Patents by Inventor Arnaud Faivre

Arnaud Faivre 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: 20230012887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric fluid-heating device (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing having a first fluid-circulation chamber (21), at least one electric heating element (4) for heating the fluid in said first chamber (21), an electronic board (81) for controlling a current circulating in said electric heating element or elements (4), at least one thermal sensor. Said device is characterised in that the thermal sensor or sensors are positioned on the electronic board (81) and thermally connected to the first chamber (21) via a heat sink (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Jonathan Fournier, Laurent Decool, Arnaud Faivre, Serif Karaaslan
  • Publication number: 20230010073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for electrically heating (1) a liquid, comprising a heating body (11), and a housing (3) defining, at least in part, a chamber (30) for circulating the liquid, the heating body (11) comprising at least one electric heating element (7, 9) extending in the chamber (30) and attached to an inner wall of the device defining, at least in part, the chamber (30) for circulating the liquid, so as to form a first mechanical connection. According to the invention, the electric heating device (1) comprises at least one mechanical connecting element (21) arranged in the chamber (30) and mechanically connecting the at least one electric heating element (7, 9) to an inner surface of the housing (3) extending opposite the heating body (11), so as to form a second mechanical connection separate from the first mechanical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Arnaud Faivre, Laurent Decool, Yann Couapel, Serif Karaaslan, Vincent Lamande
  • Publication number: 20220048365
    Abstract: Heating body (I) for a device (16) for electrically heating liquid, said heating body (I) comprising at least one first helical heating element (4) defined by a diameter (di), a second helical heating element (5) defined by a diameter (d2), and a base (2) carrying the first and the second heating element (4, 5), characterized in that the first diameter (di) is greater than the second diameter (d2), and in that the first heating element is disposed around the second element. The heating body (I) can be configured so as to comprise three heating elements, or more, arranged such that the size in terms of length is limited, and could include a core, disposed so as to be surrounded by all of the different heating elements, reducing the volume of liquid inside the chamber (15) in which the heating body (I) is housed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Arnaud Faivre, Hocine Daou, Laurent Decool
  • Patent number: 10889241
    Abstract: A device for controlling a matrix of light sources of a luminous module for lighting the interior of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The device includes a central unit configured to receive an instruction to activate one among a plurality of preset functions for lighting the passenger compartment, and functionally connected to a plurality of command devices, each of which is configured to command the activation of a group of light sources of the matrix. The central unit is configured to select a plurality of light sources of the matrix to activate to produce the lighting function, and to transmit instructions to the command devices in order to command the activation of the selected light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Arnaud Faivre, Birane Gaye, Jerome Le Corre, Pierre-Louis Tassy, Thierry Fleurence
  • Publication number: 20190389372
    Abstract: A device for controlling a matrix of light sources of a luminous module for lighting the interior of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The device includes a central unit configured to receive an instruction to activate one among a plurality of preset functions for lighting the passenger compartment, and functionally connected to a plurality of command devices, each of which is configured to command the activation of a group of light sources of the matrix. The central unit is configured to select a plurality of light sources of the matrix to activate to produce the lighting function, and to transmit instructions to the command devices in order to command the activation of the selected light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Arnaud FAIVRE, Birane GAYE, Jerome LE CORRE, Pierre-Louis TASSY, Thierry FLEURENCE
  • Patent number: 10412807
    Abstract: A lighting module including a light source with a carrier and at least two light emitters that are placed on the carrier and that have a common electrode; and a power-supplying electrical circuit for supplying the light emitters with power. The power-supplying electrical circuit includes a current source that is connected, via switches, to the light emitters of the light source, and a control circuit for controlling the switches, so as to allow each of the emitters to be selectively supplied with power by the current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Lionel Dolmaire, Arnaud Faivre
  • Patent number: 10161787
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light module including a laser source capable of emitting a coherent light beam of given wavelength, a first sensor capable of picking up a first light signal of a wavelength lying in a first band of wavelengths centered around the given wavelength and a second sensor capable of picking up a second light signal of a wavelength lying in a second band of wavelengths centered around a wavelength distinct from the given wavelength. In particular, the light module includes a detection module capable of comparing at least one value that is a function of the signals to a threshold value and of commanding the stopping of the laser source as a function of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Arnaud Faivre
  • Publication number: 20180338361
    Abstract: A lighting module including a light source with a carrier and at least two light emitters that are placed on the carrier and that have a common electrode; and a power-supplying electrical circuit for supplying the light emitters with power. The power-supplying electrical circuit includes a current source that is connected, via switches, to the light emitters of the light source, and a control circuit for controlling the switches, so as to allow each of the emitters to be selectively supplied with power by the current source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Lionel DOLMAIRE, Arnaud FAIVRE
  • Patent number: 10111289
    Abstract: A light module for a light device of a motor vehicle. The module according to the invention comprises driving means for the electrical power supply of at least one light source mounted as a load of the driving means and further comprises switching means capable of selectively short-circuiting at least one of the light sources of the module. The invention relates also to a method allowing for the selective short-circuiting of at least one light source of a light module according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Olivier-Sebastien Lesaffre, Marc Duarte, Etienne Monchy, Arnaud Faivre, Christophe Cros
  • Publication number: 20170356794
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light module including a laser source capable of emitting a coherent light beam of given wavelength, a first sensor capable of picking up a first light signal of a wavelength lying in a first band of wavelengths centered around the given wavelength and a second sensor capable of picking up a second light signal of a wavelength lying in a second band of wavelengths centered around a wavelength distinct from the given wavelength. In particular, the light module includes a detection module capable of comparing at least one value that is a function of the signals to a threshold value and of commanding the stopping of the laser source as a function of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Arnaud FAIVRE
  • Publication number: 20170006670
    Abstract: A light module for a light device of a motor vehicle. The module according to the invention comprises driving means for the electrical power supply of at least one light source mounted as a load of the driving means and further comprises switching means capable of selectively short-circuiting at least one of the light sources of the module. The invention relates also to a method allowing for the selective short-circuiting of at least one light source of a light module according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Olivier-Sebastien Lasaffre, Marc Duarte, Etienne Monchy, Arnaud Faivre, Christophe Cros