Patents by Inventor Dean E. Comeau

Dean E. Comeau 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).

  • Hybrid fascia mounted exhaust tip assembly
    Patent number: 9322318
    Abstract: An exhaust module made of a thermoplastic material which is connected to a fascia or bumper of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the hybrid fascia mounted exhaust tip assembly includes a bracket. The bracket has a large diameter portion which surrounds, but is not in contact with, an exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe is free to move around as a result of the vehicle traveling over bumps in the road and around turns. The bracket also has a small diameter portion which is connected to the large diameter portion. A ring tip has a portion that slides onto a bezel portion of the small diameter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy F. O'Brien, Lonnie E. Adkins, Todd Deaville, Jamie J. Ecker, Dean E. Comeau, David S. Dyke, Bradford D. Armstrong
  • HYBRID FASCIA MOUNTED EXHAUST TIP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140360801
    Abstract: An exhaust module made of a thermoplastic material which is connected to a fascia or bumper of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the hybrid fascia mounted exhaust tip assembly includes a bracket. The bracket has a large diameter portion which surrounds, but is not in contact with, an exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe is free to move around as a result of the vehicle traveling over bumps in the road and around turns. The bracket also has a small diameter portion which is connected to the large diameter portion. A ring tip has a portion that slides onto a bezel portion of the small diameter portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Timothy F. O'Brien, Lonnie E. Adkins, Todd Deaville, Jamie J. Ecker, Dean E. Comeau, David S. Dyke, Bradford D. Armstrong
  • Hybrid fascia mounted exhaust tip assembly
    Patent number: 8863886
    Abstract: An exhaust module made of a thermoplastic material which is connected to a fascia or bumper of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the hybrid fascia mounted exhaust tip assembly includes a bracket. The bracket has a large diameter portion which surrounds, but is not in contact with, an exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe is free to move around as a result of the vehicle traveling over bumps in the road and around turns. The bracket also has a small diameter portion which is connected to the large diameter portion. A ring tip has a portion that slides onto a bezel portion of the small diameter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy F. O'Brien, Lonnie E. Adkins, Todd Deaville, Jamie J. Ecker, Dean E. Comeau, David S. Dyke, Bradford D. Armstrong
  • HYBRID FASCIA MOUNTED EXHAUST TIP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130026749
    Abstract: An exhaust module made of a thermoplastic material which is connected to a fascia or bumper of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the hybrid fascia mounted exhaust tip assembly includes a bracket. The bracket has a large diameter portion which surrounds, but is not in contact with, an exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe is free to move around as a result of the vehicle traveling over bumps in the road and around turns. The bracket also has a small diameter portion which is connected to the large diameter portion. A ring tip has a portion that slides onto a bezel portion of the small diameter portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy F. O'Brien, Lonnie E. Adkins, Todd Deaville, Jamie J. Ecker, Dean E. Comeau, David S. Dyke, Bradford D. Armstrong