Patents by Inventor Stephane Dalmayrac

Stephane Dalmayrac 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).

  • Publication number: 20240051395
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display device (100) comprising: —a display (150); —a curved and at least partially transparent plate (170); and —a structural part (180) comprising a frame (181) which at least partially frames the display and one end face (182) of which forms a bearing surface onto which said plate is applied. According to the invention, the bearing surface is curved according to a mathematical function which has a hyperbolic cosine term.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Michael Irzyk, Stephane Dalmayrac, Adrien Heim
  • Publication number: 20230098529
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control interface (1) for controlling at least one function of a unit of a motor vehicle, the control interface comprising a base, a control key tilting in two orthogonal directions, a gimbal interposed between the control key and the base in order to define a first and a second orthogonal tilting direction, a guide rod carried by the lower face of the control key arranged opposite the base and a cruciform guide matrix aligned in the two orthogonal tilting directions and carried by the base and arranged opposite the guide rod and cooperating with the free end thereof so as to prevent tilting of the control key in a direction other than the two orthogonal tilting directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: DAV
    Inventor: Stephane Dalmayrac
  • Patent number: 10203500
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display (1), in particular a heads-up display, for displaying a virtual image in a vehicle driver's field of view, said display (1) comprising a semi-reflective blade (5) for displaying said virtual image and one or more optical elements (3, 7) for projecting an image toward said semi-reflective blade (5), said display (1) being configured to allow a movement of said optical element or elements (3, 7) so as to allow said semi-reflective blade (5) to be retracted when the display (1) is stopped, along a path passing through a location of said optical element or elements (3, 7) when the display (1) is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Stephane Dalmayrac, Stephane Dutre
  • Patent number: 10180569
    Abstract: A display device for displaying a virtual image within the visual field of a driver, said display device including an image generation device, and at least one light sensor, said image generation device being configured for producing with said light sensor a measurement of the ambient light intensity within an area, referred to as ambient background, located in the direction where said image is formed in order to allow the brightness of said image to be adapted to said ambient background. An image generation device for such a display device, said device comprising said sensor are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Etudes Electroniques
    Inventor: Stéphane Dalmayrac
  • Publication number: 20160259165
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display (1), in particular a heads-up display, for displaying a virtual image in a vehicle driver's field of view, said display (1) comprising a semi-reflective blade (5) for displaying said virtual image and one or more optical elements (3, 7) for projecting an image toward said semi-reflective blade (5), said display (1) being configured to allow a movement of said optical element or elements (3, 7) so as to allow said semi-reflective blade (5) to be retracted when the display (1) is stopped, along a path passing through a location of said optical element or elements (3, 7) when the display (1) is operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Stephane Dalmayrac, Stephane Dutre
  • Patent number: 9263208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tactile-surface control module comprising: a flexible protection layer (9), at least one monostable switch (11) and a rigid mechanical supporting member (13) letting through the light from at least one light source and defining regions for backlighting the flexible protection layer (9), characterized in that said supporting member (13) further includes at least one passage (21) for activating the monostable switch (11), by deformation of the flexible protection layer (9), and in that the module includes a sheet (19) made of incompressible material sandwiched between said rigid mechanical supporting member (13) and the flexible protection layer (9), the sheet (19) defining at least one pivoting arm (23) comprising a hinge (25), joined to said supporting member (13), and a pivoting free end (27) having an actuating lug (29) placed facing a passage (21) in said supporting member (13) for actuating the monostable switch (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: DAV
    Inventors: Patrice Laurent, Xavier Drouin, Stephane Dalmayrac
  • Publication number: 20150331235
    Abstract: A display device for displaying a virtual image within the visual field of a driver, said display device including an image generation device, and at least one light sensor, said image generation device being configured for producing with said light sensor a measurement of the ambient light intensity within an area, referred to as ambient background, located in the direction where said image is formed in order to allow the brightness of said image to be adapted to said ambient background. An image generation device for such a display device, said device comprising said sensor are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Valeo Études Électroniques
    Inventor: Stéphane Dalmayrac
  • Publication number: 20110006930
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tactile-surface control module comprising: a flexible protection layer (9), at least one monostable switch (11) and a rigid mechanical supporting member (13) letting through the light from at least one light source and defining regions for backlighting the flexible protection layer (9), characterized in that said supporting member (13) further includes at least one passage (21) for activating the monostable switch (11), by deformation of the flexible protection layer (9), and in that the module includes a sheet (19) made of incompressible material sandwiched between said rigid mechanical supporting member (13) and the flexible protection layer (9), the sheet (19) defining at least one pivoting arm (23) comprising a hinge (25), joined to said supporting member (13), and a pivoting free end (27) having an actuating lug (29) placed facing a passage (21) in said supporting member (13) for actuating the monostable switch (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: DAV
    Inventors: Patrice Laurent, Xavier Drouin, Stephane Dalmayrac
  • Publication number: 20100182167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control device that comprises a plate (7) having at least first (9) and second (11) adjacent portions, a flexible protection layer (3) covering the plate (7), and a touch-surface sensor (5) sandwiched between said protection layer (3) and the first portion (9) of the plate (7), characterised in that it comprises at least one hinging film (13) connecting the first portion (9) to the second portion (11) for hinging both portions (9, 11) relative to each other, the first portion (9) being fixed, and at least one switch (17) associated with the second portion (11) that is capable of pivotal movement between a raised rest position and an active position for activating the switch (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: DAV
    Inventors: Stephane Vanhelle, Stephane Dalmayrac