Patents by Inventor Jean-Philippe GRIES
Jean-Philippe GRIES 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: 20220266658Abstract: An electrical adapter for electrically connecting a control unit of a heating device to an electric energy source and to an electrical signal source. The adapter may include a support, an electrical signal line, a first electrical supply line, a second electrical supply line, and a filter device. The signal line and the supply lines may be embedded in a plastic material of the support. Ends of the signal line may merge into a signal input connection and into a signal output connection. Ends of the supply lines may merge into a first and second electrical supply input connection and into a first and second electrical supply output connection. The filter device may be configured to filter an electric supply current conducted via the supply lines. The filter device may include a first and second electrical filter connection via which the filter device is electrically connected to the supply lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Serge Bohn, Guillaume Daudon, Juan S. Garulo, Jean-Philippe Gries, Audrey Zahnd
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Patent number: 9937772Abstract: A heater, particularly for a motor vehicle, having at least one heating element for heating air and a control unit, which has a control circuit, arranged on a printed circuit board, for controlling the at least one heating element, whereby the at least one heating element has ribs and a contact strip, whereby a contact strip section is arranged on the circuit board of the control circuit and forms a connection between the at least one heating element and the control circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventor: Jean-Philippe Gries
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Patent number: 9750086Abstract: An electrical heating device for a motor vehicle, which includes at least one heating element and which includes at least one printed circuit board, the printed circuit board having at least one contacting area for establishing an electrical connection between the heating element and an energy source, the heating element having a plurality of PTC heating elements, which are electrically conductively connected to each other by a contact element, the contact element of the heating element being disposed at a distance from the contacting area, an electrically conductive connection between the contact element and the contacting area being established with the aid of a plurality of conductor strands.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventor: Jean-Philippe Gries
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Patent number: 9686823Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, with at least one heating element and with at least one circuit board, whereby the circuit board has at least one contact area through which an electrical connection between a heating element and a power supply can be realized. The heating element has at least one PTC-heating element, whereby the heating element can be clipped to the circuit board via a connector clip, and whereby the connector clip has two flexible extensions, which are arranged opposed to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventor: Jean-Philippe Gries
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Patent number: 9642189Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, having at least one heating element and at least one circuit board, with the circuit board being connected to a control unit and/or to a power supply and having at least one contact area through which an electrical connection between a heating element and a control unit and/or a power supply can be realized, the heating element possessing at least one PTC-heating element, with the heating element being connected to the circuit board with at least one connecting element, whereby the first connecting element features at least one protruding element and the contact area offering at least one through hole, with the at least one protruding element being insertable into the at least one through hole of the contact area.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventors: Jean-Philippe Gries, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Publication number: 20160214463Abstract: An electric heating device may include a housing having two opposing walls extending in an upward direction and defining a flow chamber that allows the massage of a medium in a flow direction. The electric device may also include an electric heating element located inside the flow chamber and configured to heat the medium. The electric device may further include a printed circuit board furnished with at least one electric component for controlling the heating element, the printed circuit board being located inside the housing. The heating device may further include a flow guidance element with at least one diversion section for diverting the medium towards the printed circuit board, the flow guidance element extending over at least a subsection of the flow chamber in the upward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventor: Jean-Philippe Gries
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Patent number: 9302563Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, with an electronic controller and a heat transmitting net, whereby the heat transmitting net contains a multitude of PTC-heating elements, a multitude of contact sheets and heat dissipating fins, whereby the PTC-heating elements are respectively arranged between two adjacent contact sheets and form a heating element with the contact sheets whereby some of the contact sheets are connected to connectors, which are arranged at the electronic controller and are connected to either a positive pole of a power supply or a negative pole of a power supply and are arranged in an alternating order, whereby the quantity of connectors that are connected to a positive pole of a power supply and the quantity of connectors that are connected to a negative pole of a power supply differs by one.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventor: Jean-Philippe Gries
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Patent number: 9296276Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, with an electronic controller and a heat transmitting net, whereby the heat transmitting net contains a multitude of PTC-heating elements, a multitude of contact sheets, a multitude of heat dissipating fins and a multitude of distance elements. At least one PTC-heating element and at least one distance element is arranged between two adjacent contact sheets, whereby the PTC-heating elements and the distance elements between the adjacent contact sheets and the adjacent contact sheets themselves form a heating element, whereby the heating elements are connected to the electronic controller through connectors, which are arranged at the electronic controller and are connected to a power supply, whereby the heat transmitting net is divided in a first area, which contains only distance elements, and a second area, which contains PTC-heating elements and/or distance elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventor: Jean-Philippe Gries
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Publication number: 20150296566Abstract: An electrical heating device for a motor vehicle, which includes at least one heating element and which includes at least one printed circuit board, the printed circuit board having at least one contacting area for establishing an electrical connection between the heating element and an energy source, the heating element having a plurality of PTC heating elements, which are electrically conductively connected to each other by a contact element, the contact element of the heating element being disposed at a distance from the contacting area, an electrically conductive connection between the contact element and the contacting area being established with the aid of a plurality of conductor strands.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: MAHLE Behr France Rouffach S.A.S.Inventor: Jean-Philippe GRIES
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Publication number: 20150156822Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, with at least one heating element and with at least one circuit board, whereby the circuit board has at least one contact area through which an electrical connection between a heating element and a power supply can be realized. The heating element has at least one PTC-heating element, whereby the heating element can be clipped to the circuit board via a connector clip, and whereby the connector clip has two flexible extensions, which are arranged opposed to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventor: Jean-Philippe GRIES
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Publication number: 20150156820Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, having at least one heating element and at least one circuit board, with the circuit board being connected to a control unit and/or to a power supply and having at least one contact area through which an electrical connection between a heating element and a control unit and/or a power supply can be realized, the heating element possessing at least one PTC-heating element, with the heating element being connected to the circuit board with at least one connecting element, whereby the first connecting element features at least one protruding element and the contact area offering at least one through hole, with the at least one protruding element being insertable into the at least one through hole of the contact area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Jean-Philippe GRIES, Christophe Schmittheisler
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Publication number: 20150108117Abstract: A heater, particularly for a motor vehicle, having at least one heating element for heating air and a control unit, which has a control circuit, arranged on a printed circuit board, for controlling the at least one heating element, whereby the at least one heating element has ribs and a contact strip, whereby a contact strip section is arranged on the circuit board of the control circuit and forms a connection between the at least one heating element and the control circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Jean-Philippe GRIES
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Publication number: 20150108111Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, with an electronic controller and a heat transmitting net, whereby the heat transmitting net contains a multitude of PTC-heating elements, a multitude of contact sheets, a multitude of heat dissipating fins and a multitude of distance elements. At least one PTC-heating element and at least one distance element is arranged between two adjacent contact sheets, whereby the PTC-heating elements and the distance elements between the adjacent contact sheets and the adjacent contact sheets themselves form a heating element, whereby the heating elements are connected to the electronic controller through connectors, which are arranged at the electronic controller and are connected to a power supply, whereby the heat transmitting net is divided in a first area, which contains only distance elements, and a second area, which contains PTC-heating elements and/or distance elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Jean-Philippe GRIES
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Publication number: 20150108112Abstract: An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, with an electronic controller and a heat transmitting net, whereby the heat transmitting net contains a multitude of PTC-heating elements, a multitude of contact sheets and heat dissipating fins, whereby the PTC-heating elements are respectively arranged between two adjacent contact sheets and form a heating element with the contact sheets whereby some of the contact sheets are connected to connectors, which are arranged at the electronic controller and are connected to either a positive pole of a power supply or a negative pole of a power supply and are arranged in an alternating order, whereby the quantity of connectors that are connected to a positive pole of a power supply and the quantity of connectors that are connected to a negative pole of a power supply differs by one.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Jean-Philippe GRIES