Patents by Inventor Eric Poton
Eric Poton 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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Publication number: 20240034276Abstract: A connection device for connecting a wiper blade to at least two wiper arms is disclosed. The connection device includes at least one main connection member configured to cooperate with a clevis of a first wiper arm and at least one secondary connection member configured to cooperate with a clevis of a second wiper arm, the main connection member and the secondary connection member being mounted on one another in a stacking direction (D), the main connection member comprising at least two flanks connected together by an upper wall supporting a retractable button configured to cooperate with the clevis of the first wiper arm, the secondary connection member comprising at least one side lug for engaging with the clevis of the second wiper arm, the secondary connection member comprising at least one protrusion configured to cooperate with the clevis of the second wiper arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton, Stéphane Houssat
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Patent number: 11858477Abstract: The invention relates to a cover (223) for a connection device designed to be rotatably mounted on an adapter (220) of the connection device, the cover (223) extending mainly between a first end (231) and a second end (232), the first end (231) comprising at least one bearing (235) designed to cooperate with a rod (228) of the adapter (220), the cover (223) being configured to be closed in a first direction of rotation (S1) and to be opened in a second direction of rotation (S2), characterised in that the bearing (235) comprises at least one tab (250) designed to allow the bearing (235) to be disengaged from the rod (228) of the adapter (220), in the first direction of rotation (Si).Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Vincent Gaucher, Olivier Jomard, Eric Poton
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Patent number: 11858476Abstract: A connection device (1) for connecting a wiper blade to a driving arm for a vehicle is disclosed. At least one connector is configured to be secured to the wiper blade. The connection device (1) comprises a base adapter (25) and at least one complementing adapter (26, 27), this base adapter (25) being equipped with at least one pivot member (50) connecting it to the connector (24), the base adapter (25) being configured to connect this connector (24) to a first type of driving arm, the base adapter (25) bearing at least one reference, the complementing adapter (26, 27) bearing at least one marking, a combination of the base adapter (25) and the complementing adapter (26, 27) generating a code visually associated with another type of driving arm, different from the first type of driving arm, from a combination of the reference and the marking.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton, Stéphane Houssat
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Patent number: 11845459Abstract: The invention relates to a device for remotely giving warning as to the state of wear of at least one blade of a windshield-wiper system of a vehicle comprising means for determining the wear of said blade and means for flagging said wear; said device is noteworthy in that it comprises at least one unit comprising a module called the removable diagnostic connector able to interact with a diagnostic service connector forming an on-board diagnostic input of the vehicle in order to establish a link with said diagnostic connector via the OBD protocol and means for communicating electronically that are coupled to the diagnostic connector and that are able to transmit, to a portable electronic apparatus, via a wireless link, a message indicating the wear of said blade when the means for determining the wear of the blade generate a signal referred to as a wear signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Inventors: Frederic Giraud, Laure Imbert, Damien Coquet, Eric Poton
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Patent number: 11820336Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter for a wiper blade mount, the adapter comprising a cover configured to accommodate, inside a central opening, a removable attachment system which allows subsequent temporary fastening of said adapter to an articulated wiper blade arm, when said adapter is implemented on a wiper blade. To this end, the removable attachment system comprises one or more mounting members which take the form of U-clips configured to be removably inserted in the central opening and held in this configuration by means of temporary fastening means. The invention also relates to a wiper blade comprising such an adapter mounted on a wiper blade mount.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Eric Poton, Vincent Gaucher, Stephane Houssat
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Publication number: 20230339434Abstract: Adapter (29) for a connection device (7) configured to connect a wiper blade (3) to a drive arm (5) in a wiper system (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a first lateral wall (43) and a second lateral wall (45) distant from one another and connected to one another by an upper wall (46), the first lateral wall (4) and the second lateral wall (45) respectively comprising a first orifice (47) and a second orifice (49) which are suitable for receiving a pin (23) extending in a transverse direction (Oy) projecting from the drive arm (5), characterized in that the second lateral wall (45) comprises at least one attachment means (57) for attaching the pin (23) in the second orifice (49) configured to hold the adapter (29) secured to the drive arm (5) at least in the transverse direction (Oy).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton, Olivier Jomard
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Patent number: 11772610Abstract: The invention relates to a connection device (1) for a vehicle, intended to connect a wiper blade to a driving arm, comprising at least one connector configured to be secured to the wiper blade (12) and at least two adapters (25, 29), one of the adapters (25) being configured for connecting the connector (24) to a first type of driving arm, and a combination of the two adapters (25, 29) being configured for connecting the connector to a second type of driving arm (59), characterized in that each of these adapters (25, 29) comprises a locking member (85, 89) configured to lock the combination of the two adapters to the second type of driving arm (59), these locking members (85, 89) being superposed in order to secure the combination of the two adapters (25, 29) to the second type of driving arm (59).Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Stéphane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton
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Patent number: 11738718Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter for a wiper blade mounting, the adapter comprising a cover which can be releasably attached to a main bar of the mounting by a single rotational movement that allows form-closure engagement between the cover and the main bar. According to the invention, the cover comprises an angular indexing system for defining an axis of rotation of the cover, the angular indexing system cooperating with an opening in the main bar. The opening and the angular indexing system have an asymmetrical form in order to allow angular indexing of the cover relative to the main bar and, subsequently, mechanical coupling of the cover on the main bar. The invention is applicable to motor vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Eric Poton, Stephane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher
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Patent number: 11679741Abstract: The present invention relates to a cover (16) for a wiper blade (6), said cover (16) being configured to collaborate with a body (102) of the wiper blade (6) in a position of covering an opening formed in the body (102), the cover (16) comprising a plurality of guide tabs (56) and an upper wall (18), said upper wall (18) being dimensioned to cover part of the opening when the cover (16) is in the covering position, the guide tabs (56) extending the upper wall (18) perpendicularly and being configured to be able to hold the cover (16) in the covering position, characterized in that the cover (16) is configured to be able to be moved in the body (102) between a moved-clear position distant from the opening, and said position of covering of the opening, said cover comprising at least one retaining tab (36) extending the upper wall perpendicularly separately from the guide tabs (56), said retaining tab (36) comprising end-of-travel end-stop means (50) configured to halt the retaining tab (36) in said moved-clearType: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Vincent Gaucher, Stéphane Houssat, Eric Poton
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Publication number: 20230166692Abstract: The present invention relates to an adapter (1) for a wiper system (6), comprising at least a side wall (10) and an upper wall (12) having at least one common edge between them, the side wall (10) and the upper wall (12) helping to define an inner volume of the adapter (1), the adapter (1) comprising a first inner wall (20) and a second inner wall (66) helping to delimit, at least partially, a receiving area (26) intended to receive the connector (8), the adapter (1) comprising at least one receiving housing (32) which is intended to receive the arm and which has a rectangular cross section defined by two major sides (33) and two minor sides (31), characterized in that a straight line (D) passing through one of the major sides (33) cuts the receiving area (26) intended to receive the connector (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Vincent Gaucher, Stephane Houssat, Eric Poton, Olivier Jomard
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Publication number: 20230147393Abstract: The invention relates to a cover (223) for a connection device designed to be rotatably mounted on an adapter (220) of the connection device, the cover (223) extending mainly between a first end (231) and a second end (232), the first end (231) comprising at least one bearing (235) designed to cooperate with a rod (228) of the adapter (220), the cover (223) being configured to be closed in a first direction of rotation (S1) and to be opened in a second direction of rotation (S2), characterised in that the bearing (235) comprises at least one tab (250) designed to allow the bearing (235) to be disengaged from the rod (228) of the adapter (220), in the first direction of rotation (Si).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Vincent Gaucher, Olivier Jomard, Eric Poton
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Publication number: 20230063910Abstract: An adapter (1) for securing a wiper on an arm of a wiper system, the adapter (1) extending in a longitudinal direction (L), the adapter (1) being configured to be fitted such as to rotate on a connector of the wiper around an axis of rotation transverse to the longitudinal direction (L), the adapter (1) comprising at least one lateral wall (10) and one upper wall (12), the lateral wall (10) and the upper wall (12) participating in defining an inner volume of the adapter (1), the adapter (1) comprising an inner wall (20) extending at least partly into the inner volume of the adapter (1), the adapter (1) comprises a locking device (22) which is designed to render the adapter integral longitudinally relative to the arm of the wiper system, the locking device being fitted such as to pivot on the upper wall around an axis of pivoting.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Vincent Gaucher, Stéphane Houssat, Eric Poton, Olivier Jomard
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Publication number: 20230034932Abstract: The invention relates to a connection device (1) providing connection between a wiper blade and a driving arm (7) for a vehicle, comprising a base adapter (25) and at least a first adapter (26), this base adapter (25) being equipped with at least one pivot member (50) intended to connect it to a connector, the base adapter (25) being configured to connect this connector to a first type of driving arm, the base adapter (25) and the first adapter (26) each having a U-shaped cross section formed of two lateral walls (251, 261) connected by an upper wall. According to the invention, at least one lateral wall (251) of the base adapter (25) comprises at least one clearance (502) which accepts a lateral wall (261) of the first adapter (26).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Stéphane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton
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Publication number: 20230032508Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter (25) intended to connect a wiper blade to a driving arm for a vehicle via a connector (24), having a first lateral wall (251) and a second lateral wall (252) between which an upper wall (250) is positioned, at least one of these lateral walls (251) comprising a pivot member intended to allow the adapter (25) to rotate with respect to the connector (24), the pivot member comprising at least one hole (451) configured to receive a shaft of the driving arm. According to the invention, this hole (451) has at least one rib able to block pivoting between the shaft of the driving arm and the adapter (25).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Stéphane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton
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Publication number: 20230030984Abstract: A connection device (1) for connecting a wiper blade to a driving arm for a vehicle is disclosed. At least one connector is configured to be secured to the wiper blade. The connection device (1) comprises a base adapter (25) and at least one complementing adapter (26, 27), this base adapter (25) being equipped with at least one pivot member (50) connecting it to the connector (24), the base adapter (25) being configured to connect this connector (24) to a first type of driving arm, the base adapter (25) bearing at least one reference, the complementing adapter (26, 27) bearing at least one marking, a combination of the base adapter (25) and the complementing adapter (26, 27) generating a code visually associated with another type of driving arm, different from the first type of driving arm, from a combination of the reference and the marking.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton, Stéphane Houssat
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Publication number: 20230036036Abstract: The invention relates to a connection device (1) for a vehicle, intended to connect a wiper blade to a driving arm, comprising at least one connector configured to be secured to the wiper blade (12) and at least two adapters (25, 29), one of the adapters (25) being configured for connecting the connector (24) to a first type of driving arm, and a combination of the two adapters (25, 29) being configured for connecting the connector to a second type of driving arm (59), characterized in that each of these adapters (25, 29) comprises a locking member (85, 89) configured to lock the combination of the two adapters to the second type of driving arm (59), these locking members (85, 89) being superposed in order to secure the combination of the two adapters (25, 29) to the second type of driving arm (59).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Stéphane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton
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Publication number: 20220048474Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter for a wiper blade mounting, the adapter comprising a cover which can be releasably attached to a main bar of the mounting by a single rotational movement that allows form-closure engagement between the cover and the main bar. According to the invention, the cover comprises an angular indexing system for defining an axis of rotation of the cover, the angular indexing system cooperating with an opening in the main bar. The opening and the angular indexing system have an asymmetrical form in order to allow angular indexing of the cover relative to the main bar and, subsequently, mechanical coupling of the cover on the main bar. The invention is applicable to motor vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Eric POTON, Stephane HOUSSAT, Vincent GAUCHER
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Publication number: 20220024417Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter for a wiper blade mount, the adapter comprising a cover configured to accommodate, inside a central opening, a removable attachment system which allows subsequent temporary fastening of said adapter to an articulated wiper blade arm, when said adapter is implemented on a wiper blade. To this end, the removable attachment system comprises one or more mounting members which take the form of U-clips configured to be removably inserted in the central opening and held in this configuration by means of temporary fastening means. The invention also relates to a wiper blade comprising such an adapter mounted on a wiper blade mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Eric POTON, Vincent GAUCHER, Stephane HOUSSAT
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Patent number: 11173879Abstract: Streamlined flat windscreen wiper (1), in particular of a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises: a longitudinal wiper blade (8), at least one longitudinal stiffening spine (6), a longitudinal member (7) for holding said wiper blade and said stiffening spine, a longitudinal fairing (2, 3) comprising two end caps (3) and a central mount (2) extending between the end caps and being linked thereto, the mount comprising means for fixing to said stiffening spine or to said member for holding this spine.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Eric Poton, Stéphane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher
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Patent number: 11124156Abstract: An adapter (26) for a wiper (10) is disclosed. The wiper includes a body (25) of elongate shape which is shaped to be mounted in a complementary yoke (28) of inverted U-shaped cross section belonging to a wiper arm. The body (25) of the adapter (26) has a locking tab (100, 102) which extends projecting above the upper face of the body (25), which is configured to be received through a hole (39b) in the yoke (28), which bears a rear contact surface (110) for contact with an edge (39b) of the hole (38b) in the yoke (28), and which is connected to the body (25) by an elastically deformable vertical connecting part (114a, 114b).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Eric Poton, Vincent Gaucher