Patents by Inventor Thomas SOMMIER

Thomas SOMMIER 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: 11840950
    Abstract: A purification device includes a tubular shell having an inner surface and an electric heating member housed in the tubular shell. The heating member comprises a heating element made of an electrically conductive material which is permeable to exhaust gases. The device also includes an attachment of the heating element directly on the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Ottaviani, Thomas Sommier, Yannick Fourcaudot, Ting Feng
  • Publication number: 20230307865
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical connector comprising an electrical conductor, an electrical insulator surrounding the electrical conductor, and a housing surrounding the electrical insulator. A ring surrounds the electrical insulator, and is arranged in an extension of the housing, longitudinally at an end of the electrical insulator and longitudinally spaced from the housing by a length at least equal to one times a thickness of the electrical insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas SOMMIER, David ZAHND
  • Patent number: 11767814
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heating device includes a housing and a heating element arranged in the housing for heating exhaust gases flowing through the housing. The heating element comprises a first and a second connecting region. A power source for supplying electricity to the heating element, comprises a first connecting element, connected to the first connecting region of the heating element, and intended to supply the heating element (18) with electricity, and a second connecting element. The electrical power source comprises a third connecting element that comprises an electrical connector, electrically connecting the second connecting element to the second connecting region of the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: FAURECIA SYSTEMES D'ECHAPPEMENT
    Inventors: Ting Feng, Christophe Basso, Alain Mercier, Thomas Ferrier, Gaetan Richard, Thomas Sommier
  • Patent number: 11746683
    Abstract: A heating member for a vehicle exhaust gas purification device comprises an electrically conductive peripheral frame having an inner edge, a central support arranged substantially at a geometric centre of the inner edge, and a perforated heating grid formed of a plurality of elongate heating elements each having first and second ends opposite one another. The first end is linked to the electrically conductive peripheral frame and the second end is linked to the central support. Each elongate heating element occupies a respective angular sector of the perforated heating grid, and is arranged in zigzag manner within that angular sector so as to form a succession of strands connected by nodes and being linked by the nodes to the elongate heating elements occupying neighbouring angular sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Sommier, Matthieu Riverain, Nicolas Tur, Sébastien Hanauer, Vincent Lebourgeois
  • Publication number: 20220220876
    Abstract: A purification device includes a tubular shell having an inner surface and an electric heating member housed in the tubular shell. The heating member comprises a heating element made of an electrically conductive material which is permeable to exhaust gases; The device also includes an attachment of the heating element directly on the inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Eric OTTAVIANI, Thomas SOMMIER, Yannick FOURCAUDOT, Ting FENG
  • Patent number: 11352925
    Abstract: A heating element for a vehicle exhaust gas purification device is provided and is to be disposed in an exhaust gas duct. The heating element extends around a central axis. and comprises a central support defined around the central axis, a heating grid extending radially around the central support, and a liaison element. The liaison element comprises a plurality of mounting brackets comprising at least a first part connecting the mounting brackets to the heating grid, at least a second part connecting the bracket to the duct, intended to be directly or indirectly attached to the duct, and at least one intermediate section connecting the first connecting part to the second connecting part. The connecting element is at least partially radially flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Sommier, Matthieu Riverain, Marc Leroux, Sébastien Hanauer
  • Publication number: 20220154617
    Abstract: A heating member for a vehicle exhaust gas purification device comprises an electrically conductive peripheral frame having an inner edge, a central support arranged substantially at a geometric centre of the inner edge, and a perforated heating grid formed of a plurality of elongate heating elements each having first and second ends opposite one another. The first end is linked to the electrically conductive peripheral frame and the second end is linked to the central support. Each elongate heating element occupies a respective angular sector of the perforated heating grid, and is arranged in zigzag manner within that angular sector so as to form a succession of strands connected by nodes and being linked by the nodes to the elongate heating elements occupying neighbouring angular sectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas SOMMIER, Matthieu RIVERAIN, Nicolas TUR, Sébastien HANAUER, Vincent LEBOURGEOIS
  • Patent number: 11174771
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device comprises a first heating element made from an electrically conductive material, a second heating element made from an electrically conductive material, and a power supply configured to circulate an electric current in the first heating element and in the second heating element. The power supply comprises a first electrode electrically connected to the first heating element and a second electrode electrically connected to the second heating element. The heating device includes a substrate extending between the first heating element and the second heating element, and a connecting element electrically connecting the first heating element and the second heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Sommier, Marc Leroux, Sébastien Hanauer, Catherine Guyard
  • Publication number: 20210301701
    Abstract: A heating element for a vehicle exhaust gas purification device is provided and is to be disposed in an exhaust gas duct. The heating element extends around a central axis. and comprises a central support defined around the central axis, a heating grid extending radially around the central support, and a liaison element. The liaison element comprises a plurality of mounting brackets comprising at least a first part connecting the mounting brackets to the heating grid, at least a second part connecting the bracket to the duct, intended to be directly or indirectly attached to the duct, and at least one intermediate section connecting the first connecting part to the second connecting part. The connecting element is at least partially radially flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas SOMMIER, Matthieu RIVERAIN, Marc LEROUX, Sébastien HANAUER
  • Publication number: 20210301767
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heating device includes a housing and a heating element arranged in the housing for heating exhaust gases flowing through the housing. The heating element comprises a first and a second connecting region. A power source for supplying electricity to the heating element, comprises a first connecting element, connected to the first connecting region of the heating element, and intended to supply the heating element (18) with electricity, and a second connecting element. The electrical power source comprises a third connecting element that comprises an electrical connector, electrically connecting the second connecting element to the second connecting region of the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Ting FENG, Christophe BASSO, Alain MERCIER, Thomas FERRIER, Gaetan RICHARD, Thomas SOMMIER
  • Publication number: 20210123369
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device comprises a first heating element made from an electrically conductive material, a second heating element made from an electrically conductive material, and a power supply configured to circulate an electric current in the first heating element and in the second heating element. The power supply comprises a first electrode electrically connected to the first heating element and a second electrode electrically connected to the second heating element. The heating device includes a substrate extending between the first heating element and the second heating element, and a connecting element electrically connecting the first heating element and the second heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas SOMMIER, Marc LEROUX, Sébastien HANAUER, Catherine GUYARD