Patents by Inventor Thierry Benard
Thierry Benard 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: 11808640Abstract: The invention relates to a temperature sensor (10) for a fluid pipe, in particular for a motor vehicle, this sensor (10) comprising a first part (20) comprising a flat surface (22) configured to be in contact with a fluid and on which is located a track (41) forming a thermosensitive element (40), this track (41) having a generally elongated shape and comprising opposite ends (41A, 41B) connected respectively to terminals (43) of the sensor (10) by electrical conductors (42) embedded in said body (15). The invention also relates to a fluid pipe comprising such a sensor (10), a motor vehicle comprising such a sensor (10) or such a pipe and a method for manufacturing such a sensor (10).Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: HUTCHINSONInventors: Brice Gabrielle, Thierry Benard
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Patent number: 11788913Abstract: A pressure sensor (10) for a fluid circuit, in particular, of a motor vehicle, the sensor comprising a body (12) comprising a fluid inlet (14), a fluid outlet (16) and an internal chamber (18) for connecting the inlet to the fluid outlet for the fluid flow in said body, the sensor further comprising an elastically deformable membrane (20) located in said chamber and comprising a first face (20a) intended to be in contact with the fluid flowing in the body, wherein the sensor further comprises a resonant circuit (22) of the RLC type located in said chamber and associated with a readout circuit (23) located outside the chamber (18).Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: HUTCHINSONInventors: Brice Gabrielle, Thierry Benard
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Publication number: 20230194031Abstract: Three-way heating shell, in particular for a motor vehicle fluid circuit, said shell being generally T-shaped or Y-shaped and comprising an inner passage having the same shape, in which passage a three-way fluid connection is intended to be housed, the shell being formed by two half-shells (10a) having the same shape which are attached to one another and together define the passage, the half-shells comprising semi-cylindrical surfaces (22, 24, 26) forming portions of the passage, the heating shell being characterised in that it comprises resistive heating circuits (28a, 28b) which are formed in situ on the semi-cylindrical surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Ksenia ASTAFYEVA, Thierry BENARD
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Publication number: 20230053652Abstract: A fluidic connection and fluid heating device for a fluid circuit, in particular for a motor vehicle, the device comprising a one-piece tubular body of plastic or composite material comprising at least one internal annular surface defining a fluid flow duct from an inlet to an outlet of the body and at least one external annular surface extending around the duct and on which is located at least one resistive heating element, wherein the resistive heating element is a resistive circuit which is formed in situ on the annular surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Ksenia ASTAFYEVA, Thierry BENARD
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Publication number: 20220326104Abstract: A pressure sensor (10) for a fluid circuit, in particular, of a motor vehicle, the sensor comprising: a body (12) comprising a fluid inlet (14), a fluid outlet (16) and an internal chamber (18) for connecting the inlet to the fluid outlet for the fluid flow in said body, an elastically deformable membrane (20) located in said chamber and comprising a first face (20a) intended to be in contact with the fluid flowing in the body, characterised in that it further comprises: a resonant circuit (22) of the RLC type located in said chamber and associated with a readout circuit (23) located outside the chamber (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Brice GABRIELLE, Thierry BENARD
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Patent number: 11326726Abstract: Fluid connection device, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a female nozzle having an internal fluid flow passage, and being configured to receive a male nozzle. A sensor senses that the male nozzle is received within the female nozzle, and an electrical plug electrically connects the sensor to an electrical power source. The sensor includes a flexible, electrically conductive dome located within the female nozzle. In a first position, the dome has a generally curved shape. When the male nozzle is inserted into the female nozzle, the male nozzle presses the dome to deform the dome into a second position. In the second position, the dome has a generally flattened shape and provides an electrical connection between two terminals connected to the electrical.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: HUTCHINSONInventors: Jean-Gabriel Vega, Thierry Benard
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Publication number: 20220082455Abstract: The invention relates to a temperature sensor (10) for a fluid pipe, in particular for a motor vehicle, this sensor (10) comprising a first part (20) comprising a flat surface (22) configured to be in contact with a fluid and on which is located a track (41) forming a thermosensitive element (40), this track (41) having a generally elongated shape and comprising opposite ends (41A, 41B) connected respectively to terminals (43) of the sensor (10) by electrical conductors (42) embedded in said body (15). The invention also relates to a fluid pipe comprising such a sensor (10), a motor vehicle comprising such a sensor (10) or such a pipe and a method for manufacturing such a sensor (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Brice GABRIELLE, Thierry BENARD
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Publication number: 20190353290Abstract: Fluid connection device, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a female nozzle having an internal fluid flow passage, and being configured to receive a male nozzle. A sensor senses that the male nozzle is received within the female nozzle, and an electrical plug electrically connects the sensor to an electrical power source. The sensor includes a flexible, electrically conductive dome located within the female nozzle. In a first position, the dome has a generally curved shape. When the male nozzle is inserted into the female nozzle, the male nozzle presses the dome to deform the dome into a second position. In the second position, the dome has a generally flattened shape and provides an electrical connection between two terminals connected to the electrical.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: HUTCHINSONInventors: Jean-Gabriel Vega, Thierry Benard
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Patent number: 8727413Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage compartment for a vehicle interior, comprising a cover (2) that can be pivoted between a completely closed and a maximally opened position, and a base (3) that is hidden below in case of the cover (2) being closed, wherein the cover (2) may be locked between the completely closed and the maximally opened position at any desired intermediate position, at least within a partial region of a movement tolerance, for holding an object (6) between the base (3) and the cover (2).Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2009Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbHInventors: Julien Seiller, Nicolas Allard, Thierry Benard, Nicolas Pegorier
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Publication number: 20120061983Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage compartment for a vehicle interior, comprising a cover (2) that can be pivoted between a completely closed and a maximally opened position, and a base (3) that is hidden below in case of the cover (2) being closed, wherein the cover (2) may be locked between the completely closed and the maximally opened position at any desired intermediate position, at least within a partial region of a movement tolerance, for holding an object (6) between the base (3) and the cover (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2009Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbHInventors: Julien Seiller, Nicolas Allard, Thierry Benard, Nicolas Pegorier
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Publication number: 20110073585Abstract: The present invention concerns a device for heating a fluid transfer line (L) including at least one pipe and at least two pipe connectors to be heated which are mounted at the ends of the line. This device (1) includes: said connectors (3 and 4), which include at least one first connector (5) at one end (L1) and optionally between two consecutive pipes and a second connector (6) at an end (L2), at least one pair of metal heating elements (141 and 142) for the or each pipe connected to the or each first connector, the pair of heating elements adjacent to the second end being further connected to the second connector, and electrical power supply means (121 and 122) configured to power the first connector at the first end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: YANN SINAULT, DENIS GODEAU, THIERRY BENARD
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Patent number: 7233080Abstract: The invention concerns a method for processing a motor vehicle detection signals. It consists in taking into account data concerning the surroundings to interpret the detection signals and deliver actuating signals. The invention also concerns a device for implementing said method and an opening panel handle (1) and a vehicle comprising such a device.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2001Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: Valeo ElectroniqueInventors: Joël Garnault, Thierry Benard
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Patent number: 6518883Abstract: A safety system wherein the cover (48) is maintained axially in the body panel window by an inner elastically deformable ring (70) carrier by the tubular skirt (52), and enables the cover (48) to be mounted axially from outside inwards by being elastically interlocked.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2001Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Valeo Securite HabitacleInventors: Thierry Benard, Luc Josserand
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Publication number: 20010022266Abstract: Safety system for a car door comprising a handle with an external gripping lever, hinged on a support (1) fitted on the inside of a bodywork panel (2), this handle being controllable by a user to open a door lock. Means are provided to detect movement of the lever. They comprise a bulb (8) containing “reed” type contacts (9) and a magnet (9), between which a passageway (16) is formed along which a part (10) forming a magnetic screen can be moved using the lever. This part moves from a position in which the lever is in the rest position with the contacts being in a first state, to at least one position starting from which the contacts move into a second state when the lever is moved from its rest position. These detection means are used together with means of detecting when a hand is close to the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2001Publication date: September 20, 2001Inventor: Thierry Benard
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Patent number: 6239693Abstract: The invention relates to a security system for a motor vehicle opening leaf comprising means for detecting, remotely, the presence of a user's hand near the handle of the opening leaf, the detection means comprising at least one sensor (32, 34) capable of emitting or of receiving an electromagnetic signal, borne by an internal module (36) which bears the sensor (32, 34) in such a way that the sensor (32, 34) is opposite an opening made in the bodywork panel (12). The security system further comprises a cover. The opening in the bodywork panel (12) is blanked off by a cover (40) made of a material that is transparent to the electromagnetic signal, the cover (40) being secured against an external face of the bodywork panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1999Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: Valeo Securite HabitacleInventors: Thierry Benard, Luc Josserand
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Patent number: 6218933Abstract: The invention proposes a security system for a motor vehicle opening leaf, a handle of which comprises an external lever articulated to a handle support arranged on the inside of a bodywork panel, of the type in which the security system includes means for remotely detecting, by means of an electromagnetic signal, the presence of a user's hand near the handle, the detection means being arranged in a casing which is fixed by elastic snap-fastening on the outside of the handle support.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2000Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Valeo Securite HabitacleInventors: Luc Josserand, Thierry Benard
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Patent number: 6093978Abstract: The invention relates to a security system for a motor vehicle opening leaf, comprising at lest one sensor capable of emitting or of receiving an electromagnetic signal so as to detect, remotely, the presence of a user's hand, wherein the hand-detecting means comprise an internal module which contains the control circuit and which is arranged on the inside of the bodywork panel, and an external module comprising at least one casing which bears the sensor, and the external and internal modules comprise means of connecting the sensor to the control circuit, which automatically come into contact with one another when the two modules are mounted on the opening leaf.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1999Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Valeo Securite HabitacleInventors: Thierry Benard, Luc Josserand