Patents by Inventor Bert PHILIPS

Bert PHILIPS 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).

  • Publication number: 20250004108
    Abstract: A trim element for a vehicle having an aperture, a detection device operating with waves within a determined wavelength range and including a sensing device; a protective housing enclosing the detection device, a cover lens made of at least one glass sheet having an absorption coefficient comprised between 5 m?1 and 15 m?1 in the wavelength range from 750 to 1650 nm, the cover lens being fixed to the protective housing, where the detection device and the cover lens is facing the aperture and the cover lens is surrounded by, and fixed to, the trim element. The cover lens is fixed to the trim element with a soft material with a hardness of 50 to 90 Shore A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Jean MASSON, Robert HICK, Sébastien DELNEUFCOURT, Bert PHILIPS
  • Publication number: 20240409043
    Abstract: A trim element for a vehicle including an aperture, a detection device operating with waves within a determined wavelength range and containing a sensing device, a protective housing enclosing said detection device and a cover lens made of at least one glass sheet having an absorption coefficient lower than 5 m?1 in a wavelength range from 750 to 1650 nm. The cover lens is fixed to the protective housing. The detection device is placed facing the aperture. The cover lens facing the aperture is surrounded by the trim element, and the cover lens is fixed to the trim element with a soft material having a hardness of 50 to 90 Shore A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Jean MASSON, Robert HICK, Sébastien DELNEUFCOURT, Bert PHILIPS