Patents by Inventor Gilles Vigo

Gilles Vigo 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: 7059398
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soldered heat exchanger, especially a capacitor for a motor vehicle ventilation system, comprising a heat exchanger network made of tubes and ribs and at least one collector pipe made of a base (2) and a cover (3) and separating walls (8), whereby the base (2) and the cover (3) have edges (4, 5, 6, 7) which overlap on the longitudinal sides thereof. The base (2) receives the ends of the tubes and the separating walls (8) are fixed in relation to the cover (3) by means of a first and second shoulder (8b, 8c and a lug (8a). According to the invention, groove-shaped recesses (3b, 3c) are arranged in the edges (6, 7) of the cover (3) in the region of the separating walls (8), wherein the shoulders (8b, 8c) of the separating walls (8) engage. A secure positioning of the separating walls in the collector pipe is obtained in addition to a leakage-free soldering of the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Behr France Hambach
    Inventors: Patrick Jung, Fabrice Kaczmarek, Gilles Vigo, Sylvain Louis
  • Publication number: 20050126771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soldered heat exchanger, especially a capacitor for a motor vehicle ventilation system, comprising a heat exchanger network made of tubes and ribs and at least one collector pipe made of a base (2) and a cover (3) and separating walls (8), whereby the base (2) and the cover (3) have edges (4, 5, 6, 7) which overlap on the longitudinal sides thereof. The base (2) receives the ends of the tubes and the separating walls (8) are fixed in relation to the cover (3) by means of a first and second shoulder (8b, 8c and a lug (8a). According to the invention, groove-shaped recesses (3b, 3c) are arranged in the edges (6, 7) of the cover (3) in the region of the separating walls (8), wherein the shoulders (8b, 8c) of the separating walls (8) engage. A secure positioning of the separating walls in the collector pipe is obtained in addition to a leakage-free soldering of the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Patrick Jung, Fabrice Kaczmarek, Gilles Vigo, Sylvain Louis
  • Patent number: 4518192
    Abstract: A sun-glare shield comprised of first and second semi-shells formed of plastic material and assembled together, with the first semi-shell being provided with a window behind which a mirror may be either secured against a boss or retractably supported by longitudinal slideways. The exterior surfaces of the first and second semi-shells are covered by respective front and rear sheets forming an outer decorative covering for the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: Compagnie Industrielle de Mecanismes en abrege C.I.M.
    Inventors: Jean C. Canadas, Gilles Vigo
  • Patent number: 4377020
    Abstract: A device for mounting a support and articulation arm of a sun-glare shield of a vehicle in which the sun-glare shield is engaged in a horizontal aperture of a bearing and in an orifice of a pull-rod member which is elastically biased upwardly. This pull-rod is guided in a support fixed to the roof of the vehicle. The support may be fixed to the roof so as to be downwardly detachable by means of an elastically expansible ring acted upon by a push-member. The latter is guided by the support and is acted upon by the upper surface of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1983
    Assignee: Compagnie Industrielle de Mecanismes
    Inventor: Gilles Vigo