Patents by Inventor Sally Dagher

Sally Dagher 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: 11718150
    Abstract: A HVAC system (100) includes a housing (10) with at least one first inlet (20) and at least one second inlet (30) formed thereon, at least one first door (20a), at least one second door (30a) and an intermediate door (40). The first inlet (20) and the second inlet (30) is for ingress of a first fluid stream and a second fluid stream inside the housing (10). The first door (20a) and the second door (30a) moves with respect to the first inlet (20) and the second inlet (30) respectively to define an open configuration, a closed configuration and a partially open configuration thereof. The intermediate door (40) is disposed between the first inlet (20) and the second inlet (30) and moves between a deployed and an un-deployed configuration to respectively disrupt and allow fluid flow there across. The intermediate door (40) is a sliding door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl Buckman, Darshan Parikh, Sally Dagher, Steven Marshall, Richard Sikorski
  • Publication number: 20220379685
    Abstract: A HVAC system (100) includes a housing (10) with at least one first inlet (20) and at least one second inlet (30) formed thereon, at least one first door (20a), at least one second door (30a) and an intermediate door (40). The first inlet (20) and the second inlet (30) is for ingress of a first fluid stream and a second fluid stream inside the housing (10). The first door (20a) and the second door (30a) moves with respect to the first inlet (20) and the second inlet (30) respectively to define an open configuration, a closed configuration and a partially open configuration thereof. The intermediate door (40) is disposed between the first inlet (20) and the second inlet (30) and moves between a deployed and an un-deployed configuration to respectively disrupt and allow fluid flow there across. The intermediate door (40) is a sliding door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl Buckman, Darshan Parikh, Sally Dagher, Steven Marshall, Richard Sikorski
  • Patent number: 11458813
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) assembly for managing air mixing door kinematics of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The assembly includes a first door configured for allowing passage of a first air flow, a second door configured for allowing passage of a second air flow, obtaining means configured to obtain a temperature command indicating a target temperature for a passenger cabin, identifying means configured to identify a pattern of non-linear door kinematics for mixing the first air flow and the second air flow based on the temperature command, coordinating means configured to coordinate the non-linear door kinematics between the first door and the second door, and mixing means configured to mix the first air flow and the second air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Sikorski, Darshan Parikh, Sally Dagher, Steven Marshall
  • Publication number: 20220055444
    Abstract: A Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning unit for a vehicle is provided. The HVAC unit comprises a housing, a first inlet, a second inlet first flap, and a third door. The first flap having a first door and a second door, attached to the first inlet. The first door is angularly movable with respect to the second door and adapted to move between a first position and a second position to open and close the first inlet. Further, the second door is angularly movable with respect to the first door and adapted to move between the first position and a third position to open and close air passage between the first inlet and the second inlet. The third door rotatably connected in the second inlet, and is movable between a closed position where the second inlet is closed and at least partially open position where the second inlet is partially open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl Buckman, Darshan Parikh, Sally Dagher, Steven Hruska, Nestor Ismael Varela Santoyo, Philippe Pierres
  • Patent number: 11241931
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) assembly for supplying different mixed air flows simultaneously is disclosed. The assembly includes first blend kinematics configured for allowing passage of a first air flow, second blend kinematics configured for allowing passage of a second air flow, obtaining means configured to obtain a temperature command indicating a target temperature for two different locations outside the HVAC assembly, identifying means configured to identify a pattern for the first blend kinematics and the second blend kinematics for modifying the first air flow and the second air flow based on the temperature command, and coordinating means configured to coordinate each of the first blend kinematics and the second blend kinematics simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Marshall, Darshan Parikh, Steven Hruska, Sally Dagher, Richard Sikorski
  • Publication number: 20210188035
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) assembly for supplying different mixed air flows simultaneously is disclosed. The assembly includes first blend kinematics configured for allowing passage of a first air flow, second blend kinematics configured for allowing passage of a second air flow, obtaining means configured to obtain a temperature command indicating a target temperature for two different locations outside the HVAC assembly, identifying means configured to identify a pattern for the first blend kinematics and the second blend kinematics for modifying the first air flow and the second air flow based on the temperature command, and coordinating means configured to coordinate each of the first blend kinematics and the second blend kinematics simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Marshall, Darshan Parikh, Steven Hruska, Sally Dagher, Richard Sikorski
  • Publication number: 20210170830
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) assembly for managing air mixing door kinematics of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The assembly includes a first door configured for allowing passage of a first air flow, a second door configured for allowing passage of a second air flow, obtaining means configured to obtain a temperature command indicating a target temperature for a passenger cabin, identifying means configured to identify a pattern of non-linear door kinematics for mixing the first air flow and the second air flow based on the temperature command, coordinating means configured to coordinate the non-linear door kinematics between the first door and the second door, and mixing means configured to mix the first air flow and the second air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Sikorski, Darshan Parikh, Sally Dagher, Steven Marshall
  • Publication number: 20210122214
    Abstract: A method for smart heating and Recirculation Air Management (RAM) using an HVAC assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The method involves obtaining a first air pressure at a first fresh air inlet configured for allowing passage of fresh air in proportion to a first degree of aperture of the first fresh air inlet and the first air pressure, obtaining a second air pressure at a first recycled air inlet configured for allowing passage of recycled air in proportion to a second degree of aperture of the first recycled air inlet and the second air pressure, identifying a required mixed air pressure based on a combination of the first air pressure and the second air pressure, and dynamically modifying the first and second degrees of aperture to obtain the required mixed air pressure which remains constant regardless of parameters associated with the inside passenger cabin of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl Buckman, Darshan Parikh, Sally Dagher, Steve Hrouska, Nestor Isamael Varela Santoyo, Philippe Pierres