Patents by Inventor Michael Chandebois

Michael Chandebois 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: 6853296
    Abstract: The invention concerns a vehicle comprising an access and starting system without manual intervention comprising first means (1) for determining the presence or the absence of an identifier in at least in watching zone outside the vehicle and second means (2) for determining whether the doors are opened or closed and third means (3) for determining whether the motor vehicle engine is running or cut off. The method consists in automatically locking the motor vehicle on successively detecting the following conditions: a door is opened, the engine is not running and all the doors are closed, there is no identifier in the monitoring zone at a time (t), there is an identifier in the monitoring zone at a time (t?1) preceding the time (t) at which the absence of the identifier has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventor: Michael Chandebois
  • Publication number: 20040100360
    Abstract: The invention concerns a vehicle comprising an access and starting system without manual intervention comprising first means (1) for determining the presence or the absence of an identifier in at least in watching zone outside the vehicle and second means (2) for determining whether the doors are opened or closed and third means (3) for determining whether the motor vehicle engine is running or cut off. The method consists in automatically locking the motor vehicle on successively detecting the following conditions: a door is opened, the engine is not running and all the doors are closed, there is no identifier in the monitoring zone at a time (t), there is an identifier in the monitoring zone at a time (t−1) preceding the time (t) at which the absence of the identifier has been detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventor: Michael Chandebois
  • Patent number: 6568262
    Abstract: An apparatus detects the addition of fuel to a fuel tank of a stopped motor vehicle under conditions of a cut off or running engine. The apparatus detects whether or not the vehicle engine is running and whether or not the tank is closed by a fuel filler cap when a tank is being filled. Vehicle speed is also measured. A first measurement of the level of fuel in the fuel tank is taken when the engine is cut off, or when the fuel filler cap is removed and the vehicle engine is running. A second measurement is taken when the vehicle engine is started up, or when the fuel filler cap is fitted onto the tank and the vehicle engine is running. The addition of fuel to the vehicle fuel tank is detected from the first and second measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventor: Michaƫl Chandebois