Patents by Inventor Christophe Erkiet

Christophe Erkiet 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).

  • Method for recovering rainwater at the surface of a vehicle, recovery circuit and vehicle equipped with such a circuit
    Patent number: 10576939
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method for recovering a liquid collected on an interior or exterior surface (1, 19) of a motor vehicle bodywork (17) or glazing (2) element, characterized in that it consists in analysing a quantity of the collected liquid stream using a device (30) for measuring or estimating a parameter indicative of a state of pollution of the collected liquid, such as its turbidity, in comparing a measured value of the turbidity against a threshold value and, when the measured value is below the threshold value, in directing the collected liquid stream towards a recovery unit (9) or, when the measured value is above the threshold value, in discharging the collected liquid stream, for example in the form of waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Guillaume Barret, Christophe Erkiet, Severin Doupeux, Matthieu Combeau, Olivier Jomard
  • METHOD FOR RECOVERING RAINWATER AT THE SURFACE OF A VEHICLE, RECOVERY CIRCUIT AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20180215352
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method for recovering a liquid collected on an interior or exterior surface (1, 19) of a motor vehicle bodywork (17) or glazing (2) element, characterized in that it consists in analysing a quantity of the collected liquid stream using a device (30) for measuring or estimating a parameter indicative of a state of pollution of the collected liquid, such as its turbidity, in comparing a measured value of the turbidity against a threshold value and, when the measured value is below the threshold value, in directing the collected liquid stream towards a recovery unit (9) or, when the measured value is above the threshold value, in discharging the collected liquid stream, for example in the form of waste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Guillaume Barret, Christophe Erkiet, Severin Doupeux, Matthieu Combeau, Olivier Jomard