Patents by Inventor Jean Luc Regef
Jean Luc Regef 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).
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Publication number: 20240347779Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for detecting leaks for a motor vehicle battery pack, said device (1) comprising:—a pneumatic circuit (100) comprising a plurality of valves (V1, V2, V3) and a pressure sensor (106);—at least one connector (7) allowing to connect said pneumatic circuit (100) to at least one element of the battery pack; said device (1) being configured to carry out at least one procedure for detecting leaks on at least one element of the battery pack via said pneumatic circuit (100) and said connector (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Patrick Serra, Jean-Luc Regef
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Patent number: 11845305Abstract: A tool device for use with a motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) operable to send and receive signals to a TPMS tire pressure sensor and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag positioned in a vehicle tire. In one example, the tool is operable to communicate with the RFID tag to receive information from the RFID tag through an ultra-high frequency communication module and send that received RFID tag information to the tire pressure sensor for storage on the tire pressure sensor. The tool may then retrieve the tire pressure sensor information and associated RFID tag information from the sensor and transmit that information to the motor vehicle on-board computer.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: ATEQInventor: Jean Luc Regef
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Patent number: 11808665Abstract: A leak detection device operable to measure fluid leaks in an element to be tested that is positioned in a first enclosure. In one example, a measuring module is positioned in a second enclosure and connected to the first enclosure and the element to be tested by an aeraulic connection. At least one of the first enclosure and the measuring module are thermally insulated using an insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: ATEQInventors: Jean Luc Regef, Davy Le Boucher
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Publication number: 20230280233Abstract: The present invention relates to a leak detection system for checking the leak-tightness of an object, the system including: a device for pressurising a space; a first pressure sensor configured to measure the variations in pressure of the pressurised space; a second pressure sensor configured to measure the variations in ambient pressure, such as atmospheric pressure; an electronic entity configured to determine a leak depending on the variations in the pressure ?P in the pressurised space and the variations in the ambient pressure ?Pext, the variations ?P, ?Pext being measured over a predetermined test time interval ttest by the first and second sensors, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Jean-Luc Regef, Patrick Serra, Christophe Lemartinel, Brian Donald Bright
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Patent number: 11719591Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting leakage of a hollow component, comprising the steps of sealing said hollow component (1, 31), creating a pressure difference P1 and P2 between said hollow component interior and an adjacent compartment/enclosure (2, 32), putting a tracer gas in one of the hollow component or said compartment/enclosure, waiting for an enriching time T and then carrying out a step of transferring, via a non-selective or selective restriction (6, 7; 49), the content of said hollow component or said compartment/enclosure (2; 32) into which tracer gas has not been put, in order to concentrate, in a volume downstream of said restriction (6, 7; 49), the tracer gas that said content may possibly contain, and then in looking for the presence of tracer gas in said volume. The invention also relates to an installation for implementing the method.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: ATEQInventors: Jean Luc Regef, Brian Bright, Youri Dolgorouky
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Patent number: 11693057Abstract: A testing device and method may be implemented for improved detection of leaks in batteries used in portable electronic devices. The leak testing device may use two high voltage electrodes to detect ionized air leaks. The first high voltage electrode may be configured as a test voltage, and the second high voltage electrode may be configured as a reference voltage. The first high voltage electrode and the second high voltage electrode may be configured as current limitation resistors. The leak testing device may include a processor that measures the first high voltage electrode and the second high voltage electrode. The leak testing device may include a display that is configured to display a difference between readings of the first high voltage electrode and the second high voltage electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: ATEQ CorporationInventors: Jean Luc Regef, Guy D. Dewailly
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Publication number: 20230112995Abstract: A leak detection device operable to measure fluid leaks in an element to be tested that is positioned in a first enclosure. In one example, a measuring module is positioned in a second enclosure and connected to the first enclosure and the element to be tested by an aeraulic connection. At least one of the first enclosure and the measuring module are thermally insulated using an insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Davy Le Boucher
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Patent number: 11543324Abstract: A leak detection device operable to measure fluid leaks in an element to be tested that is positioned in a first enclosure. In one example, a measuring module is positioned in a second enclosure and connected to the first enclosure and the element to be tested by an aeraulic connection. At least one of the first enclosure and the measuring module are thermally insulated using an insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: ATEQInventors: Jean Luc Regef, Davy Le Boucher
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Publication number: 20220065936Abstract: A testing device and method may be implemented for improved detection of leaks in batteries used in portable electronic devices. The leak testing device may use two high voltage electrodes to detect ionized air leaks. The first high voltage electrode may be configured as a test voltage, and the second high voltage electrode may be configured as a reference voltage. The first high voltage electrode and the second high voltage electrode may be configured as current limitation resistors. The leak testing device may include a processor that measures the first high voltage electrode and the second high voltage electrode. The leak testing device may include a display that is configured to display a difference between readings of the first high voltage electrode and the second high voltage electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Guy D. Dewailly
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Patent number: 11187752Abstract: A testing device and method may be implemented for improved detection of leaks in batteries used in portable electronic devices. The leak testing device may include a chamber configured to hold a device under test. The chamber may include a conductive foam, a conductive liquid, or any suitable conductive material. The chamber may be configured to hold the device under test in a substantially airtight environment and prevent or reduce air ionization under high voltage. The device under test may be a battery that has a conductive outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: ATEQ CorporationInventors: Jean Luc Regef, Guy D. Dewailly
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Publication number: 20210339583Abstract: A tool device for use with a motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) operable to send and receive signals to a TPMS tire pressure sensor and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag positioned in a vehicle tire. In one example, the tool is operable to communicate with the RFID tag to receive information from the RFID tag through an ultra-high frequency communication module and send that received RFID tag information to the tire pressure sensor for storage on the tire pressure sensor. The tool may then retrieve the tire pressure sensor information and associated RFID tag information from the sensor and transmit that information to the motor vehicle on-board computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventor: Jean Luc Regef
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Publication number: 20210231521Abstract: A leak detection device operable to measure fluid leaks in an element to be tested that is positioned in a first enclosure. In one example, a measuring module is positioned in a second enclosure and connected to the first enclosure and the element to be tested by an aeraulic connection. At least one of the first enclosure and the measuring module are thermally insulated using an insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Davy Le Boucher
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Patent number: 11060944Abstract: A leak detection device and method for use in testing a wall with selective gas/liquid permeability. The wall is sealed inside a containment including an injection chamber and a test chamber. The injection chamber is in communication with an injection and pressurization source and the test chamber is in communication with a vacuum production device. A vaporized liquid detector is in communication with the test chamber operable to detect and/or measure a parameter related to a quantity of liquid vapor or a variation in the quantity of liquid vapor which is indicative of a leak condition through the wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: ATEQInventor: Jean Luc Regef
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Publication number: 20200240868Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting leakage of a hollow component, comprising the steps of sealing said hollow component (1, 31), creating a pressure difference P1 and P2 between said hollow component interior and an adjacent compartment/enclosure (2, 32), putting a tracer gas in one of the hollow component or said compartment/enclosure, waiting for an enriching time T and then carrying out a step of transferring, via a non-selective or selective restriction (6, 7; 49), the content of said hollow component or said compartment/enclosure (2; 32) into which tracer gas has not been put, in order to concentrate, in a volume downstream of said restriction (6, 7; 49), the tracer gas that said content may possibly contain, and then in looking for the presence of tracer gas in said volume. The invention also relates to an installation for implementing the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicants: ATEQ, ATEQInventors: Jean Luc Regef, Brian Bright, Youri Dolgorouky
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Publication number: 20200072907Abstract: A testing device and method may be implemented for improved detection of leaks in batteries used in portable electronic devices. The leak testing device may include a chamber configured to hold a device under test. The chamber may include a conductive foam, a conductive liquid, or any suitable conductive material. The chamber may be configured to hold the device under test in a substantially airtight environment and prevent or reduce air ionization under high voltage. The device under test may be a battery that has a conductive outer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Guy D. Dewailly
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Publication number: 20190346336Abstract: A leak detection device and method for use in testing a wall with selective gas/liquid permeability. The wall is sealed inside a containment including an injection chamber and a test chamber. The injection chamber is in communication with an injection and pressurization source and the test chamber is in communication with a vacuum production device. A vaporized liquid detector is in communication with the test chamber operable to detect and/or measure a parameter related to a quantity of liquid vapor or a variation in the quantity of liquid vapor which is indicative of a leak condition through the wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventor: Jean Luc Regef