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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6547697 | Method for controlling engine torque when shifting gears The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a fully automatic transmission, of the type in which a management unit (20) controls the operation of the engine (10) as a function of torque demand information from a throttle pedal (24), and of the typ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6499620 | Antinoise device for vehicle, particularly motor vehicle, fuel tank The invention concerns a anti-noise device for a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, fuel tank (1) comprising a baffle (10) located in the tank (1), characterised in that the baffle (10) is flexible, located substantially in the tank (1) upper half and... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6459977 | Method for controlling an automatic transmission gear ratio shifts A method for blocking and releasing gear ratios in a vehicle equipped with an automatic gear box. The process includes combined functions F1, F2, F3 in which F1 is a function for blocking a passage of a transmission ratio during a first time delay, F2 is ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6405118 | System for characterizing a computer to control a wheel anti-lock device for a motor vehicle This system for characterizing a computer to control a wheel anti-lock device, incorporated in an onboard electronic system (1;) for a motor vehicle, using a remote coding device (6), the computer (2) comprising a data processing unit (4) associated with ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6359252 | Method for welding coated sheets with an energy beam, such as a laser beam Method for welding coated sheets with a laser beam in which an energy beam is directed on a welding zone of the sheets and is adapted to drive the coating steam vapor outward. The invention is particularly applicable in the field of vehicle manufacturing.... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6360155 | Method for controlling automatic transmission downshift phases A method for controlling automatic transmission downshift phases. The method determines conditions in which the downshift passes from normal operating conditions based on predetermined passage laws to special downshift operating conditions, and senses the... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6332449 | Device for controlling the opening and closing of at least an internal combustion engine cylinder head air conduit A device comprising a cylindrical sliding gate (3), transversely arranged relative to the air conduit(s) (2) in a bore (4) arranged in a cylinder head (1) movable between a first position closing (P2) the conduit (2) and a second position opening (P1) the... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6330938 | Method and device for controlling an electric actuator activating a functional system This device comprising a control member (2) actuatable by a user so as to govern the powering of the actuator, is characterized in that it comprises means (10) for estimating the movements of the control member (2), along a travel thereof between extreme ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6304035 | Method and device for automatically operating the lights of a motor vehicle Device for automatically operating the lights of a motor vehicle, comprising a central information-processing unit (1) for controlling on/off switching of the lights (7) of the vehicle, connected at input to a sensor (3) which senses the brightness in the... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6266603 | Method for detecting slippery surfaces and blocked vehicle wheels, automatic transmission implementing the method and vehicle equipped with same A method for detecting slippery ground in a vehicle with automatic transmission includes detecting the instantaneous running conditions, with the aid of at least one parameter that represents the existence of slippery ground; on the basis of this detectio... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6195785 | Process and device for validating/invalidating a message sent over an information transmission network by means of a response in a communication frame This process for validating/invalidating a message (4) sent over a information transmission network between at least two stations connected to said network by means of a response in a communication frame, the message including at least one header field (5... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6186178 | Sphere or accumulator with membrane, such as for motor vehicle hydropneumatic suspension A pneumatic sphere includes a rigid envelope and a deformable flexible membrane disposed inside the envelope to define an upper chamber containing a gas and a lower chamber containing a liquid. In the upper chamber, a device associated with one of the env... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6170467 | Device for fixing a fuel injector on an internal combustion engine cylinder head, and method for fixing said injector A device for fixing a fuel injector (12) in an internal combustion engine cylinder head (1) whereon is set a camshaft bracket (4) top surface delimiting with this surface a chamber (8) containing valve-actuating mechanical members. The injector (12) passe... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6127781 | Device for controlling the operation of at least one functional member of a motor vehicle This device comprising a brightness sensor associated with analysis arrangement for controlling the operation of the member is characterized in that the analysis arrangement comprise arrangement (4) for periodically acquiring information about the instant... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6120013 | System for controlling a hydroelastic support The system controls a support (1) interposed between an engine (2) and the structure (3) of an automobile vehicle comprising a work chamber (7) and an expansion chamber (8) filled with liquid and interconnected by a passageway (9), in which the work chamb... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116219 | Device for fixing a fuel injector on an internal combustion engine cylinder head The invention concerns a device for fixing a fuel injector on an internal combustion engine cylinder head consisting of a part called bottom part (2a) for covering at least an engine cylinder and a part called top part (2b) defining with the other part a ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6109128 | Gearbox with synchronized reverse gear for motor vehicles A gearbox with a transmission input shaft and an output shaft mounted parallel in a gearbox housing and includes several pairs of engaged pinions to shift in a corresponding number of forward transmission ratios. A reverse gear axle is mounted in the hous... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6071636 | Fuel cell of the type with plate-shaped reagents distributors A fuel cell comprising at least one system consisting of anode (1) and of cathode (2) electrodes, an electrolyte (3) located between both electrodes and distributors (10,11) in the shape of plates located on either side of this system in contact with the ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6058976 | Gas-impermeable elastic membrane and hydropneumatic accumulator equipped with this membrane Hydropneumatic accumulator of the type comprising a sphere having an internal cavity subdivided into two chambers, one chamber containing a gas and the other a liquid. The subdivision is accomplished by an elastic impermeable membrane for the gas and liqu... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059687 | Automotive vehicle incorporating a transmission equipped with an actuating logic performing the "shift-lock" and "key-lock" functions An automotive vehicle incorporating a transmission equipped with an actuating logic performing the "shift-lock" and "key-lock" functions. The actuator (2) releasing the lever (1) from position P is actuated during a predetermined interval when the brake i... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5992832 | Sphere, in particular a pneumatic sphere, for example for automotive hydropneumatic suspensions A sphere, in particular a pneumatic sphere, which comprises a rigid jacket (11) having an upper portion (11a, 21a) and a lower portion (11b) and a pliable, deformable membrane (2) arranged inside this jacket in such a way as to delimit an upper chamber (3... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5971479 | Infant vehicle seat A child seat cooperating with a vehicle seat has a support frame comprising two lateral plates and at least one locking element at the rear of the support frame. A handle pivotably attached to the support frame has a central carrying portion and two pivot... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5944047 | Electrovalve installation equipped with a device for attachment to a support, and hydraulic block equipped with such an installation An electrovalve installation of the type comprising an electrovalve and a device for fastening said electrovalve to a support, such as a hydraulic block. The installation includes a collar (2) for detachably mounting the electrovalve (1) on the support (3... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5934146 | Device for controlling the transmission of an automobile A device for controlling the transmission of an automotive vehicle. A transmission cable (8) is connected to the end of an arm (15), beginning at which this component is actuated in a direction perpendicular to two orthogonal secant swivel pins (6, 7) by ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5919240 | Control device for a suspension such as hydropneumatic suspension for a motor vehicle A control device for a suspension such as a hydropneumatic suspension for a motor vehicle, including three actuators (E1, E2, E3) capable of supplying a liquid to or removing a liquid from three independent suspension lines. The actuators are driven by a ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5911468 | Clamp and method for providing a clamp formed from a vehicle body or door panel A clamp-like device for the fastening of an element to a metal sheet part of a vehicle, comprising a tongue directly cut out in the metal sheet of the vehicle part and suitably shaped in accordance with the element to be held, the device being applicable ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5899431 | Elastic articulation especially for a motor vehicle wheel and axle assembly An elastic articulation including an element for damping out the vertical and longitudinal deflections and an element for filtering out the low amplitudes, independent of and coaxial with the damping element. The filtering element and the damping element ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5893494 | Device for storage of a spare tire beneath a floor of an automotive vehicle and incorporating means for coupling a jack-storage housing A spare tire-storage device incorporating a movable support basket capable of housing the tire, this basket being coupled to a housing used to store an object. The coupling arrangement (12) is configured in such a way as to permit positioning of the housi... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5883446 | System for switching between stand-by and wake-up states, of an information processing unit and of an analogue switch In this system including a switching device (21) interposed between an information processing unit (22) and an analogue switch (23), in which the unit includes an analogue information input (24) and a wake-up information input (25) originating from an out... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5765276 | Tool connectable to a robot for the automatic installation of a sealing joint The present invention concerns a tool connectable to a robot for automatic installation of a sealing joint in a fillister or groove. The tool can be used, for example, for the automatic installation of a sealing joint around a vehicle door. The tool inclu... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5745027 | Data communication system employing carrier currents, in particular for a motor vehicle This data communication system employing carrier currents comprises a power supply (4), to which are connected supply lines (2, 3) to which supply lines are connected functional devices (6) of the vehicle communicating with one another. These functional d... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5715867 | Mechanically-controlled power transmission device Mechanically controlled power transmission device comprising a rotary engine driving, through a lever and a clevis, a hydraulic slide valve which consists, in a known manner, of a rod sliding in a hole and includes blocks capable of selectively establishi... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5707044 | Device forming a hydraulic jack and usable in a hydropneumatic suspension for automotive vehicles A hydraulic jack includes three chambers (3, 4, 5), two of these three chambers being annular and enclosing a sliding cylindrical element (8) including a first piston (9) delimiting the two annular chambers (3, 4), and a second piston (10) delimiting the ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5676417 | Device for protecting a rail of a sliding door of a motor vehicle The subject of the invention is a device for protecting a rail of a sliding door of a motor vehicle, the said rail being fitted in a horizontal groove formed in the bodyshell of the vehicle and interacting with members for moving this door, which members ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5664527 | Pneumatic valve recoil system for internal combustion engines A pneumatic valve recoil system includes a piston that is unitary with the stem of a valve and which slides in a cylinder, such that the piston, valve stem, and cylinder cooperate to form a chamber containing a compressible fluid. The chamber is connected... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5655341 | Method and device for producing a seal containing an insert, at the periphery of a glass pane, and glass pane obtained A plastic material is injected in the fluid state into a flexible closed mold (2, 3) comprising a molding cavity (6) in which is placed the edge of the glass pane (5). The plastic material is injected into the cavity (6) of the mold in the inert state and... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5653105 | Device for the treatment of the exhaust gases of a spark-ignition engine comprising a catalyst body and a hydrocarbons adsorber placed in an exhaust manifold The device comprises, inside a cylindrical case (3) of the exhaust manifold (2), a catalyst body (12) in a central position and means (14) for adsorbing hydrocarbons in a peripheral position around the catalyst body (12). Preferably, the catalyst body (12... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5645922 | Impermeable elastic membrane An impermeable elastic membrane for hydropneumatic accumulators is made from an impermeable film of completely hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol, with a high molecular weight, and plasticized, with protective layers on both sides of polyamide, ethylene vinyl a... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5633944 | Method and apparatus for automatic optical recognition of road signs A process and device for automatic recognition of an object such as a road sign includes a laser beam source providing a laser beam capable of passing through a modulator on which an intensity spectrum of reference signs and a sign to be recognized has be... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5633784 | Apparatus for controllling and operating an electric motor, for example in an automobile An operating and control device, for example for an electric motor, includes a support having by a first metal part in which is formed a network of conduits conveying a cooling fluid for electrical elements, and a second part, made of insulating material,... | 05/27/1997 |
