Patents by Inventor Lawrence Dupuis

Lawrence Dupuis 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).

  • AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE BODY WITH HYDROFORMED COWL
    Publication number: 20060108837
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle body includes a generally tubular, hydroformed cowl with integral mounting flanges which are welded to an engine compartment structural member and a cowlside member. The cowl may be hydroformed from several different preforms having both symmetrical and asymmetrical geometric characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.
    Inventors: MADHU DEME, LAWRENCE DUPUIS, JAMES LOWE, JAMES MARLEAU
  • Method of manufacturing a chromed bumper
    Patent number: 6881282
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for preparing and chroming a blank of steel. This method reduces time and cost to the assembly process. The method includes the following steps: heating steel slabs to a pre-determined temperature, hot rolling the steel slabs to a pre-determined width/thickness; spraying the steel strips with water to remove scaling; pickling the steel strips in acid to remove scaling; rinsing and drying the strips; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam textured tandem mill into strips having a pre-determined thickness; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam temper mill; and stamping the steel strips into a bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignees: Ford Motor Company, Ispat Inland, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Dupuis, Kevin W. Kiedaisch, Mark Bala, Dennis Urban
  • Method of manufacturing a chromed bumper
    Publication number: 20040149358
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for preparing and chroming a blank of steel. This method reduces time and cost to the assembly process. The method includes the following steps: heating steel slabs to a pre-determined temperature, hot rolling the steel slabs to a pre-determined width/thickness; spraying the steel strips with water to remove scaling; pickling the steel strips in acid to remove scaling; rinsing and drying the strips; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam textured tandem mill into strips having a pre-determined thickness; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam temper mill; and stamping the steel strips into a bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Lawrence Dupuis, Kevin W. Kiedaisch, Mark Bala, Dennis Urban