Patents by Inventor Yoann Lemarchand

Yoann Lemarchand 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: 9599069
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device for an engine (1) exhaust gas recirculation circuit, notably that of a motor vehicle, said circuit comprising a valve (2) for controlling the circulation of said gas, said device comprising a heat exchanger (3), known as the EGR exchanger, intended to allow an exchange of heat between the exhaust gases passing through said recirculation circuit and a coolant fluid, and means (4) of cooling said valve. According to the invention, said device comprises a cooling loop (5), known as a high-temperature cooling loop and configured so that said valve cooling means (4) have a first fluid passing through them, and a second cooling loop (12), known as a low-temperature cooling loop and configured so that the EGR exchanger (3) has passing through it a second fluid at a temperature lower than that of the first fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Laurent Odillard, Yoann Lemarchand, Olivier Latroy
  • Patent number: 9567927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve (1) for regulating a gas flow in an EGR loop of a gas supply circuit of a vehicle engine, including a gas inlet (3), a first gas outlet (4) for directly feeding the gases into the supply circuit, and a second gas outlet (5) enabling said gases to flow into a pipe (6) passing through a cooler (2) before injecting said gases into said supply circuit, said valve (1) having a rotatable flap (7) capable of pivoting between a first position in which same blocks the second outlet (5) while at the same time opening the first outlet (4), and a second position in which same blocks the first outlet (4) while at the same time opening the second outlet (5). The main feature of a valve according to the invention is that the flap (7) includes a main flat body (11) capable of opening or closing the pipe (6) and that said pipe (6) has a flat rim (20), whereby the main body (11) of the flap (7) bears flatly against said rim (20) when said flap (7) is in the second position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur
    Inventors: Benoît Maurice, Yoann Lemarchand
  • Patent number: 9541036
    Abstract: A fluid flow valve that includes a movable closure member and a body that includes a projecting part that receives the closure member. The body is designed to be attached to a support in such a way that the projecting part is introduced into a housing in the support. In addition, the body is designed to allow the valve to be secured to the support in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of extension of the projecting part. The invention is suitable for the recirculation of exhaust gases of motor vehicle engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur
    Inventors: Sylvain Gautier, Yoann Lemarchand
  • Publication number: 20150240755
    Abstract: A fluid flow valve that includes a movable closure member and a body that includes a projecting part that receives the closure member. The body is designed to be attached to a support in such a way that the projecting part is introduced into a housing in the support. In addition, the body is designed to allow the valve to be secured to the support in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of extension of the projecting part. The invention is suitable for the recirculation of exhaust gases of motor vehicle engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur
    Inventors: Sylvain Gautier, Yoann Lemarchand
  • Publication number: 20140318637
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve (1) for regulating a gas flow in an EGR loop of a gas supply circuit of a vehicle engine, including a gas inlet (3), a first gas outlet (4) for directly feeding the gases into the supply circuit, and a second gas outlet (5) enabling said gases to flow into a pipe (6) passing through a cooler (2) before injecting said gases into said supply circuit, said valve (1) having a rotatable flap (7) capable of pivoting between a first position in which same blocks the second outlet (5) while at the same time opening the first outlet (4), and a second position in which same blocks the first outlet (4) while at the same time opening the second outlet (5). The main feature of a valve according to the invention is that the flap (7) includes a main flat body (11) capable of opening or closing the pipe (6) and that said pipe (6) has a flat rim (20), whereby the main body (11) of the flap (7) bears flatly against said rim (20) when said flap (7) is in the second position thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR
    Inventors: Benoît Maurice, Yoann Lemarchand
  • Publication number: 20130220290
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device for an engine (1) exhaust gas recirculation circuit, notably that of a motor vehicle, said circuit comprising a valve (2) for controlling the circulation of said gas, said device comprising a heat exchanger (3), known as the EGR exchanger, intended to allow an exchange of heat between the exhaust gases passing through said recirculation circuit and a coolant fluid, and means (4) of cooling said valve. According to the invention, said device comprises a cooling loop (5), known as a high-temperature cooling loop and configured so that said valve cooling means (4) have a first fluid passing through them, and a second cooling loop (12), known as a low-temperature cooling loop and configured so that the EGR exchanger (3) has passing through it a second fluid at a temperature lower than that of the first fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THEMIQUES
    Inventors: Laurent Odillard, Yoann Lemarchand, Olivier Latroy