Patents by Inventor Christophe Sterle

Christophe Sterle 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: 6889761
    Abstract: An air flow mixing system for a vehicle air conditioning system having a distribution door to force air from a first air flow to mix with a second air flow of different temperature proximate a merging region in the air conditioning system. In one embodiment, the distribution door has an arcuate passageway or scoop to forcibly route air from the first airflow to the second airflow. In a second embodiment, the distribution door has at least one projecting channel to divide each of the first and second air flows into a plurality of alternating flow paths to promote heat transfer and mixing of the two airflows. In each embodiment, the pivoting distribution door facilitates heat transfer between the airflows resulting in a more even temperate airflow emerging from the merging region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Valeo Climate Control Corp
    Inventors: Steven P. Perry, Christophe Sterle
  • Publication number: 20050077038
    Abstract: An air flow mixing system for a vehicle air conditioning system having a distribution door to force air from a first air flow to mix with a second air flow of different temperature proximate a merging region in the air conditioning system. In one embodiment, the distribution door has an arcuate passageway or scoop to forcibly route air from the first airflow to the second airflow. In a second embodiment, the distribution door has at least one projecting channel to divide each of the first and second air flows into a plurality of alternating flow paths to promote heat transfer and mixing of the two airflows. In each embodiment, the pivoting distribution door facilitates heat transfer between the airflows resulting in a more even temperate airflow emerging from the merging region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Perry, Christophe Sterle
  • Patent number: 6669422
    Abstract: A device for assembling two components (1,2) includes a lateral positioning set (3). The device includes a fixing screw (10), in particular threaded on the right, and capable of moving freely in a smooth through hole (13) provided in the first component (1), a spacer (20) bearing an external thread (23), in particular on the left, capable of co-operating with a tapped through hole (23), in particular on the left, provided on the second component (2) and an internal tapping (21), in particular on the right capable of co-operating with the fixing screw (10), the screw (10)/spacer (20) friction coefficient, directly or indirectly, being greater than the spacer (20)/tapped hole (23) friction coefficient, directly or indirectly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignees: Valeo, Visteon Systemes Interieurs
    Inventor: Christophe Sterle
  • Publication number: 20030201096
    Abstract: An air flow mixing system for a vehicle air conditioning system having a distribution door to force air from a first air flow to mix with a second air flow of different temperature proximate a merging region in the air conditioning system. In one embodiment, the distribution door has an arcuate passageway or scoop to forcibly route air from the first airflow to the second airflow. In a second embodiment, the distribution door has at least one projecting channel to divide each of the first and second air flows into a plurality of alternating flow paths to promote heat transfer and mixing of the two airflows. In each embodiment, the pivoting distribution door facilitates heat transfer between the airflows resulting in a more even temperate airflow emerging from the merging region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: VALEO CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven P. Perry, Christophe Sterle