, at the control device, in the initiation of a step for the automatic search for and selection of the apparatus or apparatus-type icon representing said home automation apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: SOMFY SASInventors: Isabelle Duchene, Luc Marais, Jean-Noël Loiseau
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Patent number: 9015613Abstract: Method of operating a device (60; 100) for controlling home automation equipment (1a, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 5a) for orienting and/or displacing a moving product of a building, comprising a display screen (101), on which a portion of the screen is assigned to the display of a first graphic representation, such as an equipment icon (4, 5, 123, 125, 131), symbolizing this equipment, which method comprises a step for graphic adjustment of the first graphic representation so that it represents, at least approximately, the real degree of orientation and/or deployment of the moving product.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Somfy SASInventors: Isabelle Duchene, Luc Marais, Jean-Noël Loiseau
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Patent number: 8648814Abstract: Device (60; 100) for controlling home automation equipment (1a, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 4a, 5a) of a building, comprising a display screen (101), in which the screen is assigned to the display of type icons (ITYP1, ITYP2, ITYP3, ITYP4, ITYP5), a type icon representing a set of home automation equipment of one and the same type, the screen also being assigned to the display of location icons (ILOC0, ILOC1, ILOC2, ILOC3, ILOC4, ILOC5), a location icon representing a set of home automation equipment installed in one and the same place in the building, which control device comprises a first selection or navigation means (103, 104, 105, 106) making it possible to position, in a reduced area (98) of the screen, either, a selected type icon or location icon, so as to display on the screen equipment icons (4, 5, 123, 123?, 125, 125?, 131, 131?) representative of the home automation equipment assigned to said selected type icon or location icon.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Somfy SASInventors: Isabelle Duchene, Luc Marais, Jean-Noël Loiseau
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Patent number: 8380359Abstract: Method of operating a home automation system comprising: at least one home automation equipment item of a building, the home automation equipment item being associated with a specific equipment control means, a device for controlling this home automation equipment item, comprising a display and control screen on which a portion of the screen is assigned to the display of a first graphic representation, associated with this equipment item, the control device being separate from the specific control means, which system comprises a step for setting at least one value of a parameter of the home automation equipment item involved in the definition of a scenario, this setting step being able to be both implemented by action on the specific control means so as to cause a phase for modification of the state of the home automation equipment item and by action on the control device so as to cause a phase for modification of the appearance of the first graphic representation of the home automation equipment item.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Somfy SASInventors: Isabelle Duchene, Luc Marais, Jean-Noël Loiseau
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Publication number: 20110301764Abstract: Method of training a device for controlling home-automation equipment of a building, comprising—a viewing screen; —on which each item of home-automation equipment is represented by an equipment icon, an equipment name being associated with each equipment icon, —and on which are displayed location icons, a location icon representing a set of home-automation equipment installed in one and the same place of the building such as a room or a group of rooms, a location name being associated with each location icon, —a first selection means able to select one of the location icons, a second selection means able to select one of the equipment icons, characterized in that it comprises a step of association between an item of equipment and a location in the course of which the equipment name is automatically modified when an equipment icon is associated with a location icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Stéphane Lapierre, Isabelle Duchene, Luc Marais, Jean-Noël Loiseau
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Publication number: 20110302517Abstract: The invention relates to a training method for a device for controlling home automation apparatuses in a building, said method including: a display screen on which each home automation apparatus is represented by any apparatus icon or, failing that, by an apparatus-type icon combined with an apparatus name, an information reception means, characterised in that an action at a control means specific to a home automation apparatus results, at the control device, in the initiation of a step for the automatic search for and selection of the apparatus or apparatus-type icon representing said home automation apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Isabelle Duchene, Luc Marais, Jean-Noël Loiseau
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Publication number: 20100146423Abstract: Method of operating a device (60; 100) for controlling home automation equipment (1a, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 5a) for orienting and/or displacing a moving product of a building, comprising a display screen (101), on which a portion of the screen is assigned to the display of a first graphic representation, such as an equipment icon (4, 5, 123, 125, 131), symbolizing this equipment, which method comprises a step for graphic adjustment of the first graphic representation so that it represents, at least approximately, the real degree of orientation and/or deployment of the moving product.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Isabelle DUCHENE, Luc Marais, Jean-Noël Loiseau
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Publication number: 20100145485Abstract: Method of operating a home automation system comprising: at least one home automation equipment item of a building, the home automation equipment item being associated with a specific equipment control means, a device for controlling this home automation equipment item, comprising a display and control screen on which a portion of the screen is assigned to the display of a first graphic representation, associated with this equipment item, the control device being separate from the specific control means, which system comprises a step for setting at least one value of a parameter of the home automation equipment item involved in the definition of a scenario, this setting step being able to be both implemented by action on the specific control means so as to cause a phase for modification of the state of the home automation equipment item and by action on the control device so as to cause a phase for modification of the appearance of the first graphic representation of the home automation equipment item.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Isabelle DUCHENE, Luc Marais, Jean-Noël Loiseau
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Publication number: 20100141602Abstract: Device (60; 100) for controlling home automation equipment (1a, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 4a, 5a) of a building, comprising a display screen (101), in which the screen is assigned to the display of type icons (ITYP1, ITYP2, ITYP3, ITYP4, ITYP5), a type icon representing a set of home automation equipment of one and the same type, the screen also being assigned to the display of location icons (ILOC0, ILOC1, ILOC2, ILOC3, ILOC4, ILOC5), a location icon representing a set of home automation equipment installed in one and the same place in the building, which control device comprises a first selection or navigation means (103, 104, 105, 106) making it possible to position, in a reduced area (98) of the screen, either, a selected type icon or location icon, so as to display on the screen equipment icons (4, 5, 123, 123?, 125, 125?, 131, 131?) representative of the home automation equipment assigned to said selected type icon or location icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Isabelle Duchene, Luc Marais, Jean-Noël Loiseau
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Patent number: 4702208Abstract: Device for electrical actuation of the accelerator of an internal combustion engine, particularly of a motor vehicle, comprising a reduction gear interposed between an electric motor and an element for actuating the accelerator. The reduction gear comprises a planetary gear train whose sun gear 12 is solid in rotation with the shaft of the electric motor. An internal ring gear 11 is connected to the actuation element 4 and the planet carrier 14 is pulled elastically by a return spring 15 to actuate an electric contact switch 17.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1986Date of Patent: October 27, 1987Assignee: Regie Nationale des Usines RenaultInventors: Claude Lombard, Jean-Paul Brisset, Jean-Luc Marais, Gerard Catier
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Patent number: 4682104Abstract: The contactless angular displacement and/or torque pickup is characterized in that it comprises two electrically insulating coaxial disks (7a, 7b) that can turn in relation to one another by an angle to be detected and that carry on their opposing faces conductive plane coils (8) in the shape of spirally wound sectors coiled alternately in both directions and whose mutual induction varies as a function of the relative angular position of the detection disks (7a, 7b). Also included is a rotary transformer (6a, 6b) to supply one of the detection disks (7a, 7b), a circuit (18) for supplying the primary (11a) of the rotary transformer and a circuit (17, 18) for processing the signal (S) collected on one of the detection disks (7a, 7b).Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1984Date of Patent: July 21, 1987Assignee: Regie Nationale des Usines RenaultInventors: Claude Lombard, Jean-Paul Brisset, Gerard Catier, Jean-Luc Marais, Gino Zammarchi