Patents by Inventor Thierry Menand

Thierry Menand 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 controlling an engine with a reconstituted crankshaft signal
    Patent number: 11668258
    Abstract: A method and device for controlling a four-stroke internal combustion engine, including a step of producing a reconstituted crankshaft signal having an electrical signal extending over two crankshaft revolutions in the nominal direction of rotation of the engine, the electrical signal including: a single main pulse, having a predetermined first duration, corresponding to the passing of a predetermined reference tooth of the toothed wheel associated with the crankshaft of the engine; a plurality of secondary pulses, each having a predetermined second duration, each corresponding to the passing of a tooth of the toothed wheel associated with the crankshaft of the engine; the predetermined first duration being greater than the predetermined second duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Thierry Menand, Stéphane Eloy
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE WITH A RECONSTITUTED CRANKSHAFT SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20230079159
    Abstract: A method and device for controlling a four-stroke internal combustion engine, including a step of producing a reconstituted crankshaft signal having an electrical signal extending over two crankshaft revolutions in the nominal direction of rotation of the engine, the electrical signal including: a single main pulse, having a predetermined first duration, corresponding to the passing of a predetermined reference tooth of the toothed wheel associated with the crankshaft of the engine; a plurality of secondary pulses, each having a predetermined second duration, each corresponding to the passing of a tooth of the toothed wheel associated with the crankshaft of the engine; the predetermined first duration being greater than the predetermined second duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Thierry Menand, Stéphane Eloy