Patents by Inventor Joaquim Oliveira

Joaquim Oliveira 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).

  • Lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle, provided with a light module cooled by means of an air flow generator
    Patent number: 10228105
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a lighting and/or signaling device (10) for a motor vehicle, said lighting and/or signaling device (10) comprising: a housing (1); an outer lens (3) designed to close the housing (1); at least one light module (5) housed inside said housing (1) comprising: at least one optical surface (9, 9?, 9?); at least one light source (7, 7?) interacting with said optical surface (9, 9?) to form a light beam; a heat sink (11) comprising a plurality of fins (13); an air flow generator (15) designed to generate an air flow (17) towards the heat sink (11), said air flow (17) passing through the fins (13) of the heat sink (11); and a light module holder (19) comprising a front part (20a) oriented toward the outer lens (3) with a plurality of gaps (21) designed to direct the air flow (17) coming from the heat sink (11) towards the outer lens (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jerome Chiron, Mehdi Madelaine, Thomas Daniel, Joaquim Oliveira
  • LIGHTING AND/OR SIGNALING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, PROVIDED WITH A LIGHT MODULE COOLED BY MEANS OF AN AIR FLOW GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20170343182
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a lighting and/or signaling device (10) for a motor vehicle, said lighting and/or signaling device (10) comprising: a housing (1); an outer lens (3) designed to close the housing (1); at least one light module (5) housed inside said housing (1) comprising: at least one optical surface (9, 9?, 9?); at least one light source (7, 7?) interacting with said optical surface (9, 9?) to form a light beam; a heat sink (11) comprising a plurality of fins (13); an air flow generator (15) designed to generate an air flow (17) towards the heat sink (11), said air flow (17) passing through the fins (13) of the heat sink (11); and a light module holder (19) comprising a front part (20a) oriented toward the outer lens (3) with a plurality of gaps (21) designed to direct the air flow (17) coming from the heat sink (11) towards the outer lens (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jerome CHIRON, Mehdi MADELAINE, Thomas DANIEL, Joaquim OLIVEIRA
  • Bath tub with feet
    Patent number: D640354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Metalurgica Recor, SA
    Inventors: Esmeralda Goncalves, Joaquim Oliveira
  • Bathtub
    Patent number: D654991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Metalurgica Recor, SA
    Inventor: Joaquim Oliveira
  • Decorative feet
    Patent number: D654994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Metalurgica Recor, SA
    Inventors: Esmeralda Goncalves, Joaquim Oliveira
  • Bathtub foot
    Patent number: D697188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Metalurgica Recor, SA
    Inventor: Joaquim Oliveira
  • Bathtub
    Patent number: D714427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Metalurgica Recor, S.A.
    Inventor: Joaquim Oliveira