Inventor · Bellac, FR

Eric Menard

25Patents
7h-index
31Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 19, 2000 → Oct 12, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6544085B1 Watercraft having a closed coolant circulating system with a heat exchanger that constitutes an exterior surface of the hull Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US8717429B2 Method of automatically unlocking an opening member of a motor vehicle for a hands-free system, and device for implementing the method Fixed Constructions 18 Active
US6533623B2 Thrust-reversing nozzle assembly for watercraft Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US9394737B2 Method for opening a movable panel of a motor vehicle Physics 14 Active
US10311661B2 Device for controlling locking/unlocking and/or starting of a vehicle Electricity 9 Active
US6688929B2 Personal watercraft having an improved exhaust system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US6551155B2 Personal watercraft having an improved exhaust system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US8912912B2 Remote identification device associated with a vehicle including means for remotely communicating battery state-of-charge information with the associated vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9990790B2 Unit for communication by means of a predetermined protocol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9696691B2 Access key for a motor vehicle with near-field communication exchange capability Physics 4 Active
USD913927S1 Battery cartridge General 3 Active
US10169941B2 Method for detecting an identifier for starting a motor vehicle Physics 3 Active
US10128550B2 Battery pack containing phase change material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10885731B2 Mobile telephone capable of automatically pairing with a motor vehicle, and automatic pairing method Electricity 2 Active
US10479320B2 Method for controlling access to at least one function of a motor vehicle Electricity 2 Active
US7227448B2 Secure system for the control of the unlocking of at least one openable panel of a motor vehicle Physics 1 Expired
US10840570B2 Battery pack containing phase change material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9975521B2 Hands-free system for motor vehicles Physics 1 Active
US10684243B2 Device for triggering an action on an opening panel of a motor vehicle Electricity 1 Active
US10423165B2 Method for remotely controlling a system for controlling maneuver(s) of a vehicle using a control unit Electricity 1 Active
US10144391B2 Electronics unit, method carried out in an electronics unit of said type, method for sharing a time frame between a server and an electronics unit, and method for synchronizing a server and an electronics unit Electricity 0 Active
US11004124B2 Method for signing up a user to a service for controlling at least one vehicle functionality by means of a user terminal Electricity 0 Active
US11252562B2 Method for securing a command to be applied to a motor vehicle Electricity 0 Active
US10529157B2 Method for secure transmission of a virtual key and method for authentication of a mobile terminal Electricity 0 Active
US8325035B2 System enabling a user of a vehicle to locate same by means of a radio signal Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.