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).

  • Publication number: 20240347779
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Serra, Jean-Luc Regef
  • Patent number: 11845305
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ATEQ
    Inventor: Jean Luc Regef
  • Patent number: 11808665
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: ATEQ
    Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Davy Le Boucher
  • Publication number: 20230280233
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Regef, Patrick Serra, Christophe Lemartinel, Brian Donald Bright
  • Patent number: 11719591
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ATEQ
    Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Brian Bright, Youri Dolgorouky
  • Patent number: 11693057
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ATEQ Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Guy D. Dewailly
  • Publication number: 20230112995
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Davy Le Boucher
  • Patent number: 11543324
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ATEQ
    Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Davy Le Boucher
  • Publication number: 20220065936
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Guy D. Dewailly
  • Patent number: 11187752
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ATEQ Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Guy D. Dewailly
  • Publication number: 20210339583
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Jean Luc Regef
  • Publication number: 20210231521
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Davy Le Boucher
  • Patent number: 11060944
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: ATEQ
    Inventor: Jean Luc Regef
  • Publication number: 20200240868
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicants: ATEQ, ATEQ
    Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Brian Bright, Youri Dolgorouky
  • Publication number: 20200072907
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Jean Luc Regef, Guy D. Dewailly
  • Publication number: 20190346336
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Jean Luc Regef