Patents by Inventor Gregory GATARD
Gregory GATARD 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).
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Patent number: 10994783Abstract: A metal piece having at least two areas of lower mechanical strength than the body of the piece, said pieces being respectively arranged on one side and the other of a longitudinal central section (PM) of said piece and alternatively located in two locations separated longitudinally along the piece, the areas of lower mechanical strength than the body of the piece being formed by local control of the stamping temperature during a stamping process of the piece, notably a process comprising steps including heating the piece to a temperature range suitable for obtaining an austenitic stage, then stamping this piece in a stamping tool suitable for defining different temperatures in the different areas of the stamped piece, for example by virtue of the voids formed in the stamping tool or by local reheating of the stamping tool.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignees: AUTOTECH ENGINEERING S.L., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Christophe Cazes, Gregory Gatard, Martin Jonsson, Atsushi Hasegawa, Yusuke Miura
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Patent number: 10279844Abstract: A beam comprising a first portion having a U-shaped cross-section, wherein the U-shape comprises a bottom and a first and a second side wall extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom, and wherein the first and/or the second side wall comprises a first substantially straight portion, a second substantially straight portion and a side transition zone between the first and the second substantially straight portion. The disclosure further relates to bumpers, rocker panels, side impact beams and B-pillars comprising such beams and to vehicles incorporating such components.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: AUTOTECH ENGINEERING A.I.E.Inventors: Xavier Valencia Carrio, Sergi Marquez Duran, Lluis Espana De Juan, Christophe Cazes, Gregory Gatard, Vincent Barelli, Emmanuel Leroy, Matthieu Dunand, Matthieu Niess
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Patent number: 10023237Abstract: A beam provided with at least one first part that has a main body with an overall U-shaped straight cross-section provided with lateral flanges protruding outwards from the sides of the U, the main body further comprising a bottom part as well as two wings forming the sides of the U. The central portion of the main body defines cells working under tension and under compression, respectively, on either side of a neutral main bending axis formed by two transition zones, which are each located between the U-shaped element and a lateral flange. The bottom part of the main body comprises at least one transition formed by a curvature discontinuity. And at least one wing comprises at least one transition formed by a curvature discontinuity.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: AUTOTECH ENGINEERING A.I.E.Inventors: Xavier Valencia Carrio, Sergi Marquez Duran, Lluis Espana De Juan, Christophe Cazes, Gregory Gatard, Vincent Barelli, Emmanuel Leroy, Matthieu Dunand, Matthieu Niess
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Publication number: 20180170435Abstract: A metal piece having at least two areas of lower mechanical strength than the body of the piece, said pieces being respectively arranged on one side and the other of a longitudinal central section (PM) of said piece and alternatively located in two locations separated longitudinally along the piece, the areas of lower mechanical strength than the body of the piece being formed by local control of the stamping temperature during a stamping process of the piece, notably a process comprising steps including heating the piece to a temperature range suitable for obtaining an austenitic stage, then stamping this piece in a stamping tool suitable for defining different temperatures in the different areas of the stamped piece, for example by virtue of the voids formed in the stamping tool or by local reheating of the stamping tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Christophe CAZES, Gregory GATARD, Martin JONSSON, Atsushi HASEGAWA, Yusuke MIURA
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Patent number: 9951836Abstract: The present invention relates to a shock absorber system for a vehicle comprising a main unit (100) adapted to be deformed in the event of an impact with a first energy level and a secondary unit (200) shorter in length than the main unit (100), adapted to be subjected to loads as a complement of the main unit (100), after a first deformation phase of the main unit (100), when the system receives an impact with a second energy level greater than the first, the secondary unit (200) being configured to orient the resultant of a force applied on a downstream structure (30) in a direction not parallel to the longitudinal axis of this downstream structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: AUTOTECH ENGINEERING A.I.E.Inventors: Christophe Cazes, Gregory Gatard, Emmanuel Leroy, Matthieu Niess
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Publication number: 20180072350Abstract: A beam comprising a first portion having a U-shaped cross-section, wherein the U-shape comprises a bottom and a first and a second side wall extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom, and wherein the first and/or the second side wall comprises a first substantially straight portion, a second substantially straight portion and a side transition zone between the first and the second substantially straight portion. The disclosure further relates to bumpers, rocker panels, side impact beams and B-pillars comprising such beams and to vehicles incorporating such components.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Xavier VALENCIA CARRIO, Sergi Marquez Duran, Lluis Espana De Juan, Christophe Cazes, Gregory Gatard, Vincent Barelli, Emmanuel Leroy, Matthieu Dunand, Matthieu Niess
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Patent number: 9908559Abstract: A metal piece having at least two areas of lower mechanical strength than the body of the piece, said pieces being respectively arranged on one side and the other of a longitudinal central section (PM) of said piece and alternatively located in two locations separated longitudinally along the piece, the areas of lower mechanical strength than the body of the piece being formed by local control of the stamping temperature during a stamping process of the piece, notably a process comprising steps including heating the piece to a temperature range suitable for obtaining an austenitic stage, then stamping this piece in a stamping tool suitable for defining different temperatures in the different areas of the stamped piece, for example by virtue of the voids formed in the stamping tool or by local reheating of the stamping tool.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignees: Autotech Engineering, A.I.E., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Christophe Cazes, Gregory Gatard, Martin Jonsson, Atsushi Hasegawa, Yusuke Miura
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Patent number: 9849916Abstract: A beam comprising a first portion having a U-shaped cross-section, wherein the U-shape comprises a bottom and a first and a second side wall extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom, and wherein the first and/or the second side wall comprises a first substantially straight portion, a second substantially straight portion and a side transition zone between the first and the second substantially straight portion. The disclosure further relates to bumpers, rocker panels, side impact beams and B-pillars comprising such beams and to vehicles incorporating such components.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: AUTOTECH ENGINEERING A.I.E.Inventors: Xavier Valencia Carrio, Sergi Marquez Duran, Lluis Espana De Juan, Christophe Cazes, Gregory Gatard, Vincent Barelli, Emmanuel Leroy, Matthieu Dunand, Matthieu Niess
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Patent number: 9828034Abstract: A motor vehicle bodywork beam including a main reinforcement having a bottom, two side walls and two flanges substantially parallel to the bottom and a secondary reinforcement. The secondary reinforcement is fixed to the main reinforcement. The main reinforcement and secondary reinforcement are fixed at each side wall level, and of the side walls and/or bottom of the main and/or secondary reinforcement comprise a transition, such that at least a part of the bottom of the secondary reinforcement is in contact with a part of the bottom of the main reinforcement.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: AUTOTECH ENGINEERING A.I.E.Inventors: Christophe Cazes, Grégory Gatard, Vincent Barelli, Xavier Delgerie
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Publication number: 20170292169Abstract: A metal piece for a motor vehicle has a generally elongated shape according to a longitudinal direction. The piece includes at least one edge extending according to the longitudinal direction, at the intersection of two walls of the piece, and at least one area having a mechanical strength lower than the rest of the body of the piece, wherein the at least one area is formed through local thermal control of the piece. The lower mechanical strength area of the piece undulates along the edge, extending alternatingly along each of the walls forming the edge. A method for making the metal piece is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Christophe CAZES, Grégory GATARD, Daniel BERGLUND, Martin HOLMBERG
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Publication number: 20160368536Abstract: A metal piece having at least two areas of lower mechanical strength than the body of the piece, said pieces being respectively arranged on one side and the other of a longitudinal central section (PM) of said piece and alternatively located in two locations separated longitudinally along the piece, the areas of lower mechanical strength than the body of the piece being formed by local control of the stamping temperature during a stamping process of the piece, notably a process comprising steps including heating the piece to a temperature range suitable for obtaining an austenitic stage, then stamping this piece in a stamping tool suitable for defining different temperatures in the different areas of the stamped piece, for example by virtue of the voids formed in the stamping tool or by local reheating of the stamping tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2014Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Christophe CAZES, Gregory GATARD, Martin JONSSON
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Publication number: 20160347371Abstract: A metal beam for the production of a motor vehicle, including, at least, on one face means adapted to form, upon bending of the part, at least two bosses brought into contact by the bending, so that the bending of the structural part is limited when at least portions of opposing faces of two adjacent bosses abut.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Christophe CAZES, Gregory GATARD, Emmanuel LEROY, Matthieu NIESS, Vincent BARELLI
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Publication number: 20160332673Abstract: A motor vehicle bodywork beam including a main reinforcement having a bottom, two side walls and two flanges substantially parallel to the bottom and a secondary reinforcement. The secondary reinforcement is fixed to the main reinforcement. The main reinforcement and secondary reinforcement are fixed at each side wall level, and of the side walls and/or bottom of the main and/or secondary reinforcement comprise a transition, such that at least a part of the bottom of the secondary reinforcement is in contact with a part of the bottom of the main reinforcement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: AUTOTECH ENGINEERING A.I.E.Inventors: Christophe CAZES, Grégory GATARD, Vincent BARELLI, Xavier DELGERIE
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Publication number: 20160288840Abstract: A beam comprising a first portion having a U-shaped cross-section, wherein the U-shape comprises a bottom and a first and a second side wall extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom, and wherein the first and/or the second side wall comprises a first substantially straight portion, a second substantially straight portion and a side transition zone between the first and the second substantially straight portion. The disclosure further relates to bumpers, rocker panels, side impact beams and B-pillars comprising such beams and to vehicles incorporating such components.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Xavier VALENCIA CARRIO, Sergi MARQUEZ DURAN, Lluis ESPANA DE JUAN, Christophe CAZES, Gregory GATARD, Vincent BARELLI, Emmanuel LEROY, Matthieu DUNAND, Matthieu NIESS
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Publication number: 20160280270Abstract: A beam provided with at least one first part that has a main body with an overall U-shaped straight cross-section provided with lateral flanges protruding outwards from the sides of the U, the main body further comprising a bottom part as well as two wings forming the sides of the U. The central portion of the main body defines cells working under tension and under compression, respectively, on either side of a neutral main bending axis formed by two transition zones, which are each located between the U-shaped element and a lateral flange. The bottom part of the main body comprises at least one transition formed by a curvature discontinuity. And at least one wing comprises at least one transition formed by a curvature discontinuity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Xavier VALENCIA CARRIO, Sergi MARQUEZ DURAN, Lluis ESPANA DE JUAN, Christophe CAZES, Gregory GATARD, Vincent BARELLI, Emmanuel LEROY, Matthieu DUNAND, Matthieu NIESS
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Publication number: 20160245357Abstract: The present invention relates to a shock absorber system for a vehicle comprising a main unit (100) adapted to be deformed in the event of an impact with a first energy level and a secondary unit (200) shorter in length than the main unit (100), adapted to be subjected to loads as a complement of the main unit (100), after a first deformation phase of the main unit (100), when the system receives an impact with a second energy level greater than the first, the secondary unit (200) being configured to orient the resultant of a force applied on a downstream structure (30) in a direction not parallel to the longitudinal axis of this downstream structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: AUTOTECH ENGINEERING, A.I.E.Inventors: Christophe CAZES, Gregory GATARD, Emmanuel LEROY, Matthieu NIESS