Patents by Inventor Fabien Delwal
Fabien Delwal 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: 8960741Abstract: The assembly is for mounting to a motor vehicle having a bumper skin and it comprises a body part forming at least a portion of a bumper skin. The body part is defined by bottom and top edges. The top edge includes a first portion to be masked by a member of the vehicle that is to be fitted to the body part. The assembly includes at least a first masking element masking at least one portion of the bottom edge and at least a second masking element masking at least one second portion of the top edge of the body part, complementary to the at least one first portion of the top edge of the body part. The first and second masking elements are fixed relative to the body part once the assembly is mounted to the motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2008Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Compagnie Plastic OmniumInventors: Fabien Delwal, Hugues Cheron
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Patent number: 7905533Abstract: The invention relates to a rear module for fitting to a motor vehicle, the module comprising a large door for being pivotally mounted about an axis, the large door extending in a direction parallel to said axis between two stiffener uprights both presenting a cross-section of thickness, taken perpendicularly to the door, that is not less than a first thickness, the large door having an opening extending as far as said uprights in the direction parallel to said axis; and a small door mounted on the large door to move between an open position uncovering said opening, and a closed position closing said opening, the small door extending in the direction parallel to the axis between two stiffener uprights both having a cross-section of thickness, taken perpendicularly to the door, that is not less than a second thickness, the uprights of the small door covering the uprights of the large door when the small door is in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Compagnie Plastic OmniumInventors: Gérald Andre, Guilherme Amorin, Jérôme Fillon, Fabien Delwal, Denis Barral
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Publication number: 20110049930Abstract: The assembly is for mounting to a motor vehicle having a bumper skin and it comprises a body part forming at least a portion of a bumper skin. The body part is defined by bottom and top edges. The top edge includes a first portion to be masked by a member of the vehicle that is to be fitted to the body part. The assembly includes at least a first masking element masking at least one portion of the bottom edge and at least a second masking element masking at least one second portion of the top edge of the body part, complementary to the at least one first portion of the top edge of the body part. The first and second masking elements are fixed relative to the body part once the assembly is mounted to the motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2008Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUMInventors: Fabien Delwal, Hugues Cheron
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Patent number: 7828366Abstract: The rear unit comprises first and second doors for a motor vehicle. The first and second doors respectively comprise first and second tailgates, the second door carrying the first tailgate. The first rear door has hinge means for hinging the first tailgate relative to the body of the motor vehicle, which means are fastened to the first tailgate. The first tailgate is pivotally movable relative to the body about a main pivot axis of the hinge means. The main axis is also suitable for moving in at least one guide slideway for guiding the main pivot axis in translation relative to the body in a direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Compagnie Plastic OmniumInventors: Gerald Andre, Fabien Delwal, Denis Barral, Jerome Fillon, Hugues Cheron
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Publication number: 20090102221Abstract: The rear unit comprises first and second doors for a motor vehicle. The first and second doors respectively comprise first and second tailgates, the second door carrying the first tailgate. The first rear door has hinge means for hinging the first tailgate relative to the body of the motor vehicle, which means are fastened to the first tailgate. The first tailgate is pivotally movable relative to the body about a main pivot axis of the hinge means. The main axis is also suitable for moving in at least one guide slideway for guiding the main pivot axis in translation relative to the body in a direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUMInventors: Gerald Andre, Fabien Delwal, Denis Barral, Jerome Fillon, Hugues Cheron
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Publication number: 20080127570Abstract: The invention relates to a rear module for fitting to a motor vehicle, the module comprising: a large door for being pivotally mounted about an axis, the large door extending in a direction parallel to said axis between two stiffener uprights both presenting a cross-section of thickness, taken perpendicularly to the door, that is not less than a first thickness, the large door having an opening extending as far as said uprights in the direction parallel to said axis; and a small door mounted on the large door to move between an open position uncovering said opening, and a closed position closing said opening, the small door extending in the direction parallel to the axis between two stiffener uprights both having a cross-section of thickness, taken perpendicularly to the door, that is not less than a second thickness, the uprights of the small door covering the uprights of the large door when the small door is in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUMInventors: Gerald Andre, Guilherme Amorin, Jerome Fillon, Fabien Delwal, Denis Barral
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Patent number: 7040787Abstract: The invention provides a signaling device for a motor vehicle, the signaling device being constituted by a skin of translucent material presenting an outside face to be seen from outside the vehicle when said device is mounted on the vehicle, and an inside face opposite the outside face. Projecting from its inside face, translucent skin has at least one rib made integrally with the skin and out of the same translucent material as the skin. The thickness of the rib is greater than the thickness of the translucent skin.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Compagnie Plastic OmniumInventors: Maelig Pommeret, Fabien Delwal
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Publication number: 20040136201Abstract: The invention provides a signaling device for a motor vehicle, the signaling device being constituted by a skin of translucent material presenting an outside face to be seen from outside the vehicle when said device is mounted on the vehicle, and an inside face opposite the outside face. Projecting from its inside face, translucent skin has at least one rib made integrally with the skin and out of the same translucent material as the skin. The thickness of the rib is greater than the thickness of the translucent skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Applicant: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUMInventors: Maelig Pommeret, Fabien Delwal
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Patent number: 6547427Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting system for a motor vehicle, said lighting system comprising a frame (20) suitable for supporting at least one lighting lamp (4, 5), a housing containing the frame and its lamp, and a structural piece (3) of the vehicle, which piece is suitable internally for supporting parts of the vehicle, and externally for supporting elements of the bodywork of the vehicle. The housing is an integral part of the structural piece (3), which, for this purpose, is provided with a bowl-shaped recess that can receive the frame and its lamp directly.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2000Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Compagnie Plastic OmniumInventors: Hugues Cheron, Arnold Fayt, Fabien Delwal
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Patent number: 6460914Abstract: An assembly made up of at least two motor vehicle bodywork parts, including a base part having an outside face carrying an overmolded film with an edge, wherein said base part is partly covered by one or more masking pieces, in particular trim, arranged in such a manner as to mask at least a portion of the edge of the film of the base part.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2001Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: Compagnie Plastic OmniumInventors: Denis Gille, Fabien Delwal
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Publication number: 20020011741Abstract: An assembly made up of at least two motor vehicle bodywork parts, including a base part having an outside face carrying an overmolded film with an edge, wherein said base part is partly covered by one or more masking pieces, in particular trim, arranged in such a manner as to mask at least a portion of the edge of the film of the base part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2001Publication date: January 31, 2002Applicant: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUMInventors: Denis Gille, Fabien Delwal