Patents by Inventor Laurent Oudenard

Laurent Oudenard 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).

  • Safety device for protection of a passenger of a motor vehicle, comprising a seat belt and associated inflatable air bag
    Patent number: 6692020
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety device (12), comprising a seat belt (14) with a strap (16), an intermediate part (32, 34) of which can be in a stored position and in an operating position in which it extends along a part of the body of the passenger, and a bag (40) which can be inflated to hold back a passenger in case of collision. The bag is held by a support (42) which can be moved between a stored position and an operating position in which the support (42) and the inflated bag (40) extend along a part of the body of the passenger. The invention is characterized in that the support (42) of the inflatable bag (40) is embodied as a flexible strip which is independent of the strap (16) of the seat belt (14) and an intermediate part of which extends along a part of the body of the passenger when the airbag is in the operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Renault
    Inventors: Laure Evrard Decomps, David Quillien, Laurent Oudenard
  • Safety device for protection of a passenger of a motor vehicle, comprising a seat belt and associated inflatable air bag
    Publication number: 20020027344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety device (12), comprising a seat belt (14) with a strap (16), an intermediate part (32, 34) of which can be in a stored position and in an operating position in which it extends along a part of the body of the passenger, and a bag (40) which can be inflated to hold back a passenger in case of collision. The bag is held by a support (42) which can be moved between a stored position and an operating position in which the support (42) and the inflated bag (40) extend along a part of the body of the passenger. The invention is characterized in that the support (42) of the inflatable bag (40) is embodied as a flexible strip which is independent of the strap (16) of the seat belt (14) and an intermediate part of which extends along a part of the body of the passenger when the airbag is in the operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: RENAULT
    Inventors: Laure Evrard Decomps, David Quillien, Laurent Oudenard