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).
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Patent number: 11585509Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Pierre Albou, Sophie Clade, Taro Nishio
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Patent number: 11572993Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Pierre Albou, Thomas Daniel, Sophie Clade, Sebastien Roels
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Patent number: 11370352Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Sebastien Roels, Marie Pellarin, Sophie Clade
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Patent number: 11326752Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Sebastien Roels, Marie Pellarin, Sophie Clade
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Patent number: 11242973Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Sebastien Roels, Marie Pellarin, Sophie Clade
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Publication number: 20210356091Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre ALBOU, Thomas DANIEL, Sophie CLADE, Sebastien ROELS
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Publication number: 20210148536Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Sebastien ROELS, Marie PELLARIN, Sophie CLADE
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Publication number: 20210070219Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Sebastien ROELS, Marie PELLARIN, Sophie CLADE
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Publication number: 20200215960Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Valeo VisionInventors: Sebastien ROELS, Marie Pellarin, Sophie Clade
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Patent number: 10632896Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Sebastien Roels, Marie Pellarin, Sophie Clade
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Publication number: 20190299843Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Valeo VisionInventors: Sebastien ROELS, Marie PELLARIN, Sophie CLADE
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Patent number: 8764315Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Mauna Kea TechnologiesInventors: Alexandra Rocher, Francois Doussoux, Sophie Clade, Sylvain Petit, Nicolas Boularot
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Publication number: 20110317963Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: MAUNA KEA TECHNOLOGIESInventors: Alexandra Rocher, Francois Doussoux, Sophie Clade, Sylvain Petit, Nicolas Boularot
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Patent number: 7447539Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 11, 2003Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Mauna Kea TechnologiesInventors: Magalie Genet, Bertrand Viellerobe, Frederic Berier, Sophie Clade
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Publication number: 20050242298Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2003Publication date: November 3, 2005Applicant: Mauna Kea TechnologiesInventors: Magalie Genet, Bertrand Viellerobe, Frederic Berier, Sophie Clade