Patents by Inventor Eric MARLIER

Eric MARLIER 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).

  • Patent number: 11571951
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a connector system, e.g., for connecting an electrical component with a circuit board. The connector system includes an electrical heater-function-component having an electrical component-contact-surface for an electrical connection of the electrical heater-function-component. A circuit-board having an electrical board-contact surface is provided for an electrical connection of the circuit-board. A connector assembly connects the heater-function-component with the circuit-board. The connector assembly is arranged at the electrical component-contact-surface and the electrical board-contact-surface for connecting the heater-function-component with the circuit-board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventors: Guillaume Daudon, Nicolas Edel, Gilles Magnier, Eric Marlier, Jerome Stoeckel
  • Patent number: 11295878
    Abstract: A PTC thermistor module for a temperature control device may include at least one PTC thermistor element, two electrically insulating insulator plates, and a plurality of electrical conductors. The PTC thermistor element may have a flat element cross section, two opposing large outer surfaces, and two opposing small outer surfaces connecting the two large outer surfaces. The two insulator plates may be respectively connected to one of the two large outer surfaces. The plurality of electrical conductors may be configured as a plurality of electrically conductive conductor coatings, which may each be disposed on an associated insulator plate of the two insulator plates. At least one first conductor coating may be electrically connected to a first large outer surface of the two large outer surfaces. At least two second conductor coatings may be electrically connected to a second large outer surface of the two large outer surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas Edel, Gilles Magnier, Eric Marlier, Pascal Miss, Jerome Stoeckel, Falk Viehrig
  • Publication number: 20210241945
    Abstract: A PTC thermistor module for a temperature control device may include at least one PTC thermistor element, two electrically insulating insulator plates, and a plurality of electrical conductors. The PTC thermistor element may have a flat element cross section, two opposing large outer surfaces, and two opposing small outer surfaces connecting the two large outer surfaces. The two insulator plates may be respectively connected to one of the two large outer surfaces. The plurality of electrical conductors may be configured as a plurality of electrically conductive conductor coatings, which may each be disposed on an associated insulator plate of the two insulator plates. At least one first conductor coating may be electrically connected to a first large outer surface of the two large outer surfaces. At least two second conductor coatings may be electrically connected to a second large outer surface of the two large outer surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Nicolas Edel, Gilles Magnier, Eric Marlier, Pascal Miss, Jerome Stoeckel, Falk Viehrig
  • Patent number: 10818419
    Abstract: A PTC thermistor element for a tempering device may include a main body, which may have a positive temperature coefficient. The main body may have PTC thermistor components, a core, and ceramics components at least in the core. The PTC thermistor components may have a positive temperature coefficient, and the ceramics components may have a thermal conductivity of at least 2.5 W/mK. The ceramics components may be disposed in a distributed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kohl, Eric Marlier, Stefan Paetzold, David Rollet, Falk Viehrig, Denis Wiedmann
  • Publication number: 20200307353
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a connector system, e.g., for connecting an electrical component with a circuit board. The connector system includes an electrical heater-function-component having an electrical component-contact-surface for an electrical connection of the electrical heater-function-component. A circuit-board having an electrical board-contact surface is provided for an electrical connection of the circuit-board. A connector assembly connects the heater-function-component with the circuit-board. The connector assembly is arranged at the electrical component-contact-surface and the electrical board-contact-surface for connecting the heater-function-component with the circuit-board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Guillaume Daudon, Nicolas Edel, Gilles Magnier, Eric Marlier, Jerome Stoeckel
  • Publication number: 20190387581
    Abstract: A PTC heating module for heating a fluid may include at least one first electrically conductive contact electrode and at least one second electrically conductive contact electrode arranged spaced apart from each other, at least one insulator layer attached to the at least one first contact electrode and the at least one second contact electrode, and at least one PTC thermistor element having a thickness. The at least one PTC thermistor element may have a first main surface and a second main surface disposed opposite each other relative to the thickness. The at least one first contact electrode may be in contact with a contact area of the first main surface and the at least one second contact electrode may be in contact with a contact area of the second main surface. At least one of a clearance distance and a creepage distance may be greater than the thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Kohl, Eric Marlier, Stefan Paetzold, Falk Viehrig
  • Publication number: 20190335541
    Abstract: A PTC module for a temperature control device may include at least one PTC element, having a flat element cross section transverse to a longitudinal direction, and two large outer surfaces along the longitudinal direction facing away from each other, and two small outer surfaces facing away from each other and joining together the two large outer surfaces. The PTC module may also have an envelope body enclosing the PTC element at least in a circumferential direction, two electrical conductors extending in the longitudinal direction and spaced apart from each other in the flat element cross section and electrically conductively connected to the PTC element, and two electrically isolating insulator plates extending in the longitudinal direction and each of which may be connected in a heat transfer manner to one of the large outer surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Marlier, Pascal Miss, Jerome Stoeckel, Falk Viehrig
  • Publication number: 20190335543
    Abstract: A PTC heating module may include at least one cuboid PTC thermistor element with two opposing main surfaces, which may be connected to one another via two opposing lateral surfaces. The PTC heating module may also include two contact elements each lying against one of the lateral surfaces and via which the PTC thermistor element may be electrically contactable, a housing in which the at PTC thermistor element and the contact elements may be arranged, and two insulating boards each lying against one of the main surfaces and electrically insulating the PTC thermistor element from the housing and connecting the PTC thermistor element to the housing in a heat-transferring manner. Each contact element may be electroconductively fixed on one side on one of the lateral surfaces and on another side on one of two contacting tracks, each of which may be arranged on one of the insulating boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Victor Caudy, Eric Marlier, Rachid Safer, Falk Viehrig
  • Publication number: 20190311825
    Abstract: A PTC thermistor element for a tempering device may include a main body, which may have a positive temperature coefficient. The main body may have PTC thermistor components, a core, and ceramics components at least in the core. The PTC thermistor components may have a positive temperature coefficient, and the ceramics components may have a thermal conductivity of at least 2.5 W/mK. The ceramics components may be disposed in a distributed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Kohl, Eric Marlier, Stefan Paetzold, David Rollet, Falk Viehrig, Denis Wiedmann
  • Publication number: 20190285361
    Abstract: A corrugated fin composite may include at least two interconnected corrugated fins each having fins arranged in a row in a transverse direction of the respective corrugated fin and which can be flown through in a longitudinal direction. The fins may have flanks running transversely to the transverse direction from an upper side of the respective corrugated fin to an underside of the respective corrugated fin, and which may be interconnected via connecting sections. A fin division of the respective corrugated fin, which may correspond to a period length of the respective corrugated fin, may be smaller than twice a fin width, which may correspond to a width of one of the connecting sections. The connecting sections may have exterior bearing surfaces, which may serve as adhesive surfaces, to which adhesive may be applied to adhere the at least two corrugated fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Gilles Magnier, Eric Marlier, Pascal Miss, Jerome Stoeckel
  • Publication number: 20190166653
    Abstract: A positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater may include a housing and at least one PTC heating element arranged within the housing. The at least one PTC heating element may include a heating layer of a PTC material arranged between two electrode plates of the at least one PTC heating element and electrically contacted therewith. The two electrode plates may be fixed to the housing such that heat is transferable and and the two electrode plates are electrically insulated from the housing. At least one electrically insulated heat conducting layer may be arranged to divide the heating layer into a divided heating layer and may be fixed to the divided heating layer to transfer heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Kohl, Eric Marlier, Stefan Paetzold, David Rollet, Falk Viehrig, Denis Wiedmann
  • Publication number: 20180326817
    Abstract: An electric heater in particular for a heating or an air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, with a heater core having a plurality of electric heating elements having heaters and contact elements to electrically contacting the heaters, said heater core further having a plurality of radiator elements which thermally contact the heating elements, wherein the heater comprises a central portion and two lateral portions, wherein the central portion is arranged between the two lateral portions, wherein the radiator elements are thermally contacting the heater in a central portion and the contact elements are electrically contacting the heater in the lateral portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Pascal MISS, Gilles MAGNIER, Eric MARLIER