Patents by Inventor Hugues HAEFFNER

Hugues HAEFFNER 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).

  • REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE WATER METER AND RELATED MONITORING SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD
    Publication number: 20230273629
    Abstract: Water meter, configured to supply water at a customer site, including: a water flow regulating valve configured to assume at least three predetermined positions including a fully open position configured to let a maximum water flow to be supplied at said customer site, a closed position configured to prevent water flow to be supplied at said customer site, and at least one intermediate position configured to let at least one respective intermediate water flow, lower than the maximum water flow, to be supplied at said customer site; an actuator operatively coupled to the water flow regulating valve and configured to automatically set a current position of the water flow regulating valve selected out of said at least three predetermined positions; a pressure sensor configured to detect water pressure upstream of the water flow regulating valve; a processing and communicating unit, operatively connected to the actuator, that is configured to communicate with a remote water provider centre to receive water flo
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Giovanni PAPALEO, Claudio COSENTINO, Massimo COLOCCI, Anna VARRIALE, Michele SARTORI, Samuel LOYSON, Hugues HAEFFNER, Pierre-Emmanuel LOUVET, Nicolas PREGO, Eléonore DUPONT
  • Detection and quantification of domestic hot water use
    Patent number: 10920996
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting domestic hot water use by a sanitary fitting during an observation period by analysing data relative to volumes of water passing through a water meter, the method including: receiving a first item of data, noted V?1, representing the maximum volume of fluid measured over a predetermined period, preferably equal to 5 minutes; receiving a second item of data, noted V?2, representing the maximum volume of fluid measured by the meter during another predetermined period, preferably equal to 15 minutes; and detecting that domestic hot water has been used when V?1>15 litres and V?2?20 litres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SUEZ GROUPE
    Inventor: Hugues Haeffner
  • DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF DOMESTIC HOT WATER USE
    Publication number: 20190041068
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting domestic hot water use by a sanitary fitting during an observation period by analysing data relative to volumes of water passing through a water meter, the method including: receiving a first item of data, noted V?1, representing the maximum volume of fluid measured over a predetermined period, preferably equal to 5 minutes; receiving a second item of data, noted V?2, representing the maximum volume of fluid measured by the meter during another predetermined period, preferably equal to 15 minutes; and detecting that domestic hot water has been used when V?1>15 litres and V?2?20 litres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Hugues HAEFFNER