Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Matos

Emmanuel Matos 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).

  • Method for making a part of reinforced thermoplastic material, a bumper beam, and a bumper comprising such a beam
    Patent number: 5927778
    Abstract: A device and method is provided for making a thermoplastic part reinforced by a reinforcing sheet on one of the faces of said part. The method includes using a mold having a main cavity that defines the general shape of the part and secondary cavities terminating at a wall of the main cavity and defining projections from one of the faces of the part; and placing in the open mold a reinforcing sheet comprised of a woven or bonded fabric of reinforcing fibers mixed with thermoplastic material, against said wall of the main cavity, the reinforcing sheet thus closing the openings of the secondary cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Inventors: Luc Uytterhaeghe, Francois Duboin, Thierry Roussel, Emmanuel Matos