Patents by Inventor Etienne Poulet
Etienne Poulet 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).
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Patent number: 11760242Abstract: A backrest of a vehicle seat includes an armature and an upholstery fixed to the armature. The upholstery has a slit for accommodating a headrest support rod by relative movement of the upholstery with respect to the armature in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat. The backrest further includes first and second trim elements. Each trim element forms a notch. The notches of the first and second trim elements define a passage for a headrest support rod. The second trim element partially covers the slit in the upholstery. The first and/or the second trim elements is/are in contact with the upholstery.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'AutomobileInventors: Carsten Reith, Jean-Marie Mauffrey, Didier Duriez, Yesh Prajapati, Jean-Yves Piederriere, Etienne Poulet, Benoît Gazaniol
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Patent number: 11597308Abstract: A method for manufacturing a covering system for a motor vehicle seat member includes the steps of: providing a support, a cover and a pad; associating the support with the cover, the pad being left free between the support and the cover; and creating longitudinal seam lines, one on either side of the pad. The longitudinal seam lines join together the support and the cover. The longitudinal seam lines form straight segments, extending in a transverse direction towards the first pad, and join together the support, the cover, and the first pad.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Faurecia Sièges d'AutomobileInventors: Fabrice Lorenzi, Etienne Poulet, Jean-Yves Piederriere
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Publication number: 20220176856Abstract: A backrest of a vehicle seat comprises a backrest armature, at least one central upholstery module and two side upholstery modules each arranged on a respective side of the central upholstery module. Each of the at least three upholstery modules is fixed to the backrest armature independently of the other two upholstery modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Jean-Marie MAUFFREY, Jean-Yves PIEDERRIERE, Etienne POULET, Benoît GAZANIOL, Didier DURIEZ
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Publication number: 20220176857Abstract: A backrest of a vehicle seat includes an armature and an upholstery fixed to the armature. The upholstery has a slit for accommodating a headrest support rod by relative movement of the upholstery with respect to the armature in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat. The backrest further includes first and second trim elements. Each trim element forms a notch. The notches of the first and second trim elements define a passage for a headrest support rod. The second trim element partially covers the slit in the upholstery. The first and/or the second trim elements is/are in contact with the upholstery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Carsten REITH, Jean-Marie MAUFFREY, Didier DURIEZ, Yesh PRAJAPATI, Jean-Yves PIEDERRIERE, Etienne POULET, Benoît GAZANIOL
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Publication number: 20190359099Abstract: A method for manufacturing a covering system for a motor vehicle seat member includes the steps of: providing a support, a cover and a pad; associating the support with the cover, the pad being left free between the support and the cover; and creating longitudinal seam lines, one on either side of the pad. The longitudinal seam lines join together the support and the cover. The longitudinal seam lines form straight segments, extending in a transverse direction towards the first pad, and join together the support, the cover, and the first pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Fabrice LORENZI, Etienne POULET, Jean-Yves PIEDERRIERE
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Publication number: 20190077340Abstract: A trim element for a vehicle includes a cover, a piezoelectric member and a wireless telecommunication device. The cover has a face surface intended to be in contact with a user and a back surface on the opposite side, and the cover has a layer of foam and a covering material. The piezoelectric member is intended to be actuated by the user. The wireless telecommunication device is controlled by the piezoelectric member and adapted for communicating with an electrically controlled functional device for controlling the electrically controlled functional device. The telecommunication device is attached to the back surface of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Cedric CARAVANO, Marion BUHANNIC, Omar BEN ABDELAZIZ, Etienne POULET
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Patent number: 8794708Abstract: The invention relates to the upholstery of a seat element for a motor vehicle and to the method of creating it, in which method a foam support block is produced to fit a frame element; a cover element is created by cold-forming a foam sprayed onto a polypropylene substrate and attached on the reverse side of a textile material in the form of a skin or synthetic material to define the visible shape of the seat element; and the cover element is attached to the support block.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Faurecia Sieges d'AutmobileInventors: Nicolas Besnard, Régis Couedro, Fabrice Etienne, Etienne Poulet
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Patent number: 8316785Abstract: A flat seam construction made up of a number of sequentially formed stitches and formed on a portion of one or more stitchable materials is disclosed. Each stitch has two outer threads, formed into first and second outer thread loops, and at least one inner thread, formed into at least one inner thread loop. Each of the inner and outer thread loops transversely penetrate the one or more stitchable materials. Each of the inner and outer thread loops have a bight portion engaging a bottom surface of the one or more stitchable materials. At least one looper thread is formed on the bottom surface, and arranged such that, the at least one looper thread passes between the bottom surface and at least one of the bight portions. At least one decorative thread is visible on a top surface of the seam construction.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLCInventors: Olivier Boinais, Yelena Gonopolskaya, Lola Lafferty, Leonardo L. Gomes, Etienne Poulet
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Patent number: 8312826Abstract: Alignment mechanisms are provided for use in conjunction with manufacture of a flat-seam construction made up of a number of sequentially formed stitches and formed on a portion of one or more stitchable materials.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLCInventors: Lola Lafferty, Etienne Poulet, Leonardo Gomes
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Publication number: 20120031317Abstract: Alignment mechanisms are provided for use in conjunction with manufacture of a flat-seam construction made up of a number of sequentially formed stitches and formed on a portion of one or more stitchable materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, INC.Inventors: Lola Lafferty, Etienne Poulet, Leonardo Gomes
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Patent number: 8100070Abstract: A flat seam construction made up of a number of sequentially formed stitches and formed on a portion of one or more stitchable materials is disclosed. Each stitch has two outer threads, formed into first and second outer thread loops, and at least one inner thread, formed into at least one inner thread loop. Each of the inner and outer thread loops transversely penetrate the one or more stitchable materials. Each of the inner and outer thread loops have a bight portion engaging a bottom surface of the one or more stitchable materials. At least one looper thread is formed on the bottom surface, and arranged such that, the at least one looper thread passes between the bottom surface and at least one of the bight portions. At least one decorative thread is visible on a top surface of the seam construction. The at least one decorative thread loops around at least said first outer thread loop at a penetration point thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, Inc.Inventors: Olivier Boinais, Yelena Gonopolskaya, Lola Lafferty, Leonardo Lacenda Gomes, Etienne Poulet
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Publication number: 20110187176Abstract: The invention relates to the upholstery (2) of a seat element for a motor vehicle and to the method of creating it, in which method a foam support block (21) is produced to fit a frame element; a cover element (22) is created by cold-forming a foam sprayed onto a polypropylene substrate and attached on the reverse side of a textile material in the form of a skin or synthetic material to define the visible shape of the seat element; and the cover element is attached to the support block.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: Faurecia Sieges D'AutomobileInventors: Nicolas Besnard, Régis Couedro, Fabrice Etienne, Etienne Poulet
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Publication number: 20110030596Abstract: A flat seam construction made up of a number of sequentially formed stitches and formed on a portion of one or more stitchable materials is disclosed. Each stitch has two outer threads, formed into first and second outer thread loops, and at least one inner thread, formed into at least one inner thread loop. Each of the inner and outer thread loops transversely penetrate the one or more stitchable materials. Each of the inner and outer thread loops have a bight portion engaging a bottom surface of the one or more stitchable materials. At least one looper thread is formed on the bottom surface, and arranged such that, the at least one looper thread passes between the bottom surface and at least one of the bight portions. At least one decorative thread is visible on a top surface of the seam construction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, INC.Inventors: Olivier Boinais, Yelena Gonopolskaya, Lola Lafferty, Leonardo L. Gomes, Etienne Poulet
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Publication number: 20110030597Abstract: A flat seam construction made up of a number of sequentially formed stitches and formed on a portion of one or more stitchable materials is disclosed. Each stitch has two outer threads, formed into first and second outer thread loops, and at least one inner thread, formed into at least one inner thread loop. Each of the inner and outer thread loops transversely penetrate the one or more stitchable materials. Each of the inner and outer thread loops have a bight portion engaging a bottom surface of the one or more stitchable materials. At least one looper thread is formed on the bottom surface, and arranged such that, the at least one looper thread passes between the bottom surface and at least one of the bight portions. At least one decorative thread is visible on a top surface of the seam construction. The at least one decorative thread loops around at least said first outer thread loop at a penetration point thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, INC.Inventors: Olivier Boinais, Yelena Gonopolskaya, Lola Lafferty, Leonardo L. Gomes, Etienne Poulet
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Publication number: 20080223525Abstract: A system for catching a flexible cover for fitting up an automobile seat intended to cover a cushioning provided with at least one unit for catching on self-adhesive elements, the filling-up cover being provided with complementary catching elements intended to catch on the self-adhesive elements of the cushioning, the catching unit being of generally cylindrical shape and supporting at its cylindrical surface the self-adhesive elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILEInventors: Pascal Hanteville, Etienne Poulet, Sebastien Desfavris