Patents by Inventor Sophie Clade

Sophie Clade 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: 11585509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting system for a motor vehicle. The lighting system comprises at least one first light emitting device mounted on a front right side of the vehicle and adapted to project in front of the vehicle a first pixelated light beam. The lighting system further comprises at least one second light emitting device mounted on a front left side of the vehicle and adapted to project in front of the vehicle a second pixelated light beam. One of the first pixelated light beam and second pixelated light beam, called high resolution beam, has a number of pixels greater than or equal to at least five times, in particular greater than or equal to at least ten times, the number of pixels of the other of said pixelated light beams, called low resolution beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Sophie Clade, Taro Nishio
  • Patent number: 11572993
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle headlamp comprising at least one pixelated light source, a plurality of electroluminescent emitters distributed into a plurality of pixels and capable of emitting light rays, a projection optic arranged to directly image, toward the outside of the light module, a light beam formed by said light rays emitted by said at least one light source. The light module is characterized by a mask arranged between the at least one light source and the projection optic in order to completely or partially prevent light rays originating from the light source from being reflected by regions arranged outside the plurality of electroluminescent emitters of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Thomas Daniel, Sophie Clade, Sebastien Roels
  • Patent number: 11370352
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a lighting device for a motor vehicle comprising a first module that projects a first pixelated high beam, a second module that projects a second pixelated writing beam onto the road, and a third module that projects a third low beam cut-off. The first, second and third modules are arranged such that the first and second beams overlap at least partially vertically; and the second and third beams overlap at least partially vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Sebastien Roels, Marie Pellarin, Sophie Clade
  • Patent number: 11326752
    Abstract: The invention proposes a lighting device for a motor vehicle, including a first lighting module adapted to project a pixelized first beam with a first resolution and a second lighting module adapted to project a pixelized low beam type second beam with a second resolution lower than the first resolution, the first and second lighting modules being such that the first and second beams overlap vertically at least in part to form a global beam, the device including a control unit able to control selectively a plurality of pixels of the first and second beams so as to project a motif in the global beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Sebastien Roels, Marie Pellarin, Sophie Clade
  • Patent number: 11242973
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle lighting device that includes a first module with at least one first pixelated electroluminescent light source where the first module can produce a first pixelated partial high beam (HB1) having a first resolution and a first horizontal angular amplitude; and includes a second module with a second pixelated electroluminescent light source where the second module can produce a second pixelated partial high beam (HB2) having an angular amplitude smaller than that of the first pixelated partial high beam (HB1) and a resolution greater than that of the first pixelated partial high beam (HB2); the pixelated electroluminescent light sources preferably being monolithic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Sebastien Roels, Marie Pellarin, Sophie Clade
  • Publication number: 20210356091
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle headlamp comprising at least one pixelated light source, a plurality of electroluminescent emitters distributed into a plurality of pixels and capable of emitting light rays, a projection optic arranged to directly image, toward the outside of the light module, a light beam formed by said light rays emitted by said at least one light source. The light module is characterized by a mask arranged between the at least one light source and the projection optic in order to completely or partially prevent light rays originating from the light source from being reflected by regions arranged outside the plurality of electroluminescent emitters of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre ALBOU, Thomas DANIEL, Sophie CLADE, Sebastien ROELS
  • Publication number: 20210148536
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle lighting device that includes a first module with at least one first pixelated electroluminescent light source where the first module can produce a first pixelated partial high beam (HB1) having a first resolution and a first horizontal angular amplitude; and includes a second module with a second pixelated electroluminescent light source where the second module can produce a second pixelated partial high beam (HB2) having an angular amplitude smaller than that of the first pixelated partial high beam (HB1) and a resolution greater than that of the first pixelated partial high beam (HB2); the pixelated electroluminescent light sources preferably being monolithic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Sebastien ROELS, Marie PELLARIN, Sophie CLADE
  • Publication number: 20210070219
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a lighting device for a motor vehicle comprising a first module that projects a first pixelated high beam, a second module that projects a second pixelated writing beam onto the road, and a third module that projects a third low beam cut-off. The first, second and third modules are arranged such that the first and second beams overlap at least partially vertically; and the second and third beams overlap at least partially vertically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Sebastien ROELS, Marie PELLARIN, Sophie CLADE
  • Publication number: 20200215960
    Abstract: The invention proposes a lighting device for a motor vehicle, including a first lighting module adapted to project a pixelized first beam with a first resolution and a second lighting module adapted to project a pixelized low beam type second beam with a second resolution lower than the first resolution, the first and second lighting modules being such that the first and second beams overlap vertically at least in part to form a global beam, the device including a control unit able to control selectively a plurality of pixels of the first and second beams so as to project a motif in the global beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Sebastien ROELS, Marie Pellarin, Sophie Clade
  • Patent number: 10632896
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle, including a first lighting module adapted to project a pixelized first beam with a first resolution and a second lighting module adapted to project a pixelized low beam type second beam with a second resolution lower than the first resolution, the first and second lighting modules being such that the first and second beams overlap vertically at least in part to form a global beam, the device including a control unit able to control selectively a plurality of pixels of the first and second beams so as to project a motif in the global beam, characterized in that the control unit is adapted to control at least one pixel of each of the first and second beams when the motor vehicle enters a turn so as to create a movement of the motif in the global beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Sebastien Roels, Marie Pellarin, Sophie Clade
  • Publication number: 20190299843
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle, including a first lighting module adapted to project a pixelized first beam with a first resolution and a second lighting module adapted to project a pixelized low beam type second beam with a second resolution lower than the first resolution, the first and second lighting modules being such that the first and second beams overlap vertically at least in part to form a global beam, the device including a control unit able to control selectively a plurality of pixels of the first and second beams so as to project a motif in the global beam, characterized in that the control unit is adapted to control at least one pixel of each of the first and second beams when the motor vehicle enters a turn so as to create a movement of the motif in the global beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Sebastien ROELS, Marie PELLARIN, Sophie CLADE
  • Patent number: 8764315
    Abstract: A connector to connect a fiber bundle probe to a light injection module including a tightening cam having an opening of a specified shape adapted to receive the fiber bundle probe, a cam driving coupled to the tightening cam, wherein the tightening cam is configured to translate in response to rotation of the cam driving until the tightening cam is blocked, at least one spring extending between the tightening cam and the cam driving, wherein the at least one spring is configured to resist when the cam driving is actuated by rotation and the tightening cam is blocked, and a locking mechanism to lock the cam driving into a selected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Mauna Kea Technologies
    Inventors: Alexandra Rocher, Francois Doussoux, Sophie Clade, Sylvain Petit, Nicolas Boularot
  • Publication number: 20110317963
    Abstract: A connector to connect a fiber bundle probe to a light injection module including a tightening cam having an opening of a specified shape adapted to receive the fiber bundle probe, a cam driving coupled to the tightening cam, wherein the tightening cam is configured to translate in response to rotation of the cam driving until the tightening cam is blocked, at least one spring extending between the tightening cam and the cam driving, wherein the at least one spring is configured to resist when the cam driving is actuated by rotation and the tightening cam is blocked, and a locking mechanism to lock the cam driving into a selected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: MAUNA KEA TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Alexandra Rocher, Francois Doussoux, Sophie Clade, Sylvain Petit, Nicolas Boularot
  • Patent number: 7447539
    Abstract: A method using an image guide having several thousands of optical fibers, an excitation signal emitted by a source, deflected and injected by turns into the optical fibers, each excitation point of the tissue in the fiber output emitting in return a fluorescence signal collected by the fiber, then detected and digitized to form an image element. The method focuses the beam in the fiber output to excite a subsurface plane to produce a confocal image. The production of a divergent beam in the fiber output can excite a micro-volume of the tissue from the surface. The method deflects the excitation signal at a speed corresponding to acquisition of a number of images per second sufficient for real time use and in detecting the fluorescence signal at a detecting frequency corresponding to a minimum frequency for sampling the fibers one-by-one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Mauna Kea Technologies
    Inventors: Magalie Genet, Bertrand Viellerobe, Frederic Berier, Sophie Clade
  • Publication number: 20050242298
    Abstract: A method using an image guide having several thousands of optical fibers, an excitation signal emitted by a source, deflected and injected by turns into the optical fibers, each excitation point of the tissue in the fiber output emitting in return a fluorescence signal collected by the fiber, then detected and digitized to form an image element. The method provides for the focussing of the beam in the fiber output to excite a subsurface plane to produce a confocal image, and the production of a divergent beam in the fiber output capable of exciting a micro-volume of the tissue from the surface. The method consists in deflecting the excitation signal at a speed corresponding to acquisition of a number of images per second sufficient for real time use and in detecting the fluorescence signal at a detecting frequency corresponding to a minimum frequency for sampling the fibers one by one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Mauna Kea Technologies
    Inventors: Magalie Genet, Bertrand Viellerobe, Frederic Berier, Sophie Clade