Patents by Inventor Alan Tousignant

Alan Tousignant 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).

  • Wash pump control based on predicted wiper arm position using hood mounted spray nozzles
    Patent number: 10328905
    Abstract: A windshield window wiping system, including a wiper blade in contact with a windshield window; a wiper motor operatively connected to the wiper blade, configured to perform a wiper blade stroke; a reservoir for a wash fluid; a first hood mounted nozzle, configured to project the wash fluid toward the windshield window; a wash pump, wherein the wash pump is hydraulically connected to the first hood mounted nozzle; and a first electronic circuit, configured to estimate a position of the wiper blade during the wiper blade stroke based on an input to the first electronic circuit and to synchronize the projection of the wash fluid toward the windshield window with the estimated position of the wiper blade. In other aspects, a method of wiping a windshield window and a non-transitory computer readable medium are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Tousignant, Mark Pattison, Charles Prain
  • Wiper blade wash pump control based on predicted wiper arm position
    Patent number: 10259430
    Abstract: A windshield window wiping system, including a wiper blade in contact with a windshield window; a wiper motor operatively connected to the wiper blade, configured to perform a wiper blade stroke; a reservoir for a wash fluid; a first plurality of holes on a first leading edge of the wiper blade, configured to project the wash fluid toward the windshield window; a wash pump, wherein the wash pump is hydraulically connected to the first plurality of holes; and a first electronic circuit, configured to estimate a position of the wiper blade during the wiper blade stroke based on an input to the first electronic circuit and to synchronize the projection of the wash fluid toward the windshield window with the estimated position of the wiper blade. In other aspects, a method of wiping a windshield window and a non-transitory computer readable medium are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Tousignant, Mark Pattison, Charles Prain
  • WIPER BLADE WASH PUMP CONTROL BASED ON PREDICTED WIPER ARM POSITION
    Publication number: 20160347286
    Abstract: A windshield window wiping system, including a wiper blade in contact with a windshield window; a wiper motor operatively connected to the wiper blade, configured to perform a wiper blade stroke; a reservoir for a wash fluid; a first plurality of holes on a first leading edge of the wiper blade, configured to project the wash fluid toward the windshield window; a wash pump, wherein the wash pump is hydraulically connected to the first plurality of holes; and a first electronic circuit, configured to estimate a position of the wiper blade during the wiper blade stroke based on an input to the first electronic circuit and to synchronize the projection of the wash fluid toward the windshield window with the estimated position of the wiper blade. In other aspects, a method of wiping a windshield window and a non-transitory computer readable medium are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Tousignant, Mark Pattison, Charles Prain
  • WASH PUMP CONTROL BASED ON PREDICTED WIPER ARM POSITION USING HOOD MOUNTED SPRAY NOZZLES
    Publication number: 20160347287
    Abstract: A windshield window wiping system, including a wiper blade in contact with a windshield window; a wiper motor operatively connected to the wiper blade, configured to perform a wiper blade stroke; a reservoir for a wash fluid; a first hood mounted nozzle, configured to project the wash fluid toward the windshield window; a wash pump, wherein the wash pump is hydraulically connected to the first hood mounted nozzle; and a first electronic circuit, configured to estimate a position of the wiper blade during the wiper blade stroke based on an input to the first electronic circuit and to synchronize the projection of the wash fluid toward the windshield window with the estimated position of the wiper blade. In other aspects, a method of wiping a windshield window and a non-transitory computer readable medium are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Tousignant, Mark Pattison, Charles Prain