Patents by Inventor Florent Dallet

Florent Dallet 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).

  • Drive controls principally for automatic swimming pool cleaners
    Patent number: 12644301
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for counteracting, e.g., drift of automatic swimming pool cleaners are detailed. In particular, a drifting cleaner may recover its movement by altering traction speed of the motive element(s) on one side of its body. Such alteration may occur when the cleaner is travelling along a generally horizontally-oriented pool bottom, climbing up or down a wall, or otherwise moving within a pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Florent Dallet, Simon Duffaut
  • Concepts and methods for communicating with equipment such as automatic swimming pool cleaners via accelerometers or other sensors, motors, or both
    Patent number: 12326011
    Abstract: Techniques and methods for wirelessly communicating with equipment such as, but not necessarily limited to, automatic swimming pool cleaners (APCs) are detailed. An accelerometer or other sensor on-board an APC may recognize such communications. In some cases, varying operation of a motor or other feedback generator of the APC may provide sonic or other feedback in response to the communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Florent Dallet, Simon Duffaut, Louis Favie
  • Systems and methods of operating automatic swimming pool cleaners, especially when approaching walls or other objects
    Patent number: 12287632
    Abstract: An automatic swimming pool cleaner (APC) may include a sensor for detecting adjacency of a pool wall or other object. Following such detection, the APC may reorient itself so as to re-approach the wall (or other object) in a manner better suited for cleaning the area. The reorientation may occur through, for example, changing speeds of motors on-board the APC, directions of travel of the cleaner, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Arnaud Besnier, Florent Dallet, Simon Duffaut, E. Keith McQueen
  • DRIVE CONTROLS PRINCIPALLY FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS
    Publication number: 20240279953
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for counteracting, e.g., drift of automatic swimming pool cleaners are detailed. In particular, a drifting cleaner may recover its movement by altering traction speed of the motive element(s) on one side of its body. Such alteration may occur when the cleaner is travelling along a generally horizontally-oriented pool bottom, climbing up or down a wall, or otherwise moving within a pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Florent Dallet, Simon Duffaut
  • Drive controls principally for automatic swimming pool cleaners
    Patent number: 12000169
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for counteracting, e.g., drift of automatic swimming pool cleaners are detailed. In particular, a drifting cleaner may recover its movement by altering traction speed of the motive element(s) on one side of its body. Such alteration may occur when the cleaner is travelling along a generally horizontally-oriented pool bottom, climbing up or down a wall, or otherwise moving within a pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Florent Dallet, Simon Duffaut
  • DRIVE CONTROLS PRINCIPALLY FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS
    Publication number: 20230088348
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for counteracting, e.g., drift of automatic swimming pool cleaners are detailed. In particular, a drifting cleaner may recover its movement by altering traction speed of the motive element(s) on one side of its body. Such alteration may occur when the cleaner is travelling along a generally horizontally-oriented pool bottom, climbing up or down a wall, or otherwise moving within a pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Zodiac Pool Care Europe
    Inventors: Florent Dallet, Simon Duffaut
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN APPROACHING WALLS OR OTHER OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20220043450
    Abstract: An automatic swimming pool cleaner (APC) may include a sensor for detecting adjacency of a pool wall or other object. Following such detection, the APC may reorient itself so as to re-approach the wall (or other object) in a manner better suited for cleaning the area. The reorientation may occur through, for example, changing speeds of motors on-board the APC, directions of travel of the cleaner, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Arnaud Besnier, Florent Dallet, Simon Duffaut, E. Keith McQueen
  • CONCEPTS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH EQUIPMENT SUCH AS AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS VIA ACCELEROMETERS OR OTHER SENSORS, MOTORS, OR BOTH
    Publication number: 20220042336
    Abstract: Techniques and methods for wirelessly communicating with equipment such as, but not necessarily limited to, automatic swimming pool cleaners (APCs) are detailed. An accelerometer or other sensor on-board an APC may recognize such communications. In some cases, varying operation of a motor or other feedback generator of the APC may provide sonic or other feedback in response to the communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Florent Dallet, Simon Duffaut, Louis Favie