Patents by Inventor Thierry Campanella

Thierry Campanella 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: 11846710
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided with at least four identical lidar-type anti-collision sensors (C1 to C4) respectively arranged on the four corners of the vehicle, each sensor (C1 to C4) having the same predetermined opening angle (?) and defining at least one detection area around the vehicle (VP), with certain detection areas (ZR2, ZR3) overlapping in order to create redundancy, wherein the two left and right front sensors (C1 and C2) are positioned and oriented such that their respective detection areas are tangential to the offset (D1, D2) of the front left and right wheels (RA1, RA2), respectively, taking into account the maximum steering angle of the front left and right wheels (RA1, RA2), and wherein the two rear left and right sensors (C3 and C4) define detection areas (ZR0) that do not overlap with other detection areas, on the left and right sides, respectively, of the vehicle, the detection areas (ZR0) without overlap being tangential to the offset of the front left and right wheels (RA1, RA2) taking i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Thierry Campanella, Blandine Hillairet, Celine Etcheverry, Vincent Scesa
  • Publication number: 20210247518
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided with at least four identical lidar-type anti-collision sensors (C1 to C4) respectively arranged on the four corners of the vehicle, each sensor (C1 to C4) having the same predetermined opening angle (?) and defining at least one detection area around the vehicle (VP), with certain detection areas (ZR2, ZR3) overlapping in order to create redundancy, wherein the two left and right front sensors (C1 and C2) are positioned and oriented such that their respective detection areas are tangential to the offset (D1, D2) of the front left and right wheels (RA1, RA2), respectively, taking into account the maximum steering angle of the front left and right wheels (RA1, RA2), and wherein the two rear left and right sensors (C3 and C4) define detection areas (ZR0) that do not overlap with other detection areas, on the left and right sides, respectively, of the vehicle, the detection areas (ZR0) without overlap being tangential to the offset of the front left and right wheels (RA1, RA2) taking i
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Thierry CAMPANELLA, Blandine HILLAIRET, Celine ETCHEVERRY, Vincent SCESA
  • Patent number: 6371540
    Abstract: A bumper beam for motor vehicles includes vertical front and rear plates made of at least one metallic material. At least one elongated core made of metallic material is positioned between the two sole plates. An energy absorber is located at each end of the core and formed of a metallic hollow body, the energy absorber being positioned at right angles to the sole plates or to the core. The metallic materials of the core and the energy absorber have a ratio of elastic limit to breaking stress that is lower than that of the sole plate metallic material and lower than 0.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignees: Peugeot Citröen {overscore (A)}utomobiles S.A., Recherche et Developpement du Groupe Cockerill Sambre en Abrégé
    Inventors: Thierry Campanella, Richard Kergen, Pascal Magain