Patents by Inventor Alexandre PORTIER

Alexandre PORTIER 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).

  • Vehicle steering wheel
    Patent number: 12151734
    Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel having a gripping portion to be grasped by a user, a capacitive device for detecting a contact between a member of the user and the gripping portion, comprising at least one detection electrode arranged under an outer surface of the gripping portion, wherein the detection electrode defines, on the outer surface, a detection area, and a dead area complementary to the detection area, wherein the detection device has at least one conductive strip attached on the detection electrode having at least one covering portion arranged opposite the detection area and at least one extension portion arranged opposite the dead area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Alexander Gulde, Alexandre Portier
  • VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL
    Publication number: 20220340191
    Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel having a gripping portion to be grasped by a user, a capacitive device for detecting a contact between a member of the user and the gripping portion, comprising at least one detection electrode arranged under an outer surface of the gripping portion, wherein the detection electrode defines, on the outer surface, a detection area, and a dead area complementary to the detection area, wherein the detection device has at least one conductive strip attached on the detection electrode having at least one covering portion arranged opposite the detection area and at least one extension portion arranged opposite the dead area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander GULDE, Alexandre PORTIER