Patents by Inventor Pascal Maurel

Pascal Maurel 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).

  • Publication number: 20210402865
    Abstract: A method for starting a combustion engine of a hybrid motor vehicle drivetrain, in which there is a connection clutch interposed between the combustion engine and the electric motor for transmitting a torque between the combustion engine and the electric motor, and a main clutch interposed between the gearbox and the electric motor. From an initial state in which the electric motor generates a drive torque and the combustion engine is stopped, the main clutch is kept in a closed state so as to transmit the torque generated by the electric motor to the gearbox, and the connection clutch is controlled so as to transmit a drive torque between the electric motor and the combustion engine and perform a torque-limiting function between the combustion engine and the electric motor in order to limit the transmission of acyclisms between the combustion engine and the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventor: Pascal MAUREL
  • Patent number: 10640099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driving assistance device for a motor vehicle comprising: a camera (9) capable of generating a first map of the environment of the motor vehicle (8); a transit time sensor (12) capable of generating a second map of the vehicle environment (8); a driving assistance module comprising: a fusion unit capable of generating a precise map of the frontal environment of the vehicle, the precise map being generated by the fusion unit as a function of the first map and the second map; a movement computation unit capable of generating an acceleration setpoint of the vehicle as a function of the precise map of the vehicle environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Vanessa Picron, Benazouz Bradai, Thomas Heitzmann, Damien Fournigault, Didier Taccoen, Pascal Maurel, Frédéric Cousin, Roland Randriazanamparany, Lucian Vatamanu
  • Patent number: 10221901
    Abstract: An actuator for a vehicle transmission system, comprising: an electrical machine comprising an armature and an inductor, a static converter comprising a plurality of commutation cells, the static converter being arranged so as to electrically connect the electrical circuit of the armature to an electrical energy source, and a system for controlling the commutation cells of the static converter, said system being configured so that the torque constant of the electrical machine can assume at least two different values depending on the control applied to said cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Hervé Maurel, Pascal Maurel
  • Publication number: 20180362011
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driving assistance device for a motor vehicle comprising: a camera (9) capable of generating a first map of the environment of the motor vehicle (8); a transit time sensor (12) capable of generating a second map of the vehicle environment (8); a driving assistance module comprising: a fusion unit capable of generating a precise map of the frontal environment of the vehicle, the precise map being generated by the fusion unit as a function of the first map and the second map; a movement computation unit capable of generating an acceleration setpoint of the vehicle as a function of the precise map of the vehicle environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Vanessa Picron, Benazouz Bradai, Thomas Heitzmann, Damien Fournigault, Didier Taccoen, Pascal Maurel, Frédéric Cousin, Roland Randriazanamparany, Lucian Vatamanu
  • Publication number: 20150096863
    Abstract: An actuator for a vehicle transmission system, comprising: an electrical machine comprising an armature and an inductor, a static converter comprising a plurality of commutation cells, the static converter being arranged so as to electrically connect the electrical circuit of the armature to an electrical energy source, and a system for controlling the commutation cells of the static converter, said system being configured so that the torque constant of the electrical machine can assume at least two different values depending on the control applied to said cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Hervé Maurel, Pascal Maurel