Patents by Inventor Eric Ottaviani

Eric Ottaviani 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).

  • Vehicle exhaust gas purification device, corresponding production method, exhaust line and vehicle
    Patent number: 11840950
    Abstract: A purification device includes a tubular shell having an inner surface and an electric heating member housed in the tubular shell. The heating member comprises a heating element made of an electrically conductive material which is permeable to exhaust gases. The device also includes an attachment of the heating element directly on the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Ottaviani, Thomas Sommier, Yannick Fourcaudot, Ting Feng
  • VEHICLE EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE, CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD, EXHAUST LINE AND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220220876
    Abstract: A purification device includes a tubular shell having an inner surface and an electric heating member housed in the tubular shell. The heating member comprises a heating element made of an electrically conductive material which is permeable to exhaust gases; The device also includes an attachment of the heating element directly on the inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Eric OTTAVIANI, Thomas SOMMIER, Yannick FOURCAUDOT, Ting FENG
  • Exhaust line, exhaust gas purification device, and purification device manufacturing process
    Patent number: 10808587
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device for a vehicle includes a tubular enclosure having a central axis, a purification member for exhaust gases housed in the tubular enclosure, an electric heating member housed in the tubular enclosure, and a power source electrically powering the electric heating member. The electric heating member comprises a heating plate made from an electrically conductive material extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the central axis. The heating plate has a solid center and at least two branches, each branch extending in a spiral from the solid center to a free end located near the tubular enclosure. The heating plate is permeable to the exhaust gases and comprises a network of passages for the exhaust gas generating a turbulent flow of the exhaust gases through the heating plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA SYSTEMES D'ECHAPPEMENT
    Inventors: Eric Ottaviani, Jean-Paul Brunel
  • EXHAUST LINE, EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE, AND PURIFICATION DEVICE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20190316507
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device for a vehicle includes a tubular enclosure having a central axis, a purification member for exhaust gases housed in the tubular enclosure, an electric heating member housed in the tubular enclosure, and a power source electrically powering the electric heating member. The electric heating member comprises a heating plate made from an electrically conductive material extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the central axis. The heating plate has a solid center and at least two branches, each branch extending in a spiral from the solid center to a free end located near the tubular enclosure. The heating plate is permeable to the exhaust gases and comprises a network of passages for the exhaust gas generating a turbulent flow of the exhaust gases through the heating plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Eric OTTAVIANI, Jean-Paul BRUNEL
  • Doser and mixer for a vehicle exhaust system
    Patent number: 9266075
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer and a doser that sprays a reducing agent into the mixer to be thoroughly mixed with engine exhaust gases prior to introduction of the mixture into a downstream exhaust component. The doser is mounted in a tangential orientation relative to a point defined at an intersection of a doser axis with a theoretical cylinder that surrounds a center axis of the mixer and is defined by a variable radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies USA, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Chapman, Eduardo Alano, Philippe Nappez, Eric Ottaviani
  • DOSER AND MIXER FOR A VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150273411
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer and a doser that sprays a reducing agent into the mixer to be thoroughly mixed with engine exhaust gases prior to introduction of the mixture into a downstream exhaust component. The doser is mounted in a tangential orientation relative to a point defined at an intersection of a doser axis with a theoretical cylinder that surrounds a center axis of the mixer and is defined by a variable radius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Chris Chapman, Eduardo Alano, Philippe Nappez, Eric Ottaviani