Patents by Inventor Frederic CITRON

Frederic CITRON 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).

  • Self-locking electronic vehicle charge port door assembly
    Patent number: 12146362
    Abstract: A vehicle charge port door assembly includes a charge port flap, a bracket to be fixed to the vehicle, a motorized actuation mechanism to move the charge port flap between a closed position and an open position, an actuator fixed to the bracket and including a rotatable output shaft with an eccentric crank pin, at least one lever parallelogram with a first and a second levers, hinged, at one end, to the charge port flap and at, the other end, to the bracket and able to drive the charge port flap between the open and closed position, and a driving rod connecting the crank pin to a driving protrusion of the first lever so that an eccentric movement of the crank pin drives, via the lever parallelogram, the charge port flap between the closed and the open position and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Minebea AccessSolutions Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Simone Ilardo, Anthony Guerin, Frederic Citron, Sekinger Fabian
  • SELF-LOCKING ELECTRONIC VEHICLE CHARGE PORT DOOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220213728
    Abstract: A vehicle charge port door assembly includes a charge port flap, a bracket to be fixed to the vehicle, a motorized actuation mechanism to move the charge port flap between a closed position and an open position, an actuator fixed to the bracket and including a rotatable output shaft with an eccentric crank pin, at least one lever parallelogram with a first and a second levers, hinged, at one end, to the charge port flap and at, the other end, to the bracket and able to drive the charge port flap between the open and closed position, and a driving rod connecting the crank pin to a driving protrusion of the first lever so that an eccentric movement of the crank pin drives, via the lever parallelogram, the charge port flap between the closed and the open position and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: U-Shin Italia S.p.A
    Inventors: Simone ILARDO, Anthony GUERIN, Frederic CITRON, Sekinger FABIAN