Patents by Inventor Dominique Busseuil

Dominique Busseuil 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).

  • Structural reinforcement
    Patent number: 7790280
    Abstract: A structural reinforcement for a hollow member comprising a rigid reinforcing member having a shape that substantially conforms to the cross section of the hollow member to be reinforced with an expandable adhesive material over at least a portion of the surface of the structural reinforcement having one or more extensions on its external surface which control and direct the direction in which the adhesive material expands to bond the reinforcing member to the internal surface of the hollow member, some of the extensions also provide improved reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Zephyros, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominique Busseuil, Jean Philippe Bourdin, Eric Le Gall, Serge Bieber, Jean Philippe Lutz
  • System and method employing a porous container for sealing, baffling or reinforcing
    Patent number: 7469459
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method of employing a porous container for sealing, baffling, reinforcing or a combination thereof. According to the method, a porous container having one or more openings is provided. An expandable material is associated with the container and is preferably placed within the container. Thereafter, the expandable material is expanded to contact and adhere to a structure of an article of manufacture (e.g., an automotive vehicle).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Zephyros, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Kosal, Kevin Hicks, David Carlson, Michael J. Czaplicki, Serge Bieber, Dominique Busseuil
  • Baffle system
    Patent number: 7290828
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method of employing a porous container for sealing, baffling, reinforcing or a combination thereof. According to the method, a porous container having one or more openings is provided. An expandable material is associated with the container and is preferably placed within the container. Thereafter, the expandable material is expanded to contact and adhere to a structure of an article of manufacture (e.g., an automotive vehicle).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Zephyros, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Kosal, Kevin Hicks, David Carlson, Michael J. Czaplicki, Serge Bieber, Dominique Busseuil
  • Structural reinforcement
    Publication number: 20050276970
    Abstract: A structural reinforcement for a hollow member comprising a rigid reinforcing member having a shape that substantially conforms to the cross section of the hollow member to be reinforced with an expandable adhesive material over at least a portion of the surface of the structural reinforcement having one or more extensions on its external surface which control and direct the direction in which the adhesive material expands to bond the reinforcing member to the internal surface of the hollow member, some of the extensions also provide improved reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: L&L Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominique Busseuil, Jean Bourdin, Eric Gall, Serge Bieber, Jean Lutz
  • Structural reinforcement
    Patent number: 6941719
    Abstract: A structural reinforcement for a hollow member comprising a rigid reinforcing member having a shape that substantially conforms to the cross section of the hollow member to be reinforced with an expandable adhesive material over at least a portion of the surface of the structural reinforcement having one or more extensions on its external surface which control and direct the direction in which the adhesive material expands to bond the reinforcing member to the internal surface of the hollow member, some of the extensions also provide improved reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: L&L Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominique Busseuil, Jean Philippe Bourdin, Eric Le Gall, Serge Bieber, Jean Philippe Lutz
  • System and method employing a porous container for sealing, baffling or reinforcing
    Publication number: 20050194706
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method of employing a porous container for sealing, baffling, reinforcing or a combination thereof. According to the method, a porous container having one or more openings is provided. An expandable material is associated with the container and is preferably placed within the container. Thereafter, the expandable material is expanded to contact and adhere to a structure of an article of manufacture (e.g., an automotive vehicle).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: L&L Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kosal, Kevin Hicks, David Carlson, Michael Czaplicki, Serge Bieber, Dominique Busseuil
  • System and method employing a porous container for sealing, baffling or reinforcing
    Publication number: 20050081383
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method of employing a porous container for sealing, baffling, reinforcing or a combination thereof. According to the method, a porous container having one or more openings is provided. An expandable material is associated with the container and is preferably placed within the container. Thereafter, the expandable material is expanded to contact and adhere to a structure of an article of manufacture (e.g., an automotive vehicle).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: L&L Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kosal, Kevin Hicks, David Carlson, Michael Czaplicki, Serge Bieber, Dominique Busseuil
  • Structural reinforcement
    Publication number: 20020174954
    Abstract: A structural reinforcement for a hollow member comprising a rigid reinforcing member having a shape that substantially conforms to the cross section of the hollow member to be reinforced with an expandable adhesive material over at least a portion of the surface of the structural reinforcement having one or more extensions on its external surface which control and direct the direction in which the adhesive material expands to bond the reinforcing member to the internal surface of the hollow member, some of the extensions also provide improved reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: L&L Products
    Inventors: Dominique Busseuil, Jean Philippe Bourdin, Eric Le Gall, Serge Bieber, Jean Philippe Lutz