Patents by Inventor Helmut Depondt

Helmut Depondt 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: 11958445
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, is disclosed. This comprises a wiper strip (12), a fluid channel (28), which has a channel diameter (DK), for conducting a cleaning liquid, and an end cap (18). According to the invention, the end cap (18) has a blocking plug (30) that has a blocking diameter (DB) which is smaller than the channel diameter (DK).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Kris Smets
  • Publication number: 20240067133
    Abstract: A method for retrofitting a vehicle, which is equipped with a spray unit mounted to be fixed relative to a vehicle window of the vehicle, having a wiper comprising a further spray unit mounted to be movable relative to the vehicle window. The fixed spray unit comprises at least one pump, which is provided for supplying a cleaning fluid pressure for the fixed spray unit. In at least one installation step, the further spray unit of the wiper is connected to the pump of the fixed spray unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Filip Bessemans, Helmut Depondt
  • Patent number: 11904815
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, is proposed. This comprises a wiping bar (12) and a heating element (32). According to the invention, the heating element (32) is self-regulating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Mathijs Sinnaeve
  • Patent number: 11858472
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter unit which is provided for coupling, in particular releasably coupling, a wiper blade to a wiper arm, having a wind deflecting surface which is designed to deflect inflowing air and press the wiper blade against a vehicle pane, wherein the wind deflecting surface is bordered by a wind deflecting surface edge, and the wind deflecting surface edge has at least •a side which faces the wind and which extends largely in a wiper arm direction, •a side which faces away from the wind and which extends largely in the wiper arm direction, a right-hand side which is arranged between the side facing the wind and the side facing away from the wind and which is arranged on the wiper arm side of the adapter and is designed to couple the adapter unit to the wiper arm, •a rear left-hand side which adjoins the side facing away from the wind and is arranged on the adapter side opposite the wiper arm side, and •a front left-hand side which adjoins the side facing the wind and is arranged on th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Godelieve Kraemer, Marcello Bubba, Herve Bratec, Michael Kruse, Helmut Depondt, Stijn Truyens
  • Publication number: 20230406266
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade (10), in particular for a motor vehicle. Said wiper blade comprises a wiper strip (12), a supporting element (14), a liquid channel (26), and a wind deflector strip (18). According to the invention, a closure stopper (36) closes the liquid channel (26) at at least one channel end (34) in the region of an end cap (22) without being in contact with the end cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Claus Bertels, Helmut Depondt
  • Patent number: 11702041
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10) includes a wiper strip (16) and a fastening element (18) for fastening the wiper strip (16) on a wiper arm (12). The fastening element (18) has a wall (30) which can be displaced in parallel and which can be displaced between two parallel end positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Steven Renckens
  • Patent number: 11702040
    Abstract: A wiper device having a wiper arm and a wiper blade device, wherein the wiper blade device has a wiper strip, a spoiler, and a wiper blade, and wherein the wiper blade device furthermore has an adapter with a fluid inlet and two fluid outlets to conduct fluid into fluid channels of the spoiler. The adapter is of multi-part design such that the adapter has a first part, which has the fluid inlet, a first outlet region and a second outlet region. The first part furthermore has a deflection geometry for conducting a fluid entering the fluid inlet to the first outlet region and the second outlet region. The adapter furthermore has a second part and a third part, wherein the second part closes the first outlet region and has the first fluid outlet, and wherein the third part closes the second outlet region and has the second fluid outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Depondt
  • Publication number: 20230166691
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10), in particular for a motor vehicle. Said wiper blade comprises a wiper strip (12) and a heating element (32). The heating element (32) is designed to be self-regulating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Mathijs Sinnaeve
  • Publication number: 20230159003
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, is disclosed. This comprises a wiper strip (12), a fluid channel (28), which has a channel diameter (DK), for conducting a cleaning liquid, and an end cap (18). According to the invention, the end cap (18) has a blocking plug (30) that has a blocking diameter (DB) which is smaller than the channel diameter (DK).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Kris Smets
  • Publication number: 20230115983
    Abstract: A wiper device (10a-10c) is proposed comprising at least one wind deflector unit (12a-12c) and comprising at least one channel unit (18a-18c) integrated into the at least one wind deflector unit (12a-12c), and comprising at least one wiper blade adapter (20a-20c) which includes at least one adapter attachment (24a-24c) and at least one adapter base body (22a-22c) and is configured to be coupled to at least one wiper arm (110a-110c). It is proposed that the wiper device (10a-10c) comprise a fluid supply unit (38a-38c) which is configured to supply wiper fluid to the channel unit (18a-18c) and comprises at least one coupling end piece (40a-40c) for latching connection to the at least one adapter attachment (24a-24c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Helmut Depondt
  • Patent number: 11358569
    Abstract: The invention is based on a windshield wiper device, in particular a wiper arm adapter device, having at least one fluid connection piece (36) which delimits at least one fluid channel (38), and having at least one adapter piece (40), wherein the adapter piece (40) and the fluid connection piece (36) are constructed to be able to be moved relative to each other and are provided to be moved relative to each other during a coupling or uncoupling operation, in particular with a wiper blade (16). It is proposed that the windshield wiper device comprise at least one coupling unit (42) which is provided to close the fluid channel (38) in accordance with a position of the adapter piece (40) relative to the fluid connection piece (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Depondt
  • Publication number: 20220161764
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10) includes a wiper strip (16) and a fastening element (18) for fastening the wiper strip (16) on a wiper arm (12). The fastening element (18) has a wall (30) which can be displaced in parallel and which can be displaced between two parallel end positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Steven Renckens
  • Patent number: 11338776
    Abstract: A wiper blade device (10a; 10b; 10c) with at least one fluid channel (14a; 14b; 14c) which has at least one fluid output opening (16a, 16a?; 16b, 16b?; 16c, 16c?), in particular at least one nozzle element (50a, 50a?; 50b, 50b?; 50c, 50c?), to form a fluid output, and with at least one wind deflector unit (18a; 18b; 18c), on and/or in which the at least one fluid channel (14a; 14b; 14c) is arranged. The wiper blade device (10a; 10b; 10c) has at least one wiper blade end cap (12a, 12a?; 12b, 12b?; 12c, 12c?) which forms at least one end piece of the fluid channel (14a; 14b; 14c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Depondt
  • Patent number: 11305736
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper device (10) comprising a wiper blade adapter (12) having at least one first wiper blade adapter element (14) and at least one second wiper blade adapter element (16), which is connected to the first wiper blade adapter element (14) in at least one assembled state, and is provided for connecting to at least one wiper arm adapter (18), and comprising a spraying unit (20). According to the invention, in the assembled state, the spraying unit (20) is arranged at least partially between the first wiper blade adapter element (14) and the second wiper blade adapter element (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Depondt
  • Patent number: 11299130
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper apparatus (10) having at least one wiper blade (14), having at least one heating element (16, 16?) that is arranged on the wiper blade (14), in particular is integrated into the wiper blade (14), having at least one wiper blade adapter (18), and having at least one wiper arm adapter (50) that may be connected to the wiper blade adapter (18) along a longitudinal axis (24) of the wiper blade adapter (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Depondt
  • Publication number: 20220009451
    Abstract: A wiper device having a wiper arm and a wiper blade device, wherein the wiper blade device has a wiper strip, a spoiler, and a wiper blade, and wherein the wiper blade device furthermore has an adapter with a fluid inlet and two fluid outlets to conduct fluid into fluid channels of the spoiler. The adapter is of multi-part design such that the adapter has a first part, which has the fluid inlet, a first outlet region and a second outlet region. The first part furthermore has a deflection geometry for conducting a fluid entering the fluid inlet to the first outlet region and the second outlet region. The adapter furthermore has a second part and a third part, wherein the second part closes the first outlet region and has the first fluid outlet, and wherein the third part closes the second outlet region and has the second fluid outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Helmut Depondt
  • Publication number: 20210347334
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter unit which is provided for coupling, in particular releasably coupling, a wiper blade to a wiper arm, having a wind deflecting surface which is designed to deflect inflowing air and press the wiper blade against a vehicle windshield. According to the invention, the wind deflecting surface has at least one first sub-surface and a second sub-surface, wherein the first sub-surface has a different orientation than the second sub-surface and/or the first sub-surface has a different geometry than the second sub-surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Kruse, Godelieve Kraemer, Helmut Depondt, Herve Bratec, Marcello Bubba, Stijn Truyens
  • Patent number: D941224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Hao Yu
  • Patent number: D941736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Hao Yu
  • Patent number: D941737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Hao Yu