Patents by Inventor Yannick Leroy

Yannick Leroy 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: 11899076
    Abstract: A computer including a hardware interface wherein the hardware interface includes a first resistor with a first first resistor pin and a second first resistor pin, a second resistor with a first second resistor pin and a second second resistor pin, a transistor, a comparator; the first first resistor pin being coupled on the one hand to the first hardware interface pin and on the other hand to a first transistor pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Continental Automotive France, Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Yannick Leroy, Jacques Rocher
  • Patent number: 11879404
    Abstract: A current source sensor delivers detection information in the form of an intermediate signal by selectively applying a low-level or high-level current to a communication bus depending on the passage of a mobile target, the sensor including a sensitive portion detecting the passage of a of the mobile target, an electronic module controlling and shape signals coming from the sensitive portion, an embedded intelligence module designed, inter alia, to receive information from another sensor through a first signal present on the communication bus, the first signal being the sum of the abovementioned intermediate signal generated by the sensor and of another intermediate signal generated by the other sensor, wherein the embedded intelligence module is adapted to modify a first low level and a first high level of the intermediate signal, respectively, into a second low level and into a second high level depending on a the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Jacques Rocher, Yannick Leroy, Benjamin Marconato
  • Publication number: 20230289426
    Abstract: A method for automatically detecting a sensor coupled to an electronic computer including steps of detecting the sensor and steps of configuring a hardware interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jacques Rocher, Yannick Leroy
  • Publication number: 20230251991
    Abstract: A method for automatically detecting a sensor coupled to an electronic computer, including a second step, consisting of passing to a third step when the electronic computer is activated, the third step, consisting of comparing a voltage generated by the sensor coupled to the terminals of the electronic computer with a reference voltage, in the event that the result of the comparison is positive, then passing to a fourth step, and in the event that the result of the comparison is negative, passing to a fifth step, the fourth step, consisting of selecting an impedance matched to the coupling of the voltage-source sensor to the terminals of the electronic computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Jacques Rocher, Yannick Leroy
  • Publication number: 20230242087
    Abstract: A method for automatically detecting a sensor coupled to an electronic computer including steps of detecting the sensor and steps of configuring a hardware interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jacques Rocher, Yannick Leroy
  • Publication number: 20230228801
    Abstract: A method for automatically detecting a sensor coupled to an electronic computer including steps of detecting said sensor and steps of configuring a hardware interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jacques Rocher, Yannick Leroy
  • Patent number: 11603806
    Abstract: Sensor delivering detection information in the form of a variation of a current, including a sensitive portion adapted to detecting the passage of a mobile target, an electronic module able to control and shape signals coming from the sensitive portion, an embedded intelligence module adapted, inter alia, to receive information from an electronic computer and to process and generate information intended for the electronic computer, characterized in that the sensor includes a random-number generation module able to generate a random number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Jacques Rocher, Yannick Leroy, Benjamin Marconato
  • Patent number: 11466632
    Abstract: The aim of the present invention is a method for synchronizing an engine comprising at least one movable piston of a four-stroke internal combustion engine, said method comprising a first step (e1) involving initializing a second memory space, a second step (e2) involving waiting for an edge on a fourth signal (CAM_TOT), a fourth step (e4) involving testing the value of a counter (CPT), an eighth step (e8) involving selecting the theoretical angular positions of the slots of the second signal (CAM_IN) relative to the edges of a first signal (CRK) and of the slots of a third signal (CAM_EX) relative to the edges of the first signal (CRK).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Jacques Rocher, Yannick Leroy, Benjamin Marconato
  • Patent number: 11300633
    Abstract: A device for protecting an electronic computer against a short circuit. The electronic computer including a shunt resistor, a first computer pin and being coupled to at least one sensor comprising a first sensor pin and a second sensor pin. Furthermore including a transistor driving module having a first driving pin coupled to a first shunt pin, a second driving pin coupled to a positive power supply, a second shunt pin being coupled firstly to a first sensor pin and secondly to a first comparator pin of a comparator module and designed to no longer supply electric power to the sensor through the first sensor pin when a short circuit is detected at the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: Continental Automotive France, Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Jacques Rocher, Yannick Leroy
  • Publication number: 20220074360
    Abstract: Sensor delivering detection information in the form of a variation of a current, including a sensitive portion adapted to detecting the passage of a mobile target, an electronic module able to control and shape signals coming from the sensitive portion, an embedded intelligence module adapted, inter alia, to receive information from an electronic computer and to process and generate information intended for the electronic computer, characterized in that the sensor includes a random-number generation module able to generate a random number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jacques ROCHER, Yannick LEROY, Benjamin MARCONATO
  • Publication number: 20220049664
    Abstract: A current source sensor delivers detection information in the form of an intermediate signal by selectively applying a low-level or high-level current to a communication bus depending on the passage of a mobile target, the sensor including a sensitive portion detecting the passage of a of the mobile target, an electronic module controlling and shape signals coming from the sensitive portion, an embedded intelligence module designed, inter alia, to receive information from another sensor through a first signal present on the communication bus, the first signal being the sum of the abovementioned intermediate signal generated by the sensor and of another intermediate signal generated by the other sensor, wherein the embedded intelligence module is adapted to modify a first low level and a first high level of the intermediate signal, respectively, into a second low level and into a second high level depending on a the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jacques ROCHER, Yannick LEROY, Benjamin MARCONATO
  • Publication number: 20220050146
    Abstract: A computer including a hardware interface wherein the hardware interface includes a first resistor with a first first resistor pin and a second first resistor pin, a second resistor with a first second resistor pin and a second second resistor pin, a transistor, a comparator; the first first resistor pin being coupled on the one hand to the first hardware interface pin and on the other hand to a first transistor pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yannick Leroy, Jacques Rocher
  • Publication number: 20210404396
    Abstract: The aim of the present invention is a method for synchronizing an engine comprising at least one movable piston of a four-stroke internal combustion engine, said method comprising a first step (e1) involving initializing a second memory space, a second step (e2) involving waiting for an edge on a fourth signal (CAM_TOT), a fourth step (e4) involving testing the value of a counter (CPT), an eighth step (e8) involving selecting the theoretical angular positions of the slots of the second signal (CAM_IN) relative to the edges of a first signal (CRK) and of the slots of a third signal (CAM_EX) relative to the edges of the first signal (CRK).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jacques ROCHER, Yannick LEROY, Benjamin MARCONATO
  • Publication number: 20200058216
    Abstract: A current sensor including a sensitive portion with a first detection line and a second detection line; the sensitive portion is suitable for detecting the passage of a moving target, a connection device suitable for delivering a detection signal arising from the sensitive portion. The current sensor further includes a duplication device suitable for duplicating the first detection line to make a duplicate first detection line and for duplicating the second detection line to make a duplicate second detection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jacques Rocher, Yannick Leroy
  • Publication number: 20190252872
    Abstract: A device for protecting an electronic computer against a short circuit. The electronic computer including a shunt resistor, a first computer pin and being coupled to at least one sensor comprising a first sensor pin and a second sensor pin. Furthermore including a transistor driving module having a first driving pin coupled to a first shunt pin, a second driving pin coupled to a positive power supply, a second shunt pin being coupled firstly to a first sensor pin and secondly to a first comparator pin of a comparator module and designed to no longer supply electric power to the sensor through the first sensor pin when a short circuit is detected at the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Jacques Rocher, Yannick Leroy
  • Patent number: 10132718
    Abstract: A motor vehicle computer includes an input port connected to a crankshaft sensor and a module for processing signals received from the crankshaft sensor. The computer includes: a first adapting module, suited to making the signals, provided by a crankshaft sensor of a first type, conform to an input predefined format of the processing module; a second adapting module, suited to making the signals, provided by a crankshaft sensor of a second type, conform to the input format of the processing module; a routing unit suited to connecting the input port to the first or to the second adapting module; a unit for detecting the type of the crankshaft sensor connected to the input port; and a unit for commanding the routing unit according to the type of crankshaft sensor detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventor: Yannick Leroy
  • Publication number: 20170307476
    Abstract: A motor vehicle computer includes an input port connected to a crankshaft sensor and a module for processing signals received from the crankshaft sensor. The computer includes: a first adapting module, suited to making the signals, provided by a crankshaft sensor of a first type, conform to an input predefined format of the processing module; a second adapting module, suited to making the signals, provided by a crankshaft sensor of a second type, conform to the input format of the processing module; a routing unit suited to connecting the input port to the first or to the second adapting module; a unit for detecting the type of the crankshaft sensor connected to the input port; and a unit for commanding the routing unit according to the type of crankshaft sensor detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventor: Yannick LEROY
  • Patent number: 5903122
    Abstract: This is a command device for a vehicle seat, including electric motors connected to a common power supply, position sensors associated with these motors, an electronic central unit and a motor command keypad which includes power-on/power-off switches connected to the common power supply via a single relay. When the central unit receives the order to look for a seat position stored in memory, it monitors the actuation of the power-on/power-off switches and opens the relay when it detects such an actuation which would tend to move the seat away from said memorized position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Bertrand Faure Equipements SA
    Inventors: Stephane Mesnage, Yannick Leroy
  • Patent number: 5812399
    Abstract: A vehicle seat adjustment device includes adjustment mechanisms, reversible electric motors associated with the mechanisms, and a control device for the motors that are easily actuated by the user. The motors are of a variable speed type and a computation and memory device are provided in which relationships are recorded associating the various parameters that are to be adjusted, which preprogrammed relationships are determined as a function of ergonomical standards relating to the human body. Also provided are a device for detecting at each instant the value of each of said parameters, and the control device for making each detected real value of at least one of the parameters, or of a given variation therein correspond to excitation of the motor allocated to adjusting one of the other parameters, respectively to cause the value of the other parameter to move towards its value that satisfies the preprogrammed relationships or to vary in compliance with the relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Bertrand Faure Automobile "BFA"
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Judic, Yannick Leroy
  • Patent number: 5253138
    Abstract: A setting in position identification potentiometer is connected to terminals of the motor. The motor is supplied with a voltage (U.sub.feed) possibly variable and switchable between two reverse polarity states according to rotation direction. The potentiometer has a slider which is connected via a first dividing bridge to input of an analog-digital converter subjected to a reference voltage (U.sub.ref) connected to same possibly variable voltage via a second dividing bridge. Output of the analog-digital converter is connected to an electronic module. The resistor value at the ground of each of the two dividing bridges is respectively equal to a product of the other resistor value by a same multiplying coefficient A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: ETS Cousin Freres
    Inventors: Georges Droulon, Yannick Leroy, Philippe Lhomer