Patents by Inventor Christophe BARDOT

Christophe BARDOT 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).

  • Patent number: 10618550
    Abstract: A power steering electrohydraulic system is provided for an electric vehicle, including: at least one reservoir of hydraulic fluid; and at least one hydraulic actuator for actuating a steering rack shaft of the vehicle; at least two electric motor pump units in parallel for supplying the actuator with hydraulic fluid from the reservoir and adjusting the flow rate of the hydraulic fluid supplied to the actuator, and each electric motor pump unit is a motor pump unit operating at a voltage of 24V. A vehicle equipped with such a system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: BLUEBUS
    Inventors: Christophe Bardot, Alain Rochais
  • Publication number: 20200070621
    Abstract: A method for conditioning the air of the passenger compartment of an electric vehicle, which includes: a preliminary step conditioning the air in at least one portion of the passenger compartment by an air-conditioning device supplied with power by a power source external to the vehicle, when the vehicle is linked to the external power source; and a main step conditioning the air in the at least one portion of the passenger compartment, by an air-conditioning device supplied with power by a vehicle fossil power source during use of the vehicle; the preliminary step conditioning the air giving priority to the conditioning of the air, in a driver area of the vehicle. A system implementing such a method and an electric vehicle, in particular, an electric bus, implementing such a method or system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Alexandre DESNEUX, Christophe BARDOT, Fabien DURAND, Alexandre MATHIEUX, Freddy SUAUD
  • Patent number: 10562368
    Abstract: A method for heating the passenger compartment of an electric vehicle, including the following steps: pre-heating at least one part of the passenger compartment by at least one electric heater when the vehicle is connected to an external energy source, and heating the at least one part of the passenger compartment by a combustion heater when the vehicle is in use. Also provided is a system implementing such a method and an electric vehicle, in particular of the electric bus type, utilizing such a method or such a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: BLUEBUS
    Inventors: Alexandre Desneux, Fabien Durand, Christophe Bardot
  • Publication number: 20190308522
    Abstract: A method for managing an electric or hybrid vehicle including at least one rechargeable electrical energy storage module, each storage module being arranged in order to: provide a high-voltage electrical supply signal for the drive of the vehicle, and be maintained at a temperature, called operating temperature, by a heating apparatus; said method including, before a prolonged period of non-use of the vehicle, a phase, called winterizing phase, including a step of cooling each storage module in order to reach a predetermined temperature, lower than the operating temperature. A system and a vehicle implementing such a method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Christophe BARDOT, Alain ROCHAIS, Guillaume LESNIK, Laurent PERRIER
  • Publication number: 20190054834
    Abstract: An electric vehicle is provided, equipped with a communication network including: at least one communication bus, called main communication bus; and at least two subnetworks, each subnetwork carrying out a communication with at least two components of the vehicle; each subnetwork including a communication node connecting the subnetwork to the main bus; and the communication network includes a subnetwork dedicated to communicating with the rechargeable electrical energy storage modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Christophe BARDOT, Alain ROCHAIS
  • Publication number: 20180297440
    Abstract: A method for heating the passenger compartment of an electric vehicle, including the following steps: pre-heating at least one part of the passenger compartment by at least one electric heater when the vehicle is connected to an external energy source, and heating the at least one part of the passenger compartment by a combustion heater when the vehicle is in use. Also provided is a system implementing such a method and an electric vehicle, in particular of the electric bus type, utilizing such a method or such a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Alexandre DESNEUX, Fabien DURAND, Christophe BARDOT
  • Publication number: 20180244309
    Abstract: A power steering electrohydraulic system is provided for an electric vehicle, including: at least one reservoir of hydraulic fluid; and at least one hydraulic actuator for actuating a steering rack shaft of the vehicle; at least two electric motor pump units in parallel for supplying the actuator with hydraulic fluid from the reservoir and adjusting the flow rate of the hydraulic fluid supplied to the actuator, and each electric motor pump unit is a motor pump unit operating at a voltage of 24V. A vehicle equipped with such a system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Christophe BARDOT, Alain ROCHAIS
  • Patent number: 8427501
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of calibration of a display device by iteration in order to optimize an electrical control voltage of the display device, the calibration method comprising a measurement of an optical contrast of the display device and a calculation of an electrical control voltage value, the optical contrast measurement and the calculation of the electrical voltage value being carried out once during each calibration step, the optimization of the electrical control voltage being carried out starting from an initial value of the electrical control voltage and ending with a final value of the electrical control voltage, the calibration method being carried out by means of an initial calibration step and by means of a calibration refinement step, the initial calibration step being carried out once during the calibration method, the calibration refinement step being carried out once or several times during the calibration method, the approximation of the final value of the electrical con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Christophe Bardot
  • Publication number: 20100123712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of calibration of a display device by iteration in order to optimize an electrical control voltage of the display device, the calibration method comprising a measurement of an optical contrast of the display device and a calculation of an electrical control voltage value, the optical contrast measurement and the calculation of the electrical voltage value being carried out once during each calibration step, the optimization of the electrical control voltage being carried out starting from an initial value of the electrical control voltage and ending with a final value of the electrical control voltage, the calibration method being carried out by means of an initial calibration step and by means of a calibration refinement step, the initial calibration step being carried out once during the calibration method, the calibration refinement step being carried out once or several times during the calibration method, the approximation of the final value of the electrical con
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventor: Christophe BARDOT