Patents by Inventor Matthieu DRABER

Matthieu DRABER 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: 20230349482
    Abstract: A thermostatic assembly comprises a casing in which are delimited a chamber where hot and cold fluids mix to form a mixed fluid, a hot fluid inlet, a cold fluid inlet and a mixed fluid outlet. This assembly also comprises a thermostatic element including a thermosensitive body and a piston which move relative to one another along a central axis (X-X) of the chamber as a function of the temperature of the mixed fluid. A spool regulates the temperature of the mixed fluid, being connected to the thermosensitive body to be moved along the central axis in the chamber so as to close, in respective inverse proportions, hot and cold fluid passages which are each delimited, along the central axis, between the spool and the casing. In order to make this assembly more adaptable to various geometries of the installation environment, the spool has a profile that is non-circular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Laurie Cécile Marie LOUBOUTIN, Matthieu DRABER
  • Patent number: 11003199
    Abstract: A mixing unit comprises two inlets for incoming streams at different temperatures, mixing means of these incoming streams for forming an outgoing stream, a main outlet for the outgoing stream, and a heat-sensitive actuator, comprising a first heat-sensitive part, arranged at the main outlet, and a second part, actuated in translation by the first part. According to the invention, the mixing unit comprises a shutter, which is actuated by the heat-sensitive actuator, so as to move between a closed position of the main outlet and an open position of the main outlet, based on the relative position of the first part and the second part, the shutter and the first part therefore not creating an imbalance between the flow rate of the first incoming stream and the flow rate of the second incoming stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: VERNET
    Inventors: Pierre-Olivier Fassolette, Matthieu Draber
  • Publication number: 20190286175
    Abstract: A mixing unit comprises two inlets for incoming streams at different temperatures, mixing means of these incoming streams for forming an outgoing stream, a main outlet for the outgoing stream, and a heat-sensitive actuator, comprising a first heat-sensitive part, arranged at the main outlet, and a second part, actuated in translation by the first part. According to the invention, the mixing unit comprises a shutter, which is actuated by the heat-sensitive actuator, so as to move between a closed position of the main outlet and an open position of the main outlet, based on the relative position of the first part and the second part, the shutter and the first part therefore not creating an imbalance between the flow rate of the first incoming stream and the flow rate of the second incoming stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: VERNET
    Inventors: Pierre-Olivier FASSOLETTE, Matthieu DRABER
  • Patent number: 9958881
    Abstract: A cartridge with a controller for controlling cold and hot fluid flows to form a mixture, a slide valve for controlling a mixture temperature, a thermostatic element that controls a position of the slide valve along an axis, and a single handle for controlling the mixture flow and temperature, which is movably mounted to actuate and drive the controller and move the thermostatic element along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: VERNET
    Inventors: Matthieu Draber, William Da Silva
  • Patent number: 9823671
    Abstract: This cartridge comprises a base (10), a fixed attached piece (20), a spool (30) for controlling the temperature of the mixture of the hot and cold fluids, and a thermostatic element making it possible to move the spool along an axis. The base simultaneously delimits an outlet orifice (16) for the mixture, an inlet orifice (14) for the cold fluid that supplies, via a first distribution channel (F4), cold fluid around the spool, a passage (F3), delimited axially between the spool and the base, and an inlet orifice (15) for the hot fluid that supplies, via a second channel (C4) for distribution hot fluid around the spool, a passage (C3) delimited axially between the spool and the attached piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: VERNET
    Inventors: Matthieu Draber, William Da Silva
  • Publication number: 20160266587
    Abstract: A cartridge with a controller for controlling cold and hot fluid flows to form a mixture, a slide valve for controlling a mixture temperature, a thermostatic element that controls a position of the slide valve along an axis, and a single handle for controlling the mixture flow and temperature, which is movably mounted to actuate and drive the controller and move the thermostatic element along the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Matthieu DRABER, William DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20160011606
    Abstract: This cartridge comprises a base (10), a fixed attached piece (20), a spool (30) for controlling the temperature of the mixture of the hot and cold fluids, and a thermostatic element making it possible to move the spool along an axis. The base simultaneously delimits an outlet orifice (16) for the mixture, an inlet orifice (14) for the cold fluid that supplies, via a first distribution channel (F4), cold fluid around the spool, a passage (F3), delimited axially between the spool and the base, and an inlet orifice (15) for the hot fluid that supplies, via a second channel (C4) for distribution hot fluid around the spool, a passage (C3) delimited axially between the spool and the attached piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: VERNET
    Inventors: Matthieu DRABER, William DA SILVA