Patents by Inventor Mathilde CHARMEAU

Mathilde CHARMEAU 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).

  • KNEELING POSITION FOR ELECTRIC MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240139937
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a height of an electric vehicle with an adjustable suspension system. In one example, a method comprises: during a vehicle stop event, adjusting a height of a skateboard frame of an electric vehicle via an adjustable suspension system, based on at least one sensor input indicative of a desired skateboard frame height. In this way, user activities, including loading and unloading, may be facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Mathilde CHARMEAU, Ali IDRICI, Sylvain CASTONGUAY
  • Automated door system
    Patent number: 11946308
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an automated door system for a vehicle. In one example, the method for a vehicle may include operating an automated door system to enable hands-free actuation of a set of door vehicles while the height of the vehicle is not changing and when the vehicle height is changing, suspending operation of the automated door system until the floor has stopped changing height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Sylvain Castonguay, Mathilde Charmeau, Ali Idrici
  • Kneeling position for electric medium-duty vehicle
    Patent number: 11794544
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a height of an electric vehicle with an adjustable suspension system. In one example, a method comprises: during a vehicle stop event, adjusting a height of a skateboard frame of an electric vehicle via an adjustable suspension system, based on at least one sensor input indicative of a desired skateboard frame height. In this way, user activities, including loading and unloading, may be facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Mathilde Charmeau, Ali Idrici, Sylvain Castonguay
  • Kneeling position for electric medium-duty vehicle
    Patent number: 11766912
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a height of an electric vehicle with an adjustable suspension system. In one example, a method comprises: during a vehicle stop event, adjusting a height of a skateboard frame of an electric vehicle via an adjustable suspension system, based on at least one sensor input indicative of a desired skateboard frame height. In this way, user activities, including loading and unloading, may be facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Mathilde Charmeau, Ali Idrici, Sylvain Castonguay
  • AUTOMATED DOOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220205308
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an automated door system for a vehicle. In one example, the method for a vehicle may include operating an automated door system to enable hands-free actuation of a set of door vehicles while the height of the vehicle is not changing and when the vehicle height is changing, suspending operation of the automated door system until the floor has stopped changing height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Sylvain CASTONGUAY, Mathilde CHARMEAU, Ali IDRICI
  • AUTOMATED DOOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220205309
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an automated door system for a vehicle. In one example, the automated door system may include a set of manual actuating devices and a set of hands-free actuating devices for automatically unlocking and opening the doors of a commercial vehicle used for transporting cargo. The manual and hands-free actuating devices may be used in response to the operating state of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Sylvain CASTONGUAY, Mathilde CHARMEAU, Ali IDRICI
  • AUTOMATED DOOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220205307
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an automated door system for a vehicle. In one example, the automated door system may include a key fob configured with a transmitter. A set of sensors may be located at a door of the vehicle which may be communicatively linked to a vehicle control unit. A position of the key fob relative to the door may be monitored by the set of sensors to provide hands-free actuation of the door motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Sylvain CASTONGUAY, Mathilde CHARMEAU, Ali IDRICI
  • KNEELING POSITION FOR ELECTRIC MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220185051
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a height of an electric vehicle with an adjustable suspension system. In one example, a method comprises: during a vehicle stop event, adjusting a height of a skateboard frame of an electric vehicle via an adjustable suspension system, based on at least one sensor input indicative of a desired skateboard frame height. In this way, user activities, including loading and unloading, may be facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Mathilde CHARMEAU, Ali IDRICI, Sylvain CASTONGUAY
  • KNEELING POSITION FOR ELECTRIC MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220185055
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a height of an electric vehicle with an adjustable suspension system. In one example, a method comprises: during a vehicle stop event, adjusting a height of a skateboard frame of an electric vehicle via an adjustable suspension system, based on at least one sensor input indicative of a desired skateboard frame height. In this way, user activities, including loading and unloading, may be facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Mathilde CHARMEAU, Ali IDRICI, Sylvain CASTONGUAY