Patents by Inventor Radu-George Bute

Radu-George Bute 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).

  • Publication number: 20240383446
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning system for cleaning a detection surface of a sensor. The cleaning system includes a cleaning device with a plurality of nozzles, which are configured to deposit droplets of liquid on an acceleration surface situated upstream of the detection surface, a reservoir connected to the cleaning device and configured to store the liquid, and an acceleration device that accelerates the movement of the droplets of liquid from the acceleration surface onto the detection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Frederic BRETAGNOL, Radu-george BUTE
  • Publication number: 20240317186
    Abstract: Cleaning device for an optical element designed to equip a motor vehicle, the cleaning device having a base configured to be arranged on at least one of the sides of the lens of the optical element, the base comprising an air duct circulating a jet of air between an air intake and an air outlet arranged inside the base, the air outlet projecting from the base and forming a first air ejection nozzle arranged on the periphery of the lens of the optical element and configured to project a jet of air onto the surface of the lens. A pipe for liquid, coupled to the base, circulates a cleaning liquid between an inlet and an outlet for liquid, the outlet for liquid projecting from the base and forming a second liquid ejection nozzle arranged on the periphery of the lens of the optical element and configured to project a jet of cleaning liquid onto the surface of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Radu-George Bute
  • Publication number: 20240101071
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning device (10) for an environment recognition device (100) of a vehicle, the environment recognition device (100) comprising a sensor (104) having a vision window (106) to be cleaned, wherein the cleaning device (10) comprises at least one first cleaning element (12) designed as a spray nozzle (14) for applying a cleaning liquid (1) to the surface of the vision window (106), and comprising at least one second cleaning element (32) designed as a nozzle for generating compressed air that acts on the vision window (106).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Radu-George Bute
  • Publication number: 20230100226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning device (1) for a detection system (2) in a vehicle, comprising an air circuit (4) and a liquid circuit (7) configured to spray air and liquid on the detection system (2), the cleaning device (1) comprising a first chamber (6) and a second chamber (9). The first chamber (6) is configured to be filled by one of air and liquid, whereas the second chamber (9) is configured to be filled by the other one of said air and liquid. The total volume of the first and second chambers (6, 9) is fixed, and the cleaning device (1) is configured to vary the volume of one of the first and second chambers (6, 9) so as to change the pressure in the other one of the first and second chambers (6, 9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Radu-George Bute, Ralf Beuchle