Patents by Inventor François Busson

François Busson 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: 11168224
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for an air-conditioning circuit of a vehicle. The heat exchanger enables heat exchange between fluids and has a surfaces in contact with one of the fluids. The surface is formed from aluminum and/or from aluminum alloy. The surface is coated with an alumina layer and a reinforcing layer. The reinforcing layer includes an organic substance and a mineral substance. The organic substance includes at least one polymer and the mineral substance is capable of reacting with the aluminum in order to form an anticorrosion material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Christian Casenave, François Busson, Maryse Philippe, Jean-Christophe Prevost
  • Patent number: 10465998
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for an air-conditioning circuit of a vehicle. The heat exchanger enables heat exchange between fluids and has a surface in contact with one of the fluids. The surface is formed from aluminum and/or from aluminum alloy. The surface is coated with an alumina layer and a reinforcing layer. The reinforcing layer includes an organic substance and a mineral substance. The organic substance includes at least one polymer and the mineral substance is capable of reacting with the aluminum in order to form an anticorrosion material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Christian Casenave, François Busson, Maryse Philippe, Jean-Christophe Prevost
  • Publication number: 20190331439
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for an air-conditioning circuit of a vehicle. The heat exchanger enables heat exchange between fluids and has a surfaces in contact with one of the fluids. The surface is formed from aluminum and/or from aluminum alloy. The surface is coated with an alumina layer and a reinforcing layer. The reinforcing layer includes an organic substance and a mineral substance. The organic substance includes at least one polymer and the mineral substance is capable of reacting with the aluminum in order to form an anticorrosion material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Christian Cazenave, François Busson, Maryse Philippe, Jean Christophe Prevost
  • Patent number: 10443955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tube (1) with a reservoir of phase-change material for a heat exchange bundle (100) of a heat exchanger, said tube (1) with a reservoir of phase-change material including: two flow plates (3) which are configured to be assembled with one another in a fluid-tight fashion and form at least one duct (31) in which a first heat-transfer fluid flows between said flow plates (3), at least one reservoir plate (5) including cavities (51), said reservoir plate (5) being configured so that it can be assembled in fluid-tight fashion on an external face of one of the two flow plates (3) so as to close the cavities (51) and form housings for the phase-change material, said cavities (51) projecting from the external face of the reservoir plate (5) so that that a second heat-transfer fluid can circulate between said cavities (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Frédéric Tison, Sylvain Moreau, Lionel Robillon, Aurélie Bellenfant, François Busson
  • Patent number: 10088246
    Abstract: A connection device for a heat exchanger between a first fluid (L) and a second fluid (G), said device comprising a connector (30) and a lateral end panel (37) of a heat exchange bundle (14) of said exchanger, said lateral panel (37) including at least one connection element (38) comprising transversely aligned inlet/outlet openings (47, 47?), said connection element (38) allowing the first fluid to flow between the bundle and the inlet and outlet openings (34, 36) of the connector (30), aligned longitudinally or at an angle relative to said inlet/outlet openings (47, 47?) of the connection element (38), said connection element (38) and said connector (30) being of substantially the same length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Mohamed Ibrahimi, François Busson
  • Patent number: 9976816
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a multiplicity of stacked plates having a thickness of less than 0.3 mm, each of which is provided with a male dished member (8) which delimits a fluid distribution zone (6, 7) in the exchanger (1). At least a first plate (3) and a second plate (4) each comprise a peripheral edge (25) which is assembled in a fluid-tight manner in order to form a fluid circulation pipe. The exchanger also comprises at least one insert (5) which is provided with a female dished member (9), and the male dished member (8) of the plates (3, 4) is configured to be introduced into the female dished member (9) of the insert (5) in order to ensure fixing between two adjacent fluid circulation pipes or between a side plate (15, 16) and an adjacent fluid circulation pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Mohamed Ibrahimi
  • Publication number: 20180106555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tube with a reservoir of phase-change material (1) comprising: two flow plates (3) configured to be assembled with one another, at least one reservoir plate (5) being configured to be assembled onto an external face of one of the two flow plates (3) so as to form housings, said tube with a reservoir of phase-change material (1) further comprising a filling duct (200), said filling duct (200) being formed, on the one hand, by a filling spout (201) of the reservoir plate (5) towards the outside and, on the other hand, by the external face of one of the two flow plates (3), said filling duct (200) further comprising a plug (210), said filling duct (200) and said plug (210) being contained within a volume of width smaller than or equal to the width of the tube with a reservoir of phase-change material (1) and of height less than or equal to the height of the housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Frédéric Tison, François Busson, Lionel Robillon
  • Patent number: 9927182
    Abstract: A tube (2) of a heat exchanger (1) is intended to allow an exchange of heat between a first fluid and a second fluid flowing in contact with the tube (2). The tube (2) comprises an upper plate (22) and a lower plate (21) positioned facing one another and defining an internal space (25) in the tube (2) in which the first fluid is able to circulate. Each of the plates (21, 22) comprises a bottom (23) and at least one edge (24). The plates (21, 22) are in contact with one another at the edge (24). The tube (2) comprises a deflection screen (30) secured to the edge (24), with the deflection screen (30) comprising a first wall (31) extending transversely to the bottoms (23) and arranged to deflect the second fluid toward the bottoms (23). The invention also relates to a bundle of such tubes and to a heat exchanger comprising such a bundle, and to a method for producing a heat exchanger tube plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Mohamed Ibrahimi, Maryse Philippe
  • Patent number: 9829255
    Abstract: A heat exchanger (10) includes an assembly of plates (12) stacked in pairs in a longitudinal stacking direction (x) to form a heat exchanger body (14), designed for the circulation of a fluid, comprising a connection device (19) arranged at one extremity of the heat exchanger body (14) in the longitudinal stacking direction (x). The connection device (19) includes an end plate (20) and a cover (22) that can be assembled together to jointly delimit an inlet duct (24) and an outlet duct (26), respectively, to admit the fluid into the heat exchanger body (14) and discharge the fluid from the heat exchanger body (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Mohamed Ibrahimi
  • Publication number: 20170261269
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tube (1) with a reservoir of phase-change material for a heat exchange bundle (100) of a heat exchanger, said tube (1) with a reservoir of phase-change material including: two flow plates (3) which are configured to be assembled with one another in a fluid-tight fashion and form at least one duct (31) in which a first heat-transfer fluid flows between said flow plates (3), at least one reservoir plate (5) including cavities (51), said reservoir plate (5) being configured so that it can be assembled in fluid-tight fashion on an external face of one of the two flow plates (3) so as to close the cavities (51) and form housings for the phase-change material, said cavities (51) projecting from the external face of the reservoir plate (5) so that that a second heat-transfer fluid can circulate between said cavities (51).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Frédéric Tison, Sylvain Moreau, Lionel Robillon, Aurélie Bellenfant, François Busson
  • Patent number: 9752837
    Abstract: The invention relates to a manifold (10) for a heat exchanger (1), comprising a cover (31), an intermediary plate (41), and a collector plate (51), said manifold (10) being intended to collect and distribute a fluid. According to the invention, the intermediary plate (41) defines a first fluid chamber (11) with the cover (31) and a second fluid chamber (12) with the collector plate (51), said second chamber being independent of the first (11). The invention also relates to a heat exchanger (1) comprising such a manifold (10) and to a method for producing such a manifold (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Alain Pourmarin, Philippe Doucet, Mohamed Ibrahimi
  • Patent number: 9683764
    Abstract: Evaporator, notably for motor vehicle air-conditioning circuit. According to the invention, the evaporator (1), which comprises three layers—upstream (2), intermediate (3) and downstream (4)—through which there flows a coolant that enters the evaporator (1) via the intermediate layer (3) and leaves the evaporator via the upstream layer (2) to cool an air flow (A) passing in succession across said upstream (2), intermediate (3) and downstream (4) layers, comprises means (5E) for inducing a pressure drop between the outlet of the intermediate layer (3) and the inlet of the downstream layer (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Regine Haller, Mohamed Yahia, Bertrand Nicolas
  • Publication number: 20170153070
    Abstract: A connection device for a heat exchanger between a first fluid (L) and a second fluid (G), said device comprising a connector (30) and a lateral end panel (37) of a heat exchange bundle (14) of said exchanger, said lateral panel (37) including at least one connection element (38) comprising transversely aligned inlet/outlet openings (47, 47?), said connection element (38) allowing the first fluid to flow between the bundle and the inlet and outlet openings (34, 36) of the connector (30), aligned longitudinally or at an angle relative to said inlet/outlet openings (47, 47?) of the connection element (38), said connection element (38) and said connector (30) being of substantially the same length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Mohamed Ibrahimi, François Busson
  • Publication number: 20160370132
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular an evaporator for an air-conditioning circuit of a vehicle, said exchanger enabling a heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid and having surfaces intended to come into contact with one of said fluids, said surfaces being formed from aluminum and/or from aluminum alloy and coated with an alumina layer and with a layer referred to as a reinforcing layer that reinforces the natural protection of the aluminum, said reinforcing layer comprising a portion of organic substances and a portion of mineral substances, said portion of organic substances comprising at least one polymer and said portion of mineral substances comprising at least one substance capable of reacting with the aluminum in order to form an anticorrosion material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMS THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Christian Cazenave, François Busson, Maryse Philippe, Jean-Christophe Prevost
  • Publication number: 20160282025
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (28) for coupling a heat exchanger, such as an evaporator (10), to an expansion valve (26), in particular for a vehicle, said exchanger and said expansion valve being provided with ports (18, 20, 22, 24) for the inlet/outlet of fluid, at least one (24) of the ports of the expansion valve not being aligned with one (18) of the ports of the exchanger, said device including a first part (30), intended for being assembled and seemed to the exchanger and/or the evaporator, said first part (30) being capable of defining, with at least one adjacent part, at least one first fluid passage intended for connecting said non-aligned ports (18, 24), said adjacent part being selected among a second part (32) of said device, said exchanger and/or said expansion valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, François Busson
  • Publication number: 20150090430
    Abstract: A tube (2) of a heat exchanger (1) is intended to allow an exchange of heat between a first fluid and a second fluid flowing in contact with the tube (2). The tube (2) comprises an upper plate (22) and a lower plate (21) positioned facing one another and defining an internal space (25) in the tube (2) in which the first fluid is able to circulate. Each of the plates (21, 22) comprises a bottom (23) and at least one edge (24). The plates (21, 22) are in contact with one another at the edge (24). The tube (2) comprises a deflection screen (30) secured to the edge (24), with the deflection screen (30) comprising a first wall (31) extending transversely to the bottoms (23) and arranged to deflect the second fluid toward the bottoms (23). The invention also relates to a bundle of such tubes and to a heat exchanger comprising such a bundle, and to a method for producing a heat exchanger tube plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Mohamed Ibrahimi, Maryse Philippe
  • Publication number: 20140373570
    Abstract: Evaporator, notably for motor vehicle air-conditioning circuit. According to the invention, the evaporator (1), which comprises three layers—upstream (2), intermediate (3) and downstream (4)—through which there flows a coolant that enters the evaporator (1) via the intermediate layer (3) and leaves the evaporator via the upstream layer (2) to cool an air flow (A) passing in succession across said upstream (2), intermediate (3) and downstream (4) layers, comprises means (5E) for inducing a pressure drop between the outlet of the intermediate layer (3) and the inlet of the downstream layer (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Regine Haller, Mohamed Yahia, Bertrand Nicolas
  • Publication number: 20140299302
    Abstract: The invention relates to a manifold (10) for a heat exchanger (1), comprising a cover (31), an intermediary plate (41), and a collector plate (51), said manifold (10) being intended to collect and distribute a fluid. According to the invention, the intermediary plate (41) defines a first fluid chamber (11) with the cover (31) and a second fluid chamber (12) with the collector plate (51), said second chamber being independent of the first (11). The invention also relates to a heat exchanger (1) comprising such a manifold (10) and to a method for producing such a manifold (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Alain Pourmarin, Philippe Doucet, Mohamed Ibrahimi
  • Publication number: 20140151006
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a multiplicity of stacked plates having a thickness of less than 0.3 mm, each of which is provided with a male dished member (8) which delimits a fluid distribution zone (6, 7) in the exchanger (1). At least a first plate (3) and a second plate (4) each comprise a peripheral edge (25) which is assembled in a fluid-tight manner in order to form a fluid circulation pipe. The exchanger also comprises at least one insert (5) which is provided with a female dished member (9), and the male dished member (8) of the plates (3, 4) is configured to be introduced into the female dished member (9) of the insert (5) in order to ensure fixing between two adjacent fluid circulation pipes or between a side plate (15, 16) and an adjacent fluid circulation pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Valeo Systems Thermiques
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Mohamed Ibrahimi
  • Publication number: 20130312942
    Abstract: A heat exchanger (10) comprises an assembly of plates (12) stacked in pairs in a longitudinal stacking direction (x) to form a heat exchanger body (14), designed for the circulation of a fluid, comprising a connection device (19) arranged at one extremity of the heat exchanger body (14) in the longitudinal stacking direction (x). The connection device (19) includes an end plate (20) and a cover (22) that can be assembled together to jointly delimit an inlet duct (24) and an outlet duct (26), respectively, to admit the fluid into the heat exchanger body (14) and discharge the fluid from the heat exchanger body (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Mohamed Ibrahimi