Patents by Inventor Baptiste BOUTIN
Baptiste BOUTIN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240149192Abstract: An oil filter for vehicle lubrication system includes a housing forming a cavity, a filter medium mounted in the housing cavity, an inlet port located upstream of the filter medium in the direction of oil flow, a first outlet port located downstream of the filter medium. The oil filter includes a second outlet port located downstream of the filter medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Baptiste BOUTIN, Nicolas GRANOTTIER
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Patent number: 11892072Abstract: The invention relates to a method of managing the oil temperature of a transmission of a motor vehicle, the transmission comprising a lubrication circuit and an oil cooling circuit, the oil temperature management circuit comprising a liquid/liquid heat exchanger mounted on the lubrication circuit, the lubrication circuit comprising a pump for circulating the oil in the lubrication circuit, and a temperature sensor wherein, before a starting stage of the vehicle, if the temperature of the oil is lower than a first value, the pump of the lubrication circuit is activated so as to circulate the oil in the liquid/liquid exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Nicolas Granottier, Baptiste Boutin
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Patent number: 11725722Abstract: A powertrain assembly includes one or several electric motors, a gearbox comprising a gearbox housing, an axle comprising: an axle housing, movable parts inside axle housing, comprising a shaft for a wheel, a lubricating system comprising an axle lubricating device comprising an axle oil sump and a gearbox lubricating device comprising a gearbox oil sump inside the gearbox housing which is a dry sump having an oil storage area which is separate from said gearbox oil sump, a scavenge pump and a first duct configured to retrieve oil from gear box oil sump and to convey the retrieved oil up to the oil storage area, and a main pump and a second duct configured to convey oil from the storage oil area to lubricate the gears of the gearbox.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Nicolas Granottier, Baptiste Boutin
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Patent number: 11583791Abstract: The filter element includes a filter medium having an axis and forming a channel extending substantially axially, a first and a second end plate, each end plate covering one axial end of the filter medium and being sealingly mounted on the axial end whereby a liquid to be filtered can flow through the filter medium towards the channel and out of the filter element through an opening in fluid communication with the channel, or reversely. The filter element includes a protrusion fixedly secured to the first end plate and extending outwardly from the first end plate, the protrusion being substantially tubular and having a through hole in fluid communication with the first end plate opening, the protrusion forming a female coupling piece of a male-female connector, and a locking member capable of releasably locking a male coupling piece of the male-female connector in the female coupling piece.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Baptiste Boutin, Hervé Coste, Bertrand Cauvin
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Publication number: 20230038331Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid filter (6, 12), preferably a fuel filter, for a vehicle, said filter comprising a filter head (36) delimiting an inlet port (19) and an outlet port (21), a filter housing (30) which is to be screwed below the filter head (36) and which contains a filter element (32) centred on a central axis (X38), said filter element including a filter medium (38), a top end plate (42) and a bottom end plate (40). The filter housing (30) delimits a first volume for receiving a flow of liquid to be filtered, said first volume being delimited radially around the filter medium (38) and communicating with the inlet port (19) and a second volume for receiving a flow of filtered liquid, said second volume being delimited radially inside the filter medium (38) and communicating with the outlet port (21).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Baptiste BOUTIN, Hervé COSTE
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Publication number: 20220355229Abstract: The invention relates to a filter cartridge (32) for a liquid such as fuel, said filter cartridge being intended to be positioned inside a filter housing (30) and comprising a filter media (38) defining an inner volume (V38), a lower end plate (40), and an upper end plate (42), including a liquid passage opening (O42), which communicates with the inner volume of the filter media. The upper end plate (42) includes an automatic degassing valve (50).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Hervé COSTE, Baptiste BOUTIN
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Publication number: 20220316577Abstract: The invention relates to a method of managing the oil temperature of a transmission of a motor vehicle, the transmission comprising a lubrication circuit and an oil cooling circuit, the oil temperature management circuit comprising a liquid/liquid heat exchanger mounted on the lubrication circuit, the lubrication circuit comprising a pump for circulating the oil in the lubrication circuit, and a temperature sensor wherein, before a starting stage of the vehicle, if the temperature of the oil is lower than a first value, the pump of the lubrication circuit is activated so as to circulate the oil in the liquid/liquid exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Nicolas GRANOTTIER, Baptiste BOUTIN
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Publication number: 20220316583Abstract: A powertrain assembly includes one or several electric motors, a gearbox comprising a gearbox housing, an axle comprising: an axle housing, movable parts inside axle housing, comprising a shaft for a wheel, a lubricating system comprising an axle lubricating device comprising an axle oil sump and a gearbox lubricating device comprising a gearbox oil sump inside the gearbox housing which is a dry sump having an oil storage area which is separate from said gearbox oil sump, a scavenge pump and a first duct configured to retrieve oil from gear box oil sump and to convey the retrieved oil up to the oil storage area, and a main pump and a second duct configured to convey oil from the storage oil area to lubricate the gears of the gearbox.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Nicolas GRANOTTIER, Baptiste BOUTIN
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Patent number: 11071932Abstract: A filter element is provided and includes a filter medium having an axial channel, end plates each sealingly covering one axial end of the filter medium, one end plate having an opening in fluid communication with the channel, a hole arranged on the liquid path, not on the filter medium, and a closing member which is arranged in the hole and which is configured: to prevent liquid from flowing through the hole when the liquid pressure upstream the closing member is below a predetermined threshold to open at the threshold, to allow liquid to flow through the hole, and, after it has been opened, to remain open. A method is provided for checking the suitability of a filter element, at first use after a filter element change.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: François Giroud, Baptiste Boutin, Thomas Grange
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Patent number: 10874961Abstract: A filter element includes: a filter medium having an axis and forming an axial channel; a first and a second end plates, each end plate covering one axial end of the filter medium and being sealingly mounted on the axial end, the first end plate having an central opening coaxial and in fluid communication with the channel; the filter element being designed to be placed in a filter housing for forming a liquid filtering device, whereby a liquid to be filtered can flow along a liquid path through the filter medium towards the channel and out of the filter element through the central opening. The filter element further includes further includes a detachable plug whose position can change from an attached position to a detached position.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas Grange, Baptiste Boutin
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Patent number: 10344730Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine comprising:—a low pressure fuel pump (18);—a low pressure supply circuit (34) through which fuel is delivered by the low pressure pump (18) to one or several high pressure circuits (16), said low pressure supply circuit (34) comprising at least one delivery connection (36) for delivering fuel to the high pressure circuit(s) (16);—a pressure regulator (54) through which excess fuel from the low pressure supply circuit (34) is discharged through the pressure regulator (54) in a pump return circuit (56) which is fluidically connected to an input (20) of the low pressure pump (18) without passing through the fuel tank (14); characterized in that the pressure regulator (54) is located downstream of the delivery connection (36), and in that a fuel derivation circuit (60) is fluidically connected to the low pressure fuel supply circuit (34) downstream of the at least one delivery connection (36) to the high pressure circuit(s) and upstreType: GrantFiled: October 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Thomas Grange, Hervé Coste, Baptiste Boutin
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Publication number: 20190193003Abstract: The filter element includes a filter medium having an axis and forming a channel extending substantially axially, a first and a second end plates, each end plate covering one axial end of the filter medium and being sealingly mounted on the axial end, the first end plate having an opening in fluid communication with the channel, whereby a liquid to be filtered can flow through the filter medium towards the channel and out of the filter element through the opening, or reversely. The filter element further includes a protrusion fixedly secured to the first end plate and extending outwardly from the first end plate, the protrusion being substantially tubular and having a through hole in fluid communication with the first end plate opening, the protrusion forming a female coupling piece of a male-female connector, and a locking member capable of releasably locking a male coupling piece of the male-female connector in the female coupling piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2016Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Baptiste BOUTIN, Hervé COSTE, Bertrand CAUVIN
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Publication number: 20190070537Abstract: A filter element is provided and includes a filter medium having an axial channel, end plates each sealingly covering one axial end of the filter medium, one end plate having an opening in fluid communication with the channel, a hole arranged on the liquid path, not on the filter medium, and a closing member which is arranged in the hole and which is configured: to prevent liquid from flowing through the hole when the liquid pressure upstream the closing member is below a predetermined threshold to open at the threshold, to allow liquid to flow through the hole, and, after it has been opened, to remain open. A method is provided for checking the suitability of a filter element, at first use after a filter element change.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: François GIROUD, Baptiste BOUTIN, Thomas GRANGE
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Publication number: 20190060802Abstract: A filter element includes: a filter medium having an axis and forming an axial channel; a first and a second end plates, each end plate covering one axial end of the filter medium and being sealingly mounted on the axial end, the first end plate having an central opening coaxial and in fluid communication with the channel; the filter element being designed to be placed in a filter housing for forming a liquid filtering device, whereby a liquid to be filtered can flow along a liquid path through the filter medium towards the channel and out of the filter element through the central opening. The filter element further includes further includes a detachable plug whose position can change from an attached position to a detached position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas GRANGE, Baptiste BOUTIN
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Publication number: 20160230733Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine comprising:—a low pressure fuel pump (18);—a low pressure supply circuit (34) through which fuel is delivered by the low pressure pump (18) to one or several high pressure circuits (16), said low pressure supply circuit (34) comprising at least one delivery connection (36) for delivering fuel to the high pressure circuit(s) (16);—a pressure regulator (54) through which excess fuel from the low pressure supply circuit (34) is discharged through the pressure regulator (54) in a pump return circuit (56) which is fluidically connected to an input (20) of the low pressure pump (18) without passing through the fuel tank (14); characterized in that the pressure regulator (54) is located downstream of the delivery connection (36), and in that a fuel derivation circuit (60) is fluidically connected to the low pressure fuel supply circuit (34) downstream of the at least one delivery connection (36) to the high pressure circuit(s) and upstreType: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2013Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas GRANGE, Hervé COSTE, Baptiste BOUTIN