Patents by Inventor Pascal Gonin

Pascal Gonin 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: 10176954
    Abstract: A switching device for opening and closing an electrical line, including: two fixed contact terminals separated from one another, an operating member, comprising a contact piece, at least one flexible strip comprising at least one end part attached to a fixed support, the flexible strip or strips being adapted to exert a return force on the contact piece to return it from its closed position to its open position in the absence of a motive force on the operating member, the operating member comprising two electrically insulating pusher arms, spaced apart from one another and each attached to an end part of the contact piece; each flexible strip comprising two other end parts, each attached to one of the two push arms or to a part of the operating member that is itself attached to, or forms an integral part of, one of the pusher arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: RADIALL
    Inventors: Guillaume Aubry, Pascal Gonin
  • Publication number: 20180025875
    Abstract: A switching device for opening and closing an electrical line, including: two fixed contact terminals separated from one another, an operating member, comprising a contact piece, at least one flexible strip comprising at least one end part attached to a fixed support, the flexible strip or strips being adapted to exert a return force on the contact piece to return it from its closed position to its open position in the absence of a motive force on the operating member, the operating member comprising two electrically insulating pusher arms, spaced apart from one another and each attached to an end part of the contact piece; each flexible strip comprising two other end parts, each attached to one of the two push arms or to a part of the operating member that is itself attached to, or forms an integral part of, one of the pusher arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Guillaume Aubry, Pascal Gonin
  • Patent number: 9818566
    Abstract: A switching device for opening and closing an electrical line, including: two fixed contact terminals separated from one another, an operating member, comprising a contact piece, at least one flexible strip comprising at least one end part attached to a fixed support, the flexible strip or strips being adapted to exert a return force on the contact piece to return it from its closed position to its open position in the absence of a motive force on the operating member, the operating member comprising two electrically insulating pusher arms, spaced apart from one another and each attached to an end part of the contact piece; each flexible strip comprising two other end parts, each attached to one of the two push arms or to a part of the operating member that is itself attached to, or forms an integral part of, one of the pusher arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: RADIALL
    Inventors: Guillaume Aubry, Pascal Gonin
  • Publication number: 20170092452
    Abstract: A switching device for opening and closing an electrical line, including: two fixed contact terminals separated from one another, an operating member, comprising a contact piece, at least one flexible strip comprising at least one end part attached to a fixed support, the flexible strip or strips being adapted to exert a return force on the contact piece to return it from its closed position to its open position in the absence of a motive force on the operating member, the operating member comprising two electrically insulating pusher arms, spaced apart from one another and each attached to an end part of the contact piece; each flexible strip comprising two other end parts, each attached to one of the two push arms or to a part of the operating member that is itself attached to, or forms an integral part of, one of the pusher arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Guillaume Aubry, Pascal Gonin
  • Patent number: 7286030
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromagnetic relay comprising: a base comprising at least one printed circuit card, which card has at least two conductor tracks forming respective switch accesses; at least one conductive contact element movable between a closed position in which it presses against said two conductor tracks in order to establish an electrical connection between them, and an open position in which the contact element is spaced apart from at least one of said two tracks; a contact element support, the support comprising at least one flexible arm carrying the contact element; and an actuator mounted on the printed circuit card, and comprising at least one coil constituted by a winding of electric wires; wherein the support includes at least one portion, in particular a portion in the form of a tongue, on which a moving member of the actuator acts in order to move said flexible arm of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Radiall
    Inventors: Fabrice Janot, Patrice Becavin, Pascal Gonin
  • Publication number: 20060244555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromagnetic relay comprising: a base comprising at least one printed circuit card, which card has at least two conductor tracks forming respective switch accesses; at least one conductive contact element movable between a closed position in which it presses against said two conductor tracks in order to establish an electrical connection between them, and an open position in which the contact element is spaced apart from at least one of said two tracks; a contact element support, the support comprising at least one flexible arm carrying the contact elements; and an actuator mounted on the printed circuit card, and comprising at least one coil constituted by a winding of electric wires; wherein the support includes at least one portion, in particular a portion in the form of a tongue, on which a moving member of the actuator acts in order to move said flexible arm of the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: RADIALL
    Inventors: Fabrice Janot, Patrice Becavin, Pascal Gonin
  • Patent number: 7015777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a switch device for opening and closing at least one electrical line, the device comprising: at least one pair of contact terminals; at least one drive member each drive member including a contact piece suitable for being displaced axially between a closed position in which the contact piece presses simultaneously against the two contact terminals of said at least one pair, interconnecting them electrically, and an open position in which the contact piece is spaced apart from said two contact terminals; and at least one actuator comprising an actuator element that is movable and suitable for driving said drive member(s); at least one of the actuator element and the drive member being connected to a stationary portion of said device by means of a generally flexible holding element, which element has at least one region secured to said stationary portion of the device, and at least one region secured to the actuator element or the drive member, which region is suitable for fl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Radiall
    Inventors: Pascal Gonin, Patrice Becavin, Jean-Pierre Charreton
  • Publication number: 20040000980
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a switch device for opening and closing at least one electrical line, the device comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Pascal Gonin, Patrice Becavin, Jean-Pierre Charreton
  • Patent number: 5528006
    Abstract: A compact snap-action switch for high frequency switching applications comprising a housing of electrically conductive material having a horizontal outer wall with an opening formed therein; two spaced contact terminals disposed within the housing and having contact surfaces in a common plane proximate to and parallel with the plane of the outer housing wall; a rectangular metal contact element adapted to bridge the gap between the contact surfaces of the contact terminals in a closed position and to be snapped into an open position spaced from the contact surfaces; an actuator element having a lower end portion supporting the rectangular metal contact element and having an upper end portion disposed above the housing; a cradle support for the operating member; two parallel flexible strips being freely supported therein and being secured to the operating member; the cradle support being mounted above the outer housing wall and accommodating limited vertical displacement of the operating member between a switc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Radiall
    Inventors: Pascal Gonin, Vincent Eudeline