Patents by Inventor Juliette Massoulie

Juliette Massoulie 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: 8430193
    Abstract: A side diffuser for a vehicle front surface structure, the vehicle front surface structure, and a method for assembling such a structure. The side diffuser guides air entering through air inlets from bumpers of the vehicle to heat exchangers located in front of the engine. The diffuser includes a plate, the back edge of which supports the heat exchangers and the front edge of which supports the bumpers and includes a recess capable of receiving the front crosspiece end of the vehicle. The back side of the diffuser includes: a pivoting axis capable of engaging with a corresponding receiving part provided on the heat exchangers, and an attaching part capable of engaging with a corresponding attaching part provided on the heat exchangers after one rotation of the side diffuser around pivoting axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Renault s.a.s.
    Inventors: Angel Ve Lasco, Matthieu Carron, Juliette Massoulie
  • Patent number: 8424937
    Abstract: An automobile body for receiving a bumper-forming member and including: a front crossbar; a pair of bearings for the bumper-forming member; and an air intake duct into the engine, the duct including an open end through which the outside air enters the duct. One of the bearings includes a protection portion of the open end, wherein the protection portion is provided in close proximity to the open end, covers the open end, and extends along a portion of the duct, while a gap is provided between the protection portion and the duct so that the air can flow into the duct through the open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Juliette Massoulie, Christophe Audoux, Philippe Bogaert
  • Publication number: 20110155491
    Abstract: A side diffuser for a vehicle front surface structure, the vehicle front surface structure, and a method for assembling such a structure. The side diffuser guides air entering through air inlets from bumpers of the vehicle to heat exchangers located in front of the engine. The diffuser includes a plate, the back edge of which supports the heat exchangers and the front edge of which supports the bumpers and includes a recess capable of receiving the front crosspiece end of the vehicle. The back side of the diffuser includes: a pivoting axis capable of engaging with a corresponding receiving part provided on the heat exchangers, and an attaching part capable of engaging with a corresponding attaching part provided on the heat exchangers after one rotation of the side diffuser around pivoting axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Angel Ve Lasco, Matthieu Carron, Juliette Massoulie
  • Publication number: 20110148153
    Abstract: An automobile body for receiving a bumper-forming member and including: a front crossbar; a pair of bearings for the bumper-forming member; and an air intake duct into the engine, the duct including an open end through which the outside air enters the duct. One of the bearings includes a protection portion of the open end, wherein the protection portion is provided in close proximity to the open end, covers the open end, and extends along a portion of the duct, while a gap is provided between the protection portion and the duct so that the air can flow into the duct through the open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Juliette Massoulie, Christophe Audoux, Philippe Bogaert
  • Publication number: 20110120792
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for guiding air from a vehicle front surface structure including heat exchangers (12) located in front of the engine, said device including two side diffusers (16, 18), to be disposed on either side of the heat exchangers, and a top diffuser (20), to be disposed on top of the heat exchangers, to guide the air entering through air inlets from the bumpers of the vehicle to the heat exchangers, and is characterized in that the side diffusers (16, 18) and the top diffuser (20) are provided with an attaching means capable of ensuring attachment of the top diffuser only on each of the side diffusers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: RENAULT S. A. S.
    Inventors: Matthieu Carron, Juliette Massoulie, Angel Ve Lasco