Patents by Inventor Philippe Raffoux

Philippe Raffoux 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).

  • Signaling device with light emitting diode
    Patent number: 6025566
    Abstract: A signaling device with light emitting diode placed on a printed circuit that is housed in a body, which may for example be tubular. The light emitting diode 21 is surface mounted on one side 20a of the printed circuit 20 and its emission beam is directed along a direction Y-Y' perpendicular to the axis of symmetry X-X' of the body 13, and the body has a tubular part fitted with an unpolished flared surface 17 inside and facing the diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Schneider Electric SA
    Inventors: Francis Chauvet, Philippe Raffoux
  • Push-button providing tactile and audible signals
    Patent number: 5986229
    Abstract: Pulse push-button which includes a tubular pusher member guided in translation through a cylindrical body and acting on electrical contacts. The pusher member is fitted with a cam that operates in conjunction with the active section, for example an elbowed tip, of a hairpin-shaped spring. The cam has at least one reversing point and the adjacent wall of the pusher is also fitted with a step member that allows the active section of the spring to strike the bottom of the step when the elbow passes over the step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Schneider Electric SA
    Inventor: Philippe Raffoux