Patents by Inventor Gilles Le Calvez

Gilles Le Calvez 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: 10807570
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning system (14) for a windscreen (34) of a motor vehicle (32), comprising at least one drive arm (2) and at least one wiper blade (1, 1a, 1b), the wiper blade (1, 1a, 1b) being connected to the drive arm (2), the cleaning system (14) having at least one projection device (13) able to project a liquid onto the windscreen (34), characterized in that the cleaning system (14) comprises a determination element (16) for a zone (23) of the windscreen (34) and an activation means (15) of the determination element (16), an activation of the drive arm (2) and of the projection device (13) being subject to image information (18) as to a position of the zone (23) on the windscreen (34) transmitted by the determination element (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Frédéric Giraud, Philippe Billot, Gilles Le-Calvez, Marcel Trebouet
  • Patent number: 10682987
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a device (1) for cleaning an optical sensor (3), in particular intended to equip a motor vehicle, comprising a nozzle (5) for dispensing a cleaning liquid, characterised in that the cleaning liquid dispensing nozzle (5) is a drip dispensing nozzle and is configured to deposit the cleaning liquid on the optical sensor (3) in individual drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Marcel Trebouet, Giuseppe Grasso, Grégory Kolanowski, Frédéric Bretagnol, Gilles Le-Calvez
  • Publication number: 20190312085
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source includes at least one substrate and a plurality of submillimetre-sized light-emitting rods that extend from a first face of the substrate. The light-emitting rods are arranged in a plurality of groups the selective activation of which allows a plurality of light beams to be produced. At least two groups of rods are electrically connected to one another by an irreversibly modifiable conductive bridge such that the irreversible modification of this conductive bridge irreversibly modifies the electrical dependence of the two groups on one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Gilles LE-CALVEZ, Pierre ALBOU
  • Patent number: 10400971
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle lighting module, including a semiconductor light source including light-emitting rods of submillimeter-sized dimensions, and one optic for shaping light rays emitted by the light source, the light source including two selectively activatable zones the luminance of one of which is higher than 80 Cd/mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Vanessa Sanchez, Pierre Albou, Gilles Le Calvez
  • Patent number: 10290617
    Abstract: An electroluminescent light source including light-emitting diodes arranged on a substrate made of silicon. The light source integrates an electronic circuit performing a function that is necessary for controlling the light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Lothar Seif, Zdravko Zojceski, Vanessa Sanchez, Gilles Le Calvez
  • Publication number: 20180345916
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning system (14) for a windscreen (34) of a motor vehicle (32), comprising at least one drive arm (2) and at least one wiper blade (1, 1a, 1b), the wiper blade (1, 1a, 1b) being connected to the drive arm (2), the cleaning system (14) having at least one projection device (13) able to project a liquid onto the windscreen (34), characterized in that the cleaning system (14) comprises a determination element (16) for a zone (23) of the windscreen (34) and an activation means (15) of the determination element (16), an activation of the drive arm (2) and of the projection device (13) being subject to image information (18) as to a position of the zone (23) on the windscreen (34) transmitted by the determination element (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Frédéric Giraud, Philippe Billot, Gilles Le-Calvez, Marcel Trebouet
  • Publication number: 20180252378
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle lighting module, including a semiconductor light source including light-emitting rods of submillimeter-sized dimensions, and one optic for shaping light rays emitted by the light source, the light source including two selectively activatable zones the luminance of one of which is higher than 80 Cd/mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Vanessa SANCHEZ, Pierre ALBOU, Gilles LE CALVEZ
  • Publication number: 20180254266
    Abstract: An electroluminescent light source including light-emitting diodes arranged on a substrate made of silicon. The light source integrates an electronic circuit performing a function that is necessary for controlling the light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Lothar SEIF, Zdravko ZOJCESKI, Vanessa SANCHEZ, Gilles LE CALVEZ
  • Publication number: 20180086316
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a device (1) for cleaning an optical sensor (3), in particular intended to equip a motor vehicle, comprising a nozzle (5) for dispensing a cleaning liquid, characterised in that the cleaning liquid dispensing nozzle (5) is a drip dispensing nozzle and is configured to deposit the cleaning liquid on the optical sensor (3) in individual drops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Marcel Trebouet, Giuseppe Grasso, Grégory Kolanowski, Frédéric Bretagnol, Gilles Le-Calvez
  • Publication number: 20170261749
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display system including a screen, an image projector including a light source including light-emitting quantum rods configured to emit a luminous pattern, wherein the projector and the screen cooperate to form a virtual image of the luminous pattern by means of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Gilles BRIAND, Gilles Le-Calvez
  • Publication number: 20170059110
    Abstract: A lighting device for an automotive vehicle comprising at least two semiconductor light sources that can be selectively activated and at least one optic for shaping at least a portion of the light rays emitted by either or both of the light sources with the aim of generating at least two lighting and/or signaling functions. The device is configured so that a first function requires the activation of the first semiconductor light source and a second function requires the activation of the second semiconductor light source. At least one of the light sources is a semiconductor light-source comprising a light-emitting rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Benoit Reiss, Pierre Albou, Etienne Pauty, Vanesa Sanchez, Antoine de Lamberterie, Gilles Le-Calvez
  • Publication number: 20060069991
    Abstract: A representation server comprises a parser for transforming a multimedia document into a pre-analyzed document describing elements of the multimedia document, modules for determining the background and form characteristics of the pre-analyzed document, and a central unit for selecting pictorial characteristics as a function of the background and form characteristics of the pre-analyzed document. The central unit generates a pictorial representation of the multimedia document as a function of the pictorial characteristics. The server also comprises a module for determining a vocal representation of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
    Inventors: Pascal Filoche, Frederic Martin, Gilles Le Calvez