Patents by Inventor Thomas Partarrieu

Thomas Partarrieu 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: 11712983
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety system for a vehicle seat in a commercial vehicle operating a vehicle seat motion actuation when the commercial vehicle is about to collide with an obstacle, comprising: —at least one actuator unit that comprises at least one seat actuator to move the vehicle seat from a driving position to a safety position—at least one control unit connected to said actuator unit to control the at least one seat actuator—at least one proximity sensor connected to said control unit and configured to detect an obstacle before the commercial vehicle collides it wherein the control unit, upon receiving an imminent and unavoidable collision alert signal from the proximity sensor, controls the at least one seat actuator to move the vehicle seat to the safety position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Raphaël Ribero, Thomas Partarrieu
  • Patent number: 11667216
    Abstract: A safety system for a vehicle seat in a commercial vehicle operating a vehicle seat motion actuation when the commercial vehicle is colliding with an obstacle, comprising: —at least one actuator unit that comprises at least one seat actuator to move the vehicle seat from a driving position to a safety position—at least one control unit connected to said actuator unit to control the at least one seat actuator—at least one proximity sensor connected to said control unit and configured to detect an obstacle before the commercial vehicle collides it characterized in that the control unit is provided with a calculator device retrieving specific data (Dw, Dw?, Ds, Do) to determine the requested seat's motion speed profile and the requested seat's motion triggering moment to control, upon receiving an imminent and unavoidable collision alert signal from the proximity sensor, the at least one seat actuator to move the vehicle seat to the safety position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Raphaël Ribero, Thomas Partarrieu
  • Patent number: 11628750
    Abstract: A safety system for a vehicle seat in a commercial vehicle operating a vehicle seat motion actuation when the commercial vehicle is colliding with an obstacle, comprising: —at least one actuator unit that comprises at least one seat actuator to move the vehicle seat from a driving position to a safety position—at least one control unit connected to said actuator unit to control the at least one seat actuator—at least one proximity sensor connected to said control unit and configured to detect an obstacle before the commercial vehicle collides it characterized in that the control unit is provided with a calculator device retrieving specific data (Dw, Dw?, Ds, Do) to determine the requested seat's motion speed profile and the requested seat's motion triggering moment to control, upon receiving an imminent and unavoidable collision alert signal from the proximity sensor, the at least one seat actuator to move the vehicle seat to the safety position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Raphaël Ribero, Thomas Partarrieu
  • Publication number: 20220203932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a functionality limiting system (110) for a motorized vehicle (100) provided with a motion system, comprising: first sensor means (101) adapted to sense if the power is on and providing a first sensing signal; second sensor means (102a-102d) adapted to sense one or several operational parameters relative to at least one part of the vehicle (100) and providing a second sensing signal; deactivation means (103) adapted to verify if a deactivation condition is met and providing a deactivation signal; a control unit (104) in communication with the first and second sensor means (101; 102a-102d) and the deactivation means (103), the control unit (104) receiving said first and second sensing signals and said deactivation signal, the control unit (104) being adapted to control the speed and/or the power supplied by the motion system in response to said first and second sensing signals and said deactivation signal, in such a manner that said speed and/or said power is limited in an activated mo
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick MARTIN, Thomas PARTARRIEU, Cedric MAZAUFROY, Philemon CHAVRIER
  • Publication number: 20220048406
    Abstract: A safety system for a vehicle seat in a commercial vehicle operating a vehicle seat motion actuation when the commercial vehicle is colliding with an obstacle, comprising: at least one actuator unit that comprises at least one seat actuator to move the vehicle seat from a driving position to a safety position at least one control unit connected to said actuator unit to control the at least one N seat actuator at least one proximity sensor connected to said control unit and configured to detect an obstacle before the commercial vehicle collides it characterized in that the control unit is provided with a calculator device retrieving specific data (Dw, Dw?, Ds, Do) to determine the requested seats motion speed profile and the requested seats motion triggering moment to control, upon receiving an imminent and unavoidable collision alert signal from the proximity sensor, the at least one seat actuator to move the vehicle seat to the safety position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Raphaël Ribero, Thomas Partarrieu
  • Publication number: 20220048407
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety system for a vehicle seat in a commercial vehicle operating a vehicle seat motion actuation when the commercial vehicle is about to collide with an obstacle, comprising: —at least one actuator unit that comprises at least one seat actuator to move the vehicle seat from a driving position to a safety position—at least one control unit connected to said actuator unit to control the at least one seat actuator—at least one proximity sensor connected to said control unit and configured to detect an obstacle before the commercial vehicle collides it wherein the control unit, upon receiving an imminent and unavoidable collision alert signal from the proximity sensor, controls the at least one seat actuator to move the vehicle seat to the safety position
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Raphaël Ribero, Thomas Partarrieu