Patents by Inventor Muriel Porto

Muriel Porto 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: 11932081
    Abstract: A method for controlling a system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The system includes an actuator, a volatile memory (RAM) in which an item of position information of the actuator (IPRAM) is stored, and a long-term memory (EPROM). The following are stored in the long-term memory (EPROM): at least one item of position information (IPROM) of the actuator and an item of information relating to the powering down of the actuator (IHT), which assumes a first value (v1) when the system has been powered down in a controlled manner and assuming assumes a second value (v2) when the system has suffered a fault causing the current value of the position of the actuator stored in the volatile memory (RAM) to be deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Muriel Porto, Thomas Guenet, Jin-Ming Liu, Wissem Nouainia
  • Publication number: 20230406067
    Abstract: A thermal conditioning system for a motor vehicle, including a refrigerant circuit including a main loop including in succession: a compression device; a first heat exchanger; a first expansion device; a second heat exchanger; a third heat exchanger; a refrigerant accumulation device. An inner volume of a portion of main loop extending from an outlet of the first heat exchanger to an inlet of the first expansion device defines a first reference volume. An inner volume of the accumulation device defines a second reference volume. The ratio of the first reference volume and the second reference volume is greater than 0.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Mohamed YAHIA, Patricia GARDIE, Bertrand NICOLAS, Muriel PORTO
  • Publication number: 20220402330
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a thermal conditioning circuit (100) for thermally conditioning an air flow (1), notably intended for a motor vehicle interior (2), the circuit comprising a heat exchanger (4) configured to have a refrigerant pass through it and exchange heat with the air flow (1), the heat exchanger (4) being configured to operate selectively in at least:—a mode known as cooling mode,—a mode known as heating mode, the method comprising the steps of:—evaluating a level of humidity in a region in contact with an exterior surface (5) of the heat exchanger (4),—detecting an instruction to switch from cooling mode to heating mode,—if the evaluated level of humidity is below a predetermined first threshold (s1), allowing refrigerant to circulate through the exchanger (4) in response to the instruction to switch to heating mode,—if the level of humidity is above a predetermined second threshold (s2), preventing the refrigerant from circulating through the exchanger (4) for a first p
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Muriel Porto, Wissem Nouainia, Jin-Ming Liu, Régis Beauvis
  • Publication number: 20210039472
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for controlling a system (1) for a motor vehicle, said system comprising at least: —an actuator, —a volatile memory (RAM) in which at least one item of position information of the actuator (IPRAM) is stored, —a long-term memory (EPROM) in which the following are stored: o at least one item of position information (IPROM) of the actuator, o an item of information relating to the powering down of the actuator (IHT), this item of information assuming a first value (v1) when the system has been powered down in a controlled manner and assuming a second value (v2) when the system has suffered a fault causing the current value of the position of the actuator stored in the volatile memory (RAM) to be deleted, in particular when the system has stopped being powered electrically as the result of an error, or communication between the system and a computer has been cut off as the result of an error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Muriel Porto, Thomas Guenet, Jin-Ming Liu, Wissem Nouainia
  • Patent number: 9259993
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning loop (8) inside of which flows a coolant, and including a compressor (9), an outer heat exchanger (15), a restitution heat exchanger (12, 32) and a first expansion member (17) provided downstream from the restitution heat exchanger (12, 32) in the flow direction (11) of the coolant in the heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning loop (8). The heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning loop (8) includes means (20) for bypassing the inner heat exchanger (12) and the first expansion member (17). The present invention also relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning equipment (1) including such a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning loop (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Bernard Aoun, Régis Beauvis, Muriel Porto, Maurizio Alessio
  • Publication number: 20130118200
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning loop (8) inside of which flows a coolant, and including a compressor (9), an outer heat exchanger (15), a restitution heat exchanger (12, 32) and a first expansion member (17) provided downstream from the restitution heat exchanger (12, 32) in the flow direction (11) of the coolant in the heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning loop (8). The heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning loop (8) includes means (20) for bypassing the inner heat exchanger (12) and the first expansion member (17). The present invention also relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning equipment (1) including such a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning loop (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Bernard Aoun, Regis Beauvis, Muriel Porto, Maurizio Alessio