Patents by Inventor Jean-Michel Jarasson

Jean-Michel Jarasson 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: 9963115
    Abstract: Connector for retaining a wiper (3) on a windscreen wiper arm, including an internal electrical connection device between, on the one hand, an electrical connector connected to the electrical circuit of the vehicle and, on the other hand, at least one heating element (11) deposited on a reinforcement (20) implanted in said wiper, characterized in that said internal connecting device includes at least one metal part (10) extending perpendicularly to the heating element (11) and exerting pressure against it so as to ensure a permanent contact with said heating element (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Publication number: 20180111588
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection module 10 for a wiper device 1 of an outer surface 20 of a window 2 of a motor vehicle intended to be arranged between a windscreen wiper 30 and a driving arm 60, the connection module 10 comprising a hydraulic connector 12 and an electrical connector 14, one of the hydraulic 12 and electrical 14 connectors, called first connector, comprising at least one longitudinal electrical or hydraulic routing channel 120, the other of the hydraulic 12 and electrical 14 connectors, called second connector, comprising two longitudinal electrical or hydraulic routing channels 120, the connection module 10 being characterized in that the first connector is at least partially arranged laterally between the two longitudinal routing channels of the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel, Gérald Caillot, Thomas Vuillardot
  • Publication number: 20180072277
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for attaching a windshield wiper blade to a drive arm or a wiping system. The device comprises a connector attached to the blade and an adapter (9) for connecting the connector to the arm, said adapter (9) including holding means (20) for holding same in a nominal locking position on the arm. According to the invention, the connector and/or the adapter (9) comprise safety means (70) that allow the arm to be retained in the nominal locking position upon failure of the holding means (20), said safety means (70) being configured to allow the adapter (9) to be mounted on and/or removed from the arm during nominal operation. The invention also relates to such a connector and such an adapter, as well as to a wiping system comprising such an attachment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9902371
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for dispensing a windshield-cleaning liquid for windshield wiper blades of a motor vehicle, comprising: a hydraulic pipe (7, 8) having at least one liquid flow channel (7a, 7b, 8a, 8b); at least one hydraulic coupling (9, 10, 11, 15) for transporting of liquid to said pipe or discharging the liquid from said pipe, characterized in that the dispensing device also comprises at least one non-return valve (20) received in the flow channel (7a, 7b, 8a, 8b) or in a hydraulic coupling (9, 10, 11, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Vincent Izabel, Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9902374
    Abstract: A heating conductive wire-like element is disclosed, having a heating conductive strand arranged in a helix around a central fibre, of which the pitch between strands in at least a first zone of the wire-like element is of a first value for producing a first linear heating power, and of which the pitch between strands in at least one second zone of the wire-like element is of a second value smaller than the first value in order to produce a second linear heating power higher than the first linear heating power. A washer fluid heating and carrying pipe including at least one fluid circulation canal situated near a heating conductive wire made from the aforementioned wire-like element is also disclosed. A wiper device for a glazed surface of a vehicle incorporating at least one such pipe, and a method of manufacturing a pipe is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
  • Patent number: 9896065
    Abstract: The heating device is suitable for assembly with an element (3) supporting a wiper blade and comprises an element of longitudinal main axis (4) suitable for mounting inside a housing (5) of the support element (3) so as to form a spine. A heating element (13) is positioned on a bottom face of the spine-forming element (4). The spine-forming element (4) comprises at least one bushing (20) for the passage of electrical conduction means (19) in order to provide an electrical power supply for the heating element (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel, Chantal Marquet
  • Patent number: 9845076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for attaching a windshield wiper blade to a drive arm of a wiping system. The device comprises a connector attached to the blade and an adapter (9) for connecting the connector to the arm, said adapter (9) including holding means (20) for holding same in a nominal locking position on the arm. According to the invention, the connector and/or the adapter (9) comprise safety means (70) that allow the arm to be retained in the nominal locking position upon failure of the holding means (20), said safety means (70) being configured to allow the adapter (9) to be mounted on and/or removed from the arm during nominal operation. The invention also relates to such a connector and such an adapter, as well as to a wiping system comprising such an attachment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9834179
    Abstract: A hydraulic interface configured to be installed between a windscreen washer liquid feed tube and a connector of a device for wiping a window of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The interface includes a body that defines at least one passage channel for the windscreen washer liquid, and at least one electric heating conductor that is disposed so as to heat said windscreen washer liquid, said body being configured to secure said conductor to said body by fitting together different parts of said body and/or by fitting to shapes made in one piece with said body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9809202
    Abstract: A motor vehicle windscreen wiper windscreen washer liquid distribution system including a windscreen washer liquid distribution network is disclosed. The windscreen washer liquid distribution network includes at least one hydraulic pipe including at least one windscreen washer liquid circulation passage, at least one hydraulic connector connected to the circulation passage, and at least one thermally conductive member in thermal contact with the at least one hydraulic connector and with a heating element of the distribution system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
  • Publication number: 20170267216
    Abstract: Screen wiper blade of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising a heating electrical circuit, characterized in that said circuit comprises at least one bimetal strip thermostat configured to provide a thermal fuse function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Geoffrey Bayard, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel
  • Publication number: 20170267215
    Abstract: Windscreen wiper heating element for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, including an electrical heating conductor circuit (120) and a support (118) of that circuit, the circuit including at least one loop (122) the ends of which are connected to electrical power supply terminals (126, 128) characterized in that said at least one loop includes at least one fusible portion (F1, F2) in which the section and/or the material of the conductor of that loop is different from that or those of the conductor of the rest of the loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Publication number: 20170273144
    Abstract: The invention proposes a heating element (30) incorporating an electric heating circuit for a windscreen wiper blade on a motor vehicle, comprising at least one resistive heating element (36) which is connected to the electric power supply terminals (40) of said heating element, characterized in that at least one resistive heating element is a PTC resistive heating element (36), formed by the application of a resistive ink with a positive temperature coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel, Clementine Derrepas
  • Publication number: 20170227157
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic connector, particularly for a motor vehicle windscreen wiper system. The connector is designed to be mounted on a wiper blade fitted with a perforated pipe carrying cleaning and de-icing fluid, and comprises at least one inlet coupling suitable for connection to a fluid feed, and at least one distributor provided with at least one outlet coupling designed to be connected to the perforated pipe. The connector also includes at least one internal path for carrying the fluid from the inlet coupling to the distributor. Thus, by means of the presence of the internal path through the connector, the inlet coupling can be positioned at various locations on the connector, without feeding directly into the distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
  • Patent number: 9714009
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a connector support for windscreen washer liquid distribution devices of motor vehicle windscreen wipers, including fixing means (18; 31) adapted to hold at least one check valve (7, 8), characterized in that it further includes first fixing means (19) adapted to hold removably a first electrical connector (10; 34) and second fixing means (20) adapted to hold removably a second electrical connector (11; 35), the fixing means (18; 31) for the check valve (7, 8), the first removable fixing means (19) for the first electrical connector (10; 34) and the second removable fixing means (20) for the second electrical connector (11; 35) being independent. The invention also concerns a distribution device including such a connector support (9; 30; 40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Denis Thebault
  • Publication number: 20170197590
    Abstract: Casing (20?) for a windscreen wiper drive rod, in particular of a motor vehicle, said casing being configured to cover et least a portion of said drive rod and comprising means for fixing to said drive rod and/or to at least one element (42) linked to said drive rod, characterised in that it further comprises support and guiding means (70) which are configured to cooperate with at least one electric cable (63) and/or at least one fluid line (64) of said windscreen wiper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel, Mark Antony Pattison
  • Publication number: 20170190320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a washer fluid distribution device (1) comprising a connectors support (9) comprising a base (31) equipped with a fixing device (18) configured to hold at least one hydraulic coupling (7, 8) at a location on the base (31), characterized in that a housing (35) accommodating a heating element (36) of the distribution device (1) is formed in the connector support (9), a wall portion delimiting the housing (35) being intended to be in contact with the at least one hydraulic coupling (7, 8). The present invention also relates to a washing and/or wiping system comprising a distribution device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9669805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic connector, particularly for a motor vehicle windscreen wiper system. The connector is designed to be mounted on a wiper blade fitted with a perforated pipe carrying cleaning and de-icing fluid, and comprises at least one inlet coupling suitable for connection to a fluid feed, and at least one distributor provided with at least one outlet coupling designed to be connected to the perforated pipe. The connector also includes at least one internal path for carrying the fluid from the inlet coupling to the distributor. Thus, by means of the presence of the internal path through the connector, the inlet coupling can be positioned at various locations on the connector, without feeding directly into the distributor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gerald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
  • Publication number: 20170151931
    Abstract: Connector for retaining a wiper (3) on a windscreen wiper arm, including an internal electrical connection device between, on the one hand, an electrical connector connected to the electrical circuit of the vehicle and, on the other hand, at least one heating element (11) deposited on a reinforcement (20) implanted in said wiper, characterized in that said internal connecting device includes at least one metal part (10) extending perpendicularly to the heating element (11) and exerting pressure against it so as to ensure a permanent contact with said heating element (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9623843
    Abstract: Heating device (20) that is able to be mounted on a support frame of a windscreen wiper, the heating device (20) having a vertebra (24) that is able to be mounted longitudinally inside the housing in the support frame; at least one heating element (25) disposed on the vertebra (24); an electrical connector (26) comprising an electrical connection device; characterized in that the heating device (20) comprises an electrically conductive protruding element (28) in electrical contact with the heating element (25), and in that the heating device (20) is able to prevent the electrical connection device (27) from coming into contact with the heating element (25) before the vertebra (24) is in its final mounted position; and to bring the electrical connection device (27) and the protruding element (28) into contact when the vertebra (24) is in its final mounted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9598053
    Abstract: Connector for retaining a wiper (3) on a windscreen wiper arm, including an internal electrical connection device between, on the one hand, an electrical connector connected to the electrical circuit of the vehicle and, on the other hand, at least one heating element (11) deposited on a reinforcement (20) implanted in said wiper, characterized in that said internal connecting device includes at least one metal part (10) extending perpendicularly to the heating element (11) and exerting pressure against it so as to ensure a permanent contact with said heating element (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson