Patents by Inventor Guillaume DESOURDY

Guillaume DESOURDY 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).

  • Suspension system for electric heavy-duty vehicle
    Patent number: 11673443
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electric heavy-duty vehicle. In one example, a system for the vehicle may include a wheel hub assembly coupled to a frame of the vehicle via a first wishbone arm and a second wishbone arm, and an air spring coupled at opposite ends to a first link and a second link, each of the first link and the second link being pivotably coupled to the frame of the vehicle, the second link further being pivotably coupled to the first wishbone arm. The air spring may be positioned above the wheel hub assembly with respect to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Guillaume Desourdy, Jason Soares
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRIFIED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220379740
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electric heavy-duty vehicle. In one example, the vehicle includes a battery pack for supplying current to an electric motor of the vehicle, the battery pack arranged in a chassis of the vehicle and configured to form part of a floor of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a motor coupled to front wheels of the vehicle, the front wheels having hub assemblies housing drive shaft adapters configured to permanently couple the hub assemblies to drive shafts of the front wheels, and a cradle configured to be mounted with electrical sub-systems of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Yan HEBERT, Marc DAIGNEAULT, Sylvain CASTONGUAY, Francois DUBE, Guillaume DESOURDY, Philippe LOUISSEIZE, Louis-Andre CALVE, Jason SOARES, Marc-Antoine BEAUDOIN
  • Systems and methods for an electrified heavy-duty vehicle
    Patent number: 11498435
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electric heavy-duty vehicle. In one example, the vehicle includes a battery pack for supplying current to an electric motor of the vehicle, the battery pack arranged in a chassis of the vehicle and configured to form part of a floor of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a motor coupled to front wheels of the vehicle, the front wheels having hub assemblies housing drive shaft adapters configured to permanently couple the hub assemblies to drive shafts of the front wheels, and a cradle configured to be mounted with electrical sub-systems of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Yan Hebert, Marc Daigneault, Sylvain Castonguay, Francois Dube, Guillaume Desourdy, Philippe Louisseize, Louis-Andre Calve, Jason Soares, Marc-Antoine Beaudoin
  • SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220032704
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electric heavy-duty vehicle. In one example, a system for the vehicle may include a wheel hub assembly coupled to a frame of the vehicle via a first wishbone arm and a second wishbone arm, and an air spring coupled at opposite ends to a first link and a second link, each of the first link and the second link being pivotably coupled to the frame of the vehicle, the second link further being pivotably coupled to the first wishbone arm. The air spring may be positioned above the wheel hub assembly with respect to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Guillaume DESOURDY, Jason SOARES
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRIFIED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220032787
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electric heavy-duty vehicle. In one example, the vehicle includes a battery pack for supplying current to an electric motor of the vehicle, the battery pack arranged in a chassis of the vehicle and configured to form part of a floor of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a motor coupled to front wheels of the vehicle, the front wheels having hub assemblies housing drive shaft adapters configured to permanently couple the hub assemblies to drive shafts of the front wheels, and a cradle configured to be mounted with electrical sub-systems of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yan HEBERT, Marc DAIGNEAULT, Sylvain CASTONGUAY, Francois DUBE, Guillaume DESOURDY, Philippe LOUISSEIZE, Louis-Andre CALVE, Jason SOARES, Marc-Antoine BEAUDOIN
  • Vehicle air drag reducing apparatus and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 10569815
    Abstract: This invention relates to a retractable aerodynamic air drag reducing apparatus for reducing the air drag of a vehicle, the retractable aerodynamic air drag reducing apparatus being adapted to move between an expanded configuration and a retracted configuration on a basis of a signal from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Transtex Inc.
    Inventors: Mathieu Boivin, Sylvain Daoust, Walid Deir, George Bassily, Ali Fellah Jahromi, Guillaume Desourdy
  • VEHICLE AIR DRAG REDUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180244324
    Abstract: This invention relates to a retractable aerodynamic air drag reducing apparatus for reducing the air drag of a vehicle, the retractable aerodynamic air drag reducing apparatus being adapted to move between an expanded configuration and a retracted configuration on a basis of a signal from the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Mathieu BOIVIN, Sylvain DAOUST, Walid DEIR, George BASSILY, Ali Fellah Jahromi, Guillaume DESOURDY