Patents by Inventor Christophe Schmittheisler
Christophe Schmittheisler 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).
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Patent number: 9707823Abstract: The disclosed air-conditioning system for a vehicle driven by a motor, has a refrigerant circuit with a plurality of heat exchangers through which a refrigerant can be conducted for an exchange of heat with the air which flows through them, and has a heat pump heat exchanger in which an exchange of heat with a coolant circuit, in which at least one coolant cooler is arranged, takes place. It is possible for the coolant cooler, in the heating mode, to be used as a heat exchanger for absorbing heat from the environment. It is possible for the coolant cooler to be connected in series downstream of the heat pump heat exchanger in the coolant circuit A method for regulating such an air-conditioning system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventors: Günther Feuerecker, Karl Lochmahr, Frank Müller, Dirk Neumeister, Thomas Strauβ, Marcus Weinbrenner, Richard Obradovich, Gunnar Schlinke, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Patent number: 9642189Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, having at least one heating element and at least one circuit board, with the circuit board being connected to a control unit and/or to a power supply and having at least one contact area through which an electrical connection between a heating element and a control unit and/or a power supply can be realized, the heating element possessing at least one PTC-heating element, with the heating element being connected to the circuit board with at least one connecting element, whereby the first connecting element features at least one protruding element and the contact area offering at least one through hole, with the at least one protruding element being insertable into the at least one through hole of the contact area.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventors: Jean-Philippe Gries, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Publication number: 20150156820Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, having at least one heating element and at least one circuit board, with the circuit board being connected to a control unit and/or to a power supply and having at least one contact area through which an electrical connection between a heating element and a control unit and/or a power supply can be realized, the heating element possessing at least one PTC-heating element, with the heating element being connected to the circuit board with at least one connecting element, whereby the first connecting element features at least one protruding element and the contact area offering at least one through hole, with the at least one protruding element being insertable into the at least one through hole of the contact area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Jean-Philippe GRIES, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Patent number: 8607855Abstract: The invention relates to an air-conditioning system for a motor-driven vehicle, having a refrigerant circuit (20) with a plurality of heat exchangers (4, 24) through which a refrigerant can be conducted for an exchange of heat with the air which flows through them, with it being possible for the heat exchangers (4, 24) to be operated as heaters or as evaporators as a function of the operating state of the air-conditioning system, and at least one third heat exchanger (16) is provided in the refrigerant circuit (20), which third heat exchanger (16) serves for an exchange of heat with a coolant circuit (13) which is formed separately from the refrigerant circuit (20). The vehicle can be both a motor vehicle and also a fuel-cell-driven vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2008Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Behr America, Inc., Behr France Rouffach SASInventors: Günther Feuerecker, Karl Lochmahr, Frank Müller, Dirk Neumeister, Thomas Strauβ, Marcus Weinbrenner, Richard Obradovich, Gunnar Schlinke, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Patent number: 8153938Abstract: The invention relates to an added electrical heater (1), especially for a heating system or air conditioner of a motor vehicle. A plurality of heating elements (2) are provided which are formed by PTC elements while being fitted with at least one electrically conducting coating (3).Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2006Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Behr France Rouffach SASInventors: Michel Brun, Geoffrey Denny, Gerard Eckerlen, Erwan Gogmos, Michael Kohl, Walter Kreuzer, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Jürgen Otto, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Publication number: 20100200556Abstract: The invention relates to a device for heating an air flow, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a frame which extends substantially in a plane, at least one heating section, which is held on the frame and which can be traversed by a first, heatable partial air flow, with an electrical heating element, in particular PTC element, and with at least one flow resistance element which is arranged in the plane adjacent to the heating section and which is held on the frame and which can be traversed by a second, non-heatable partial air flow, wherein a flow means is provided on the device, by means of which flow means the two partial air flows are mixed downstream of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2009Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Erwan Gogmos, Christophe Schmittheisler, Mathieu Mougey, Pascal Miss, Michel Brun, Stephane Weingaertner, Nicolas Robin, Geoffrey Denny, Gerard Eckerlen
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Patent number: 7759610Abstract: The invention relates to a heating assembly comprising at least one PTC element, in particular for a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the PTC element (2) is positioned between metal sheets (3, 4), which are used to make electrical contact, said sheets (3, 4) and the PTC element (2) are bonded by means of an adhesive (5) and the adhesive (5) has a minimum specific electrical resistance of 50 ohms×cm and a maximum specific electrical resistance of 500 ohms×cm. In addition, solder can be used as an alternative to the adhesive (5).Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2004Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Behr France Rouffach SASInventors: Michel Brun, Christophe Schmittheisler, Pascal Miss, Maxime Mundel, Mathieu Mougey
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Publication number: 20080223064Abstract: The invention relates to an air-conditioning system (1) for a vehicle driven by a motor (16), having a refrigerant circuit (5) with a plurality of heat exchangers (2, 11) through which a refrigerant can be conducted for an exchange of heat with the air which flows through them, and having a heat pump heat exchanger (9) in which an exchange of heat with a coolant circuit (6), in which at least one coolant cooler (19) is arranged, takes place, with it being possible for the coolant cooler (19), in the heating mode, to be used as a heat exchanger for absorbing heat from the environment, and with the coolant cooler (19) being connected in series downstream of the heat pump heat exchanger (9) in the coolant circuit (6), and to a method for regulating an air-conditioning system (1) of said type.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Gunther Feuerecker, Karl Lochmahr, Frank Muller, Dirk Neumeister, Thomas Strauss, Marcus Weinbrenner, Richard Obradovich, Gunnar Schlinke, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Publication number: 20080202722Abstract: The invention relates to an air-conditioning system for a motor-driven vehicle, having a refrigerant circuit (20) with a plurality of heat exchangers (4, 24) through which a refrigerant can be conducted for an exchange of heat with the air which flows through them, with it being possible for the heat exchangers (4, 24) to be operated as heaters or as evaporators as a function of the operating state of the air-conditioning system, and at least one third heat exchanger (16) is provided in the refrigerant circuit (20), which third heat exchanger (16) serves for an exchange of heat with a coolant circuit (13) which is formed separately from the refrigerant circuit (20). The vehicle can be both a motor vehicle and also a fuel-cell-driven vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Gunther Feuerecker, Karl Lochmahr, Frank Muller, Dirk Neumeister, Thomas Strauss, Marcus Weinbrenner, Richard Obradovich, Gunnar Schlinke, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Publication number: 20080203077Abstract: The invention relates to a heating system (1), especially for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one PTC element and a housing (7) which contains the PTC element and through which the air to be heated flows. The invention heating system also comprising a heating control device (3) which is at least partially arranged in the housing (7) and comprises at least one cooling body (6) arranged in the air stream of the air to be heated. A blower control device (5) is arranged in the housing (7), next to the heating control deice (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2006Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: BEHR FRANCE ROUFFACH SASInventors: Michel Brun, Geoffrey Denny, Gerard Eckerlen, Erwan Gogmos, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Nicolas Robin, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Patent number: 7399948Abstract: A heating unit having a PTC element, in particular for a motor vehicle, with corrugated fins (6) arranged around the PTC element (2) for improved transfer of heat to air flowing through the heating unit. The heating unit has a plastic frame (7) which is of two-part design.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Behr France S.A.R.L.Inventors: Michel Brun, Christophe Schmittheisler, Pascal Miss, Maxime Mundel, Yannick Papi, Mathieu Mougey
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Patent number: 7394044Abstract: A device for exchanging heat for motor vehicles, having at least one first component connected to an electrical power supply and whose temperature varies dependent on current flowing through the component, at least one second component including at least one first and at least one second part element each of which are at least indirectly conductively connected to the first component, wherein at least one part element includes a first connecting means and at least one electrical contact means which is at least indirectly conductively connected to at least one part element of at least one second component and serves to connect an electrical power supply wherein the contact means includes at least one second connecting means.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Behr France Rouffach SASInventors: Michel Brun, Maxime Mundel, Pascal Miss, Stèphane Jaoaen, Christophe Schmittheisler, Mathieu Mougey, Jean-Blaise Hils, Claude Lengert
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Publication number: 20080135535Abstract: The invention relates to an added electrical heater (1), especially for a heating system or air conditioner of a motor vehicle. A plurality of heating elements (2) are provided which are formed by PTC elements while being fitted with at least one electrically conducting coating (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Michel Brun, Geoffrey Denny, Gerard Eckerlen, Erwan Gogmos, Michael Kohl, Walter Kreuzer, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Jurgen Otto, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Publication number: 20080116194Abstract: The invention relates to a controller for an electric auxiliary heater (1) of a motor vehicle air-conditioning system. The controller comprises a power supply cable (2), which provides energy and comprises a control cable for transmitting control signals to a regulator (5) for regulating the auxiliary heater (1). The invention is characterized in that the power supply cable (2) is also the control cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2005Publication date: May 22, 2008Applicant: BEHR FRANCE S.A.R.L.Inventors: Michel Brun, Jean-Luc Delamarche, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Maxime Mundel, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Patent number: 7361868Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrical heating device, especially for motor vehicles, including a closed frame (2) which include rails (3, 4) and cross rails (5, 6), heating elements (7) which include elements made of electrically conductive plastic layers (18) having PCT effect, which are arranged between contact plates (15, 16), heat-conducting secondary surface elements (8) that can be overflown by air and at least one electrically conductive spring element (9), wherein the heating elements (7) and the secondary surface elements (8) are alternatingly arranged next to one another and are braced against each other by the rails (3, 4) and a spring element (9) placed centrally which replaces the secondary surface element (8).Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2004Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Behr France S.A.R.L.Inventors: Jürgen Otto, Michel Brun, Yannik Laumonnerie, Grégory Lucas, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Publication number: 20070295706Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical heating arrangement, especially for a motor vehicle, said arrangement comprising an air channel housing (20) through which air to be heated flows as required, and an electrical heating clement (2) which is arranged in the air channel housing (20). The invention is characterised in that the electrical heating element (2) is arranged directly in the air channel housing (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2005Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: BEHR FRANCE ROUFFACH SASInventors: Michel Brun, Gerard Eckerlen, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Publication number: 20070045263Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical heating device, especially for motor vehicles, comprising a closed frame (2) consisting of rails (3, 4) and cross rails (5, 6), heating elements (7) consisting of electrically conductive plastic layers (18) having PCT effect, which are arranged between contact plates (15, 16), heat-conducting secondary surface elements (8) that can be overflown by air and at least one electrically conductive spring element (9), wherein the heating elements (7) and the secondary surface elements (8) are alternatingly arranged next to one another and are braced against each other by means of the rails (3, 4) and a spring element (9) placed centrally which replaces the secondary surface element (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2004Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicants: BEHR GMBH & CO KG, BEHR FRANCE S.A.R.L.Inventors: Jürgen Otto, Michel Brun, Yannik Laumonnerie, Gregory Lucas, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Publication number: 20070000902Abstract: The invention relates to a heating assembly comprising at least one PTC element, in particular for a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the PTC element (2) is positioned between metal sheets (3, 4), which are used to make electrical contact, said sheets (3, 4) and the PTC element (2) are bonded by means of an adhesive (5) and the adhesive (5) has a minimum specific electrical resistance of 50 ohms×cm and a maximum specific electrical resistance of 500 ohms×cm. In addition, solder can be used as an alternative to the adhesive (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2004Publication date: January 4, 2007Inventors: Michel Brun, Christophe Schmittheisler, Pascal Miss, Maxime Mundel, Mathieu Mougey
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Publication number: 20050133490Abstract: A heating unit having a PTC element, in particular for a motor vehicle, with corrugated fins (6) arranged around the PTC element (2) for improved transfer of heat to air flowing through the heating unit. The heating unit has a plastic frame (7) which is of two-part design.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2004Publication date: June 23, 2005Inventors: Michel Brun, Christophe Schmittheisler, Pascal Miss, Maxime Mundel, Yannick Papi, Mathieu Mougey
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Publication number: 20050103469Abstract: A device for exchanging heat for motor vehicles, having at least one first component connected to an electrical power supply and whose temperature varies dependent on current flowing through the component, at least one second component including at least one first and at least one second part element each of which are at least indirectly conductively connected to the first component, wherein at least one part element includes a first connecting means and at least one electrical contact means which is at least indirectly conductively connected to at least one part element of at least one second component and serves to connect an electrical power supply wherein the contact means includes at least one second connecting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: Michel Brun, Maxime Mundel, Pascal Miss, Stephane Jaouen, Christophe Schmittheisler, Mathieu Mougey, Jean-Blaise Hils, Claude Lengert