Patents by Inventor Pascal Miss

Pascal Miss 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: 11295878
    Abstract: A PTC thermistor module for a temperature control device may include at least one PTC thermistor element, two electrically insulating insulator plates, and a plurality of electrical conductors. The PTC thermistor element may have a flat element cross section, two opposing large outer surfaces, and two opposing small outer surfaces connecting the two large outer surfaces. The two insulator plates may be respectively connected to one of the two large outer surfaces. The plurality of electrical conductors may be configured as a plurality of electrically conductive conductor coatings, which may each be disposed on an associated insulator plate of the two insulator plates. At least one first conductor coating may be electrically connected to a first large outer surface of the two large outer surfaces. At least two second conductor coatings may be electrically connected to a second large outer surface of the two large outer surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas Edel, Gilles Magnier, Eric Marlier, Pascal Miss, Jerome Stoeckel, Falk Viehrig
  • Publication number: 20210283987
    Abstract: A heating arrangement may include at least one PTC heating device with at least one first PTC heating element. The PTC heating device includes at least one second PTC heating element that is distinct from the first PTC heating element, wherein the first and second PTC heating elements may be arranged in a through-flow direction next to one another. Alternatively, a further PTC heating device with at least one second PTC heating element that is distinct from the first PTC heating element may be provided, wherein the first and second PTC heating devices may be arranged in the through-flow direction next to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Dangelmaier, Nicolas Edel, Mathieu Hildenbrand, Marcel Huelss, Pascal Miss, Falk Viehrig, Robin Wanke, Denis Wiedmann
  • Publication number: 20210241945
    Abstract: A PTC thermistor module for a temperature control device may include at least one PTC thermistor element, two electrically insulating insulator plates, and a plurality of electrical conductors. The PTC thermistor element may have a flat element cross section, two opposing large outer surfaces, and two opposing small outer surfaces connecting the two large outer surfaces. The two insulator plates may be respectively connected to one of the two large outer surfaces. The plurality of electrical conductors may be configured as a plurality of electrically conductive conductor coatings, which may each be disposed on an associated insulator plate of the two insulator plates. At least one first conductor coating may be electrically connected to a first large outer surface of the two large outer surfaces. At least two second conductor coatings may be electrically connected to a second large outer surface of the two large outer surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Nicolas Edel, Gilles Magnier, Eric Marlier, Pascal Miss, Jerome Stoeckel, Falk Viehrig
  • Publication number: 20190335541
    Abstract: A PTC module for a temperature control device may include at least one PTC element, having a flat element cross section transverse to a longitudinal direction, and two large outer surfaces along the longitudinal direction facing away from each other, and two small outer surfaces facing away from each other and joining together the two large outer surfaces. The PTC module may also have an envelope body enclosing the PTC element at least in a circumferential direction, two electrical conductors extending in the longitudinal direction and spaced apart from each other in the flat element cross section and electrically conductively connected to the PTC element, and two electrically isolating insulator plates extending in the longitudinal direction and each of which may be connected in a heat transfer manner to one of the large outer surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Marlier, Pascal Miss, Jerome Stoeckel, Falk Viehrig
  • Publication number: 20190285361
    Abstract: A corrugated fin composite may include at least two interconnected corrugated fins each having fins arranged in a row in a transverse direction of the respective corrugated fin and which can be flown through in a longitudinal direction. The fins may have flanks running transversely to the transverse direction from an upper side of the respective corrugated fin to an underside of the respective corrugated fin, and which may be interconnected via connecting sections. A fin division of the respective corrugated fin, which may correspond to a period length of the respective corrugated fin, may be smaller than twice a fin width, which may correspond to a width of one of the connecting sections. The connecting sections may have exterior bearing surfaces, which may serve as adhesive surfaces, to which adhesive may be applied to adhere the at least two corrugated fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Gilles Magnier, Eric Marlier, Pascal Miss, Jerome Stoeckel
  • Publication number: 20180326817
    Abstract: An electric heater in particular for a heating or an air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, with a heater core having a plurality of electric heating elements having heaters and contact elements to electrically contacting the heaters, said heater core further having a plurality of radiator elements which thermally contact the heating elements, wherein the heater comprises a central portion and two lateral portions, wherein the central portion is arranged between the two lateral portions, wherein the radiator elements are thermally contacting the heater in a central portion and the contact elements are electrically contacting the heater in the lateral portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Pascal MISS, Gilles MAGNIER, Eric MARLIER
  • Patent number: 9902284
    Abstract: A heating and cooling apparatus for a battery may include a base plate in which at least one fluid path for flowing-through of at least one of a coolant and a refrigerant is provided. At least one support part may be provided, in which in each case at least one electrical heating element is provided that is thermally coupled to the base plate. The heating and cooling apparatus may include a cover plate. The base plate, the at least one support part and the cover plate may be arranged adjacent to one another along a stack direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: Mahle International GmbH, Behr France Rouffach SAS
    Inventors: Jakob Brandauer, Stefan Hirsch, Pascal Miss, Bernd Schaefer, Joachim Treier, Stephane Weingaertner
  • Patent number: 9755283
    Abstract: A heating and cooling device for a battery may include an electrically conductive base plate for thermal coupling to the battery. The base plate may include at least one fluid path for flowing through by a coolant. The device may include a carrier plate of an electrically non-conductive material, into which at least one electric heating element may be inserted. The carrier plate may be connected electrically with the electrically conductive base plate. An electrically conductive cover plate may be connected electrically with the electric heating element. The base plate, the carrier plate and the cover plate may be stacked on one another along a stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: Mahle International GmbH, Behr France Rouffach SAS
    Inventors: Stefan Hirsch, Pascal Miss, Bernd Schaefer, Joachim Treier, Stephane Weingaertner
  • Publication number: 20150090427
    Abstract: A heating and cooling apparatus for a battery may include a base plate in which at least one fluid path for flowing-through of at least one of a coolant and a refrigerant is provided. At least one support part may be provided, in which in each case at least one electrical heating element is provided that is thermally coupled to the base plate. The heating and cooling apparatus may include a cover plate. The base plate, the at least one support part and the cover plate may be arranged adjacent to one another along a stack direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Jakob Brandauer, Stefan Hirsch, Pascal Miss, Bernd Schaefer, Joachim Treier, Stephane Weingaertner
  • Publication number: 20150090426
    Abstract: A heating and cooling device for a battery may include an electrically conductive base plate for thermal coupling to the battery. The base plate may include at least one fluid path for flowing through by a coolant. The device may include a carrier plate of an electrically non-conductive material, into which at least one electric heating element may be inserted. The carrier plate may be connected electrically with the electrically conductive base plate. An electrically conductive cover plate may be connected electrically with the electric heating element. The base plate, the carrier plate and the cover plate may be stacked on one another along a stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Hirsch, Pascal Miss, Bernd Schaefer, Joachim Treier, Stephane Weingaertner
  • Patent number: 8153938
    Abstract: The invention relates to an added electrical heater (1), especially for a heating system or air conditioner of a motor vehicle. A plurality of heating elements (2) are provided which are formed by PTC elements while being fitted with at least one electrically conducting coating (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Behr France Rouffach SAS
    Inventors: Michel Brun, Geoffrey Denny, Gerard Eckerlen, Erwan Gogmos, Michael Kohl, Walter Kreuzer, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Jürgen Otto, Christophe Schmittheisler
  • Patent number: 7977605
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating assembly (1) comprising at least one PCT element, in particular for a motor vehicle, said PCT element (2) being located between two contact sheets (3, 4), which are used to make electrical contact. According to the invention, the heating assembly (1) comprises a frame (7) and at least one of the two contact sheets (3)comprises a staggered section outside the frame (7), said staggered section of the projecting part (10) of the contact sheet (3) running parallel with the remaining part (11) of said sheet (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Behr France Rouffach SAS
    Inventors: Michel Brun, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey
  • Publication number: 20100200556
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for heating an air flow, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a frame which extends substantially in a plane, at least one heating section, which is held on the frame and which can be traversed by a first, heatable partial air flow, with an electrical heating element, in particular PTC element, and with at least one flow resistance element which is arranged in the plane adjacent to the heating section and which is held on the frame and which can be traversed by a second, non-heatable partial air flow, wherein a flow means is provided on the device, by means of which flow means the two partial air flows are mixed downstream of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Erwan Gogmos, Christophe Schmittheisler, Mathieu Mougey, Pascal Miss, Michel Brun, Stephane Weingaertner, Nicolas Robin, Geoffrey Denny, Gerard Eckerlen
  • Patent number: 7759610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating assembly comprising at least one PTC element, in particular for a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the PTC element (2) is positioned between metal sheets (3, 4), which are used to make electrical contact, said sheets (3, 4) and the PTC element (2) are bonded by means of an adhesive (5) and the adhesive (5) has a minimum specific electrical resistance of 50 ohms×cm and a maximum specific electrical resistance of 500 ohms×cm. In addition, solder can be used as an alternative to the adhesive (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Behr France Rouffach SAS
    Inventors: Michel Brun, Christophe Schmittheisler, Pascal Miss, Maxime Mundel, Mathieu Mougey
  • Publication number: 20080203077
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating system (1), especially for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one PTC element and a housing (7) which contains the PTC element and through which the air to be heated flows. The invention heating system also comprising a heating control device (3) which is at least partially arranged in the housing (7) and comprises at least one cooling body (6) arranged in the air stream of the air to be heated. A blower control device (5) is arranged in the housing (7), next to the heating control deice (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: BEHR FRANCE ROUFFACH SAS
    Inventors: Michel Brun, Geoffrey Denny, Gerard Eckerlen, Erwan Gogmos, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Nicolas Robin, Christophe Schmittheisler
  • Patent number: 7399948
    Abstract: A heating unit having a PTC element, in particular for a motor vehicle, with corrugated fins (6) arranged around the PTC element (2) for improved transfer of heat to air flowing through the heating unit. The heating unit has a plastic frame (7) which is of two-part design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Behr France S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Michel Brun, Christophe Schmittheisler, Pascal Miss, Maxime Mundel, Yannick Papi, Mathieu Mougey
  • Patent number: 7394044
    Abstract: A device for exchanging heat for motor vehicles, having at least one first component connected to an electrical power supply and whose temperature varies dependent on current flowing through the component, at least one second component including at least one first and at least one second part element each of which are at least indirectly conductively connected to the first component, wherein at least one part element includes a first connecting means and at least one electrical contact means which is at least indirectly conductively connected to at least one part element of at least one second component and serves to connect an electrical power supply wherein the contact means includes at least one second connecting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Behr France Rouffach SAS
    Inventors: Michel Brun, Maxime Mundel, Pascal Miss, Stèphane Jaoaen, Christophe Schmittheisler, Mathieu Mougey, Jean-Blaise Hils, Claude Lengert
  • Publication number: 20080135535
    Abstract: The invention relates to an added electrical heater (1), especially for a heating system or air conditioner of a motor vehicle. A plurality of heating elements (2) are provided which are formed by PTC elements while being fitted with at least one electrically conducting coating (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Michel Brun, Geoffrey Denny, Gerard Eckerlen, Erwan Gogmos, Michael Kohl, Walter Kreuzer, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Jurgen Otto, Christophe Schmittheisler
  • Publication number: 20080116194
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controller for an electric auxiliary heater (1) of a motor vehicle air-conditioning system. The controller comprises a power supply cable (2), which provides energy and comprises a control cable for transmitting control signals to a regulator (5) for regulating the auxiliary heater (1). The invention is characterized in that the power supply cable (2) is also the control cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: BEHR FRANCE S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Michel Brun, Jean-Luc Delamarche, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Maxime Mundel, Christophe Schmittheisler
  • Patent number: 7361868
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrical heating device, especially for motor vehicles, including a closed frame (2) which include rails (3, 4) and cross rails (5, 6), heating elements (7) which include elements made of electrically conductive plastic layers (18) having PCT effect, which are arranged between contact plates (15, 16), heat-conducting secondary surface elements (8) that can be overflown by air and at least one electrically conductive spring element (9), wherein the heating elements (7) and the secondary surface elements (8) are alternatingly arranged next to one another and are braced against each other by the rails (3, 4) and a spring element (9) placed centrally which replaces the secondary surface element (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Behr France S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Jürgen Otto, Michel Brun, Yannik Laumonnerie, Grégory Lucas, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Christophe Schmittheisler