Patents by Inventor Alain Hourdel

Alain Hourdel 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).

  • Arrangement for a front portion of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8720982
    Abstract: An arrangement for a front portion of a motor vehicle, including at least one structural box element including two substantially longitudinal intermediate beams and two upper substantially longitudinal elements at an end of which is attached a transverse technical element and supporting parts of the vehicle, the front portion supporting at least two headlights of the vehicle, a bumper, and two abutments for closing an associated hood. The transverse element includes at least two opposing upper transverse arms extending from a central portion and an end of each of which is attached to the upper longitudinal elements and includes a mechanism attaching at least one attachment tab of an associated headlight, at least one attachment point of the bumper, and the hood-closing abutment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Christophe Dupont, Alain Hourdel, Yannick Le Roch, Sylvie Pichaud, Nicolas Vasseur
  • ARRANGEMENT FOR A FRONT PORTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120091760
    Abstract: An arrangement for a front portion of a motor vehicle, including at least one structural box element including two substantially longitudinal intermediate beams and two upper substantially longitudinal elements at an end of which is attached a transverse technical element and supporting parts of the vehicle, the front portion supporting at least two headlights of the vehicle, a bumper, and two abutments for closing an associated hood. The transverse element includes at least two opposing upper transverse arms extending from a central portion and an end of each of which is attached to the upper longitudinal elements and includes a mechanism attaching at least one attachment tab of an associated headlight, at least one attachment point of the bumper, and the hood-closing abutment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Christophe Dupont, Alain Hourdel, Yannick Le Roch, Sylvie Pichaud, Nicolas Vasseur
  • Unit for continuously measuring shape defects of a part, and measuring process used in this unit.
    Patent number: 5276974
    Abstract: A unit for measuring shape defects of a part includes an installation plane (1), a presentation unit (2) receiving part to be measured, a measuring machine (10) mobile along three axes (X,Y,Z) and equipped with a sensor (17), and a computer (20). The sensor continuously follows the shape of the part, the variations recorded by the sensor determining a fourth axis (W). Shape deviations are displayed based upon the instantaneous acquisition of the four measuring displacements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Regie Nationale des Usines Renault, Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: Antoine Chanoni, Alain Hourdel, Gerard Villette