Patents by Inventor Gerald Caillot

Gerald Caillot 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: 10059308
    Abstract: The invention relates to an accessory for wiper of motor vehicle comprising at least one heating channel (16; 16a, 16b) for receiving a heating element of the wiper, characterized in that said accessory (6; 10; 26) is made of a first part (17; 27) movable with respect to a second part (18; 28) in order to open said at least one heating channel (16; 16a, 16b) longitudinally. This invention also relates to a wiper of motor vehicle comprising such accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Philippe Carraro, Clémentine Derrepas, Frédéric Giraud, Giuseppe Grasso, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Michael Schaeuble, Pierre Sevellec, Denis Thebault, Marcel Trebouet
  • Patent number: 10040427
    Abstract: Arm (14) for driving a blade (12) of a wiper (10) of a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, comprising an end piece (28) for fixing to the wiper blade, the arm further comprising a spray nozzle (40) for spraying a fluid, such as a washer fluid, characterized in that the spray nozzle is mounted to pivot about a pivot pin which is directly fixed or attached to the said end piece, and in that the said spray nozzle comprises means configured to collaborate with the said blade to cause the spray nozzle to pivot about the said pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Gérald Caillot
  • Patent number: 10040431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade assembly for the windows of a motor vehicle, comprising a longitudinal support (10) intended to receive a pressure application vertebra (20) and a wiper blade (30) and a wiper accessory (40) carrying a device (42a, 42b) for distributing and projecting a washer liquid wherein the accessory is intended to be assembled with the longitudinal support (10). According to the invention, the longitudinal support (10) comprises means for fixing said accessory (40) on said support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
  • Patent number: 10035496
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a motor vehicle glazed surface wiper device including an actuator arm (1; 10; 60) adapted to be connected to a windshield wiper (2), a liquid feed pipe (3) carried by the actuator arm (1) and at least one sprayer (4; 4?; 4?; 40; 50) having at least one spray orifice (45) and a connector (5) adapted to be inserted into the liquid feed pipe (3), characterized in that said sprayer (4; 4?; 4?; 40; 50) is fastened to the actuator arm (1; 10; 60). The present invention also concerns a mechanical connector for motor vehicle windshield wipers and a wiper device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Gérald Caillot
  • Publication number: 20180208157
    Abstract: The invention proposes a wiper blade (10) of a motor vehicle, comprising a heating electrical circuit (30) comprising at least one heating resistive element, which is connected to terminals (36) for supplying electric current, and a component for regulating the electric power supply current, which is a resettable fuse with a positive temperature coefficient (50), known as a PTC fuse. The PTC fuse (50) is, for example, a surface-mounted component, known as a CMS component, which is electrically connected to two belonging electrical connecting areas (44, 46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicants: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage, Enmech GmbH
    Inventors: Vincent Izabel, Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Dmitry Filatov, Thomas Leben, Olaf Runge
  • Publication number: 20180176988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle wiper system comprising: at least two windscreen wipers 12, 22, including a first windscreen wiper 12 and a second windscreen wiper 22, a heating device comprising a first heating element 14 designed to heat the first windscreen wiper 12 and a second heating element 24 designed to heat the second windscreen wiper 22, an electrical supply device designed to supply electricity to the first 14 and second 24 heating elements, and a control module, the wiper system being characterized in that the control module is designed so as to delay, when the heating device is activated, the electricity supply to the second heating element 24 compared to the electricity supply to the first heating element 14, by a pause duration ?t.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Chantal Marquet, Gérald Caillot
  • Publication number: 20180126959
    Abstract: Yoke (14a?) for drive arm (14?) of a wiper (12) of a windscreen wiper system (10?) of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, said yoke including: a connecting part (30?) of elongate general shape and including an interior longitudinal end (30a?) intended to be connected to a drive means of the arm and an exterior longitudinal end (30b?), a terminal part (28?) of the arm forming a yoke for fixing it to said wiper, said terminal part having an elongate general shape and including an exterior longitudinal end (28b?) and an interior longitudinal end (28a?) that is intended to be situated on the side of said drive means, characterized in that the exterior longitudinal end (30b?) of said connecting part (30?) is connected to said terminal part (28?) in a zone (C) that is longitudinally spaced from said interior longitudinal end (28a?) of the terminal part (28?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Gérald Caillot
  • Patent number: 9963115
    Abstract: Connector for retaining a wiper (3) on a windscreen wiper arm, including an internal electrical connection device between, on the one hand, an electrical connector connected to the electrical circuit of the vehicle and, on the other hand, at least one heating element (11) deposited on a reinforcement (20) implanted in said wiper, characterized in that said internal connecting device includes at least one metal part (10) extending perpendicularly to the heating element (11) and exerting pressure against it so as to ensure a permanent contact with said heating element (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9963114
    Abstract: Heating device including at least one vertebra (3) adapted to be mounted longitudinally in at least one housing of a windscreen wiper, the so-called upper face (13) of the vertebra (3) facing the actuator arm in the assembled position of the wiper and the actuator arm and at least one heating element (2) a first portion (14) of which is on the upper face (13) of the vertebra (3). A second portion (14?) of the heating element (2) is on the lower face (13?) of the vertebra (3), opposite the upper face (13), the first and second portions (14, 14?) of the heating element (2) on the upper face (13) and the lower face (13?) of the vertebra (3) being in electrical contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Gérald Caillot
  • Patent number: 9963113
    Abstract: Windscreen wiper blade intended to be hinged to an actuating arm of a wiper system, this blade comprising: a member referred to as an ageing member able to change visual appearance over time; and at least one symbol (7) hidden by the ageing member, the symbol (7) becoming visible after the ageing member has changed in visual appearance, characterized in that the symbol (7) comprises at least one type of elementary pattern (70) the dimensions and/or relative layout of which code for information relating to the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systémes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Frédéric Giraud, Pierre Sevellec, Olivier Raby
  • Patent number: 9963122
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade assembly for the windows of a motor vehicle, comprising a longitudinal support (10) intended to receive a pressure application vertebra (20) and a wiper blade (30) and a wiper accessory (40) carrying a device (42a, 42b) for distributing and projecting a washer liquid wherein the accessory is intended to be assembled with the longitudinal support (10). According to the invention, the longitudinal support (10) comprises means for fixing said accessory (40) on said support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Valco Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
  • Publication number: 20180111588
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection module 10 for a wiper device 1 of an outer surface 20 of a window 2 of a motor vehicle intended to be arranged between a windscreen wiper 30 and a driving arm 60, the connection module 10 comprising a hydraulic connector 12 and an electrical connector 14, one of the hydraulic 12 and electrical 14 connectors, called first connector, comprising at least one longitudinal electrical or hydraulic routing channel 120, the other of the hydraulic 12 and electrical 14 connectors, called second connector, comprising two longitudinal electrical or hydraulic routing channels 120, the connection module 10 being characterized in that the first connector is at least partially arranged laterally between the two longitudinal routing channels of the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel, Gérald Caillot, Thomas Vuillardot
  • Publication number: 20180079391
    Abstract: A wiper blade end cap (22 and 22?), comprising at least one sealing element (22a) for sealing a channel for delivering windscreen washer fluid of a member of the blade (10), characterised in that said at least one sealing element (22a) comprises a channel (22a1), referred to as the end channel, intended to be brought into communication with said delivery channel when said delivery channel is sealed, and at least one spray opening (22a2 and 22a2?) originating at said end channel (22a1) and emerging on the outside of said cap (22 and 22?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Gérald Caillot
  • Publication number: 20180072277
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for attaching a windshield wiper blade to a drive arm or a wiping system. The device comprises a connector attached to the blade and an adapter (9) for connecting the connector to the arm, said adapter (9) including holding means (20) for holding same in a nominal locking position on the arm. According to the invention, the connector and/or the adapter (9) comprise safety means (70) that allow the arm to be retained in the nominal locking position upon failure of the holding means (20), said safety means (70) being configured to allow the adapter (9) to be mounted on and/or removed from the arm during nominal operation. The invention also relates to such a connector and such an adapter, as well as to a wiping system comprising such an attachment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9902371
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for dispensing a windshield-cleaning liquid for windshield wiper blades of a motor vehicle, comprising: a hydraulic pipe (7, 8) having at least one liquid flow channel (7a, 7b, 8a, 8b); at least one hydraulic coupling (9, 10, 11, 15) for transporting of liquid to said pipe or discharging the liquid from said pipe, characterized in that the dispensing device also comprises at least one non-return valve (20) received in the flow channel (7a, 7b, 8a, 8b) or in a hydraulic coupling (9, 10, 11, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Vincent Izabel, Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9902374
    Abstract: A heating conductive wire-like element is disclosed, having a heating conductive strand arranged in a helix around a central fibre, of which the pitch between strands in at least a first zone of the wire-like element is of a first value for producing a first linear heating power, and of which the pitch between strands in at least one second zone of the wire-like element is of a second value smaller than the first value in order to produce a second linear heating power higher than the first linear heating power. A washer fluid heating and carrying pipe including at least one fluid circulation canal situated near a heating conductive wire made from the aforementioned wire-like element is also disclosed. A wiper device for a glazed surface of a vehicle incorporating at least one such pipe, and a method of manufacturing a pipe is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
  • Patent number: 9896065
    Abstract: The heating device is suitable for assembly with an element (3) supporting a wiper blade and comprises an element of longitudinal main axis (4) suitable for mounting inside a housing (5) of the support element (3) so as to form a spine. A heating element (13) is positioned on a bottom face of the spine-forming element (4). The spine-forming element (4) comprises at least one bushing (20) for the passage of electrical conduction means (19) in order to provide an electrical power supply for the heating element (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel, Chantal Marquet
  • Publication number: 20170369037
    Abstract: Fluid distribution valve (11), particularly for a vehicle screen wash system, characterized in that it comprises a body (41) defining a duct (43) for the passage of fluid and comprising at least one fluid inlet (45) and at least one fluid outlet (47, 49), a membrane (53) housed in the duct and configured to be deformed under the action of a magnetic field between a first position of at least partial closure of the duct and a second position of at least partial opening of the duct, and means (51) for generating a magnetic field within the duct in order to cause the membrane to deform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Gérald Caillot
  • Patent number: 9845076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for attaching a windshield wiper blade to a drive arm of a wiping system. The device comprises a connector attached to the blade and an adapter (9) for connecting the connector to the arm, said adapter (9) including holding means (20) for holding same in a nominal locking position on the arm. According to the invention, the connector and/or the adapter (9) comprise safety means (70) that allow the arm to be retained in the nominal locking position upon failure of the holding means (20), said safety means (70) being configured to allow the adapter (9) to be mounted on and/or removed from the arm during nominal operation. The invention also relates to such a connector and such an adapter, as well as to a wiping system comprising such an attachment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9834179
    Abstract: A hydraulic interface configured to be installed between a windscreen washer liquid feed tube and a connector of a device for wiping a window of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The interface includes a body that defines at least one passage channel for the windscreen washer liquid, and at least one electric heating conductor that is disposed so as to heat said windscreen washer liquid, said body being configured to secure said conductor to said body by fitting together different parts of said body and/or by fitting to shapes made in one piece with said body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson