Patents by Inventor Pascal Lepretre
Pascal Lepretre 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: 11482846Abstract: Device including a housing, at least one electrical conductor and at least one support, the electrical conductor being configured to carry an electric current, the housing defining a chamber accommodating the electrical conductor, the support being configured to attach the electrical conductor to the housing, the housing being in particular made of a metal. The support is made of a ceramic, the support making contact both with the electrical conductor and with the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Abderrahmane Agnaou, Sabine Wiebel, Louis Linares, Pascal Lepretre, Jean-Michel Carrante
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Publication number: 20200358278Abstract: Device including a housing, at least one electrical conductor and at least one support, the electrical conductor being configured to carry an electric current, the housing defining a chamber accommodating the electrical conductor, the support being configured to attach the electrical conductor to the housing, the housing being in particular made of a metal. The support is made of a ceramic, the support making contact both with the electrical conductor and with the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Abderrahmane AGNAOU, Sabine WIEBEL, Louis LINARES, Pascal LEPRETRE, Jean-Michel CARRANTE
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Patent number: 10461517Abstract: An electrically insulating protection box for an electric installation includes at least one electric busbar, the protection box including at least two casings wherein each casing includes inside surfaces intended to surround at least a part of the busbar at a junction zone, at least 50% of the area of said inside surfaces being in direct contact with an electrically conducting element of the junction zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Thierry Vignes, Pascal Lepretre
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Patent number: 10375851Abstract: An electric cabinet that includes a front part and a rear part, and designed to receive removable electric functional units, further including: a separating partition delineating a first thermal area formed by a first space located at the front part of the electric cabinet, the first thermal area being designed to receive first electric apparatuses of the removable electric functional units, and a second thermal area formed by a second space located at the rear part of the cabinet, the second thermal area being designed to receive second electric apparatuses of the removable electric functional units, and the second thermal area is hotter than the first thermal area, and the first electric apparatuses heat more than the second electric apparatuses, the electric cabinet further includes a cooling source; and an actuator allowing air to flow.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Abderrahmane Agnaou, Olivier Wasner, Alain Perrin, Dominique Socquet, Jerome Laye, Pascal Lepretre
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Patent number: 10111360Abstract: An electrical cabinet for receiving functional electrical units, each including a plurality of electrical devices arranged on a bracket; and a mechanism for attaching the functional electrical units, the attaching mechanism configured to receive the functional electric units along a separation plane defining a first space located toward a front portion, and a second space located toward a back portion; a partition dividing the second space into a first subspace located toward the front portion and a second subspace located toward the rear portion, the partition configured in the electrical cabinet to form at least two passages enabling an airflow to circulate between the first subspace and the second subspace; and a cooling source arranged to be in contact with the airflow.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Alain Perrin, Frederic Waterlot, Louis Linares, Pascal Lepretre, Josep Lopez
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Publication number: 20140260397Abstract: The invention relates to an electric cabinet (1) comprising a front part and a rear part and designed to receive electric functional units (2a), said electric cabinet (1) also comprising a separating partition (20) delineating: a first cold thermal area formed by a first space (E1) located at the front part of the cabinet, and a second hot thermal area formed by a second space (E2) located at the rear part of the cabinet. The electric cabinet (1) comprises a cooling and regulating device of the temperature of the first and second spaces E1, E2, said device comprising: a cooling source (100) positioned in contact with the first space (E1) to cool the latter; heat exchange means (40) enabling cold air to flow between the first space (E1) and the second space (E2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Abderrahmane AGNAOU, Olivier Wasner, Alain Perrin, Dominique Socquet, Jerome Laye, Pascal Lepretre
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Publication number: 20140246169Abstract: An electrical cabinet for receiving functional electrical units, each including a plurality of electrical devices arranged on a bracket; and a mechanism for attaching the functional electrical units, the attaching mechanism configured to receive the functional electric units along a separation plane defining a first space located toward a front portion, and a second space located toward a back portion; a partition dividing the second space into a first subspace located toward the front portion and a second subspace located toward the rear portion, the partition configured in the electrical cabinet to form at least two passages enabling an airflow to circulate between the first subspace and the second subspace; and a cooling source arranged to be in contact with the airflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Alain Perrin, Frederic Waterlot, Louis Linares, Pascal Lepretre, Josep Lopez
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Patent number: 8575485Abstract: A longitudinal, generally parallelepiped electrical conductor bar, having a generally rectangular cross-sectional area having two sides and two ends, a substantially arc-like portion extending from one corner to an adjacent corner of that area, the arc-like portion defining two complementary sections, a first whose perimeter includes the arc-like portion, the two ends and one of the two sides, and a second whose perimeter includes the arc-like section and the other side, with parallel, elongate bores extending through the length of the conductor bar.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Didier Van Dooren, Jean-Marc Reppelin, Philippe Gerbier, Pascal Lepretre
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Publication number: 20120222881Abstract: An improved bar has been developed for current conduction. In particular, its cross-section has been designed to limit the quantity of material necessary to transmit a given rated current. The material is mainly located on the same side as the surface containing the connecting groove and the contact tracks. The use of this type of profile enables losses by Joule effect to be reduced, for an equivalent cross-section, and aluminium to be used for example for strong amperages. The solution enables fast erection and electric connection and is suitable for high-amperage and/or three-phase currents.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Didier Van Dooren, Jean-Marc Reppelin, Philippe Gerbier, Pascal Lepretre
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Patent number: 5853305Abstract: A connection clip electrically connects one of the contact terminal strips of a circuit breaker to a terminal strip for connection to a busbar. At least one opposed pair of independent contact fingers in the form of a bridge is made of conducting material and each opposed pair of contact fingers has two end contacts. The two independent contact fingers press via their end contacts respectively on the two opposite faces of either a terminal strip or busbar, and are urged elastically towards one another by the action of springs compression fitted between a connection frame and a bearing surface of the independent pairs of contact fingers. The independent pairs of contact fingers are covered by a coating containing carbon which provides lubrication to facilitate draw-in of the clip, while reducing the risks of welding at the level of the contact points.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1997Date of Patent: December 29, 1998Assignee: Schneider Electric S.A.Inventors: Antoine Bedrossian, Philippe Langlois, Pascal Lepretre, Robert Morel, Pascale Rodriguez, Gilbert Velletaz