Patents by Inventor Nicolas MARIER

Nicolas MARIER 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).

  • Motor vehicle ultrasonic transducer for distance measurement, corresponding manufacturing method and use
    Patent number: 10274591
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic transducer (10) of the type comprising a housing (16) provided with an electrical connector (17), at least one ultrasonic transducer (15) and an electronic card (13) for controlling the transducer and which is arranged inside the housing and consists of a printed circuit board (14) on which active components (11) and passive components (12) are mounted. According to the invention, the active components include integrated active components (11) which are completely embedded in a substrate of the printed circuit board and the passive components include integrated passive components (12) which are completely embedded in the substrate. According to another feature, the active components and the passive components include surface-mounted components (7) arranged solely on one side of the printed circuit board and the transducer is mounted on an opposite side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Equipments Electriques Moteur
    Inventor: Nicolas Marier
  • MOTOR VEHICLE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT, CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD AND USE
    Publication number: 20170254885
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic transducer (10) of the type comprising a housing (16) provided with an electrical connector (17), at least one ultrasonic transducer (15) and an electronic card (13) for controlling the transducer and which is arranged inside the housing and consists of a printed circuit board (14) on which active components (11) and passive components (12) are mounted. According to the invention, the active components include integrated active components (11) which are completely embedded in a substrate of the printed circuit board and the passive components include integrated passive components (12) which are completely embedded in the substrate. According to another feature, the active components and the passive components include surface-mounted components (7) arranged solely on one side of the printed circuit board and the transducer is mounted on an opposite side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Nicolas MARIER