Patents by Inventor Gilles NEDELEC

Gilles NEDELEC 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).

  • Structural part of a body in white of a vehicle and associated manufacturing method
    Patent number: 10906596
    Abstract: A structural part for a body in white of a vehicle includes a frame formed by at least two branches connected to one another in at least one connecting zone and separated from each other by at least one gap in a zone of least stress. The frame is made of a first composite material comprising a plurality of continuous fibers impregnated with a first polymeric material. A body is integral with the frame extending in the gap and connecting the two branches in the zone of least stress. The body is made of a second material that is different from the first composite material and comprises at least a second polymeric material, wherein the body is integral with the branches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES
    Inventors: Benedikt Eck, Gilles Nedelec, Yang Cao, Pankaj Bedmutha, Louis Moreau-Gentien
  • STRUCTURAL PART OF A BODY IN WHITE OF A VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20190210662
    Abstract: A structural part for a body in white of a vehicle includes a frame formed by at least two branches connected to one another in at least one connecting zone and separated from each other by at least one gap in a zone of least stress. The frame is made of a first composite material comprising a plurality of continuous fibers impregnated with a first polymeric material. A body is integral with the frame extending in the gap and connecting the two branches in the zone of least stress. The body is made of a second material that is different from the first composite material and comprises at least a second polymeric material, wherein the body is integral with the branches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Benedikt ECK, Gilles NEDELEC, Yang CAO, Pankaj BEDMUTHA, Louis MOREAU-GENTIEN