Patents by Inventor Frédérick REICHHELD

Frédérick REICHHELD 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: 11952808
    Abstract: A device and a method for locking and/or unlocking a motor vehicle opening panel and vehicle having the device. The device includes a detection wall having an inner side and an opposite outer side, the outer side forming a contact detection region, and a detection component arranged against the inner side for detecting contact between a user's finger or hand and the outer side. The detection component includes a sensor having a layer of a piezoelectric material which has surface undulations in the form of ridges. The layer of piezoelectric material is configured to detect predetermined contact on the outer side with a view to controlling the locking or unlocking of the opening panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: NOVARES FRANCE, COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Frédérick Reichheld, François Bollier, Christophe Cazes, Lamine Benaissa, Jean-Sébastien Moulet
  • Publication number: 20220349221
    Abstract: A device and a method for locking and/or unlocking a motor vehicle opening panel and vehicle having the device. The device includes a detection wall having an inner side and an opposite outer side, the outer side forming a contact detection region, and a detection component arranged against the inner side for detecting contact between a user's finger or hand and the outer side. The detection component includes a sensor having a layer of a piezoelectric material which has surface undulations in the form of ridges. The layer of piezoelectric material is configured to detect predetermined contact on the outer side with a view to controlling the locking or unlocking of the opening panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Frédérick REICHHELD, François BOLLIER, Christophe CAZES, Lamine BENAISSA, Jean-Sébastien MOULET
  • Publication number: 20220258608
    Abstract: A passenger compartment equipment for controlling a function of a motor vehicle includes a body that includes a control region having sensors which are configured to generate an electrical signal in response to an action such as a force or pressure exerted on at least one of the sensors and which can be connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle. The equipment further includes a haptic feedback module that can be connected to the ECU adjacent to the control region and to the caps covering the sensors and the haptic feedback module. The electrical signal generated by the sensors is transmitted to the ECU for analysis and for conversion into a command of a function of the vehicle and of the haptic feedback module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: François BOLLIER, Christophe CAZES, Frédérick REICHHELD, Ilan Johan Eduardo Olivarez CORREA, Ming KONG, Liucheng GUO