Patents by Inventor Antoine Moulin

Antoine Moulin 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: 11906028
    Abstract: A track system may include a track assembly and a support assembly. A track assembly may include a toothed portion. The support assembly may include a support member removable from and adjustably connected to the track assembly. The toothed portion may include a plurality of track teeth. The support member may include an adjuster pinion. The adjuster pinion may include a plurality of pinion teeth configured to engage the plurality of track teeth. The adjuster pinion may be adjustable to an engaged position in which the adjuster pinion and the toothed portion are engaged with one another. The adjuster pinion may be adjustable to a disengaged position in which the adjuster pinion and the toothed portion are not engaged with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Antoine Moulin
  • Patent number: 11835119
    Abstract: An anchor for a support member of a track system may include an anchor body and a toothed anchor portion. The anchor body may be connectable to said support member. The toothed anchor portion may include a plurality of anchor teeth configured to engage a plurality of track teeth of a toothed portion of a track assembly. The anchor body and the toothed anchor portion may be connected to one another to collectively form a hook portion configured to engage said toothed portion of said track assembly. At least a subset of anchor teeth of the plurality of anchor teeth may be disposed one after another in a curved or angled configuration to define a curved or angled row of anchor teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Antoine Moulin
  • Patent number: 11548419
    Abstract: A seat assembly having a seat bottom, a seat back, a seat track, and a rear mounting unit. The seat bottom may be pivotally mounted to the seat back. The seat back may be pivotally mounted to the rear mounting unit. The rear mounting unit may be moveably disposed on the seat track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antoine Moulin, Patrick Faye, Thibaud Condamin
  • Patent number: 11506272
    Abstract: A support member may be connectable in a removable and adjustable manner to a track assembly. The support member may include an electrical connector, a contact, and a biasing member. The electrical connector may be adjustable to a first position and a second position. The contact may be connected to the electrical connector and configured to engage a conductor of said track assembly. The contact may be engageable with said conductor when the electrical connector is in the first position. The contact may not be engageable with said conductor when the electrical connector is in the second position. The biasing member may be configured to bias the contact into engagement with said conductor when the electrical connector is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Moulin, Jeffrey A. Jones, Sven Vesper, Marlon Christian Grosser, Raúl Ricart
  • Publication number: 20220324355
    Abstract: A support assembly may be configured for connections with, adjustment along, and removal from a track assembly. The support assembly may include a support member and/or an electrical connector. The electrical connector may be adjustably connected to the support member and adjustable to a first position and a second position relative to the support member. The electrical connector may include a first contact configured to engage a first conductor of said track assembly. The first contact may be engageable with said first conductor when the electrical connector is in the first position. The electrical connector may be configured such that the first contact is disposed at a distance from said first conductor when the electrical connector is in the second position. The first contact may be movably connected to the electrical connector such that the first contact is movable relative to the electrical connector and the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Antoine Moulin, Raul Ricart, Jose Gabriel Fernandez Banares, Jeffrey A. Jones, Sven Vesper, Marlon Christian Grosser, Thibaud Condamin, Nordine Hamtache
  • Patent number: 11440482
    Abstract: A track assembly includes a track and/or a support assembly. The support assembly may be configured for connection with the track. The support assembly may include a housing, a support member, an actuator, a rod, a latch, and/or an engagement portion. The engagement portion may extend from the latch. The engagement portion may be configured to selectively engage an inner surface of the track. The housing may include a longitudinal axis and/or the actuator may be configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The latch may include a first position, a second position, and/or a third position. When the latch is in the third position, the engagement portion may be configured not to engage the track. The engagement portion may be configured to contact the track when the latch is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Antoine Moulin
  • Patent number: 11414722
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a cold-rolled steel sheet with a strength of at least 1200 MPa and an elongation at break greater than 10%. A steel is provided having a microstructure comprising 65 to 90% bainite. A semifinished product is cast from the steel and heated to a temperature greater than 1150° C. The semifinished product is hot rolled to obtain a hot-rolled sheet; the coiled and pickled. Cold-rolling occurs with a reduction ratio of between 30 and 80% so as to obtain a cold-rolled sheet; and then reheating occurs at a rate Vc between 5 and 15° C./s up to a temperature T1 between Ac3 and Ac3+20° C. and held at said temperature T1 for a time t1 between 50 and 150 s. The sheet is cooled at a rate VR1 greater than 40° C./s but below 100° C./s down to a temperature T2 between (Ms?30° C. and Ms+30° C.). The sheet is maintained at temperature T2 for a time t2 between 150 and 350 s, and then cooled at a rate VR2 of less than 30° C./s down to an ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal
    Inventors: Javier Gil Otin, Antoine Moulin
  • Patent number: 11358497
    Abstract: A support member may be configured for selective connection with and removal from track assemblies. A support member may include a body and a rolling member rotatably connected to the body to facilitate movement of the support member along a track. The rolling member may include a grooved configuration to limit movement of the support member relative to said track in a Y-direction. The rolling member may include a groove configured to engage a protrusion or ridge of said track. The rolling member may include a first portion and a second portion separated in an axial direction by the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Moulin, Jose Gabriel Fernández Bañares, Raúl Ricart
  • Publication number: 20220136078
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cold-rolled and annealed steel sheet with a strength greater than 1200 MPa, the composition of which includes, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.10%?C?0.255, 1%?Mn?3%, A?0.010%, Si?2.990%, S?0.015%, P?0.1% s, N?0.008%, it being understood that 1%?Si+Al?3%, it being understood that Cr+3Mo?0.3%, Ti in an amount such that Ti/N?4 and Ti?0.040%. A balance of the composition includes iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting. The microstructure of the steel includes 15 to 90% bainite, the remainder includes martensite and residual austenite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Javier Gil Otin, Antoine Moulin
  • Patent number: 11225201
    Abstract: A support assembly includes a first support member, a second support member, and/or a rod. The first support member and/or the second support member may be connected via the rod. The first support member and/or the second support member may be configured to move longitudinally along the rod. The first support member and/or the second support member may be configured to rotate about the rod. The first support member and/or the second support member may be configured to selectively engage a track. The first support member may include a first contact member and/or a third contact member. The second support member may include a second contact member and/or a fourth contact member. The first contact member may be configured to move with the third contact member, and/or the second contact member may be configured to move with the fourth contact member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Antoine Moulin
  • Publication number: 20210268974
    Abstract: An electrical system includes a movable component configured for selective connection with and selective removal from a mounting surface. The movable component may include a first electronic control unit (ECU), and an electromechanical interface configured for selectively locking the movable component with said mounting surface. The electrical system may include a second ECU configured to communicate with the first ECU, and/or a third ECU configured to detect a potential dynamic event via one or more sensors. The third ECU may be configured to provide dynamic event information to the second ECU. The second ECU may be configured to provide disable information corresponding to the dynamic event information to the movable component. The first ECU may be configured to lock the movable component with the mounting surface according to the disable information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Jones, Antoine Moulin, Raúl Ricart, Antoni Ferré Fàbregas, Jose Gabriel Fernández Bañares
  • Publication number: 20210262560
    Abstract: A track system may include a track assembly and a support assembly. A track assembly may include a toothed portion. The support assembly may include a support member removable from and adjustably connected to the track assembly. The toothed portion may include a plurality of track teeth. The support member may include an adjuster pinion. The adjuster pinion may include a plurality of pinion teeth configured to engage the plurality of track teeth. The adjuster pinion may be adjustable to an engaged position in which the adjuster pinion and the toothed portion are engaged with one another. The adjuster pinion may be adjustable to a disengaged position in which the adjuster pinion and the toothed portion are not engaged with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Antoine Moulin
  • Publication number: 20210261022
    Abstract: An anchor for a support member of a track system may include an anchor body, a toothed anchor portion, and an anchor member. The anchor body may be connectable to said support member. The toothed anchor portion may include a plurality of anchor teeth configured to engage a plurality of track teeth of a toothed portion of a track assembly. The anchor member may be configured to facilitate engagement of the plurality of anchor teeth and said plurality of track teeth. The anchor body, the toothed anchor portion, and the anchor member may be connected to one another to collectively form a hook portion configured to engage said toothed portion of said track assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Antoine Moulin, Nordine Hamtache
  • Publication number: 20210261169
    Abstract: An anchor for a support member of a track system may include an anchor body and a toothed anchor portion. The anchor body may be connectable to said support member. The toothed anchor portion may include a plurality of anchor teeth configured to engage a plurality of track teeth of a toothed portion of a track assembly. The anchor body and the toothed anchor portion may be connected to one another to collectively form a hook portion configured to engage said toothed portion of said track assembly. At least a subset of anchor teeth of the plurality of anchor teeth may be disposed one after another in a curved or angled configuration to define a curved or angled row of anchor teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Antoine Moulin
  • Publication number: 20210262173
    Abstract: A track system may include a track, a support assembly, and a flexible member. The support assembly may include a support member removably and adjustably connected to the track. The flexible member may be connected to the support member. The support member may include a pinion. The flexible member may be adjustable to a first flexible member position in which the pinion and the track are not engaged with one another. The flexible member may be adjustable to a second flexible member position in which the pinion and the track are engaged with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Antoine Moulin, Nordine Hamtache
  • Publication number: 20210261170
    Abstract: A track system may include a track assembly and a support assembly. A track assembly may include a wheel receptacle. The support assembly may include a support member removable from and adjustably connected to the track assembly. The support member may include a wheel. The wheel may be adjustable to an engaged position in which the wheel engages the wheel receptacle. The wheel may be adjustable to a disengaged position in which the wheel is not engaged with the wheel receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Antoine Moulin
  • Publication number: 20210265776
    Abstract: A support member may be connectable in a removable and adjustable manner to a track assembly. The support member may include an electrical connector, a contact, and a biasing member. The electrical connector may be adjustable to a first position and a second position. The contact may be connected to the electrical connector and configured to engage a conductor of said track assembly. The contact may be engageable with said conductor when the electrical connector is in the first position. The contact may not be engageable with said conductor when the electrical connector is in the second position. The biasing member may be configured to bias the contact into engagement with said conductor when the electrical connector is in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Antoine Moulin, Jeffrey A. Jones, Sven Vesper, Marlon Christian Grosser, Raúl Ricart
  • Patent number: 11040638
    Abstract: A track assembly includes a track and a support member. The support member may include a slider and/or an electrical connector. The slider may be configured to move longitudinally to move the electrical connector between a first rotational position and/or a second rotational position. In the first position of the electrical connector, the electrical connector may be in electrical contact with the track. In the second position of the electrical connector, the electrical connector may not be in electrical contact with the track. The electrical connector may include a cam, and/or the cam may be configured to contact the slider. Longitudinal movement of the slider may rotate the cam to move the electrical connector between the first rotational position and/or the second rotational position. The slider may include a first ramped portion and/or a second ramped portion that may be configured to contact the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Thibaud Condamin, Nordine Hamtache, Antoine Moulin
  • Patent number: 11040639
    Abstract: A track assembly includes a track and/or a support member. The track may include a first ramped portion and/or a second ramped portion. The support member may include a rolling member. A first side of the rolling member may include a first contact portion, and/or a second side of the rolling member may include a second contact portion. The support member may be configured to move along the track via rotation of the rolling member. The first contact portion and/or the second contact portion may be configured to contact the first ramped portion and/or the second ramped portion. The rolling member may include a flange that may be configured to engage an inner portion of the track. The inner portion may be substantially vertical. The track may include an opening that may be disposed between the inner portion and/or a second inner portion of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Thibaud Condamin, Nordine Hamtache, Antoine Moulin
  • Patent number: 10926667
    Abstract: A track assembly includes a first track, a second track, and a support member. The second track may be disposed substantially in the second track. The lever may be configured to selectively engage the first track and/or the second track to limit longitudinal movement and/or vertical movement of the support member relative to at least one of the first track and the second track. The lever may include a tooth. The tooth may be configured to contact the second track to limit longitudinal movement of the support member along the second track. The tooth may be configured to engage an aperture in the second track. The tooth may be substantially planar and/or may extend in a transverse-vertical plane. The lever may include a hooked portion. The hooked portion may be configured to limit vertical movement of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Thibaud Condamin, Nordine Hamtache, Antoine Moulin