Patents by Inventor Romain SCHMITTER

Romain SCHMITTER 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).

  • Method and device for starting or restarting thermal engine
    Patent number: 10161373
    Abstract: The method according to the invention calls upon a rotary electric machine (1) comprising a drive member (3) and a transmission member (4) of the belt or chain type, collaborating with the drive member and with the combustion engine (2) in order to start or restart the combustion engine, a tensioner (6) being provided to press against one strand (7) of the transmission member that extends between the rotary electric machine and the combustion engine. According to the invention, in a first stage, the rotary electric machine (1) supplies a predetermined reduced torque in the direction of starting for a predetermined duration in order to tension the transmission member (4) and then, in a second stage, the rotary electric machine (1) supplies a predetermined optimum torque for rapidly turning over the combustion engine (2) and causing it to start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Romain Schmitter, Cyril Granziera, Luc Kobylanski, Ludovic Bodin, Ronald Malbranque
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STARTING OR RESTARTING A THERMAL ENGINE, IN PARTICULAR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170152827
    Abstract: The method according to the invention calls upon a rotary electric machine (1) comprising a drive member (3) and a transmission member (4) of the belt or chain type, collaborating with the drive member and with the combustion engine (2) in order to start or restart the combustion engine, a tensioner (6) being provided to press against one strand (7) of the transmission member that extends between the rotary electric machine and the combustion engine. According to the invention, in a first stage, the rotary electric machine (1) supplies a predetermined reduced torque in the direction of starting for a predetermined duration in order to tension the transmission member (4) and then, in a second stage, the rotary electric machine (1) supplies a predetermined optimum torque for rapidly turning over the combustion engine (2) and causing it to start.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Romain SCHMITTER, Cyril GRANZIERA, Luc KOBYLANSKI, Ludovic BODIN, Ronald MALBRANQUE