Patents by Inventor Frédéric Berthe

Frédéric Berthe 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: 20240017518
    Abstract: A glazed unit for a vehicle of transport and its manufacturing method, the glazed unit including a first exterior sheet and a second exterior sheet, contiguous, with an exterior separating space therebetween, a first interior sheet and a second interior sheet, contiguous, with an interior separation space therebetween at least one interlayer sheet of adhesive material, wherein, seen in cross-section, the exterior separation space and the interior separation space are offset by an offset distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent LAMOUREUX, Frédéric BERTHE
  • Publication number: 20240001645
    Abstract: A laminated glazing for a vehicle provided with an inscription includes an interior glass sheet and an exterior glass sheet, each including an inner face and an outer face, and including, between the inner faces of the two glass sheets, an interlayer including at least two outer layers in a material selected from polyvinyl butyral (PVB), polyethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and polyurethane (PU) and mixtures thereof, the outer layers being joined by a functional element (4) of liquid crystals dispersed in a polymer matrix. The functional element includes a liquid crystal active layer between two electrically conductive layers, themselves disposed between two carrier films. The inscription is a semi-transparent reflective layer and the inscription is printed on the exterior glass sheet on the outer face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Benoit RUFINO, Frédéric BERTHE
  • Publication number: 20230347624
    Abstract: A height-adjustable glazing for a vehicle, includes a laminated window including an exterior glass sheet, an interior glass sheet and an interlayer of plastic material located between said exterior and interior glass sheets, the laminated window having an external face intended to be oriented towards an exterior space, an edge and an internal face intended to be oriented towards an interior space, the height-adjustable glazing having a fixing zone wherein a window-holder is fixed to the laminated window, the fixing zone optionally having a fixing hole, wherein the window-holder includes a base plate having an external base face which is in contact with an internal face of the exterior glass sheet and located in a complementary recess in the plastic interlayer, and at least one cover flange having an external flange face which is in contact with an internal interlayer face of the plastic interlayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Laurent LAMOUREUX, Frédéric BERTHE
  • Publication number: 20230158780
    Abstract: A laminated glazing for a motor vehicle, particularly a side glazing intended to be slidably mounted in a door of the vehicle, includes at least one outer glass sheet and one inner glass sheet assembled by an interlayer which includes at least one sheet of polymer material, the glazing including at least one part for attaching the glazing provided with at least one attachment hole which has an axis and passes at least through the outer glass sheet, the attachment hole being intended to receive a system for attaching the glazing with a drive device, wherein the glazing includes at least one insert which, including a hole, is housed in a complementary cut-out provided in the interlayer, at the attachment part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Frédéric BERTHE, Xavier DROUET, Laurent LAMOUREUX, Thibault RAPENNE
  • Publication number: 20230032579
    Abstract: A laminated glazing for a motor vehicle, notably side glazing intended to be slidingly mounted in a door of the vehicle, includes at least one outer sheet of glass and one inner sheet of glass joined together by an interlayer which includes at least one sheet of polymer material, in which a visible zone and a non-visible zone of the glazing extend on either side of a limit of visibility and including, in the non-visible zone situated below the limit of visibility, at least one fixing part which includes at least one fixing hole intended to receive a link system with a driving device of the glazing and at least one insert including an orifice configured to be aligned with the fixing hole, wherein the insert includes at least one part which is interposed between the interlayer and one of the outer or inner one of the sheets of glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Frédéric BERTHE, Xavier DROUET
  • Patent number: 9227867
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a sheet of curved glass comprising an opening involving bending followed by cooling, the periphery of the sheet and the periphery of the opening being supported, at least at the start of cooling, by a skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Thierry Olivier, Frédéric Berthe, Michael Labrot
  • Publication number: 20150052951
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a sheet of curved glass comprising an opening involving bending followed by cooling, the periphery of the sheet and the periphery of the opening being supported, at least at the start of cooling, by a skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Thierry Olivier, Frédéric Berthe, Michael Labrot
  • Patent number: 8800321
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a sheet of curved glass comprising an opening involving bending followed by cooling, the periphery of the sheet and the periphery of the opening being supported, at least at the start of cooling, by a skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Thierry Olivier, Frederic Berthe, Michael Labrot
  • Publication number: 20110314871
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a sheet of curved glass comprising an opening involving bending followed by cooling, the periphery of the sheet and the periphery of the opening being supported, at least at the start of cooling, by a skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Thierry Olivier, Frederic Berthe, Michael Labrot