Patents by Inventor Marc Poulin

Marc Poulin 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: 7878866
    Abstract: A connector assembly couples an electrical power supply to a vehicle charging circuit. The assembly includes an elongate handle and a plug coupled to each other. The handle forms an internal cavity for supporting an electrical harness. The plug includes a first end that is attached to the outlet of the handle, and a second end opposite the first end for engaging a vehicle charging receptacle. The plug includes a series of tabs that longitudinally extend from the first end to engage a series of slots formed in the outlet of the handle for attaching the plug to the handle. The series of tabs and the series of slots collectively form a structural weak point for failure by localizing deformation between the tabs and the slots when the assembly is subjected to a predetermined side load applied to an intermediate portion of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Kwasny, Marc Poulin
  • Publication number: 20110006578
    Abstract: An adjustable head restraint assembly for a vehicle seat is provided with a pair of shells. Each shell is sized to mate with the other and collectively retain a pair of posts therebetween. A frame adapted to mate with the pair of shells for retaining the pair of shells upon the pair of posts. A locking mechanism is provided on at least one of the frame and the pair of shells for locking the pair of shells and the frame to the pair of posts, and for permitting adjustment of the pair of shells and the frame along the posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Veine, Arjun Yetukuri, Mladen Humer, Marc Poulin, Gerald S. Locke
  • Patent number: 7850247
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly having a backrest member and a seat bottom subassembly connected to the backrest member. The seat bottom subassembly has a cushion pan comprising a polymeric material, a cushion comprising a foam material supported on the cushion pan, and a trim layer comprising a fabric material disposed over the cushion. The cushion pan defines a plurality of integral trim attachment features. The trim layer is attached to the cushion pan through engagement with the trim attachment features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Stauske, James R. Ministrelli, Keith R. Kwasny, Marc Poulin
  • Publication number: 20100072804
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly having a backrest member and a seat bottom subassembly connected to the backrest member. The seat bottom subassembly has a cushion pan comprising a polymeric material, a cushion comprising a foam material supported on the cushion pan, and a trim layer comprising a fabric material disposed over the cushion. The cushion pan defines a plurality of integral trim attachment features. The trim layer is attached to the cushion pin through engagement with the trim attachment features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marc Stauske, James R. Ministrelli, Keith R. Kwasny, Marc Poulin
  • Patent number: 5151199
    Abstract: Bubble size of a froth created during the preparation and dispensing of an instant coffee beverage is controlled by passing the coffee beverage through at least two adjacent screens coaxially and adjacently positioned at a distance from one another, one inside another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Poulin, Herve Schmidely
  • Patent number: D491844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Carrosseries Papineau Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Poulin