Patents by Inventor Pascale Petitjean

Pascale Petitjean 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: 6749656
    Abstract: The invention concerns a heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning device comprising at least an air distribution channel having a downstream end, and at least an air diffusing element arranged at said one downstream end. The invention is characterized in that the air diffusing element (1) comprises a support (11) provided with through orifices (17) and covered over at least one of its faces with a material (12, 16), having air resistance ranged between 10 N.s.m−3 and 180 N.s.m−3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignees: Valeo Climatisation, Rieter Technologies A.G.
    Inventors: Carine Paumier, Pascale Petitjean, Didier Loup, Jean Casulli, Emmanuel Reymond, Marc Saget, Jean Philippe Thome
  • Patent number: 6709327
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for reducing preheating time and for homogenizing temperatures in a passenger compartment, for example of a motor vehicle, wherein the preheating dynamics is improved, which consists in adjusting soft air diffusion air speed in an optimized range of values. In one embodiment, the air circulating device comprises at least a ventilator (8) and at least a soft air diffusion conduit (2), having at its open end an air permeable panel (4) which ensures a soft air diffusion in the passenger compartment. The invention is characterized in that the ventilator, the conduit (2) and the panel (4) are dimensioned so that, at maximum ventilated air flow rate, the diffused air speed ranges between 2 and 5 m/s. The device further comprises at least a ventilation conduit (3), said conduit being dimensioned so that, at maximum air flow blown by the ventilator, the air speed at the ventilating nozzles substantially ranges between 2 m/s and 10 m/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Valeo Climatisation
    Inventors: Gilles Elliot, Pascale Petitjean, Carine Paumier, Guillaume Foury
  • Patent number: 6666760
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for delivering ventilation air to the front of the cabin (6) of a motor vehicle, this ventilation air being delivered by a delivery box (11) of a heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning unit, said device comprising at least one ventilation pipe (9) supplying at least one air vent (16a, 16b, 17a, 17b) provided in the dashboard (1), said ventilation pipe (9) being formed in a delivery module (8) which runs transversely under the upper face (2) of the dashboard (1), and splitting downstream in the direction of flow of the ventilation air into at least one “gentle” ventilation pipe (13) which opens onto the, upper face (2) of the dashboard (1) via ventilation orifices (14) of large cross section and into at least one “forced” ventilation pipe (15) which supplies at least one air vent (16a, 16b, 17a, 17b) of small cross section arranged on the dashboard (1) facing the cabin (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Valeo Climatisation
    Inventors: Gilles Elliot, Pascale Petitjean, Carine Paumier
  • Publication number: 20030145567
    Abstract: The invention concerns a heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning device comprising at least an air distribution channel having a downstream end, and at least an air diffusing element arranged at said one downstream end. The invention is characterised in that the air diffusing element (1) comprises a support (11) provided with through orifices (17) and covered over at least one of its faces with a material (12, 16), having air resistance ranging between 10 N.s.m −3 and 180 N.s.m−3 .
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Carine Paumier, Pascale Petitjean, Didier Loup, Jean Casulli, Emmauel Reymond, Marc Saget, Jean Philippe Thome
  • Patent number: 6508701
    Abstract: The air conditioning installation has air treatment and distribution means in a housing with air outlets on an upper face. De-icing and central aeration ducts are in an oblong diffusion unit above the upper face of the housing and under the upper fascia of the dashboard. This upper fascia has a diffusing surface in excess of 1.5 dm2 and preferably in excess of 2.5 dm2. In an embodiment, the diffusing surface is produced by multiple perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Valeo Climatosation
    Inventors: Guillaume Foury, Carine Paumier, Gilles Elliot, Didier Loup, Pascale Petitjean
  • Publication number: 20020164941
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for delivering ventilation air to the front of the cabin (6) of a motor vehicle, this ventilation air being delivered by a delivery box (11) of a heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning unit, said device comprising at least one ventilation pipe (9) supplying at least one air vent (16a, 16b, 17a, 17b) provided in the dashboard (1), said ventilation pipe (9) being formed in a delivery module (8) which runs transversely under the upper face (2) of the dashboard (1), and splitting downstream in the direction of flow of the ventilation air into at least one “gentle” ventilation pipe (13) which opens onto the, upper face (2) of the dashboard (1) via ventilation orifices (14) of large cross section and into at least one “forced” ventilation pipe (15) which supplies at least one air vent (16a, 16b, 17a, 17b) of small cross section arranged on the dashboard (1) facing the cabin (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: VALEO CLIMATISATION
    Inventors: Gilles Elliot, Pascale Petitjean, Carine Paumier
  • Publication number: 20020160706
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for reducing preheating time and for homogenizing temperatures in a passenger compartment, for example of a motor vehicle, wherein the preheating dynamics is improved, which consists in adjusting soft air diffusion air speed in an optimised range of values. In one embodiment, the air circulating device comprises at least a ventilator (8) and at least a soft air diffusion conduit (2), having at its open end an air permeable panel (4) which ensures a soft air diffusion in the passenger compartment. The invention is characterised in that the ventilator, the conduit (2) and the panel (4) are dimensioned so that, at maximum ventilated air flow rate the diffused air speed ranges between 2 and 5 m/s. The device further comprises at least a ventilation conduit (3), said conduit being dimensioned so that, at maximum air flow blown by the ventilator, the air speed at the ventilating nozzles substantially ranges between 2 m/s and 10 m/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Gilles Elliot, Pascale Petitjean, Carine Paumier, Guillaume Foury
  • Patent number: 6332330
    Abstract: A heating and/or air conditioning device for a motor-vehicle passenger compartment has an air-inlet chamber and a blower for installation in a rear part of the vehicle, a treatment and distribution device for installation in a front part of the passenger compartment), and a connecting duct for connecting the blower to the treatment and distribution device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Valeo Climatisation
    Inventors: Didier Loup, Carine Paumier, Naji Said, Pascale Petitjean
  • Publication number: 20010021636
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning device includes an air-distribution channel having a downstream end, and an air-diffusion element at the downstream end. The air-diffusion element includes a support with through-apertures, covered on at least one of its faces with a material, having an air resistance lying between 10 N.s.m−3 and 180 N.s.m−3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: Carine Paumier, Pascale Petitjean, Didier Loup