Patents by Inventor Eric Vanfleteren

Eric Vanfleteren 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 PRODUCING A CONTINUOUS WEB OF FIBERS COMPRISING LONG NATURAL FIBERS, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND WEB
    Publication number: 20140287216
    Abstract: The inventive method includes the following steps: bringing a plurality of disjointed ribbons (32) of fibers into parallel, at least one ribbon (32) containing long natural fibers; dispersing the adjacent ribbons (32) through a field of tips (60) to form a strip (62) of parallel fibers; tensioning and stretching the strip (62) in the field of tips (60) parallel to an axis of travel (B-B?); binding the fibers of the stretched strip (62) to form the web (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Faurecia Automotive Industrie
    Inventors: Jacques Decorme, Arnaud Duval, Eric Vanfleteren, François Vanfleteren