Patents by Inventor Francis Parizel

Francis Parizel 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).

  • Hinge with built-in door stop
    Patent number: 6581243
    Abstract: A vehicle door hinge assembly with a built-in doorstop mechanism, includes a fixed knuckle secured to the bodywork of the vehicle, and a moving knuckle secured to the door of the vehicle. The moving knuckle is hinged to the fixed knuckle about a pin. The hinge assembly also includes a notched cam secured to the moving knuckle, a contact surface that can be inserted in a notch of the cam during an operation of opening the door, a compression spring, a support connected to the fixed knuckle and against which one end of the compression spring bears, and a part hinged to the support about a pin passing through the support and the part hinged to the support and constituting a moving part, against which the other end of the compression spring bears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Oxford Automotive Mecanismes et Decoupage Fin
    Inventor: Francis Parizel
  • Hinge with built-in door stop
    Publication number: 20020023313
    Abstract: Vehicle door hinge assembly with a built-in door stop mechanism, comprising a fixed knuckle (1) secured to the bodywork (2) of the vehicle, a moving knuckle (6) secured to the door (7) of the vehicle, and means of hinging the said moving knuckle (6) to the said fixed knuckle (1) about a pin (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventor: Francis Parizel