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Patent application numberTitlePublished
20120116607METHOD FOR LATERAL LOCALIZATION OF THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE - Method for localization of the lateral position of the wheels of a vehicle equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system. Each wheel of the vehicle includes an electronic unit fixed onto a rim of radius R. Each unit notably includes two accelerometers, disposed perpendicular to one another and one measuring a radial component F05-10-2012
20120106014METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRONIC SWITCH INCORPORATED IN AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, FOR CONTROLLING THE POWER SUPPLY OF AN ELECTRIC LOAD - A method for protecting an electronic switch incorporated in an automotive vehicle in order to control the power supply of an electric load, the method including implementing a protection strategy, based on the use of a table of overload intensity values IS, intended to make it possible to detect and count the overshoots of the overload values IS, and to interrupt the operation of the electronic switch beyond a given number of overloads undergone. A table of overload intensities IS is established giving, for values of the power supply voltage that are greater than a predetermined voltage value VNbat, values IS=IT+ΔIc, with ΔIc being identical for all the values, and for values of the power supply voltage that are less than or equal to VNbat, a constant value IS such that IS=IT(VNbat)+ΔIc.05-03-2012
20120061436VEHICLE EQUIPMENT FOR A MOBILE APPLIANCE - A vehicle equipment designed to detachably hold an electronic appliance provided with a screen and manually activatable function keys. This equipment has a cavity (03-15-2012
20120041930METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE STORAGE OF CALIBRATION DATA IN AN AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - A method for storing, in the rewritable memory of an automobile electronic control unit, calibration data functionally equivalent to a set of various models (M02-16-2012
20120011924DEVICE INCORPORATING A PRESSURE SENSOR FOR MEASURING PRESSURES WITHIN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - This device includes an outer casing having: a first tubular zone (01-19-2012
20120010777METHOD FOR LOCATING THE POSITION OF THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE - A method for locating the position of wheels (01-12-2012
20110314328DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN ERROR INDUCED BY A HIGH-PASS FILTER AND ASSOCIATED ERROR CORRECTION METHOD - Device for determining an error induced by a high-pass filter in a signal, including a unit (12-22-2011
20110313635AUTOMOTIVE-VEHICLE-BORNE MINIATURE SPECTROMETER HAVING A SINGLE MEASUREMENT AND REFERENCE DETECTOR - A device for measuring a spectrum of a light beam, in a wavelength range chosen beforehand, the spectrum being generated by a sample to be analyzed, the optical measuring device including at least one light source, a measurement cell and a measurement detector placed on a measurement optical pathway, the measurement optical pathway being taken by a measurement optical beam emitted by the light source, and encountering the measurement cell, a self-calibration unit allowing any drift of the light sources, due to environmental conditions or conditions of use, to be taken into account independently of whether a sample to be analyzed is present in or absent from the measurement cell, the self-calibration unit including elements for creating a reference optical pathway, taken by a reference optical beam emitted by the light source, and not encountering the measurement cell, and a reference detector.12-22-2011
20110307205METHOD FOR SELF-CALIBRATING AN ACCELEROMETER MOUNTED ON A WHEEL OF A VEHICLE WHILE SAID VEHICLE IS MOVING - A method for self-calibrating, while a vehicle is moving, an accelerometer mounted on a wheel of the vehicle so that its plane of maximum sensitivity is secant with the axis of rotation of the wheel. The average value and on the other hand the amplitude of the signal representative of the acceleration Acc-read delivered by the accelerometer are calculated first, for an established speed of the vehicle, based on measurements performed by the accelerometer during a time window corresponding to the time needed for the wheel to complete n rotations, with n>1, then the values of the gain C1 and of the offset C2 of the accelerometer are determined by resolving the system of two equations with two unknown values:12-15-2011
20110307120METHOD FOR LOCATING THE LONGITUDINAL POSITION OF THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE - A method for locating the longitudinal position, either on the front chassis or on the rear chassis of a vehicle, of wheels (12-15-2011
20110301811AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT COMPRISING A VOLTAGE STEP-UP DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - An electronic control unit (12-08-2011
20110301805METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TWO AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - A method of communication between at least two automotive electronic control units, including two communication interfaces between the units enabling messages to be sent via one or the other of the interfaces, the units each including a microcontroller linked to the interfaces managing the sending and receiving of the messages according to a given priority level, transmission speed and recurrence, and including 12-08-2011
20110295484WAVEGUIDE AND ASSOCIATED AUTOMOTIVE-VEHICLE-BORNE SPECTROMETER - A device for measuring a spectrum of a light beam in a wavelength range chosen beforehand, device called a spectrometer, the spectrum being generated by a fluid to be analyzed, the spectrometer including: 12-01-2011
20110264392METHOD FOR CORRECTING THE DRIFT OF A PRESSURE SENSOR SIGNAL - A method for correcting the drift of the signal from a sensor measuring the pressure in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, the signal being comparable to a straight line of equation y=A×x+B, on which signal are overlaid pressure spikes, the correction method includes: 10-27-2011
20110227568HALL EFFECT MEASURING DEVICE - A Hall effect measuring device under the hood of a motor vehicle, includes: 09-22-2011
20110214494DEVICE INCLUDING A PRESSURE SENSOR FOR MEASURING PRESSURES INSIDE THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF AN ENGINE - A device includes a pressure sensor (09-08-2011
20110210753DEVICE FOR MEASURING A VARIATION IN THE CAPACITANCE OF A VARIABLE CAPACITIVE STRUCTURE - A device for measuring a variation in the capacitance of a variable capacitive structure, includes: 09-01-2011
20110192358DEVICE INCLUDING A PRESSURE SENSOR FOR MEASURING PRESSURES IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND BODY FOR SUCH A DEVICE - A device for measuring pressures inside an internal combustion engine, includes an outer housing having: a first tubular area (08-11-2011
20110178675METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING THE LONGITUDINAL POSITION OF THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE - A method for locating the longitudinal position of wheels (07-21-2011
20110115714INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR ENTERING A STRING OF CHARACTERS - Interface system (05-19-2011
20110054818CHARGE-TRANSFER SENSOR WITH LOW POWER CONSUMPTION - The invention relates to a charge transfer-type sensor, including 03-03-2011
20110030462PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A device for measuring the cylinder pressure of an internal combustion engine, the operation of which comprises a plurality of successive cycles, each cycle being broken down into at least first and second strokes, the measuring device comprising at least one pressure sensor (02-10-2011
20110001470DEVICE FOR MEASURING A POSITION USING THE HALL EFFECT - A position measuring device using the Hall effect, includes: a box (01-06-2011
20100327070TOUCH SENSITIVE INTERFACE FOR HEATING OR AIR CONDITIONING A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SAME - A touch-sensitive interface (12-30-2010
20100321002INTEGRATED SENSOR WITH CAPACITIVE COUPLING REJECTION TO THE MECHANICAL GROUND - An integrated sensor includes: i) a voltage regulator coupled with a mechanical ground and delivering a regulated voltage based on a primary power supply voltage referencing an electrical ground; ii) a high-impedance sensitive element powered by the primary power supply, electrically coupled to the mechanical ground and delivering an electrical quantity representative of a physical quantity; iii) an amplification module powered by the regulated voltage and including a first input receiving an analog reference dependent on the regulated voltage and a second input receiving the electrical quantity, and designed to deliver a first output voltage representing the amplified measurement voltage; and iv) a differential amplifier powered by the primary power supply voltage, referencing the electrical ground and including first and a second inputs receiving the analog reference and the first output voltage, respectively, and delivering a second output voltage representing the first amplified output voltage referenced to the electrical ground.12-23-2010
20100313640METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VALUE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRESSURE IN A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for determining a value representative of the pressure in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, includes the following steps: 12-16-2010
20100283506CONFIGURABLE INPUT PORT OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An input port (11-11-2010
20100280744DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, WITH IMPROVED REPHASING OF INJECTION EVENTS - A device (D) is dedicated to controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine (M) including at least two cylinders (Ci), each equipped with at least one inlet valve (SA) and at least one injector (IJ), and of the so-called indirect and sequential fuel injection type. This device (D) includes detection elements (MD) designed to detect an injection event phasing error relative to reference angular positions specific to the various cylinders (Ci), and control elements (MC) designed to rephase, if a phasing error of a cylinder (Ci) is detected, the command to open the injector (IJ) of this cylinder (Ci) after closure of the inlet valve (SA).11-04-2010
20100273423SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPLICATION FOR COORDINATING THE TRANSMISSION OF A GEOLOCATED INSTRUCTION FROM A ROAMING ELEMENT TO AN ONBOARD MULTIMEDIA ELEMENT - A method, a management system and an application for coordinating the transmission of a geolocated instruction from a roaming element (10-28-2010
20100271013ANGULAR POSITION MEASURING DEVICE - The invention relates to an angular position measuring device (10-28-2010
20100268417METHOD OF UNLOCKING AN ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER - A method of unlocking the anti-starting system of a computer (ECM) controlling the operation of an engine of a motor vehicle, includes: 10-21-2010
20100262354METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IGNITION OF A GAZOLINE ENGINE - A method of controlling the ignition of a gasoline engine having an ignition coil which generates a spark on a spark plug, whereby the instant when coil charging starts is determined for each engine cycle as a function of the angular position of the crankshaft and the rotation speed of the engine, by calculating the ratio between the crankshaft angle of rotation still to pass through before the crankshaft reaches the angular position at which the ignition spark is to be produced, and the time required to charge the coil, and, when this ratio becomes substantially equal to the measured rotation speed of the engine, the charging of the coil begins, the method including: 10-14-2010
20100192682ELECTRONIC MODULE FOR MEASURING OPERATING PARAMETERS OF A VEHICLE WHEEL, COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC UNIT AND AN INFLATION VALVE OF THE "SNAP-IN" TYPE - The invention relates to an electronic module for measuring operating parameters of a vehicle wheel, comprising an electronic unit (08-05-2010
20100176805SENSOR HOLDING DEVICE - This device (07-15-2010
20100171604METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE - A method and device for locating n wheels of a vehicle each equipped with an electronic module designed to emit, to a central unit, electromagnetic signals representative of operating parameters of each wheel and an identification code of the latter. There is, in a fixed position on the vehicle, in the vicinity of at least (n-1) wheels, a radio-tag in which is stored a location code, able to be identified by the central unit and enable the latter to locate the position of the radio-tag on the vehicle. In order to locate the wheels, an activation of each radio-tag is controlled so as to deliver to the central unit a signal incorporating the location code of this radio-tag associated with the identification code of the wheel located in the vicinity of the latter. The electromagnetic signals incorporate a final portion consisting of a pure wave, and the activation of the radio-tags is done so as to insert the location codes into the electromagnetic signals by modulating the absorption/reflection of the pure waves.07-08-2010
20100170478DETERMINING AND CORRECTING THE PHASING OF THE ANGULAR POSITION OF A FOUR-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH INDIRECT INJECTION AND TIME-CONTROLLED SEQUENTIAL REINJECTION/SEQUENTIAL INJECTION CUTOFF - A method for determining the phasing of the angular position of a four-stroke internal combustion engine with indirect injection and time-controlled sequential reinjection/sequential injection cutoff, characterized in that it includes, with the engine running, the following steps: 07-08-2010
20100154522METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE "PHASING" OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION "V" ENGINE - A method of determining the “phasing” of an internal combustion engine includes two banks of cylinders each supplied by its own intake manifold. This determining method consists, on the one hand, in equipping each intake manifold with an air flow meter and in measuring the air flow rate in each of the manifolds so as to detect an increase in the air flow rate in one of the manifolds representative of an intake of air into the bank of cylinders supplied by the manifold, and, on the other hand, in equipping one of the rotary members, crankshaft or camshaft associated with each bank of cylinders with a target that rotates as one with the rotary member and is able to determine which cylinder of the bank of cylinders determined to be in the intake phase is in the air intake phase.06-24-2010
20100136917DEVICE FOR SUPPRESSING INTERFERENCE PHENOMENON BETWEEN CAPACITIVE DETECTION AREAS OF A SENSOR - The invention relates to a device for suppressing the interference phenomena between several detection areas (A, B) of a capacitive sensor (06-03-2010
20100117760INTERFERENCE FILTRATION DEVICE ADAPTED TO A SENSOR SENSITIVE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND RELATED FILTRATION METHOD - A method and device for filtering electromagnetic interference generated by the antenna of a transmitter on a sensor sensitive to electromagnetic waves, characterized in that it includes: 05-13-2010
20100109192METHOD FOR SEALING A COMPLEX SHAPE ELECTRONIC SENSOR BY LOW-PRESSURE INJECTION OF REACTIVE RESIN - A method of sealing, by low-pressure injection of reactive resin, an electronic sensor placed in a housing consisting of at least two attached elements, includes the following steps: 05-06-2010
20100106392DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING KNOCK SIGNALS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, WITH REDUCED INFLUENCE OF INTERFERING NOISE - A device dedicated to processing analog knock signals delivered by a sensor of an internal combustion engine coupled to an engine monitoring unit, includes processing elements for converting values of the analog signals acquired by the sensor at known instants into representative digital samples, then for temporarily storing the samples whose acquisition instants are contained in a chosen time window, and for applying chosen digital processing operations to these stored samples so as to deliver a digital output signal representative of the knock of the engine during this time window. The processing elements are responsible i) for applying a chosen digital preprocessing operation to the stored samples whose acquisition instants coincide with instants of occurrence, and ii) for adapting at least one of the digital processing operations according to the number of stored samples that are the subjects of a coincidence.04-29-2010
20100085212METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING EACH OF THE WHEELS OF A PAIR OF TWIN WHEELS MOUNTED ON A VEHICLE - A method and device for locating each of the wheels of a pair of twinned wheels mounted on a vehicle. Each twinned wheel is equipped with an electromagnetic receiving antenna, and these two twinned wheels are provided with elements of relative blocking rotation-wise designed to make it possible to obtain an offset by a predetermined angle (α), such that (α) is different from 0° and 180°, between the receiving antennas with which the two twinned wheels are equipped. The vehicle is equipped with a fixed source of emission of an electromagnetic signal suitable for covering an area passed through by the receiving antennas, and the electromagnetic field received by each of the receiving antennas is measured, so as to deduce, from the analysis of the time offset between the variations of the two measured electromagnetic fields, the location of each of the twinned wheels.04-08-2010
20100061639METHOD OF IDENTIFYING SYMBOLIC POINTS ON AN IMAGE OF A PERSON'S FACE - A method for identifying symbolic points on the image of a face including images of a right eye, left eye and mouth, includes: 03-11-2010
20100060293DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE FAILURE OF AN ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY FOR A LOGIC UNIT - An electrical power supply device for a logic unit (03-11-2010
20100060262ROTATIONAL DIRECTION DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF A WHEEL - A rotational direction detector is specified which is provided for mounting to a circumferential segment of a wheel having at least one sensor, wherein a change in the output signal of the sensor occurs when the circumferential segment enters and/or leaves the wheel contact area. Furthermore a method is specified for determining the direction of rotation of a wheel, wherein the signal change is determined and a rotational direction signal is derived therefrom.03-11-2010
20100019893METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING, IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, THE VALUE OF A PARAMETER - To display a temperature value in a passenger compartment (01-28-2010
20100011848METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING WHEELS MOUNTED ON A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for identifying wheels (01-21-2010
20090295641METHOD OF LOCATING THE POSITIONS OF WHEELS OF A VEHICLE - A method of locating the positions of wheels (12-03-2009
20090248334METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE CHARGE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY - In a method for estimating the charge of a motor vehicle battery, at least one sensor measures terminal voltage, current circulating in the battery, and temperature, such that: current variations are measured at predetermined time intervals; a modeled voltage is determined according to current and temperature; the modeled voltage includes components corresponding to charge polarization; estimated and measured voltage are compared to determine voltage error; theoretical model is adapted according to battery operating phase and determined voltage error. Operating phases of the battery on charge and discharge correspond on each occasion to operation substates including 100% saturated, close to 100% saturated, normal, close to 0% charged and 0% charged and in that, for the substates, adaptation is made for theoretical computation of battery charge state and/or computation of the component corresponding to polarization, the estimate of the state of charge of the battery being determined using the adapted theoretical model.10-01-2009
20090217744METHOD OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method of transmitting information making it possible to monitor the operation of an internal combustion engine, includes the steps of: 09-03-2009
20090205414METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LENGTH OF THE FOOTPRINT ON THE GROUND OF A TIRE OF A WHEEL OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for determining, while a vehicle is traveling, the length of the footprint on the ground of a tire (08-20-2009
20090204286METHOD AND DEVICE OF LOCATING THE LONGITUDINAL POSITION OF WHEELS OF A VEHICLE - A method for locating the longitudinal position, either on the front axle system, or on the rear axle system of a vehicle with an engine, of wheels (08-13-2009
20090192669METHOD FOR DETECTING THE MOTION OF A VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - A method of detecting the motion of a vehicle (07-30-2009
20090190632METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS FROM ELECTRONIC HOUSINGS MOUNTED ON THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE TO A CENTRAL UNIT MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE - A method of transmitting signals from electronic housings, each mounted on one wheel of a vehicle, to a central unit (07-30-2009
20090157250METHOD FOR LOCATING THE LONGITUDINAL POSITION OF WHEELS OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for locating the longitudinal position, either on the front end or on the rear end of a vehicle with engine, of wheels (06-18-2009
20090091471HANDS-FREE DEVICE FOR LOCKING/UNLOCKING DOORS/WINDOWS OF A VEHICLE - A device for hands-free locking/unlocking of doors/windows of a vehicle implements at least two modes of operation: an approach-detection mode D and a tracking mode P. At least two antennas 04-09-2009
20090056663Glow Plug with Integrated Pressure Sensor and Body Thereof - A glow plug includes: a tubular body (03-05-2009
20090007649ELECTRONIC UNIT FOR MEASURING OPERATING PARAMETERS OF A VEHICLE WHEEL, COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC BOX AND AN INFLATION VALVE OF THE SNAP-IN TYPE - An electronic unit for measuring operating parameters of a vehicle wheel, includes an electronic box (01-08-2009
20080312865Method of Detecting a Reference Zone Arranged on the Periphery of a Toothed Disk Fastened to a Rotary Component, with a View to Determining the Angular Position of Said Rotary Component - The invention relates to a method of detecting a reference zone formed on the periphery of a toothed disk integral with a rotary part, for the purpose of determining the angular position of said rotary part. According to this detection method, when a reference zone is expected and at the time of the detection of a tooth (n) at a time t12-18-2008
20080306834SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING SERVICES FOR A TELECOMMUNICATION PLATFORM AND METHOD OF ORDERING A GOOD OR SERVICE - A system for aggregating services for a telecommunication platform is provided. The system includes a data administration server (12-11-2008
20080300999System for Aggregating Services for a Telecommunication Platform and Method of Ordering a Good or Service - A system for aggregating services for a telecommunication platform is provided. The system includes a data administration server (12-04-2008
20080281501Method of Adapting an Internal Combustion Engine to the Quality of the Fuel Used - A method of controlling fuel supply means of an internal combustion engine, employed when the engine is started, this method includes: measuring at least one characteristic value (11-13-2008
20080255823System of Automated Creation of a Software Interface - A system of automated creation of a software interface between an operator and electronic device functional cores arranged in a target platform. The system includes a designing module comprising a designing window, wherein there are arranged interface visual elements corresponding to control members of the platform and a state machine wherein elements are functionally connected; a validation module for testing whether data issued from the designing module match the properties of the functional cores; and a simulation module of the target platform comprising a translation unit converting data issued from the validation module and transmitting them to a managing member of the target platform in order to simulate said functional cores by means of the control members.10-16-2008
20080236265Method for Determining the Reversal of Direction of Rotation of an Engine - Method for determining the reversal of the direction of engine rotation for internal combustion engines having a crankshaft fitted with a target wheel having teeth, one of which is a long tooth, with a unidirectional crankshaft position sensor delivering a signal used for counting teeth and with an engine management device including a processor and a model of the engine behaviour in a stalling phase, including: 10-02-2008
20080231436Method of Transmitting an Electromagnetic Identification Request Signal to an Electronic Housing Mounted on a Wheel of a Vehicle - The invention relates to a method of transmitting an electromagnetic identification request signal, generated by means of an antenna (09-25-2008
20080211625METHOD FOR TEMPORARILY INHIBITING, WHEN IT HAS BEEN DETECTED INSIDE A LOCKED VEHICLE, A PORTABLE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT KNOWN AS A TAG BELONGING TO A KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE - A method for temporarily inhibiting, when it is detected inside a locked vehicle, a portable remote control unit, known as a tag, of a keyless entry device designed to implement access authorization procedures to allow access to the vehicle, these including an initial identification procedure which includes causing a central processing unit to periodically transmit a data frame incorporating a preamble consisting of a predefined wake-up code that can be identified by the tag. The inhibition method include defining a first wake-up code at least intended for the procedure of temporarily inhibiting the tags, and a second wake-up code specifically intended for the procedure of identifying the tags, and in setting up temporary inhibition procedures which consist in causing a specific data frame incorporating, in its preamble, the first wake-up code and designed to deactivate the recognition, by each target tag, of the second wake-up code, to be transmitted.09-04-2008

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