Patents by Inventor Gilles Thivet

Gilles Thivet 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: 5932126
    Abstract: The lighter body comprises a lighter, a connecting bimetallic strip and a safety bimetallic strip mounted head to tail in relation to the connecting bimetallic strip and having two safety blade able to cooperate with convex contact parts belonging to a power supply part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Gilles Thivet
  • Patent number: 5928538
    Abstract: A cigar lighter, especially for a motor vehicle, includes a lighter body, or power socket comprising a body sleeve, which carries insulating rings, a two-fingered clip, and power supply tongues, all of which are assembled to the base portion of the lighter body sleeve by a fastening member. The cigar lighter is equipped with a device for protection against overheating. The second power supply tongue is insulated from the base of the lighter body sleeve. The second power supply tongue is connected electrically to the base through the protective device, which is a safety fuse. The second insulating ring is so configured as to contain the fuse inside it. The fastening member fastens the fuse carrier to the base of the lighter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Gilles Thivet
  • Patent number: 5928539
    Abstract: A motor vehicle cigar lighter has an illuminating sleeve carrying an illuminating module which includes a light source and which surrounds the lighter socket or body. A connecting module is fixed to the rear of the lighter body. Temporary locking means, comprising tongues, are interposed between the connecting module and the illuminating sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Gilles Thivet
  • Patent number: 5900172
    Abstract: The lighter body comprises a lighter socket, a masking socket, surrounding the lighter socket and an illuminant ring surrounding the masking socket. The ring has at least one attachment lug of a fixed wall and bears a lighting source. An attachment structure also acts between the ring and the masking socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Gilles Thivet
  • Patent number: 5831246
    Abstract: A lighter body (10) having a sleeve (11) with a base portion (12), a first electrical supply member (4), a safety element (1) with a safety tongue (9), a second electrical supply member (7), and a second electrical insulating member (3), whereby the safety element (1) is in contact with the second electrical supply member (7). The second electrical supply member (7) and the safety element (1) are interposed between the base portion (12) of the sleeve (11) and the second electrical insulating member (3). The safety tongue (9) is adapted to cooperate with a contact portion (8) which is electrically connected to the first electrical supply member (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Valeo
    Inventor: Gilles Thivet
  • Patent number: 5780813
    Abstract: A lighter body (10) having a sleeve (11) carrying, on the inside, a bimetallic device (5) provided with axially oriented blades (51). The sleeve is locally pressed outwards in line with the blades (51) to form axially oriented protuberances forming a space allowing movement of the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: VALEO
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Sire, Gilles Thivet, Gilles Logeais