Patents by Inventor RODOLPHE VALLEE

RODOLPHE VALLEE 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).

  • Anti-drain valve assembly with integrated fixation function
    Patent number: 10539243
    Abstract: An anti-drain valve for a plate cooler has a plastic housing having a generally cylindrical outer wall with open ends, and an inner support structure integrally formed therewith, and with a valve seat. A piston is located within the support structure and axially movable toward and away from the valve seat. A biasing member biases the piston toward the valve seat. A resilient sealing element provides a seal between the housing and the base plate. The outer wall has first and second portions, the first portion including a plurality of inwardly bendable detents defined by slots through the outer wall for attaching the valve to the base plate of the plate cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Dana Canada Corporation
    Inventors: Rodolphe Vallee, Bernhard Ollier, Mathias Perus
  • ANTI-DRAIN VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED FIXATION FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20180238458
    Abstract: An anti-drain valve for a plate cooler has a plastic housing having a generally cylindrical outer wall with open ends, and an inner support structure integrally formed therewith, and with a valve seat. A piston is located within the support structure and axially movable toward and away from the valve seat. A biasing member biases the piston toward the valve seat. A resilient sealing element provides a seal between the housing and the base plate. The outer wall has first and second portions, the first portion including a plurality of inwardly bendable detents defined by slots through the outer wall for attaching the valve to the base plate of the plate cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: DANA CANADA CORPORATION
    Inventors: RODOLPHE VALLEE, BERNHARD OLLIER, MATHIAS PERUS