Patents by Inventor Frederick Bois

Frederick Bois 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).

  • Vehicle body element comprising a translucent body and method for producing such a body
    Patent number: 10207632
    Abstract: Vehicle body element including: a translucent body (20), a holder body (22) intended to sustain the translucent body (20) to the vehicle, forming an enclosure (32), and a light system (24) extending in the enclosure (32), adapted to diffuse light through the translucent body (20). The translucent body (20) has a constant thickness and is made of a partially opaque material being arranged to let the light emitted by the light system (24) pass through the translucent body (20) when the light system (24) is turned on, the partially opaque material having a light transmittance chosen so that the quantity of natural light passing through the translucent body (20), reflecting on the light system (24) and passing back through the translucent body (20) is sufficiently low to blank the light system (24) when the light system (24) is switched off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: Flex-N-Gate France, Plastic Omnium Automotive Exteriors GmbH, Flex-N-Gate Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Chawki Benboujema, Frederick Bois, Thorsten Leudts
  • VEHICLE BODY ELEMENT COMPRISING A TRANSLUCENT BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A BODY
    Publication number: 20170368986
    Abstract: Vehicle body element including: a translucent body (20), a holder body (22) intended to sustain the translucent body (20) to the vehicle, forming an enclosure (32), and a light system (24) extending in the enclosure (32), adapted to diffuse light through the translucent body (20). The translucent body (20) has a constant thickness and is made of a partially opaque material being arranged to let the light emitted by the light system (24) pass through the translucent body (20) when the light system (24) is turned on, the partially opaque material having a light transmittance chosen so that the quantity of natural light passing through the translucent body (20), reflecting on the light system (24) and passing back through the translucent body (20) is sufficiently low to blank the light system (24) when the light system (24) is switched off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Chawki BENBOUJEMA, Frederick BOIS, Thorsten LEUDTS
  • Steering wheel assembly, and corresponding central pad, shell-type trim element and motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20020035888
    Abstract: This assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a steering column comprising a steering shaft capable of turning about a longitudinal axis, a steering wheel (3) comprising an outer rim (6) and at least one spoke (8) connected by a first end (20) to the rim and by a second end (21) to the rear end of the steering shaft to drive it in rotation about its longitudinal axis, a fixed central pad (4) placed substantially at the center of the steering wheel at the rear of the second end of the or of each spoke and connected to the rear end of the steering column so as to be fixed in terms of rotation when the steering shaft is turning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Frederick Bois, Thomas Prevost