Patents by Inventor Simon Hotte

Simon Hotte 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: 11339798
    Abstract: A blower assembly including a scroll having a first airflow deflector nose and a second airflow deflector nose, which are offset relative to each other about a circumference of the scroll. A rotor is housed within the scroll. The first airflow deflector nose is configured to deflect airflow generated by the rotor out of the scroll to a first outlet of the blower assembly. The second airflow deflector nose is configured to deflect airflow generated by the rotor out of the scroll to a second outlet of the blower assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Bielicki, Raymond Bailey, Brian Belanger, Jason Wagnitz, Simon Hotte
  • Publication number: 20210285458
    Abstract: A blower assembly including a scroll having a first airflow deflector nose and a second airflow deflector nose, which are offset relative to each other about a circumference of the scroll. A rotor is housed within the scroll. The first airflow deflector nose is configured to deflect airflow generated by the rotor out of the scroll to a first outlet of the blower assembly. The second airflow deflector nose is configured to deflect airflow generated by the rotor out of the scroll to a second outlet of the blower assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Bradley BIELICKI, Raymond BAILEY, Brian BELANGER, Jason WAGNITZ, Simon HOTTE
  • Publication number: 20200031203
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for an integrated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit includes a core and a frame. The frame supports the core and includes a partition which defines a first compartment and a second compartment in the frame and seals a first portion of the core from a second portion of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Reilly MULLETT, Simon HOTTE, Brandi STUECKRATH
  • Patent number: 9676245
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation and air conditioning system includes a blower unit that has a first interior air intake, a second interior air intake and an exterior air intake. Three doors are moved between open and closed positions to define a recirculation mode, a fresh mode and a partial recirculation mode. As the doors move between their open and closed positions, a variable partial mode and a variable fresh mode are defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Denso International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Clemence, Gregory Thompson, Raymond Bailey, Melissa Buczek, Simon Hotte
  • Patent number: 9516890
    Abstract: An airflow deflector including a plurality of spaced apart ribs each extending in a longitudinal direction between a first end and a second end thereof that is generally perpendicular to an airflow stream to be deflected by the airflow deflector such that the plurality of spaced apart ribs induce recirculations of the airflow stream between neighboring ones of the plurality of spaced apart ribs to increase air pressure at an entrance to areas defined between neighboring ribs and restrict the airflow from flowing past the plurality of spaced apart ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: Denso International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Melissa Buczek, Jie Zeng, Simon Hotte, Eric Barbier
  • Patent number: 9308798
    Abstract: A rear HVAC system for a motor vehicle including a housing, an airflow generator, an evaporator, and a heater. The housing is configured to be mounted adjacent to a rear wheel well and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle. The evaporator and the heater are mounted within the housing. Both the evaporator and the heater are between a vehicle floor and a line that is both generally parallel to the floor and tangent to an upper surface of the rear wheel well when the housing is installed in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Denso International Ameria, Inc.
    Inventors: John Klinkhammer, Jason Hendry, Simon Hotte
  • Publication number: 20140262141
    Abstract: An airflow deflector including a plurality of spaced apart ribs each extending in a longitudinal direction between a first end and a second end thereof that is generally perpendicular to an airflow stream to be deflected by the airflow deflector such that the plurality of spaced apart ribs induce recirculations of the airflow stream between neighboring ones of the plurality of spaced apart ribs to increase air pressure at an entrance to areas defined between neighboring ribs and restrict the airflow from flowing past the plurality of spaced apart ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Melissa Buczek, Jie Zeng, Simon Hotte, Eric Barbier
  • Publication number: 20140065942
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation and air conditioning system includes a blower unit that has a first interior air intake, a second interior air intake and an exterior air intake. Three doors are moved between open and closed positions to define a recirculation mode, a fresh mode and a partial recirculation mode. As the doors move between their open and closed positions, a variable partial mode and a variable fresh mode are defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew CLEMENCE, Gregory THOMPSON, Raymond BAILEY, Melissa BUCZEK, Simon HOTTE
  • Publication number: 20130333858
    Abstract: A rear HVAC system for a motor vehicle including a housing, an airflow generator, an evaporator, and a heater. The housing is configured to be mounted adjacent to a rear wheel well and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle. The evaporator and the heater are mounted within the housing. Both the evaporator and the heater are between a vehicle floor and a line that is both generally parallel to the floor and tangent to an upper surface of the rear wheel well when the housing is installed in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: John Klinkhammer, Jason Hendry, Simon Hotte
  • Publication number: 20100248605
    Abstract: An apparatus for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system may employ a blower case that houses a fan and a motor to drive the fan, an air intake case that houses an air filter, a grill that contacts and supports the filter, a fresh air intake and a recirculation air intake. The grill may be located directly over the fan to protect the fan and motor from debris. The air intake case may employ a fresh air inlet and a recirculation air inlet such that air entering either may have an airflow path through the HVAC system in the order of: the fresh air intake, the filter, the grill, the fan, and the blower case. An intermediate grill panel and the grill may be integrally molded together as one single piece to improve NVH, reduce overall part count and save manufacturing time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajeev Sharma, Simon Hotte