Patents by Inventor Pierre Renaud
Pierre Renaud 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).
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Patent number: 11976796Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a cavity, at least one illumination source arranged in the cavity, and at least one detection system which is arranged in the cavity and includes an emitter and/or a receiver designed to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves in a predetermined wavelength range. The lighting device includes a trim arranged in the cavity and behind which the emitter and/or the receiver of the detection system are arranged. The trim includes an interference filter which is transparent in transmission at wavelengths in the predetermined wavelength range and is reflective for the wavelengths transmitted in the visible spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Alexandre Joerg, Pierre Renaud
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Patent number: 11958401Abstract: The invention relates to a light element of a vehicle with at least one light source configured to emit light rays, a reflective layer. With a pattern made wholly or partly in the reflective layer. The light element further including an optical element configured to project the light rays from the at least one light source towards the reflective layer. With a dark layer extending along the optical element on the side opposite the reflective layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Christophe Grard, Pierre Renaud, Gregory Planche
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Publication number: 20240012098Abstract: A vehicle assembly including a radar sensor configured to emit radar waves over a range of wavelengths with an arrangement of layers placed opposite the radar sensor, including a first subset of layers configured to perform an optical function, each layer having a refractive index and a thickness, and a second subset of layers configured to provide protection for the first set of layers, each layer having a refractive index and a thickness. The total thickness of the second subset of layers is dimensioned so that the total thickness of the arrangement of layers is equal to m times a wavelength of the range divided by twice the equivalent refractive index of the first subset of layers and of the second subset of layers, times the cosine of a refracted angle corresponding to the angle of incidence of the radar waves, where m is an integer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre ALBOU, Pierre RENAUD
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Publication number: 20240012137Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle assembly including a radar sensor configured to emit radar waves over a range of wavelengths, a luminous module. The luminous module including a sub-layer and a layer of patterns forming a sub-wavelength structured dielectric element with a repetition period of the patterns that is less than a quarter of a wavelength of the range, with the total thickness of the luminous module is equal to m times a wavelength of the range, the whole being divided by twice the equivalent refractive index of the sub-layer and of the layer of patterns, times the cosine of a refracted angle corresponding to an angle of incidence of the radar waves, where m is an integer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre ALBOU, Pierre RENAUD
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Publication number: 20240012099Abstract: A vehicle assembly including a radar sensor configured to emit radar waves, an arrangement of layers including a primary layer, placed opposite the radar sensor and having an input surface for the radar waves, a secondary layer including at least one relief, with the secondary layer being adjacent to the primary layer and including a primary junction surface with the primary layer and a secondary junction surface with an adjacent tertiary layer, with the tertiary layer including a radar wave output surface parallel to the input surface, the primary layer, the secondary layer and the tertiary layer having a primary refractive index, a secondary refractive index and a tertiary refractive index.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre ALBOU, Pierre RENAUD, Lucas PERDRIX
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Publication number: 20230243961Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle assembly for a vehicle, with the vehicle assembly including a radar sensor configured to transmit/receive radar waves. The radar sensor being placed facing a layer assembly. The layer assembly includes at least two dielectric layers, these dielectric layers including a primary layer and a secondary layer separated by a layer of air. The layer of air has a thickness equal to (m3×(?/2))/cos(?3), with ?3 an angle of incidence of exiting reflected waves striking the secondary layer and m3=1, . . . to N, N being an integer, the exiting reflected waves deriving from radar waves transmitted by the radar sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre RENAUD, Pierre ALBOU
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Publication number: 20230051331Abstract: The invention relates to a light element of a vehicle with at least one light source configured to emit light rays, a reflective layer. With a pattern made wholly or partly in the reflective layer. The light element further including an optical element configured to project the light rays from the at least one light source towards the reflective layer. With a dark layer extending along the optical element on the side opposite the reflective layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Christophe GRARD, Pierre RENAUD, Gregory PLANCHE
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Publication number: 20230048569Abstract: The invention is related to an automotive lighting device (10) comprising a light source (1) configured to emit light in a light direction (dl), a sensor (2) and a cover (3). The sensor (2) is configured to acquire information outside the lighting device by emitting a wave in a sensor direction (d2), the wavelength of the wave being comprised between 1 mm and 1 cm. The cover (3) comprises a first portion (31) located in the light direction and a second portion (32) located in the sensor direction, the second portion (32) comprising a sensor region (33) having a refractive index and a thickness which is comprised between 0.8 and 1.2 times an ideal thickness, the ideal thickness being equal to a natural number multiplied by the wavelength and divided by two times the refractive index.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre RENAUD, Alexandre JOERG
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Publication number: 20220373148Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a cavity, at least one illumination source arranged in the cavity, and at least one detection system which is arranged in the cavity and includes an emitter and/or a receiver designed to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves in a predetermined wavelength range. The lighting device includes a trim arranged in the cavity and behind which the emitter and/or the receiver of the detection system are arranged. The trim includes an interference filter which is transparent in transmission at wavelengths in the predetermined wavelength range and is reflective for the wavelengths transmitted in the visible spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Alexandre JOERG, Pierre RENAUD
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Publication number: 20220342079Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle including at least one light source, at least one sensor configured to acquire information outside the vehicle based on infrared. A cover including a first portion covers the at least one light source and a second portion that is opaque to visible light and to infrared. The cover further includes a third portion that is opaque to visible light and transparent to infrared, substantially centered on said at least one sensor and integrated into the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre RENAUD, Gregory PLANCHE, Anthony LOZANO, Alexandre JOERG
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Patent number: 11435046Abstract: Lighting module of a lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle including at least one light source positioned on a source support, an optical element comprising an input face which receives light rays emitted by said at least one light source and is positioned facing the latter, and a frame supporting the optical element and fastened to said source support. The optical element has at least one stud having a free end projecting towards the source support, said at least one stud being made of the same material as the optical element and being in direct or indirect contact with the source support when the lighting module is assembled.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre Renaud, Benoit Delande
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Publication number: 20210348732Abstract: Lighting module of a lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle including at least one light source positioned on a source support, an optical element comprising an input face which receives light rays emitted by said at least one light source and is positioned facing the latter, and a frame supporting the optical element and fastened to said source support. The optical element has at least one stud having a free end projecting towards the source support, said at least one stud being made of the same material as the optical element and being in direct or indirect contact with the source support when the lighting module is assembled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre RENAUD, Benoit DELANDE
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Patent number: 11028990Abstract: A single-piece optical vehicle part comprising: a plurality of entrance dioptric interfaces and/or a plurality of exit dioptric interfaces; at least one junction between two adjacent entrance dioptric interfaces and/or at least one junction between two adjacent exit dioptric interfaces. The junction between two adjacent entrance dioptric interfaces and/or the junction between two adjacent exit dioptric interfaces has a structural modification allowing light to be absorbed and/or scattered.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre Renaud, Alexandre Joerg, Francois Gratecap, Yves Gromfeld
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Patent number: 10845017Abstract: A luminous motor-vehicle module intended to generate a light beam that projects forward an image. The image comprises at least one horizontal row of pixels. The luminous module is arranged so that a first pixel of the horizontal row of pixels comprises a lower end and/or an upper end that are/is vertically offset with respect to a lower end and/or an upper end of a second pixel of the same row, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre Renaud, Alexandre Joerg
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Patent number: 10677408Abstract: An optical module for a motor vehicle including a first optical element including light guides and a projection optic arranged at a distance from the first optical element and having a longitudinal optical axis. The light guides are aligned in a series, perpendicular to the longitudinal optical axis and in a transverse direction, and they include first light guides and second light guides. The first light guides are arranged successively with respect to each other by being interposed between the second light guides, the first light guides each having a transverse dimension less than the equivalent transverse dimension of each of the second light guides. The first light guides are predominantly offset transversely with respect to the longitudinal optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre Renaud, Alexandre Joerg
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Publication number: 20200080699Abstract: A single-piece optical vehicle part comprising: a plurality of entrance dioptric interfaces and/or a plurality of exit dioptric interfaces; at least one junction between two adjacent entrance dioptric interfaces and/or at least one junction between two adjacent exit dioptric interfaces. The junction between two adjacent entrance dioptric interfaces and/or the junction between two adjacent exit dioptric interfaces has a structural modification allowing light to be absorbed and/or scattered.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre RENAUD, Alexandre JOERG, Francois GRATECAP, Yves GROMFELD
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Publication number: 20200032973Abstract: A luminous motor-vehicle module intended to generate a light beam that projects forward an image. The image comprises at least one horizontal row of pixels. The luminous module is arranged so that a first pixel of the horizontal row of pixels comprises a lower end and/or an upper end that are/is vertically offset with respect to a lower end and/or an upper end of a second pixel of the same row, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre RENAUD, Alexandre JOERG
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Patent number: 10511136Abstract: The invention relates to a light module including a semiconductor laser element emitting a laser beam in a first cone of light, a photoluminescent element, and an optical means for transforming the light coming from the photoluminescent element into an exit light beam. The optical means has a guiding portion arranged to guide at least a portion of the light emitted in the first cone of light into a second cone of light and a device for detection of incident light. The light module comprises a means of deviation designed to deviate the light of the second cone of light toward a third cone of light directed toward the detection device arranged outside of the second cone of light.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventor: Pierre Renaud
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Publication number: 20190219241Abstract: An optical module for a motor vehicle including a first optical element including light guides and a projection optic arranged at a distance from the first optical element and having a longitudinal optical axis. The light guides are aligned in a series, perpendicular to the longitudinal optical axis and in a transverse direction, and they include first light guides and second light guides. The first light guides are arranged successively with respect to each other by being interposed between the second light guides, the first light guides each having a transverse dimension less than the equivalent transverse dimension of each of the second light guides. The first light guides are predominantly offset transversely with respect to the longitudinal optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre RENAUD, Alexandre JOERG
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Patent number: RE49327Abstract: The present invention relates to a support for a light source of a lighting device of a motor vehicle, including a zone for positioning the light source, referencing elements with respect to three given mutually transverse axes, one of the referencing elements, termed a referencing element with two portions, a first portion extending along or parallel to a first axis of the three given axes, and a second portion extending transversely relative to this first given axis.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: David Dorn, Christophe Cherreau, Pierre Renaud, Silas Bakary-Gando, Laurent Garrouste