Patents by Inventor Albert Lopes

Albert Lopes 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).

  • Easily-breakable inflatable airbag case
    Patent number: 7669885
    Abstract: An airbag case includes a line of weakness which enables the case to be ruptured under the effect of a force exerted by the airbag during inflation of the airbag. The line of weakness is formed by a junction, by injection, of two layers of material defining respective parts of the surface area of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Demo Injection
    Inventor: Albert Lopes
  • EASILY-BREAKABLE INFLATABLE AIRBAG CASE
    Publication number: 20090033069
    Abstract: The invention concerns an airbag case wherein a line of weakness enables the case (1) to be ruptured under the effect of the force exerted by the airbag when its inflation is formed by the junction (I), by injection, of two layers of material (11, 12) defining respective parts of the surface area of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Demo Injection
    Inventor: Albert Lopes
  • Method for producing a control panel fascia made of at least three materials for vehicle heating
    Patent number: 6066225
    Abstract: The fascia of a vehicle heating control panel is obtained by overmolding onto a monolayer flat film made of polycarbonate, elements made of different thermoplastic materials so as to allow marks and/or symbols formed by silkscreen printing on the film and present on a rotary knob to be illuminated by a transparency, while at the same time preventing the leaking of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: AFE Plasturgie
    Inventor: Albert Lopes