Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Thienard

Jean-Claude Thienard 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: 9669804
    Abstract: An assembly including a windscreen wiper and a connector between the windscreen wiper and a drive arm, the wiper extending in a longitudinal direction, and the connector is capable of being installed in a free end of the drive arm and further includes an attachment element permanently fixed to the wiper, and an installation element pivotally mounted onto the attachment element. The installation element includes elastically deformable locking means with a portion that is capable of ensuring locking in the longitudinal direction of the connector in an installed position thereof in the free end of the arm. The locking means includes a tab that extends in the longitudinal direction of the wiper. The attachment element is configured to restrict the ability of the tab to pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Thienard, Frédéric Boussicot
  • Publication number: 20140230176
    Abstract: An assembly including a windscreen wiper and a connector between the windscreen wiper and a drive arm, the wiper extending in a longitudinal direction, and the connector is capable of being installed in a free end of the drive arm and further includes an attachment element permanently fixed to the wiper, and an installation element pivotally mounted onto the attachment element. The installation element includes elastically deformable locking means with a portion that is capable of ensuring locking in the longitudinal direction of the connector in an installed position thereof in the free end of the arm. The locking means includes a tab that extends in the longitudinal direction of the wiper. The attachment element is configured to restrict the ability of the tab to pivot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Thienard, Frédéric Boussicot
  • Patent number: 8719994
    Abstract: A connector between a windscreen wiper and a drive arm, with the wiper extending in a longitudinal direction, and the connector being capable of being installed in a free end of the arm, includes an attachment part equipped with a housing open towards a bottom and allowing removable attachment according to a vertical direction of the wiper with the connector, and elastically deformable locking means having a portion that is capable of ensuring locking in the longitudinal direction of the connector in an installed position thereof in the free end of the arm. The attachment part is designed to cooperate with an installation element other than the locking means and is permanently fixed to the wiper. The locking means comprise a tab that extends in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Thienard, Frederic Boussicot
  • Patent number: 8544137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flat windscreen-wiper blade 100 in particular for a windscreen-wiper system of a motor vehicle, comprising a wiping strip 110 on which a linking support 120 is mounted, which is intended to connect said flat windscreen-wiper blade 100. The invention is noteworthy in that the linking support 120 can be solidly and rigidly attached in a removable manner to a connector 130, 140, 150 which is, itself, capable of being coupled in a removable manner with a drive arm 160, 170, 180.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard
  • Publication number: 20100212101
    Abstract: A connector between a windscreen wiper and a drive arm, with the wiper extending in a longitudinal direction, and the connector being capable of being installed in a free end of the arm, includes an attachment part equipped with a housing open towards a bottom and allowing removable attachment according to a vertical direction of the wiper with the connector, and elastically deformable locking means having a portion that is capable of ensuring locking in the longitudinal direction of the connector in an installed position thereof in the free end of the arm. The attachment part is designed to cooperate with an installation element other than the locking means and is permanently fixed to the wiper. The locking means comprise a tab that extends in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Thienard, Frederic Boussicot
  • Publication number: 20090199357
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flat windscreen-wiper blade 100 in particular for a windscreen-wiper system of a motor vehicle, comprising a wiping strip 110 on which a linking support 120 is mounted, which is intended to connect said flat windscreen-wiper blade 100. The invention is noteworthy in that the linking support 120 can be solidly and rigidly attached in a removable manner to a connector 130, 140, 150 which is, itself, capable of being coupled in a removable manner with a drive arm 160, 170, 180.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard
  • Publication number: 20090113653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a linking support 130 of a flat windscreen-wiper blade, designed to be solidly attached to a wiping strip in order to couple it with a drive arm, in particular of a windscreen-wiper device of a motor vehicle. The invention is characterised in that the linking support 130 comprises two sheet-metal sides 131a, 131b which are connected at the top by at least one sheet-metal portion 132, 133 shared between said sheet-metal sides 131a, 131b, forming a top cross-piece 134, 135, and which are connected at the bottom by at least one pair of sheet-metal portions 136a, 136b, 137a, 137b solidly attached to one another, forming a bottom cross-piece 138, 139, the two sheet-metal portions 136a, 136b, 137a, 137b of the same bottom cross-piece 138, 139 respectively being formed integral with each sheet-metal side 131a, 131b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard
  • Patent number: 7481596
    Abstract: A connector for connecting a windshield wiper arm to an element of a support structure element of a wiper blade unit includes two parallel vertical side cheek plates interconnected by a body. A first transverse hinge pin can be inserted radially into a first recess in the body. An outside convex cylindrical face portion of the body and two inside vertical longitudinal faces of the side cheek plates are configured to receive an inside wall of the end of an arm that belongs to a first category of arm. A second cylindrical recess of the body is capable of receiving a second transverse pin of an arm that belongs to a second category of arm. The connector is also internally configured for receiving the end of an arm that belongs to a third category of arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard
  • Publication number: 20080222831
    Abstract: A windscreen-wiper blade with a longitudinal main orientation includes an element for linking the blade with a driving arm, a longitudinal support frame comprising two longitudinal sections, which is mounted under the linking element and comprises a top tubular body with a longitudinal main axis and bottom means for supporting a windscreen-wiper blade, and a structural element in the shape of a longitudinal blade, which is accommodated inside the tubular body of the support frame. The sections of the frame are arranged longitudinally as an extension of each other so that the inner longitudinal ends are butt-jointed and solidly attached to each other. The solid attachment of the ends of the longitudinal sections of the frame is provided by the linking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard
  • Publication number: 20080163446
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector (10) for mounting a windshield wiper blade unit (12) on the front longitudinal end (14) of a windshield wiper arm (16), in which connector: the connector (10) is mounted sideways onto a coupling element (20) of the wiper blade unit (12) via a transverse rod (32); the connector (10) has a top transverse bar (38) for locking it transversely in the mounted position in which it is mounted on the coupling element (20); the front end (14) of the arm (16) is curved back to form a U-shape that is rearwardly open; and the connector (10) has a body (28) around which the U-shaped front end (14) of the arm (16) is engaged, and two vertical longitudinal side cheek plates (30) which are interconnected by the body (28) and between which the front end (14) of the arm (16) is received; the connector (10) being secured dismountably to the front end (14) of the arm (16) by resilient interfitting engagement and/or by co-operation between complementary shapes; said connector being characterize
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard
  • Publication number: 20080028565
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling element (30) for coupling a windshield wiper blade unit (14), which coupling element defines an upwardly open hollow housing (36) into which a connector (16) is disassemblably received, and comprises two vertical longitudinal side flanges (32) that are interconnected via a transverse rod (34) forming a transverse hinge axis (A), a horizontal bottom wall (50), and two vertical transverse webs, namely a front transverse web (46) and a rear transverse web (48), which webs interconnect respectively the associated front ends and the associated rear ends of the side flanges (32); the side flanges (32), the transverse webs (46, 48), and the bottom wall (50) defining said upwardly open hollow housing (36) of the coupling element (30); said coupling element being characterized in that it is provided with at least one channel (54, 56) putting the bottom of the hollow housing (36) into communication with the outside, enabling any liquid present on the top surface (50s) of the botto
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard
  • Patent number: 7316047
    Abstract: The invention concerns a connector (36) for linking one end of a wiper arm (32a, 32b, 32c) to a first transverse hinge pin (54) belonging to a structural element (38) of a wiper blade (30), the connector (36), comprising: a first housing (70) wherein the first transverse hinge pin (54) can be inserted; a second housing (84) for receiving a second transverse hinge pin (62), belonging to a second category of arm (32b), said second housing (84) being partly delimited by a first elastically deformable lower tab (86) which extends globally longitudinally, whereof one first longitudinal end (86a) is fixed to the connector and is adapted to be retractable to enable the second pin (62) to be inserted, and to transversely lock the second pin (62) in mounted position in the second housing (84).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard
  • Publication number: 20070226940
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector (18) for connecting an end (14) of an arm (12) of a windscreen wiper blade (10) to an articulated transversal axle (30) pertaining to a structural element (16) of a wiper blade. Said connector is characterised in that it comprises an upper part (32) that can be connected, in a dismountable manner, to an end (14) of a wiper arm (12) that is generally in the form of a segment of a longitudinal profiled element having an upside-down U-shaped cross-section, and a lower part (34) that can be received, in a dismountable manner, between two parallel wings (24) of a structural element (16) of a windscreen wiper blade, said wings (24) being connected by an upper back (26) and comprising a transversal rod (30) extending between the inner faces (24i) of the two wings (24) in order to form the articulated transversal axle. The inventive connector can be applied to an arm which is adapted in such a way as to be assembled onto a “flat-blade”-type wiper blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard
  • Publication number: 20060115325
    Abstract: The invention proposes a connector (36) for connecting one end (34) of a windshield wiper arm (32a, 32b, 32c) to a first transverse hinge pin (54) belonging to a structure element (38) of a wiper blade unit (30), the connector being of the type: that is suitable for being received at least in part against the inside end wall of the end of an arm (32a), which end is in the form of a U-shaped hook; and that is suitable for receiving a second transverse pin (62) that belongs to a second category of arm (32b) and that extends transversely from a side edge (34a) of the end (34) of the arm (32b), in a second cylindrical recess (84) which is defined in part by a locking tongue (86) that is elastically deformable and that has a first end (86a) fastened to the body (68); said connector being characterized in that the second longitudinal end (86b) of the locking tongue (86) is normally connected to the body (68) by a film of material (90), and inserting a second pin (62) of the second size causes the film of mater
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMS D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard
  • Publication number: 20060048329
    Abstract: The invention concerns a connector (36) for linking one end of a wiper arm (32a, 32b, 32c) to a first transverse hinge pin (54) belonging to a structural element (38) of a wiper blade (30), the connector (36), comprising: a first housing (70) wherein the first transverse hinge pin (54) can be inserted; a second housing (84) for receiving a second transverse hinge pin (62), belonging to a second category of arm (32b), said second housing (84) being partly delimited by a first elastically deformable lower tab (86) which extends globally longitudinally, whereof one first longitudinal end (86a) is fixed to the connector and is adapted to be retractable to enable the second pin (62) to be inserted, and to transversely lock the second pin (62) in mounted position in the second housing (84).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Thienard