Patents by Inventor Jean Gatinois

Jean Gatinois 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: 9539881
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating module for a supplemental electric heating device for heating an airflow, comprising at least one heat-conductive bar against which at least one electric resistor is arranged. The heat-conductive bar is partially electrically insulated by an insulating coating in order to prevent potential short-circuits and to ensure proper operation and optimal safety when heating the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Jean Gatinois, Pierre Derveloy, Laurent Tellier
  • Publication number: 20140231411
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating module for a supplemental electric heating device for heating an airflow, comprising at least one heat-conductive bar against which at least one electric resistor is arranged. The heat-conductive bar is partially electrically insulated by an insulating coating in order to prevent potential short-circuits and to ensure proper operation and optimal safety when heating the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Jean Gatinois, Pierre Derveloy, Laurent Tellier
  • Patent number: 8742787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power supply module (100) for an electrical device (10), in particular using direct current, the power supply module (100) including a capacitor-input filter (120) arranged in parallel on the electrical device (10). The power supply module (100) comprises a means (130, 200) for detecting the discharge current (Icc) supplied by the capacitor-input filter (120) following a short-circuit in the power supply module (100). The invention can be used the power supply circuits of automobile electrical devices, in particular the motors of an electric fan unit for creating an air flow in heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Karen Chauvin, Jean Gatinois, Ruben Vela Garcia
  • Publication number: 20120007629
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power supply module (100) for an electrical device (10), in particular using direct current, the power supply module (100) including a capacitor-input filter (120) arranged in parallel on the electrical device (10). The power supply module (100) comprises a means (130, 200) for detecting the discharge current (Icc) supplied by the capacitor-input filter (120) following a short-circuit in the power supply module (100). The invention can be used the power supply circuits of automobile electrical devices, in particular the motors of an electric fan unit for creating an air flow in heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Karen Chauvin, Jean Gatinois, Ruben Vela Garcia
  • Patent number: 7061201
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for controlling the speed of a motor (1) of an electric fan unit comprising a field-effect transistor (3) that controls the motor (1) using pulse-width modulation, the field-effect transistor (3) being connected to a circuit (5) comprising a voltage source (7) and a resistive element (9) in series, the circuit (5) is connected between the gate (G) of the field-effect transistor (3) and a second source (S2) that is connected to a first source (S1) of the field-effect transistor (3), via an inductor (11) in order to allow a reduction in the slope of the current as the field-effect transistor (3) switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Valeo Climatisation
    Inventors: Xavier Goumain, Jean Gatinois