Patents by Inventor Véronique Westermann

Véronique Westermann 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: 11680737
    Abstract: A plug-in device for a cylinder of a condenser, this plug-in device comprising: a plug designed to plug, preferably removably, an opening of the cylinder, a functional component designed to interact with a refrigerant fluid in the cylinder, this functional component being designed to be mounted, removably or non-removably, on the plug with the possibility of rotating with respect to this plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Gaël Durbecq, Véronique Westermann
  • Publication number: 20230039727
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger (1) comprising a bundle of tubes (2) arranged parallel to one another and inside of which a first heat transfer fluid is intended to circulate, wherein a second fluid is intended to pass through the bundle of tubes (2) between said tubes (2), said bundle of tubes (2) comprising spacers (6) which are arranged between said tubes (2), said spacers (6) having corrugations (60) extending in the longitudinal direction of the tubes (2), said corrugations (60) having ridges (61) in contact with said tubes (2) and sidewalls (62) connecting said ridges (61), the spacers (6) comprising a first portion (6A) and a second portion (6B), the first portion (6A) being disposed upstream of the second portion (6B) in the direction of passage of the second heat transfer fluid, the first (6A) and second (6B) portions being made from two distinct parts of different shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Gaël Durbecq, Marian Perrotin, Véronique Westermann
  • Publication number: 20230042424
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger (1) comprising a bundle of tubes (2) arranged parallel to one another and inside of which a first heat transfer fluid is intended to circulate, a second fluid being intended to pass through the bundle of tubes (2) between said tubes (2), said bundle of tubes (2) comprising spacers (6) which are disposed between said tubes (2), said spacers (6) having corrugations (60) extending in the longitudinal direction of the tubes (2), said corrugations (60) having ridges (61) in contact with said tubes (2) and sidewalls (62) connecting said ridges (61), the spacers (6) comprising a first portion (6A) and a second portion (6B), the first portion (6A) being arranged upstream of the second portion (6B) in the direction of flow of the second heat transfer fluid, wherein the first portion (6A) protrudes from the front edge of the tubes (2), the ridges (61) of the first portion (6A) having a profile having a flat (64) and the ridges (61) of the second portion (6B) having a ro
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Gaël Durbecq, Véronique Westermann, Marian Perrotin
  • Publication number: 20220381522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger provided with a base plate (10, 10?) and a liquid circulation space (15) formed between a plate (20, 20?) attached on the base plate and the base plate, the exchanger comprising at least one fluid connector (30, 31, 32), fixed on the base plate or on a return (12) inclined with respect to the base plate (10?) and connected to an inlet or outlet channel (21, 22) of the liquid circulation space, said connector comprising a tubular nozzle (33, 34, 35), for connecting the device to a tubing of an external fluid circuit, a base (36, 37) provided with a recess (38, 39) into which the tubular nozzle opens and with a mouth (38a, 39a) for connection to the channel, the recess forming a fluid passage between the mouth (38a, 39a) and the nozzle (33, 34, 35), for which the recess has an opening on a fixing face (40, 40?) of the connector on the base plate or on the return, the base plate or the return forming a closure wall of the recess of the base providing the sealing of the f
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Lionel Robillon, Frédéric Tison, Fabienne Tourneux, Véronique Westermann, Vincent Joubier
  • Publication number: 20210033319
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in device (90) for a cylinder of a condenser, this plug-in device comprising: —a plug (100) designed to plug, preferably removably, an opening of the cylinder, —a functional component (200; 300) designed to interact with a refrigerant fluid in the cylinder, this functional component being designed to be mounted, removably or non-removably, on the plug with the possibility of rotating with respect to this plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Gaël Durbecq, Véronique Westermann