Patents by Inventor Alexandre FILLOUX

Alexandre FILLOUX 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: 20240351556
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control method (1) for controlling a treatment device (30) for treating a windscreen (31) of a vehicle (3), said treatment device (30) comprising at least one wiping system (300) comprising at least one spraying device (3000) having at least one opening (3000a) through which a hydrophobic liquid (Lq) can be sprayed onto said windscreen (31), said control method (1) performing at least one treatment cycle periodically and comprising the steps of: —recovering at least one data item representative of a state of the vehicle; —processing the recovered at least one data item representative of the state of the vehicle; —verifying the fulfilment of at least one criterion for activating the spraying device (3000) as a function of the processed at least one data item representative of the state of the vehicle; —activating the spraying device if the at least one criterion for activating the spraying device has been met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Frederic Giraud, Alexandre Filloux
  • Publication number: 20240343226
    Abstract: A wiper for a glazed surface of a vehicle is disclosed. The wiper includes at least one structural element, a wiper rubber carried by the structural element, at least one end piece arranged at a longitudinal end of the structural element, at least one conduit extending in a main direction of elongation of the wiper, and at least one spray element fluidically connected to the conduit and formed on the structural element. The wiper rubber is configured to bear against the glazed surface and to sweep a wiping zone of the glazed surface. The spray element is configured to spray cleaning fluid in a spray direction onto an additional zone distinct from the wiping zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Vincent Izabel, Frederic Giraud, Alexandre Filloux, Gerald Caillot, Jean Michel Jarasson
  • Publication number: 20240336231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiping system including an arm and a wiper blade configured to wipe a visibility zone of a windshield of the motor vehicle and capable of being driven by the arm and including at least one longitudinal channel, with a nozzle element in fluidic communication with the at least one longitudinal channel and configured to spray cleaning fluid toward at least one sensor arranged outside the visibility zone. The nozzle element is arranged in a longitudinal end zone of the wiper blade. An injection assembly is capable of injecting a cleaning fluid into the longitudinal channel under the control of a control unit. When the control unit determines that the arm or the wiper blade is in a given angular sector, the injection of cleaning fluid into the longitudinal channel is commanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Frederic GIRAUD, Alexandre FILLOUX, Gerald CAILLOT
  • Publication number: 20240326751
    Abstract: A wiper blade is disclosed having a blade body extending along a longitudinal elongation direction of the wiper blade and a wiper rubber carried by the blade body and configured for cleaning a visibility zone of a glazed surface for a motor vehicle. The blade body includes at least one spray element configured to project the cleaning fluid into an additional zone separate from the visibility zone to clean an element arranged outside the visibility zone. The at least one spray element is in a so-called vertical orientation defined by an angle between 60° and 110° with respect to a so-called vertical direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal elongation direction and in a so-called vertical plane, of which the normal is parallel to the main elongation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Vincent Izabel, Alexandre Filloux, Frederic Giraud, Gérald Caillot, Jean Michel Jarasson
  • Publication number: 20240303610
    Abstract: A method for maintaining a delivery robot, the delivery robot including a body and at least one sensor provided with at least one optical surface. The method includes positioning of the delivery robot in a parking base and cleaning the delivery robot by means for cleaning the parking base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Frederic GIRAUD, Alexandre FILLOUX
  • Publication number: 20240304040
    Abstract: A device for determining a state of wear of a wiper blade for a wiper system is disclosed. The device is configured to be fitted in a motor vehicle. The device for determining a state of wear includes an angular position sensor configured to measure at least one datum relating to a wiper blade during a wiping operation and an electronic control unit configured to determine the state of wear of the wiper blade as a function of the at least one datum measured by the angular position sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Frederic Giraud, Alexandre Filloux
  • Patent number: 12043221
    Abstract: A vehicle wiper blade adapter that includes a mechanical connection region receiving a tab of a wiper arm and a permanent magnet that interacts with the wiper arm, a magnetic connection region that receives the permanent magnet, the permanent magnet being rigidly secured to the adapter by a securing means at a receiving region and a magnetic shield placed between an adapter body and the permanent magnet, where the magnetic shield includes at least one loop that interacts with at least one respective adapter claw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gerald Caillot, Mehdi Belhaj, Alexandre Filloux, Vincent Izabel
  • Patent number: 12036956
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for cleaning at least two sensors/transmitters for a motor vehicle, the system comprising at least one first device for projecting a cleaning fluid onto at least one first sensor/transmitter, at least one second device for projecting a cleaning fluid onto at least one second sensor/transmitter, at least one reservoir, at least one circuit for distribution of the cleaning fluid, connecting the reservoir to the first and second projection devices, at least one electronic pump, and at least one control unit, characterized in that the control unit is configured to receive information on a request for activation of the first and/or second projection device(s) in order to determine a theoretical value of at least one operating parameter of a pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Frederic Giraud, Alexandre Filloux
  • Publication number: 20240181995
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (5) comprising an optical surface (10) and a cleaning device (15) for cleaning the optical surface comprising:— a wave transducer (25) acoustically coupled with the optical surface and configured to synthesize an ultrasound wave (W) propagating within the optical surface, and— a spraying unit (20) for dispensing a washing liquid (L) onto the optical surface, the device being shaped so that the ultrasound wave displaces the washing liquid on the optical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE LILLE, CENTRALE LILLE INSTITUT, UNIVERSITE POLYTECHNIQUE HAUTS-DE-FRANCE, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Michaël Baudoin, Ravinder Chutani, Olivier Bou Matar-Lacaze, Frederic Bretagnol, Vincent Izabel, Gérald Caillot, Alexandre Filloux
  • Publication number: 20240140366
    Abstract: A device for cleaning at least one glass surface of a vehicle, including at least one nozzle configured to spray a cleaning fluid onto the at least one glass surface, at least one line for dispensing the cleaning fluid, a pump, a plurality of solenoid valves or sets of solenoid valves, each solenoid valve being connected to one of the nozzles and coupled to at least one heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Frederic GIRAUD, Alexandre FILLOUX
  • Publication number: 20230068777
    Abstract: A process (1) for de-icing a glazed surface (20) of a vehicle (2) is disclosed. A de-icing device (21) includes a wiper system (210) with at least one device for spraying a liquid (L, Lq), and is used to perform a method involving verification (E1) of a primary condition (C1) according to which the ignition (Cc) of the said vehicle (2) is activated, verification (E2) of a secondary condition (C2) according to which the exterior temperature (t) is below a temperature threshold (Th1), verification (E3) of a tertiary condition (C3) according to which a demisting function (fd) is activated; and when all of the conditions are fulfilled, then activation (E4) of the de-icing device (21) in order to start a de-icing cycle (Cy). The de-icing cycle (Cy) comprising spraying by the device for spraying of the liquid (L, Lq) onto the glazed surface (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Alexandre Filloux
  • Publication number: 20230065330
    Abstract: A cleaning method (1) for cleaning a glazed surface (20) of a vehicle (2), said vehicle (2) comprising a cleaning device (21) comprising a wiping system (210) with at least one spray device for spraying a liquid (Lq), characterized in that said cleaning method (1) involves verifying (E1) a first condition (C1) that the current season (sc) is spring or summer, verifying (E2) a second condition (C2) which is the probability (pb) of there being insect strike (is) on said glazed surface (20), and verifying (E3) a third condition (C3) that said vehicle (2) is stopped. If all of the conditions (C) are met, then activating (E4) the cleaning device to begin a cleaning cycle (Cy), and executing (E5) the cleaning cycle (Cy) using said cleaning device (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Frédéric Giraud, Jean Luc Terrasse, Alexandre Filloux
  • Publication number: 20220194324
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pattern projecting lamp and a motor vehicle—in particular, a motor vehicle comprising a pattern projecting lamp. The pattern projecting lamp comprises an optical module configured to provide a projection light beam having a pattern, a support comprising a base and a rotary arm connected rotatably to the base, wherein the optical module is disposed in the rotary arm, and the rotary arm is provided with a light exit for the projection light beam to be emitted through. The pattern projecting lamp can project a light beam having a predetermined pattern at a suitable angle, as tailored to display additional information or provide auxiliary illumination on the vehicle body of the motor vehicle or at a peripheral region of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gerald CAILLOT, Mehdi BELHAJ, Alexandre FILLOUX, Vincent IZABEL
  • Publication number: 20220185240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for cleaning at least two sensors/transmitters for a motor vehicle, the system comprising at least one first device for projecting a cleaning fluid onto at least one first sensor/transmitter, at least one second device for projecting a cleaning fluid onto at least one second sensor/transmitter, at least one reservoir, at least one circuit for distribution of the cleaning fluid, connecting the reservoir to the first and second projection devices, at least one electronic pump, and at least one control unit, characterized in that the control unit is configured to receive information on a request for activation of the first and/or second projection device(s) in order to determine a theoretical value of at least one operating parameter of a pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Frederic GIRAUD, Alexandre FILLOUX