Patents by Inventor Philippe Mercier

Philippe Mercier 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: 12477679
    Abstract: An electronic unit for a voltage converter of a rotating electric machine includes a first busbar including a first plate, a first connection portion projecting from the first plate, on a first side of the first plate. A first connection surface is able to be welded to a second connection surface of a third busbar of a power electronics module by a first laser weld using a first laser beam. A second busbar separate includes a second plate parallel to and located on a second side of the first plate, opposite the first side. The first or second busbar includes a first extension extending in line with the first connection surface, the first extension being able to block the first laser beam. A voltage converter can include the electronic unit, and the electrical assembly can include the voltage converter and a rotating electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Manuel Falguier, Christopher Riche, Philippe Mercier
  • Patent number: 12261546
    Abstract: An inverter unit includes an inverter and an inverter housing. The inverter drives an electric motor and includes at least one power module and a printed circuit board. The power module converts a High Voltage (HV) Direct Current (DC) to a three-phase Alternating Current (AC) that drives the electric motor. The power module includes lead frames to be received in apertures formed on the PCB. The PCB configured with electronic components mounted thereon controls the electric motor. The inverter housing includes a front head and a cover. The cover in conjunction with the front head defines an enclosure for receiving the inverter. The inverter unit includes support elements to support the power module in a hanging configuration with respect to the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Valeo Japan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Praveen Mathesan, Prakash Ganesan, Vigneshwar Narayanamoorthy, Baskaran Raja, Herve Ribot, Sangeetha Sethulingam, Philippe Mercier, Saravanan Balasundaram
  • Publication number: 20240064920
    Abstract: An electronic unit for a voltage converter of a rotating electric machine includes a first busbar including a first plate, a first connection portion projecting from the first plate, on a first side of the first plate. A first connection surface is able to be welded to a second connection surface of a third busbar of a power electronics module by a first laser weld using a first laser beam. A second busbar separate includes a second plate parallel to and located on a second side of the first plate, opposite the first side. The first or second busbar includes a first extension extending in line with the first connection surface, the first extension being able to block the first laser beam. A voltage converter can include the electronic unit, and the electrical assembly can include the voltage converter and a rotating electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Manuel FALGUIER, Christopher RICHE, Philippe MERCIER
  • Publication number: 20230299689
    Abstract: An inverter unit includes an inverter and an inverter housing. The inverter drives an electric motor and includes at least one power module and a printed circuit board. The power module converts a High Voltage (HV) Direct Current (DC) to a three-phase Alternating Current (AC) that drives the electric motor. The power module includes lead frames to be received in apertures formed on the PCB. The PCB configured with electronic components mounted thereon controls the electric motor. The inverter housing includes a front head and a cover. The cover in conjunction with the front head defines an enclosure for receiving the inverter. The inverter unit includes support elements to support the power module in a hanging configuration with respect to the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Japan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Praveen Mathesan, Prakash Ganesan, Vigneshwar Narayanamoorthy, Baskaran Raja, Herve Ribot, Sangeetha Sethulingam, Philippe Mercier, Saravanan Balasundaram
  • Patent number: 11337341
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly of two housings, a first housing comprising a first cooling circuit portion and a second housing comprising a second cooling circuit portion, said of this cooling circuit portions being configured to form a cooling circuit with a fluid, each housing comprising a flat face comprising an opening of a respective cooling circuit portion and defining an interface of said cooling circuit, said cooling circuit portions being configured to be fluidically connected by plane-plane contact between said flat faces, said openings being arranged substantially opposite each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive France SAS
    Inventors: Aurélien Pouilly, Sébastien Hary, Philippe Mercier
  • Patent number: 11070186
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic filter (100), intended to filter the supply power for electrical equipment, notably placed inside a motor vehicle, comprising: a busbar (10) intended to exchange electrical energy between an electrical power supply source and an electric machine, the busbar (10) comprising: at least one leadframe (12, 14) intended to transmit an electrical current between an electrical network and the electric machine, the at least one leadframe (12, 14) being partly overmolded with electrically insulating material, and an inductor (18) electrically connected to the at least one leadframe (12, 14), characterized in that the electronic filter (100) comprises: an electronic board (30) comprising at least one capacitor (32a-32h), the at least one capacitor (32a-32h) of the electronic board (30) being electrically connected to a connection terminal (24, 26) of the at least one leadframe (14, 12) of the busbar (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur
    Inventors: Rudy Duchon, Philippe Mercier
  • Publication number: 20190045671
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly of two housings, a first housing comprising a first cooling circuit portion and a second housing comprising a second cooling circuit portion, said of this cooling circuit portions being configured to form a cooling circuit with a fluid, each housing comprising a flat face comprising an opening of a respective cooling circuit portion and defining an interface of said cooling circuit, said cooling circuit portions being configured to be fluidically connected by plane-plane contact between said flat faces, said openings being arranged substantially opposite each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive France SAS
    Inventors: Aurélien POUILLY, Sébastien HARY, Philippe MERCIER
  • Publication number: 20170317656
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic filter (100), intended to filter the supply power for electrical equipment, notably placed inside a motor vehicle, comprising: a busbar (10) intended to exchange electrical energy between an electrical power supply source and an electric machine, the busbar (10) comprising: at least one leadframe (12, 14) intended to transmit an electrical current between an electrical network and the electric machine, the at least one leadframe (12, 14) being partly overmolded with electrically insulating material, and an inductor (18) electrically connected to the at least one leadframe (12, 14), characterized in that the electronic filter (100) comprises: an electronic board (30) comprising at least one capacitor (32a-32h), the at least one capacitor (32a-32h) of the electronic board (30) being electrically connected to a connection terminal (24, 26) of the at least one leadframe (14, 12) of the busbar (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur
    Inventors: Rudy Duchon, Philippe Mercier
  • Patent number: 6976011
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for making a secure remote payment for goods and/or a service purchased by the buyer (2) from a supplier (7) using a mobile radiotelephone (1) used by the buyer. The mobile radiotelephone provides access to a radio communications network (5) managed through a management center (6). A payment server (4) is connected to the radio communications network (5). The process according to this invention comprises a step in which the said management center (6) and/or the said payment server (4) and/or a control center identifies the said buyer (2), identification of the buyer consisting of ensuring that the buyer is a bonafide subscriber registered on a list of subscribers to the said radio communications network (5). The process may also include a step to authenticate the said buyer (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone
    Inventors: Arnaud Capitant, Christophe Francois, Sophie Frey, Abdallah Hitti, Olivier Jean-Marie, Philippe Lucas, Philippe Mercier, Jean-Pierre Wary
  • Publication number: 20030105621
    Abstract: Method for computer-assisted translation, by processing a source language sequence by means of translation software to provide a user with (a) target language translation sequence proposal(s) for said source language sequence, to allow said user to select and/or modify a target language translation sequence proposal, and to save the pair of submitted source language sequence and selected and/or modified target language translation sequence for future use, in which provides at least one user, operating a user computer, with simultaneous access, through a network, to one or more translation softwares located on one or more remote translation servers, and/or more than one users, operating distinct user computers, with simultaneous access, through a network, to at least one translation software located on at least one remote translation server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: Philippe Mercier
  • Patent number: 6346263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate biodegradable matrix comprising a biodegradable and hydrophilic core with a base of carbohydrate or polyol or polyamine matrix, cross-linked and derived in the mass by variable amounts of ionic groups; a hydrophilic polymer layer associated with the central core by chemical, for example ionic, interaction; and surface molecules or polymers grafted on the external polymer layer by covalent bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: SARL Kappa Biotech
    Inventors: Philippe Mercier, Marianne Peyrot, Karim Ioualalen
  • Patent number: 5108657
    Abstract: A semiconducting mixture which is curable with the aid of silanes includs the following parts by weight:a) 70 to 80 parts of a first copolymer of ethylene, or of ethylene and another olefin, with an ester taken from the group constituted by ethyl acrylate, vinyl acetate, and butyl acetate, with only a fraction lying in the range 60% to 75% of the copolymer being grafted with the aid of silanes;b) 30 to 40 parts of a second copolymer of acrylonitrile and butadiene having about 40% by weight of acrylonitrile;c) 40 to 60 parts of conducting carbon black of the quality satisfying the standard ASTM D 2515-68;d) 15 to 20 parts of monocrystaline wax; ande) 1 part of a phenolic antioxidant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Les Cables de Lyon
    Inventors: Jean-Noel Demay, Philippe Mercier
  • Patent number: D322012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Gold Star Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Philippe Mercier