Patents by Inventor Cyrille Girodot

Cyrille Girodot 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: 20230294639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clip for attaching a fluid line to a wiper arm of a spraying device of a motor vehicle, the clip having a general V shape, the base of the V forming a housing for a fluid line portion, and comprising a first and a second retaining arm located on the first and the second ends of the V-shape and extending towards each other, the retaining arms being asymmetrical in an axial direction intended to be parallel to the fluid line such that the space between the two retaining arms forms an opening having a divergent shape in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Quentin FAURIOL, cyrille GIRODOT, Nicolas KUCHLY
  • Publication number: 20230158999
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support of a ball-joint housing for a connecting rod of a windshield wiper actuating linkage system, the support having a ball-joint housing that extends along a longitudinal axis (B) and is configured to be received in a complementary orifice in the connecting rod. According to the invention, the support is configured to be rotationally joined to the connecting rod. The invention also relates to a connecting rod configured to be rotationally joined to such a support, and to the corresponding joining method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Cyrille GIRODOT, Nicolas KUCHLY
  • Publication number: 20220379848
    Abstract: The invention concerns a crank pin for a connecting rod of a wiper-actuating linkage system, the crank pin being configured to be received in a complementary inner cavity of a ball joint of the linkage system, and comprising a truncated spherical portion having at least one spherical sector and at least one truncated sector. The invention also concerns a complementary ball joint. The invention also concerns a corresponding linkage system and the method for assembling a connecting rod of such a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Cyrille GIRODOT
  • Patent number: 11427161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arm for driving a wiper blade intended for a motor vehicle, the drive arm extending in a longitudinal direction (X), the drive arm comprising at least one first attachment means (224) for a first end of an elastic return device and at least one second attachment means (234) for the first end of the elastic return device, characterized in that a first distance (d1) measured parallel to the longitudinal direction (X) between the first attachment means (224) and the second attachment means (234) is not zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Cyrille Girodot, Nicolas Kuchly
  • Publication number: 20210162953
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arm for driving a wiper blade intended for a motor vehicle, the drive arm extending in a longitudinal direction (X), the drive arm comprising at least one first attachment means (224) for a first end of an elastic return device and at least one second attachment means (234) for the first end of the elastic return device, characterized in that a first distance (d1) measured parallel to the longitudinal direction (X) between the first attachment means (224) and the second attachment means (234) is not zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Cyrille Girodot, Nicolas Kuchly
  • Patent number: 10676068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cap A comprising a first portion 1 that is able to cover a first end of a wiper arm of a wiping system of a vehicle, and a second portion 2 comprising an attachment means for attaching the cap A to the driving arm, characterized in that this attachment means comprises at least one rotation zone 222 that is arranged so as to allow the cap A to rotate with respect to the driving arm, and a zone 223 for locking said cap A to said driving arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicolas Kuchly, Cyrille Girodot
  • Publication number: 20180056943
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device 3 comprising an electric motor 10 for driving a windscreen wiper 2 of a motor vehicle in a reciprocating movement and a device for identifying a rest position 4 of said motor 10, said rest position being a position in which the rotation of said motor 10 is stopped in order to stop a reciprocating cycle of the windscreen wiper 2 at the start or end of the upstroke or at the start or end of the downstroke of the windscreen wiper 2, characterized in that said device for identifying a rest position 4 comprises a first and a second angular reference point 20a, 20b, in that said motor 10 is configured for driving said first and second angular reference points 20a, 20b in rotation, the first and second angular reference points 20a, 20b being arranged on a circle C and diametrically opposed, and in that said drive device 3 is configured so that one of the first and second angular reference points 20a, 20b may be chosen to correspond to the rest position 4 of said motor 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Cyrille Girodot
  • Publication number: 20170182979
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cap A comprising a first portion 1 that is able to cover a first end of a wiper arm of a wiping system of a vehicle, and a second portion 2 comprising an attachment means for attaching the cap A to the driving arm, characterized in that this attachment means comprises at least one rotation zone 222 that is arranged so as to allow the cap A to rotate with respect to the driving arm, and a zone 223 for locking said cap A to said driving arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicolas Kuchly, Cyrille Girodot