Patents by Inventor Patrick Herbault

Patrick Herbault 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: 10239487
    Abstract: A device for controlling the correct operating state of a restraining harness, intended for a safety seat, including at least one retaining strap that is under tension when the harness is in the state of restraining the occupant, the device being intended to be disposed in a predefined area of the latter, the device including: at least one sensor device including an elongate flexible element that is suitable for being positioned on the strap, and in particular rigidly connected thereto in the predefined area, and that is provided with a measuring system to measure, in the predefined area, at least a level of bending and/or tilting of the strap, a device to collect values linked to the level of bending and/or tilting, and internal or external device configured to analyze the values and of communicating with a receiver for receiving information on the operating state of the retaining harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BLUEBEEP
    Inventors: Laurent Bailliard, Louis Develay, Edouard Dupont-Madinier, Patrick Herbault
  • Publication number: 20180279803
    Abstract: A safety seat of the type having a seat part that is kept at a distance from the ground by a support system. The seat includes a detection system and signalling system, the latter being able to go off when it is shaken and/or unintentionally inclined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: BLUEBEEP
    Inventors: Laurent BAILLIARD, Louis Pascal DEVELAY, Patrick HERBAULT, Edouard DUPONT-MADINIER
  • Patent number: 9975566
    Abstract: A bearing structure includes a wheel assembly defining a first front wheel assembly and a second rear wheel assembly, the rear wheel assembly including at least two wheels spaced by a first width defining a first position; wheel supports connecting the axes of rotation of the wheels with the bearing structure; a first folding device enabling a first folding causing a reduction in spacing between the two rear wheels to a second width lower than the first width, defining a second position. A connection system, connecting the wheel supports of the first and second assemblies to the first folding device, enables a second folding of the wheels so as to allow a rotation substantially equal to 90° of the wheels in the horizontal plane when the wheels are in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventor: Patrick Herbault
  • Publication number: 20180043860
    Abstract: A device for controlling the correct operating state of a restraining harness, intended for a safety seat, including at least one retaining strap that is under tension when the harness is in the state of restraining the occupant, the device being intended to be disposed in a predefined area of the latter, the device including: at least one sensor device including an elongate flexible element that is suitable for being positioned on the strap, and in particular rigidly connected thereto in the predefined area, and that is provided with a measuring system to measure, in the predefined area, at least a level of bending and/or tilting of the strap, a device to collect values linked to the level of bending and/or tilting, and internal or external device configured to analyse the values and of communicating with a receiver for receiving information on the operating state of the retaining harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Laurent BAILLIARD, Louis DEVELAY, Edouard DUPONT-MADINIER, Patrick HERBAULT
  • Patent number: 9643628
    Abstract: A transport trolley (CT) comprises: a pair of legs (J1) each having a lower end to which there is coupled a plate (PT1) on which at least one wheel (R1) is mounted so as to rotate in a transverse direction, first load supporting means (S1) coupled to the lower ends of the legs (J1), first coupling means (MC1) on which the lower ends of the legs (J1) are mounted so as to rotate in the transverse direction such that they can move from a folded-out position to a folded-away position, and on which the plates (PT1) are mounted so as to rotate such that wheels (R1) thereof can pivot and move from a folded-out position to a folded-away position approximately parallel to the folded-away legs (J1), and second coupling means (MC2) designed to force the legs (J1) and the wheels (R1) to be substantially simultaneously either in their folded-away position or in their folded-out position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroën Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Patrick Herbault, Frédéric Marques, Fabien Saulnier
  • Patent number: 9295322
    Abstract: A foldable bearing structure includes a set of coplanar wheels and a folding device including a set of lower arms; at least a rear upper arm; an antiparallelogram deformable in a vertical plane, the antiparallelogram including two crossed segments; at least a first sidebar located in the vertical plane; the antiparallelogram deformed by folding between a first position, corresponding to an unfolded of the structure and a second position corresponding to a folded position, the transition from the first position to the second position reducing the wheelbase of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Inventor: Patrick Herbault
  • Patent number: 9295321
    Abstract: The foldable bearing structure includes a set of coplanar wheels and a folding device including a set of lower arms; at least a rear upper arm; an antiparallelogram deformable in a vertical plane, the antiparallelogram including two crossed segments; at least a first sidebar located in the vertical plane; the antiparallelogram deformed by folding between a first position corresponding to an unfolded of the structure and a second position corresponding to a folded position, the transition from the first position to the second position reducing the wheelbase of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Inventor: Patrick Herbault
  • Publication number: 20150115667
    Abstract: A foldable bearing structure includes a set of coplanar wheels and a folding device including a set of lower arms; at least a rear upper arm; an antiparallelogram deformable in a vertical plane, the antiparallelogram including two crossed segments; at least a first sidebar located in the vertical plane; the antiparallelogram deformed by folding between a first position, corresponding to an unfolded of the structure and a second position corresponding to a folded position, the transition from the first position to the second position reducing the wheelbase of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Patrick Herbault
  • Publication number: 20150097357
    Abstract: The foldable bearing structure includes a set of coplanar wheels and a folding device including a set of lower arms; at least a rear upper arm; an antiparallelogram deformable in a vertical plane, the antiparallelogram including two crossed segments; at least a first sidebar located in the vertical plane; the antiparallelogram deformed by folding between a first position corresponding to an unfolded of the structure and a second position corresponding to a folded position, the transition from the first position to the second position reducing the wheelbase of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Patrick Herbault
  • Publication number: 20150091264
    Abstract: A transport trolley (CT) comprises: a pair of legs (J1) each having a lower end to which there is coupled a plate (PT1) on which at least one wheel (R1) is mounted so as to rotate in a transverse direction, first load supporting means (S1) coupled to the lower ends of the legs (J1), first coupling means (MC1) on which the lower ends of the legs (J1) are mounted so as to rotate in the transverse direction such that they can move from a folded-out position to a folded-away position, and on which the plates (PT1) are mounted so as to rotate such that wheels (R1) thereof can pivot and move from a folded-out position to a folded-away position approximately parallel to the folded-away legs (J1), and second coupling means (MC2) designed to force the legs (J1) and the wheels (R1) to be substantially simultaneously either in their folded-away position or in their folded-out position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick Herbault, Frédéric Marques, Fabien Saulnier
  • Publication number: 20140306428
    Abstract: A bearing structure includes a wheel assembly defining a first front wheel assembly and a second rear wheel assembly, the rear wheel assembly including at least two wheels spaced by a first width defining a first position; wheel supports connecting the axes of rotation of the wheels with the bearing structure; a first folding device enabling a first folding causing a reduction in spacing between the two rear wheels to a second width lower than the first width, defining a second position. A connection system, connecting the wheel supports of the first and second assemblies to the first folding device, enables a second folding of the wheels so as to allow a rotation substantially equal to 90° of the wheels in the horizontal plane when the wheels are in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Patrick Herbault
  • Patent number: 5222107
    Abstract: This device includes a signal processor (30,35,36,37,38,47,49) to generate sampling signals of information present on a network, and a selection circuit (43) for loading the signal processor with at least one synchronization value (44, 45) corresponding to at least one propagation time for information in the network to synchronize the station according to the transmission characteristics of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignees: Automobiles Peugeot, Automobiles Citroen
    Inventors: Joel Malville, Patrick Herbault, Bruno Abou
  • Patent number: 5165032
    Abstract: A device for hierarchized access to a network for transmission of information by response in a communication frame, from stations connected to this network, including a counter (62) of bits transmitted on the network, connected to an input of a comparison block (63) for comparing the number of bits transmitted on the network with a characteristic value for the access ranking allocated to this station, the comparison block being connected to a transmission block (68) from the station in order to authorize the transmission of information on the network by this station when the number of bits transmitted on the network is at least equal to the characteristic value allocated to the station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignees: Automobiles Peugeot, Automobiles Citroen
    Inventor: Patrick Herbault
  • Patent number: 5101198
    Abstract: This method is characterized in that the data is encoded in the form of blocks of four bits in five-bit words, three bits (7) of each block being encoded according to the NRZ encoding method and one bit (8), according to the Manchester encoding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignees: Automobiles Peugeot, Automobiles Citroen
    Inventors: Bruno Abou, Patrick Herbault, Joel Malville
  • Patent number: 5072207
    Abstract: This device includes a control signal generator receiving as input a clock signal whose active front is synchronous with the bits of the mesh, and a reinitialization signal before each comparison, and whose group of outputs is connected to a parallel-series converter receiving as input the reference in parallel form from a programmable reference generator receiving as input an initial reference and a signal of variable level depending on the time, this reference generator being adapted to deliver a programmed reference depending on the desired bit maskings, the output of the parallel-series converter delivering a signal representative of the selected bit of the reference and being connected to the input of means of detection of transition of the output signal of the converter and of generation of a signal for inhibiting the current processing of a bit in response to the detection of a transition in this signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignees: Automobiles Peugeot, Automobiles Citroen
    Inventors: Joel Malville, Patrick Herbault, Bruno Abou