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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Bernard Grehant, Nancy-sur-Cluses, FR;
Inventor:
Bernard Grehant, Nancy-sur-Cluses, FR;
Assignee:
Somfy SAS, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); H02H 7/08 (2006.01); H02P 1/04 (2006.01); H02P 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The actuator comprises at least two terminals enabling it to be connected to a voltage source, an electric motor, a control unit) connected to means of powering the motor from the voltage source, the control unit comprising a voltage converter whose output powers a microcontroller driving the means for powering the motor. The control unit comprises a unit for monitoring the power-off time during which the actuator is not connected to the voltage source.