Patents by Inventor Michel Briault

Michel Briault 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING AN OPENING LEAF TO THE BODY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110174424
    Abstract: A device for attaching a door leaf to an automobile body including: at least one plate combined with at least one hinge of the door leaf and mounted on a framework of the door leaf so that at least one screw connected to the plate interacts with a hole combined with the hinge and protrudes through the door leaf framework; a bonding mechanism provided between each plate and the door leaf framework, for making the position of each plate on the framework permanent during a paint processing of the door leaf framework; and an adjustable attachment mechanism for each plate so that each plate is mounted on the door leaf framework with a sliding mounting clearance for adjusting the position of each plate relative to the framework when the door leaf is mounted on the automobile body and before the paint processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventor: Michel Briault
  • SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING A HINGE ON AN AUTOMOBILE DOOR LEAF
    Publication number: 20100088851
    Abstract: A system for attaching a hinge on a door leaf of an automobile includes at least two riveted self-punched connections that clamp the hinge and the door leaf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Michel Briault, Frederic Desmard, Dominique Erbs-Jory, Ludovic Vollet