Patents by Inventor Xavier Pierre François BARTOLO

Xavier Pierre François BARTOLO 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).

  • Heater with facilitated handling for the exhaust gas purification device of a vehicle
    Patent number: 10731530
    Abstract: A heater is suitable to be arranged opposite and away from an upstream or downstream face of an exhaust gas purification member of a vehicle. The heater comprises a fastening ring with an electrically conductive frame having a geometric center, a central support arranged substantially at the geometric center of the frame, and a plurality of elongate heating elements each having first and second ends opposite one another. The first end is connected to the frame and the second end is connected to the central support. The fastening ring further comprises a plurality of electrically conductive radial protrusions distributed around the frame and protruding toward the outside of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA SYSTEMS D'ECHAPPEMENT
    Inventors: Xavier Pierre François Bartolo, Christophe Tournier
  • HEATER WITH FACILITATED HANDLING FOR THE EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190234266
    Abstract: A heater is suitable to be arranged opposite and away from an upstream or downstream face of an exhaust gas purification member of a vehicle. The heater comprises a fastening ring with an electrically conductive frame having a geometric center, a central support arranged substantially at the geometric center of the frame, and a plurality of elongate heating elements each having first and second ends opposite one another. The first end is connected to the frame and the second end is connected to the central support. The fastening ring further comprises a plurality of electrically conductive radial protrusions distributed around the frame and protruding toward the outside of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Xavier Pierre François BARTOLO, Christophe TOURNIER