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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7479858 | Reverse current relay Contactor-circuit breaker comprising a control electromagnet and a protection device both capable of acting on mobile contacts in response respectively to a deliberate control and to a detected electrical fault, through a multi-pole device. An electromagnetic trippi... | 01/20/2009 |
| 6975094 | Method and device for charging several electrochemical cells In a method of charging several electrochemical cells 5, 6, 7 connected in series, by a charger 1 which allows adjusting the voltage and the charging current, the voltage of each cell is detected permanently, and when a first cell reaches a predetermin... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6961005 | Electrical apparatus comprising a monitoring device, support and monitoring device for such an apparatus, and electrical installation incorporating them An electrical apparatus including electrical components, wherein at least one of the electric components is a monitoring device including electromagnetic radiation receiving means connected to at least one sensor, the electromagnetic radiation receiving means for re... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6799140 | Detector for monitoring rotation A detector for monitoring rotation of a target includes a sensor unit, a microcontroller, and an operator conversation apparatus. The operator conversation apparatus is connected to the microcontroller and enables setting of the detector in a working mode or a learn... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6721607 | Programmable logic controller provided with communication functions in a client-server architecture A programmable logic controller system including a private operating system that does not support a TCP/IP protocol, and a communication module connected to a private communication bus and a TCP/IP network, and at least one intelligent module. The communication modu... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6690097 | Electric power transmission and distribution system The present invention concerns an electric power transmission and distribution system including transmission components each having several parallel, insulated transmission conductors laid against each other, and the ends of which are connected by a termi... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6621393 | Electromechanical contactor An electromechanical contactor that houses an electromagnet and a mobile contact carrier within one body. The electromagnet 20 is situated at the rear of the body 10 and a command wiring plane PB is situated at the front of the power wiring plane PA. The ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6594615 | Learning proximity detector A self-adaptable proximity detector delivering a binary output signal for the presence or absence of a target. The proximity detector includes a processing unit and operates according to a short learning mode for an adjustment relative to its environment,... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6592087 | Mounting assembly for detection device A mounting assembly for a detection device is provided with a front detection face, a back face, a first side face and a stop side face opposite to the first side face. The mounting assembly includes a removable mounting part having an attachment plate, a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6567863 | Programmable controller coupler A coupler for a programmable logic controller connecting to an Ethernet network under the TCP/IP protocol in order to communicate with various equipment. The coupler uses two disk partitions in a flash memory, one acting as a disk for the real time operat... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6518776 | Inductive or capacitive detector A proximity detector including a reference oscillator and a measurement oscillator, the frequency of which depends on the proximity of an object, particularly a metal object. A detection counter value A, which is controlled by the frequency F of the measu... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6507266 | Thermal relay provided with a spring blade mechanism The invention concerns an electromechanical protective relay comprising deformable bimetal switches in the event of overload in power lines. A triggering mechanism acts on a flexible blistering segment (20) which can pivot by means of a support (30) on a ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6501037 | Push-button switch for emergency shut-down This invention relates to a push-button type switch comprising electrical contacts actuated by a head made up of a command button (1) associated with a body (2) within which is housed a piston (4) and a push rod (6) acting on electrical contacts which are... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497529 | Snap-on rail mounted electrical device A electrical device can be snapped onto a support rail by a compression spring orthogonal to a length of the rail and arranged in a cylindrical housing. The housing opens to the outside, opposite the edge of the rail, via an opening in a top adapted to ax... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6472964 | Magnetic trip A magnetic trip with a fixed magnetic circuit polarised by a permanent magnet. The magnetic circuit includes two preferably identical parallel wafers each defining a main branch and a deflection tab with the presence of a coil on each branch. At their end... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6472837 | Multipolar electromagnetic switching module The present invention relates to a multipolar electromagnetic switching module designed to be connected by line connections (t1, t2, t3) to a main electromagnetic switching device (AP) and by load connections (U, V, W, u, v, w) to at least one motor and h... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6441605 | Current sensor for an electrical device A current sensor for an electrical device including a primary circuit in which a primary current flows. A magnetic circuit includes two identical U-shaped elements between which two studs for air gaps are located. A secondary circuit includes two similar ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6411184 | Electromechanical contactor An electromechanical contactor that houses an electromagnet and a mobile contact carrier within one body. The electromagnet 20 is situated at the rear of the body 10 and a command wiring plane PB is situated at the front of the power wiring plane PA. The ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6404312 | DC electromagnet DC electromagnet comprising a magnetic circuit equipped with a yoke and a magnetic core fixed at its ends with vanes and capable of axial displacement. The magnetic core 21 is smooth and the vanes 22,23 are shrink fitted and fixed to the ends of the smoot... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6388894 | Pre-wiring device for contactors A pre-wiring device creating a logic function such as an inverter function or a star-delta start function between at least two multi-pole contactors located side by side and used particularly in electrical control equipment of motors. A same pre-wiring de... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6384403 | Bichromatic optical cell A bichromatic optical cell fitted with two emitters 11, 12 capable respectively of generating a first beam E1 and a second beam E2 of different wavelengths λ1, λ2, and a receiver 14 arranged in a manner to receive, at a fixed or a variable angle of inci... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6382811 | Component of a signaling column A component of a generally cylindrical luminous signaling column housing plural conductors that are substantially parallel to the axis of the cylinder and a printed circuit bearing plural LED luminous sources. The printed circuit is oriented such that its... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6307455 | Control mechanism for a circuit breaker Circuit breaker mechanism comprising a manually controlled part 40a acted upon by a knob 42 and a part 40c with an electromagnetic overcurrent tripping device 41 and a trip spring 65. The parts 40b, 40c act on a common lever 43 through a connecting rod 62 and ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6304049 | Multipolar electromagnetic switching module The present invention relates to a multipolar electromagnetic switching module that is connected by line connections (t1, t2, t3) to a main multipolar electromagnetic switching device (AP) and by load connections (U, V, We U', V', W') to at least one moto... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6294739 | Electricity distribution bar A profiled aluminum bar for electricity distribution includes a metal component 20 that is assembled with an aluminum profile 10 through respective aligned lobes of complementary shape, to form a joint of, for example, a winding shape, and providing the a... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6283801 | Elastic terminal in an electrical device A spring connection terminal for an electrical device includes a conducting support part fixed to a main conducting part, and at least one clamping spring folded into the form of a loop and provided with a clamping window inside which a flange of the supp... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6239679 | Electromagnetic switching device Electromagnetic switching device including a movable contact-holder fitted with a set of contact bridges bearing movable power contacts that operate in conjunction with fixed contacts, and an electromagnet composed of a coil, a fixed framework and movable... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6194810 | Piezoelectric or similar transducer device with an oscillating circuit excitable by a control circuit The control circuit 12 generates an alternating voltage Ve through a flip-flop 13, preferably with inverter switches laid out in H form, in order to excite the oscillating circuit 11. The voltage Ve is made synchronous with the current i that passes throu... | 02/27/2001 |
