Patents by Inventor Jerome ROUX

Jerome ROUX 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).

  • Fixation leg for a vehicle interior panel and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 10836439
    Abstract: A fixation leg for a vehicle interior panel includes an impact energy absorption region having one or more partial or complete perforations. Each one of the perforations may be formed by laser ablating material from the fixation leg at the impact energy absorption region. The impact energy absorption region is weakened due to the partial or complete perforations such that upon impact with the vehicle interior panel, the fixation leg can break and absorb some of the impact energy. In one embodiment, the fixation leg attaches a substrate of a vehicle instrument panel to a structural crossmember.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Roux, Roberto Ortiz, Peter Vitale
  • FIXATION LEG FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
    Publication number: 20190367097
    Abstract: A fixation leg for a vehicle interior panel includes an impact energy absorption region having one or more partial or complete perforations. Each one of the perforations may be formed by laser ablating material from the fixation leg at the impact energy absorption region. The impact energy absorption region is weakened due to the partial or complete perforations such that upon impact with the vehicle interior panel, the fixation leg can break and absorb some of the impact energy. In one embodiment, the fixation leg attaches a substrate of a vehicle instrument panel to a structural crossmember.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jerome ROUX, Roberto ORTIZ, Peter VITALE