Patents by Inventor Jonathan Fournier

Jonathan Fournier 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: 20230040221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical fluid-heating device, in particular intended for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one electrical heating element (4) intended to heat the fluid, a temperature sensor (83) intended to give information about the temperature of the fluid, a switch (87), called inrush current switch, intended to create an inrush current in a power supply circuit (88) of said one or more electrical heating elements, an opening means (89) for opening said circuit in the event of said inrush current occurring, the temperature sensor (83) and the inrush current switch (87) being positioned independently of one another, the heating device being configured so as to transmit a signal from the temperature sensor (83) to the inrush current switch (87).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Laurent Decool, Jonathan Fournier, Nicolas Siffrein-Blanc
  • Publication number: 20230012887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric fluid-heating device (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing having a first fluid-circulation chamber (21), at least one electric heating element (4) for heating the fluid in said first chamber (21), an electronic board (81) for controlling a current circulating in said electric heating element or elements (4), at least one thermal sensor. Said device is characterised in that the thermal sensor or sensors are positioned on the electronic board (81) and thermally connected to the first chamber (21) via a heat sink (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Jonathan Fournier, Laurent Decool, Arnaud Faivre, Serif Karaaslan
  • Publication number: 20220365547
    Abstract: The invention concerns a control device comprising: a first electronic switch (2) suitable for being connected to an electric heating element (101) and a second electronic switch (3) suitable for being connected to an electric heating element (101), a sensor for measuring a first temperature (T1) and a microcontroller (4) associated with the first electronic switch (2), the microcontroller (4) being configured to open or close the first switch (2) depending on the first measured temperature value (T1), a sensor for measuring a second temperature (T2) and a logic control module (5) associated with the second electronic switch (3) and comprising a comparator (6) arranged to compare the second measured temperature (T2) with a threshold, the module (5) being configured to open or close the second switch (3) depending on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Jonathan Fournier, Rémi Carlicchi
  • Publication number: 20220080807
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric radiator (1) for a motor vehicle comprising a rigid frame housing heating elements (18) and radiating elements (12) through which an air flow can pass, the radiator being provided with a temperature measurement device (2) comprising at least one temperature sensor (4) and a support element (5) comprising at least one housing (51) for one or more temperature sensors (4) and an electric radiator attachment device, characterised in that the attachment device associated with the support element (5) comprises at least one snap-fastening element (6) configured to cooperate with one of the radiating elements (12) of the radiator (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Romain Delcourt, Pascal Fourgous, Jonathan Fournier, Théo Deletang
  • Patent number: 10965175
    Abstract: An air pulse device according to the invention is used, in particular, in a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle. The air pulse device comprises an electric motor (2) having a rotor (16) and a stator (14). The stator is mounted about a support means (10) such that it is in contact with said support means, the latter being made of an electrically conductive material and connected to an electrical ground. Moreover, a shield (70) is disposed in the vicinity of the stator, said shield also being electrically connected to the electrical ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Pascal Guigou, Geoffroy Capoulun, Xavier Rousseil, Jonathan Fournier, Morgan Le Goff
  • Patent number: 10630149
    Abstract: The invention relates to a module for controlling the power supply (10) of an electric motor which comprises a printed circuit board (12) bored with a plurality of through-holes (30), respectively associated with an electrical connection pad (32) supported by said plate adjacent to each of said through-holes. The electrical connection pads (32) are arranged on a surface (26) of the printed circuit board (12) so that a virtual circle can be defined passing substantially through each of the connection pads, said pads being concentrated on a portion of the printed circuit board so as to form an arc of circle which is shorter than half the circumference of said virtual circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Xavier Rousseil, Xavier Goumain, Jonathan Fournier
  • Patent number: 10608622
    Abstract: A method of control of an electric motor involves generation of an electrical control signal for the electric motor, the signal having a series of sequences of pulses, each pulse being defined by a width and a period. The ratio of width to period defines a mean electrical power provided to the electric motor by this pulse. The period of a pulse situated at an arbitrary position of a sequence of pulses is equal to the period of the pulse situated at that position of any other sequence of pulses of the series, and the period of each pulse is fixed in a pseudo random manner, such that the inverse of the fixed period lies above the audible acoustic spectrum. The number of pulses of each sequence is fixed so that the inverse of the sum of the periods of all the pulses lies below the audible acoustic spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Philippe Bourdel, Xavier Goumain, Jonathan Fournier, Sylvain Grandyot
  • Patent number: 10608507
    Abstract: An air pulse device according ding to the invention is used, in particular, in a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle. The air pulse device comprises a rotor (16) and a stator (14). The stator is mounted on a support means (10) that projects from a metallic plate (12) and is electrically connected to an electrical ground. A shield (60) is disposed between the rotor and the stator, which shield is also electrically connected to the electrical ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Pascal Guigou, Geoffroy Capoulun, Xavier Rousseil, Jonathan Fournier, Morgan Le Goff
  • Patent number: 10523044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the electrical power supply of a circuit for a vehicle, said vehicle comprising: an electrical battery (2); an electrical energy storage element (C1), one terminal of which is connected to the first terminal (VBAT) of the battery and the other terminal of which is connected to an electrical earth; a first circuit (5), capable of consuming electricity coming from the electrical battery (2), and having first and second terminals respectively connected to the first and second terminals (?VBAT, VBAT) of the battery (2); and electrical supply management means (QI) configured to allow or prevent the passage of electrical current between said electrical energy storage element (C1) and said first circuit (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Jonathan Fournier, Xavier Rousseil, Xavier Goumain
  • Publication number: 20190379200
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air pulser (1) for a motor vehicle, designed to be powered by a first voltage (U1) and a second voltage (U2), according to which the air pulser (1) comprises: a first interface (I48) for connecting to a power supply network (G48) supplying the second voltage (U2); a second interface (ILW) for connecting to a communication bus (BLW); a functional module (11) connected to the first connection interface (I48); a main switch (Q2) connected to the functional module (11), designed to enable signals (DAT) to travel through the communication bus (BLW); and a first protection module (10) for isolating the communication bus (BLW) from the power supply network (G48) when there is an overvoltage (USS) between the functional module (11) and the second connection interface (ILW).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Jonathan Fournier, Mickael Bigey, William Lapierre
  • Publication number: 20190207485
    Abstract: The invention relates to a module for controlling the power supply (10) of an electric motor which comprises a printed circuit board (12) bored with a plurality of through-holes (30), respectively associated with an electrical connection pad (32) supported by said plate adjacent to each of said through-holes. The electrical connection pads (32) are arranged on a surface (26) of the printed circuit board (12) so that a virtual circle can be defined passing substantially through each of the connection pads, said pads being concentrated on a portion of the printed circuit board so as to form an arc of circle which is shorter than half the circumference of said virtual circle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Xavier Rousseil, Xavier Goumain, Jonathan Fournier
  • Patent number: 10239210
    Abstract: The problem of picking tightly-pack generally uniformed products such as rubber bales in a bin is solved by sequentially selecting each one of the products based on the products depths in the bin, using a robot with a tool to grip each selected product, and moving on an output station each gripped product considering its position relative to the gripping tool. A first sensor system is used to determine the product depths in the bin. The sensor system can be mounted on the robot tool or be positioned above the bin. The position of each gripped product in the gripping tool is achieved by analyzing an image of the gripped product in the gripping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Symbotic Canada ULC
    Inventors: Sylvain-Paul Morency, Marc Ducharme, Robert Jodoin, Christian Simon, Jonathan Fournier, Sebastien Lemay
  • Publication number: 20190081620
    Abstract: The invention relates particularly to a method for controlling an electric motor, comprising generating, by means of an electronic control circuit, an electrical signal for controlling the electric motor. The aim of the signal generated is to reduce the electromagnetic parasites in AM radio bands as well as in the band [0 k Hz; 125 k Hz] (used particularly by RFID chips associated with certain sensors), without generating acoustic parasites in the audible frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Philippe Bourdel, Xavier Goumain, Jonathan Fournier, Sylvain Grandyot
  • Patent number: 10106041
    Abstract: An electrical or electronic device (7) capable of being supplied with two different values of voltage from respectively a first electrical network (3) and from a second electrical network (8), comprises: a first connecting interface (70) capable of being linked, under normal connection conditions, with a ground conductor (GND_12) and a voltage conductor of the first electrical network (3); a second connecting interface (71) capable of being linked, under normal connection conditions, with the ground conductor (GND_48) and a voltage conductor of the second electrical network (8); the ground connections of the two connecting interfaces (70, 71) being linked together to form a common ground; and at least one switch module (74; 75) interposed in series on the common ground, the switch module being capable of switching into an open position following a modification in the connection conditions of the first or second interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Thierry Elbhar, Jonathan Fournier, Bertrand Puzenat
  • Publication number: 20180166952
    Abstract: An air pulse device according ding to the invention is used, in particular, in a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle. The air pulse device comprises a rotor (16) and a stator (14). The stator is mounted on a support means (10) that projects from a metallic plate (12) and is electrically connected to an electrical ground. A shield (60) is disposed between the rotor and the stator, which shield is also electrically connected to the electrical ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Pascal GUIGOU, Geoffroy CAPOULUN, Xavier ROUSSEIL, Jonathan FOURNIER, Morgan LE GOFF
  • Publication number: 20180159390
    Abstract: An air pulse device according to the invention is used, in particular, in a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle. The air pulse device comprises an electric motor (2) having a rotor (16) and a stator (14). The stator is mounted about a support means (10) such that it is in contact with said support means, the latter being made of an electrically conductive material and connected to an electrical ground. Moreover, a shield (70) is disposed in the vicinity of the stator, said shield also being electrically connected to the electrical ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Pascal Guigou, Geoffroy Capoulun, Xavier Rousseil, Jonathan Fournier, Morgan Le Goff
  • Publication number: 20180131223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the electrical power supply of a circuit for a vehicle, said vehicle comprising: an electrical battery (2); an electrical energy storage element (C1), one terminal of which is connected to the first terminal (VBAT) of the battery and the other terminal of which is connected to an electrical earth; a first circuit (5), capable of consuming electricity coming from the electrical battery (2), and having first and second terminals respectively connected to the first and second terminals (?VBAT, VBAT) of the battery (2); and electrical supply management means (QI) configured to allow or prevent the passage of electrical current between said electrical energy storage element (C1) and said first circuit (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Jonathan Fournier, Xavier Rousseil, Xavier Goumain
  • Patent number: 9948266
    Abstract: An electrical filter (10) is suitable for having a greater effectiveness for reducing the common mode current that an electrical device (30) can produce in the direction of a voltage source (20) which is used to supply this device. Such a filter can be useful for meeting the electromagnetic compatibility requirements set by the BMW Group Standard GS 95002-2 “Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)—requirements and tests on components up to 60 V nominal voltage”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Xavier Rousseil, Jonathan Fournier, Xavier Goumain
  • Publication number: 20170077890
    Abstract: An electrical filter (10) is suitable for having a greater effectiveness for reducing the common mode current that an electrical device (30) can produce in the direction of a voltage source (20) which is used to supply this device. Such a filter can be useful for meeting the electromagnetic compatibility requirements set by the BMW Group Standard GS 95002-2 “Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)—requirements and tests on components up to 60 V nominal voltage”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Xavier Rousseil, Jonathan Fournier, Xavier Goumain
  • Publication number: 20160264004
    Abstract: An electrical or electronic device (7) capable of being supplied with two different values of voltage from respectively a first electrical network (3) and from a second electrical network (8), comprises: a first connecting interface (70) capable of being linked, under normal connection conditions, with a ground conductor (GND_12) and a voltage conductor of the first electrical network (3); a second connecting interface (71) capable of being linked, under normal connection conditions, with the ground conductor (GND_48) and a voltage conductor of the second electrical network (8); the ground connections of the two connecting interfaces (70, 71) being linked together to form a common ground; and at least one switch module (74; 75) interposed in series on the common ground, the switch module being capable of switching into an open position following a modification in the connection conditions of the first or second interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Thierry Elbhar, Jonathan Fournier, Bertrand Puzenat