Patents by Inventor Nicolas Compere

Nicolas Compere 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).

  • Method of filling a reservoir by means of a cartridge-reservoir and associated cartridge
    Patent number: 7866357
    Abstract: A method for filling a reservoir on board a motor vehicle by a reserve cartridge. The reservoir includes a filler pipe, including a device for sealed attachment of the cartridge to the pipe. The cartridge includes a latching device configured to allow the fluid to flow from the reserve cartridge into the reservoir filler pipe only when the cartridge is attached in a sealed manner to the device on the pipe. The reserve cartridge is attached in a sealed manner to the pipe attachment device and the reserve cartridge latching device is unlatched so that the fluid can flow from the reserve cartridge into the filler pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Nicolas Compere, Olivier Kunstmann, Eric Riviere
  • Method of Filling a Reservoir By Means of a Cartridge-Reservoir and Associated Cartridge
    Publication number: 20080210331
    Abstract: A method for filling a reservoir on board a motor vehicle by a reserve cartridge. The reservoir includes a filler pipe, including a device for sealed attachment of the cartridge to the pipe. The cartridge includes a latching device configured to allow the fluid to flow from the reserve cartridge into the reservoir filler pipe only when the cartridge is attached in a sealed manner to the device on the pipe. The reserve cartridge is attached in a sealed manner to the pipe attachment device and the reserve cartridge latching device is unlatched so that the fluid can flow from the reserve cartridge into the filler pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: INERGY AUTO. SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventors: Nicolas Compere, Olivier Kunstmann, Eric Riviere