Patents by Inventor Claude Duboulet

Claude Duboulet 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: 20240140285
    Abstract: A suspension membrane of a vehicle seat support element includes a fabric made of plastic material extending between a first face and a second face and having at least a first layer made of plastic material that has an outer face forming the first face and an inner face opposite the outer face, and a second layer made of plastic material that has an outer face forming the second face and an inner face opposite the outer face, the inner faces of the first layer and of the second layer being applied against one another. The suspension membrane further includes at least one electrical circuit having at least one electrical component and a power lead to the component, extending between a part of the inner faces of the first layer and of the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Robert FITZPATRICK, Didier DURIEZ, Claude DUBOULET
  • Publication number: 20220161700
    Abstract: A bench for a utility automotive vehicle, adapted to be installed transversely, in the front of a utility automotive vehicle, wherein the bench has a seat bottom framework and a seatback framework. The seat bottom framework comprises two lateral side plates, a first crosspiece and a second crosspiece with the first and second crosspieces each being fixed to each side plate. The seatback framework comprises at least two risers near the first crosspiece. Each riser is fixed to a respective side plate of the seat bottom framework such that in case of impact, the two risers come into contact with the first crosspiece in order to limit the deformation of the bench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Sébastien SEILLE, Claude DUBOULET, Nicolas COUTELLE
  • Patent number: 10814761
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a backrest, a seat extending in a transverse direction from a first side edge to a second side edge, and a seat module. The armrest module includes a body and an armrest supported by this body, and is able to move relative to the seat between a home position where the armrest laterally extends the seat or is lower than the seat so as to be able to receive an occupant, and a rest position where the armrest is higher than the seat so as to be able to receive the arm of the occupant sitting on the seat. The armrest module has a substantially flat shape in a vertical plane, and has a thickness extending in the transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA SIÈGES D'AUTOMOBILE
    Inventors: Christophe Cazes, Claude Duboulet, Jacques Robert
  • Publication number: 20180304787
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a backrest, a seat extending in a transverse direction from a first side edge to a second side edge, and a seat module. The armrest module includes a body and an armrest supported by this body, and is able to move relative to the seat between a home position where the armrest laterally extends the seat or is lower than the seat so as to be able to receive an occupant, and a rest position where the armrest is higher than the seat so as to be able to receive the arm of the occupant sitting on the seat. The armrest module has a substantially flat shape in a vertical plane, and has a thickness extending in the transverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Christophe CAZES, Claude DUBOULET, Jacques ROBERT
  • Patent number: 9079516
    Abstract: A cushion structure for a motor vehicle seat including a retractable stop piece capable of preventing an object placed under the cushion from moving towards the front, and means capable of arranging said cushion in a position preventing a passenger from sitting on it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE
    Inventors: Jean-Noël Petit, Patrice Courtois, Farouk Bouzid, Claude Duboulet
  • Publication number: 20120169095
    Abstract: A cushion structure for a motor vehicle seat including a retractable stop piece capable of preventing an object placed under the cushion from moving towards the front, and means capable of arranging said cushion in a position preventing a passenger from sitting on it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Faurecia Sieges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Jean-Noël PETIT, Patrice COURTOIS, Farouk BOUZID, Claude DUBOULET
  • Patent number: 6739658
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a seat back pivotally mounted on a seat proper to pivot about a transverse horizontal axis of rotation, the seat proper having a rigid framework which carries flexible padding and on which a support member is movably mounted to move vertically, the support member being adapted to form an abutment preventing the user of the seat from plunging into the padding downwards and forwards when the seat is subjected to high forward deceleration. The seat further comprises a coupling device connected to the support member and adapted to raise said support member when the seat back pivots backwards, and to lower the support member when the seat back pivots forwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Faurecia Seiges d'Automobile S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Pedronno, Claude Duboulet
  • Publication number: 20030102701
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a seat back pivotally mounted on a seat proper to pivot about a transverse horizontal axis of rotation, the seat proper having a rigid framework which carries flexible padding and on which a support member is movably mounted to move vertically, the support member being adapted to form an abutment preventing the user of the seat from plunging into the padding downwards and forwards when the seat is subjected to high forward deceleration. The seat further comprises a coupling device connected to the support member and adapted to raise said support member when the seat back pivots backwards, and to lower the support member when the seat back pivots forwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Philippe Pedronno, Claude Duboulet
  • Patent number: 5857740
    Abstract: The seat includes a back whose rear face is provided with a retractable table hinged thereto and including a strut having a first end pivotally mounted to the rear face of the back for selectively holding the table in a retracted position and in a deployed position. The table also has at least one cam secured to the rear face of the back and possessing a sliding path which co-operates resiliently with the strut, which strut has a second end slidably mounted relative to a guide secured to the table, the sliding path of the cam being curvilinear so as to oppose and enhance in succession the movement of the table from one of its two positions to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Bertrand Faure Equipements S.A.
    Inventor: Claude Duboulet