Patents by Inventor Luis Filipe CARVALHO DA SILVA

Luis Filipe CARVALHO DA SILVA 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).

  • MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS OF ITS PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20240051393
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite structure comprising a translucent layer (1) having a light transmittance of 1 to 50%, an opaque layer (2) containing a translucent area (6), and a touch sensor area (5) that is at least partly arranged in or above or below the translucent area of layer (2). The present invention also provides a method of producing the composite structure. The composite structure can be used to replace conventional buttons in motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: TMG – Tecidos Plastificados e Outros Revestimentos Para a Indústria Automóvel, S.A.
    Inventors: Luis Filipe Carvalho da Silva, Tiago Filipe da Silva Maia, Antonio Cesar Rodrigues Aguia, Elizabete de Pinho
  • Multi-functional composite structure and process of its production
    Patent number: 11833900
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite structure comprising a translucent layer (1) having a light transmittance of 1 to 50%, an opaque layer (2) containing a translucent area (6), and a touch sensor area (5) that is at least partly arranged in or above or below the translucent area of layer (2). The present invention also provides a method of producing the composite structure. The composite structure can be used to replace conventional buttons in motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TMG—Tecidos Plastificados e Outros Revestimentos Para a Indústria Automóvel, S.A.
    Inventors: Luis Filipe Carvalho Da Silva, Tiago Filipe Da Silva Maia, Antonio Cesar Rodrigues Aguia, Elizabete De Pinho
  • Sheet structures containing natural polymers and microspheres
    Patent number: 11746464
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet structure comprising a carrier layer and a foamed cover layer which contains polyvinyl chloride, lignocellulosic based components and hollow microspheres, and a method for producing the sheet structure. The sheet structure can be used as an artificial leather, e.g. for flexible automotive interiors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: TMG—Tecidos Plastificados e Outros Revestimentos Para a Indústria Automóvel, S.A.
    Inventors: Ana Francisca de Sousa Marques Gonçalves Coelho, Elizabete Peixoto de Pinho, Luis Filipe Carvalho da Silva
  • SHEET STRUCTURES CONTAINING NATURAL POLYMERS AND MICROSPHERES
    Publication number: 20220025576
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet structure comprising a carrier layer and a foamed cover layer which contains polyvinyl chloride, lignocellulosic based components and hollow microspheres, and a method for producing the sheet structure. The sheet structure can be used as an artificial leather, e.g. for flexible automotive interiors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: TMG - Tecidos Plastificados e Outros Revestimentos Para a Indústria Automóvel, S.A.
    Inventors: Ana Francisca de Sousa Marques Gonçalves Coelho, Elizabete Peixoto de Pinho, Luis Filipe Carvalho da Silva
  • MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS OF ITS PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20210206267
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite structure comprising a translucent layer (1) having a light transmittance of 1 to 50%, an opaque layer (2) containing a translucent area (6), and a touch sensor area (5) that is at least partly arranged in or above or below the translucent area of layer (2). The present invention also provides a method of producing the composite structure. The composite structure can be used to replace conventional buttons in motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: TMG - Tecidos Plastificados e Outros Revestimentos Para a Indústria Autómovel, S.A.
    Inventors: Luis Filipe CARVALHO DA SILVA, Tiago Filipe DA SILVA MAIA, Antonio Cesar RODRIGUES AGUIA, Elizabete DE PINHO