Patents by Inventor Jérôme Chiron

Jérôme Chiron 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: 11846398
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a housing having a front lighting surface, a substantially planar plate and at least one lighting module mounted on the plate. The plate has a general plane of extension that is horizontal when the housing is mounted in the vehicle, and has a surface referred to as a lower surface and a surface referred to as an upper surface. The plate includes a first control system which comprises a first male element and is arranged to cause translation of the first male element in an axis parallel to the plate, the plate being provided with a first recess receiving the first male element, and a second control system that includes a second male element and is arranged to cause translation of the second male element in an axis perpendicular to the plate, the plate being provided with a second recess on its upper or lower surface that receives the second male element. The housing thus takes up less space above the modules, which can easily be raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jerome Chiron, Jean-Marc Gressot
  • Publication number: 20220371508
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a housing having a front lighting surface, a substantially planar plate and at least one lighting module mounted on the plate. The plate has a general plane of extension that is horizontal when the housing is mounted in the vehicle, and has a surface referred to as a lower surface and a surface referred to as an upper surface. The plate includes a first control system which comprises a first male element and is arranged to cause translation of the first male element in an axis parallel to the plate, the plate being provided with a first recess receiving the first male element, and a second control system that includes a second male element and is arranged to cause translation of the second male element in an axis perpendicular to the plate, the plate being provided with a second recess on its upper or lower surface that receives the second male element. The housing thus takes up less space above the modules, which can easily be raised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jerome CHIRON, Jean-Marc GRESSOT
  • Patent number: 10228105
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a lighting and/or signaling device (10) for a motor vehicle, said lighting and/or signaling device (10) comprising: a housing (1); an outer lens (3) designed to close the housing (1); at least one light module (5) housed inside said housing (1) comprising: at least one optical surface (9, 9?, 9?); at least one light source (7, 7?) interacting with said optical surface (9, 9?) to form a light beam; a heat sink (11) comprising a plurality of fins (13); an air flow generator (15) designed to generate an air flow (17) towards the heat sink (11), said air flow (17) passing through the fins (13) of the heat sink (11); and a light module holder (19) comprising a front part (20a) oriented toward the outer lens (3) with a plurality of gaps (21) designed to direct the air flow (17) coming from the heat sink (11) towards the outer lens (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jerome Chiron, Mehdi Madelaine, Thomas Daniel, Joaquim Oliveira
  • Publication number: 20170343182
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a lighting and/or signaling device (10) for a motor vehicle, said lighting and/or signaling device (10) comprising: a housing (1); an outer lens (3) designed to close the housing (1); at least one light module (5) housed inside said housing (1) comprising: at least one optical surface (9, 9?, 9?); at least one light source (7, 7?) interacting with said optical surface (9, 9?) to form a light beam; a heat sink (11) comprising a plurality of fins (13); an air flow generator (15) designed to generate an air flow (17) towards the heat sink (11), said air flow (17) passing through the fins (13) of the heat sink (11); and a light module holder (19) comprising a front part (20a) oriented toward the outer lens (3) with a plurality of gaps (21) designed to direct the air flow (17) coming from the heat sink (11) towards the outer lens (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jerome CHIRON, Mehdi MADELAINE, Thomas DANIEL, Joaquim OLIVEIRA
  • Patent number: 9776552
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle comprising: a light guide with an input face and at least two branches each extending from the input face according to a specific length and a specific section; at least one light source arranged at the input face of the light guide, the input face being adapted to couple light rays emitted by the light source in the light guide; wherein the two branches are contiguous over a part of their length from the input face to a determined point of separation, the two sections of the branches overlapping over a zone of intersection which is present from the input face to the determined point of separation. The two sections are substantially constant along the branches from the input face over a length greater than or equal to the length of the branches between the input face and the determined point of separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Xavier Soenen, Sylvain Giraud, Jerome Chiron
  • Publication number: 20160121782
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle comprising: a light guide with an input face and at least two branches each extending from the input face according to a specific length and a specific section; at least one light source arranged at the input face of the light guide, the input face being adapted to couple light rays emitted by the light source in the light guide; wherein the two branches are contiguous over a part of their length from the input face to a determined point of separation, the two sections of the branches overlapping over a zone of intersection which is present from the input face to the determined point of separation. The two sections are substantially constant along the branches from the input face over a length greater than or equal to the length of the branches between the input face and the determined point of separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Xavier Soenen, Sylvain Giraud, Jerome Chiron
  • Patent number: 9068731
    Abstract: An automobile vehicle lighting and/or signaling device comprising an assembly of parts comprising a first part having a closed contour or an open contour, and a joining member with a first adhesive side that receives the first part so that after sticking the first part to the joining member the adhesive side has a free region adjacent the contour of the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Michel Hermitte, Nicolas Come, Jérôme Chiron
  • Publication number: 20120113659
    Abstract: An automobile vehicle lighting and/or signaling device comprising an assembly of parts comprising a first part having a closed contour or an open contour, and a joining member with a first adhesive side that receives the first part so that after sticking the first part to the joining member the adhesive side has a free region adjacent the contour of the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Michel Hermitte, Nicolas Come, Jérôme Chiron