Patents by Inventor Gérald Andre

Gérald Andre 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).

  • Patent number: 12515502
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle opening panel, comprising an inner panel, preferably made of plastic material, an outer skin which is at least partially made of plastic material and attached to the inner panel, comprising an inner surface facing an outer surface of the inner panel, and a plate for supporting equipment covered by the outer skin and directly attached in a sealed manner to the inner surface of the outer skin, said plate being disposed within an internal volume delimited, on the one hand, by the outer surface of an inner panel and, on the other hand, by the inner surface of the outer skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: OPmobility SE
    Inventors: Stéphane Ginja, Gérald Andre, Franck Leterrier
  • Publication number: 20250214105
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle part includes: applying a paint layer to one face of a transparent or translucent part; and partially irradiating the paint layer with laser radiation so as to etch the paint layer in a predefined pattern and in part of its thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: OPmobility SE
    Inventor: Gérald ANDRE
  • Publication number: 20250205735
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a motor vehicle body part, the method includes depositing at least one opaque coating on at least part of one face of a main body of the body part, the main body being made of transparent or translucent plastic, and producing a set of microperforations in the opaque coating by removing the opaque coating using a laser beam locally irradiating the opaque coating, an irradiation trajectory of the laser beam consisting solely of substantially rectilinear successive trajectory lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: OPmobility SE
    Inventor: Gérald ANDRE
  • Patent number: 12054114
    Abstract: The motor vehicle comprising an aerodynamic underbody flap (1) rotating about a transverse axis (10) and a lower transverse structure (4) arranged at the rear of the lower part of a front bumper (6). The rear part of the lower transverse structure (4) comprises guide means (41, 42) which, in the event of a frontal impact, guide the backward movement of the lower transverse structure (4) such that the rear face of the lower transverse structure (4) comes into contact with the axis (10) of the aerodynamic underbody flap (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Gérald Andre, Stéphane Ginja
  • Publication number: 20240066963
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle opening panel, comprising an inner panel, preferably made of plastic material, an outer skin which is at least partially made of plastic material and attached to the inner panel, comprising an inner surface facing an outer surface of the inner panel, and a plate for supporting equipment covered by the outer skin and directly attached in a sealed manner to the inner surface of the outer skin, said plate being disposed within an internal volume delimited, on the one hand, by the outer surface of an inner panel and, on the other hand, by the inner surface of the outer skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM SE
    Inventors: Stéphane GINJA, Gérald ANDRE, Franck LETERRIER
  • Publication number: 20220234531
    Abstract: A motor vehicle comprising an aerodynamic underbody flap (1) rotating about a transverse axis (10) and a lower transverse structure (4) arranged at the rear of the lower part of a front bumper (6). The rear part of the lower transverse structure (4) comprises guide means (41, 42) which, in the event of a frontal impact, guide the backward movement of the lower transverse structure (4) such that the rear face of the lower transverse structure (4) comes into contact with the axis (10) of the aerodynamic underbody flap (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Gérald Andre, Stéphane Ginja
  • Publication number: 20210362787
    Abstract: It is provided a bodywork part made of painted plastic material consisting of a single plastic material, and in one piece, comprising a first zone having a first thickness and a second zone having a second thickness, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness so that the second zone has a higher transmittance than that of the first zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM SE
    Inventors: Gilles MOULIN, Gérald ANDRE
  • Publication number: 20210276633
    Abstract: An aerodynamic blade for a motor vehicle includes a shutter mounted on a support shaft having an axis and connected to a chassis of a vehicle by at least one support, and driven in rotation around said axis between an open position and a closed position by a motor assembly. The motor assembly includes one or more elements configured to accumulate mechanical energy and having an adjustable stored energy level to meet a demand for a sufficient torque to change a position of the shutter in a time of less than one second.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Gérald ANDRE, Bertrand MAZUE, Julien JACOMY, Jérôme UTTER
  • Patent number: 10946909
    Abstract: The invention provides a retractable aerodynamic system for a motor vehicle including a structure of the vehicle. The system includes at least one aerodynamic flap, a drive mechanism that can rotate the aerodynamic flap about a rotation axis, and at least one member for locking the aerodynamic flap in at least one indexed position with respect to the structure of the vehicle. The locking member is able to transmit forces experienced by the aerodynamic flap to the structure of the vehicle when the aerodynamic flap is locked in the indexed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventor: Gérald Andre
  • Publication number: 20200156715
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aerodynamic deflector arranged at the front of a motor vehicle with a deformable skin of which an upper strip is rigidly connected to the lower portion of a front bumper, and of which a lower strip is connected to a front edge of a rigid arch that can be moved by a manoeuvring device between a low position in which the deformable skin is deployed so as to divert the flow of air that presents under the vehicle when the vehicle advances, and a high position in which the deformable skin is folded away in a recess arranged behind the bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Gérald Andre, Bertrand Mazue
  • Publication number: 20190322323
    Abstract: The invention provides a retractable aerodynamic system for a motor vehicle including a structure of the vehicle. The system includes at least one aerodynamic flap, a drive mechanism that can rotate the aerodynamic flap about a rotation axis, and at least one member for locking the aerodynamic flap in at least one indexed position with respect to the structure of the vehicle. The locking member is able to transmit forces experienced by the aerodynamic flap to the structure of the vehicle when the aerodynamic flap is locked in the indexed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Gérald Andre
  • Patent number: 10414267
    Abstract: Device for admitting cooling air to a motor vehicle interior, formed of one or several mobile flaps, each orientable in rotation about an axis by a control mechanism, each flap includes on its external periphery a pressing surface intended, when the mobile flap is in the closed position, to come into contact with a bearing surface. The pressing surface has a point of first contact and a point of last contact with the said bearing surface, these points being defined in such a way that when the control mechanism actuates closure of the mobile flaps and the point of first contact comes into contact with the said bearing surface, the point of last contact is distant from the said bearing surface by a predefined and non-zero distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventor: Gérald Andre
  • Publication number: 20180251020
    Abstract: Device for admitting cooling air to a motor vehicle interior, formed of one or several mobile flaps, each orientable in rotation about an axis by a control mechanism, each flap includes on its external periphery a pressing surface intended, when the mobile flap is in the closed position, to come into contact with a bearing surface. The pressing surface has a point of first contact and a point of last contact with the said bearing surface, these points being defined in such a way that when the control mechanism actuates closure of the mobile flaps and the point of first contact comes into contact with the said bearing surface, the point of last contact is distant from the said bearing surface by a predefined and non-zero distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Gérald ANDRE
  • Publication number: 20160021797
    Abstract: A box section housing motor vehicle drive electric power transmission and/or storage onboard equipment, comprising a conductive base layer extending over the entirety of a surface described by the box section, the box section comprising an additional conducting layer made up of at least one conducting material and at least partially covering the conducting base layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM
    Inventor: Gérald ANDRE
  • Patent number: 7905533
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rear module for fitting to a motor vehicle, the module comprising a large door for being pivotally mounted about an axis, the large door extending in a direction parallel to said axis between two stiffener uprights both presenting a cross-section of thickness, taken perpendicularly to the door, that is not less than a first thickness, the large door having an opening extending as far as said uprights in the direction parallel to said axis; and a small door mounted on the large door to move between an open position uncovering said opening, and a closed position closing said opening, the small door extending in the direction parallel to the axis between two stiffener uprights both having a cross-section of thickness, taken perpendicularly to the door, that is not less than a second thickness, the uprights of the small door covering the uprights of the large door when the small door is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Gérald Andre, Guilherme Amorin, Jérôme Fillon, Fabien Delwal, Denis Barral
  • Patent number: 7690709
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rear door for a motor vehicle, the door including hinges (16, 16?) embodying an axis (Y) for pivoting the door on the vehicle between a closed position and an open position. The door includes a motor (17) for generating a driving torque about the pivot axis of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Denis Barral, Philippe Coudron, Gérald Andre, Guilherme Amorin, Jérôme Fillon
  • Patent number: 7645060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support for a motor vehicle light unit that enables the light unit to be mounted displaceably on an equipment module. The support includes a guide for guiding the light unit along a predetermined path relative to the equipment module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Gérald Andre, Laurent Decker, Hugues Cheron, Naoufil Ben Mariem
  • Patent number: 7258385
    Abstract: A support for bodywork of a vehicle elements is provided that includes means for receiving and fastening optical elements, fastener members for bodywork elements, docking zones for receiving the edges of bodywork elements and for putting them into position relative to the adjacent edges of bodywork elements and optical elements, and a means for positioning and fixing a hood lock. The equipment front face has generally two portions, a structural portion and a geometrical portion, corresponding to the vehicle front block divided into two modules, a structural module integrating various functional members of the vehicle, and a geometrical module integrating the bodywork elements for the front of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Gérald Andre, Hugues Cheron, Arnold Fayt
  • Patent number: 7216911
    Abstract: The module is extended to extend the body (10) of said vehicle by being fastened thereto. It is also designed to support rear doors (14) and a rear bumper. It comprises a frame of plastics material (24) including fastener means for fastening to the body and fastener means (28) to the doors (14). It further comprises extenders (26) for extending side rails (20) of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Gérald Andre, Dominique Delavalle
  • Patent number: 7204545
    Abstract: The motor vehicle fender support comprises a metal core with a top portion provided with fasteners for fastening to a fender. The top portion is provided with ribs arranged to stiffen it in the event of stress being directed in the transverse direction, and to buckle in the event of downwardly-directed impacts, when the fender support is mounted on the vehicle. The metal core also includes openings seeking to reduce its stiffness so as to satisfy predefined deceleration criteria. The fender support also comprises a rigid bottom portion designed to be fastened to the structure of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Roux, Frédéric Pierrot, Gérald Andre, Hugues Cheron