Patents by Inventor Gerard Gropelier

Gerard Gropelier 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).

  • Plant for manufacturing structural components made of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic
    Patent number: 5798128
    Abstract: This plant for manufacturing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic structural components, especially for motor vehicles, is characterized in that it includes:means (1) of continuous production of a dough of a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic compound, receiving as input, on the one hand, the thermoplastic (4) and, on the other hand, the reinforcing fibers (6);means (14) of accumulation and of temporary storage of the dough produced; andmeans (26) of removing the dough from the accumulation and temporary-storage means (14) and of introducing this removed dough into a mould (29) for forming the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: ECIA--Equipements Et Composants Pour L'Industrie Automobile
    Inventors: Philippe Dumazet, Daniel Ougier, Gerard Gropelier