Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc Colombel

Jean-Marc Colombel 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: 11788701
    Abstract: Lighting device, in particular for a motor vehicle, including at least two lighting modules and at least one support member supporting the lighting modules. Each lighting module includes at least one light source capable of emitting light rays and an optical system arranged, on a specific optical axis of the lighting module, across the light rays and configured to project a light beam. The support member supporting the different lighting modules is, on the one hand, rigidly connected to a closing element incorporating at least two optical systems and, on the other hand, connected to at least a first adjustment system enabling one of the lighting modules to move independently relative to at least the other lighting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Colombel, Michel Hermitte, Sylvain Giraud
  • Publication number: 20220403996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical element of a vehicle light module, the light module including at least one light source, the rays emitted from which pass through a transparent optical surface of the optical element and emerge in the form of a light beam, the transparent optical surface extending mainly along a transverse axis between a first transverse end and a second transverse end, with the optical element including at least one means for attachment to the light module at each of the transverse ends of the transparent optical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Marc COLOMBEL, Antonin BARRAU
  • Publication number: 20220282845
    Abstract: Lighting device, in particular for a motor vehicle, including at least two lighting modules and at least one support member supporting the lighting modules. Each lighting module includes at least one light source capable of emitting light rays and an optical system arranged, on a specific optical axis of the lighting module, across the light rays and configured to project a light beam. The support member supporting the different lighting modules is, on the one hand, rigidly connected to a closing element incorporating at least two optical systems and, on the other hand, connected to at least a first adjustment system enabling one of the lighting modules to move independently relative to at least the other lighting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Marc COLOMBEL, Michel HERMITTE, Sylvain GIRAUD
  • Patent number: 11077591
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a lens for a lighting and/or signaling device of a motor vehicle including a first layer of material (4), arranged on a first face (8) of which is a second layer of material (6) with additional thickness, said second layer extending partially over the first layer so as to have one end edge (16) overhanging an exposed portion (14) of the first layer of material. The exposed portion (14) of the first layer of material (4), which is not covered by the second layer of material, includes on said first face (8) a notch (18) which extends along said end edge (16) of the second layer of material (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Romain Menoret, Guillaume Altermatt, Jean-Marc Colombel
  • Patent number: 10808906
    Abstract: A method for obtaining a luminous device the turned-on aspect of which is different from the turned-off aspect, the device including a mask that is able to be partially passed through by light, one or more light sources, and a closing outer lens that is placed downstream of the mask. The one or more light sources and the mask are arranged with respect to one another so that the mask directly or indirectly receives the light rays emitted by the one or more light sources and so that only some of these emitted light rays pass through the mask. The method includes a step of arranging the one or more light sources in the luminous device in number and in power so that the light rays exiting from the luminous device form a signalling light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Colombel, Erwan Faoucher, Francois Gratecap
  • Patent number: 10507757
    Abstract: A luminous motor-vehicle device. The luminous device includes: a segmenting part including a plurality of through-cavities; a plurality of light sources upstream of the segmenting part; a mask that blocks at least one through-cavity of the segmenting part, said mask being able to be partially passed through by light. The luminous device is arranged so that each through-cavity directly or indirectly receives light from at least one separate light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Colombel, Stephane Patrizi, Francois Gratecap
  • Patent number: 10486366
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assembling a first and a second part of a lighting device for a vehicle by mirror welding, including a step of supplying the parts wherein each part comprises, in the interface area thereof for contact with the other part, a weld bead intended to come into contact against the weld bead of the other part during the mirror welding, the weld bead of at least one of the parts is provided with a plurality of expander ribs (N) spread out along the weld bead, in such a way as to locally expand the width of the weld bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Guillaume Altermatt, Jean-Marc Colombel, Stephane Paugam, Jocelyn Prechais, Jean-Denis Tissier
  • Publication number: 20190092215
    Abstract: A luminous motor-vehicle device. The luminous device includes: a segmenting part including a plurality of through-cavities; a plurality of light sources upstream of the segmenting part; a mask that blocks at least one through-cavity of the segmenting part, said mask being able to be partially passed through by light. The luminous device is arranged so that each through-cavity directly or indirectly receives light from at least one separate light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Marc COLOMBEL, Stephane PATRIZI, Francois GRATECAP
  • Publication number: 20190078751
    Abstract: A method for obtaining a luminous device the turned-on aspect of which is different from the turned-off aspect, the device including a mask that is able to be partially passed through by light, one or more light sources, and a closing outer lens that is placed downstream of the mask. The one or more light sources and the mask are arranged with respect to one another so that the mask directly or indirectly receives the light rays emitted by the one or more light sources and so that only some of these emitted light rays pass through the mask. The method includes a step of arranging the one or more light sources in the luminous device in number and in power so that the light rays exiting from the luminous device form a signalling light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Colombel, Erwan Faoucher, Francois Gratecap
  • Publication number: 20180294590
    Abstract: A light signalling and/or lighting device including a housing with an opening and an outer lens fixed to the housing so as to close the opening. The device further includes at least one electrically conductive track on an inner face of the outer lens; and an electrical connector fixed to the housing and including at least one elastically mobile electrical contact pressing against the or one of the electrically conductive tracks so as to ensure an electrical contact with the track or tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Colombel, Francois Gratecap
  • Publication number: 20180169916
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a lens for a lighting and/or signaling device of a motor vehicle including a first layer of material (4), arranged on a first face (8) of which is a second layer of material (6) with additional thickness, said second layer extending partially over the first layer so as to have one end edge (16) overhanging an exposed portion (14) of the first layer of material. The exposed portion (14) of the first layer of material (4), which is not covered by the second layer of material, includes on said first face (8) a notch (18) which extends along said end edge (16) of the second layer of material (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Romain MENORET, Guillaume ALTERMATT, Jean-Marc COLOMBEL
  • Publication number: 20170305072
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assembling a first and a second part of a lighting device for a vehicle by mirror welding, including a step of supplying the parts wherein each part comprises, in the interface area thereof for contact with the other part, a weld bead intended to come into contact against the weld bead of the other part during the mirror welding, the weld bead of at least one of the parts is provided with a plurality of expander ribs (N) spread out along the weld bead, in such a way as to locally expand the width of the weld bead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Guillaume ALTERMATT, Jean-Marc COLOMBEL, Stephane PAUGAM, Jocelyn PRECHAIS, Jean-Denis TISSIER
  • Publication number: 20160363284
    Abstract: An outer lens intended to seal an opening of a housing of the lighting and/or signaling device of a motor vehicle. The outer lens comprises a first layer and a mounting prong from the first layer, the mounting prong being intended to cooperate with a peripheral rib delimiting the opening, and it comprises a second layer covering the first layer at least level with the mounting prong. A first thickness E1 of the first layer is measured level with the mounting prong and a second thickness E2 of the first layer is measured next to the mounting prong. The first thickness E1 is greater than or equal to the second thickness E2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Colombel, Guillaume Altermatt, Romain Menoret