Patents by Inventor Mathias Legros

Mathias Legros 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).

  • Magnetic bumper guard
    Patent number: 7950706
    Abstract: A magnetic bumper guard, the guard being constructed such that it may be magnetically mounted onto a structural member to be protected, such as the corner, post, rail or leg of a structure composed of a suitable metal, the guard having a rear wall bounded by a pair of side flanges, a magnet-receiving recess positioned within the rear wall, a hollow interior, a rounded or curved forward wall, and a magnet, whereby frontal force is absorbed by the guard and lateral or angular forces cause the guard to disengage from the structural member, thereby dissipating the force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventors: Mark D. Shaw, J. Tad Heyman, Mathias Legros, Thierry Agullo Ponce
  • Magnetic bumper guard
    Publication number: 20090250954
    Abstract: A magnetic bumper guard, the guard being constructed such that it may be magnetically mounted onto a structural member to be protected, such as the corner, post, rail or leg of a structure composed of a suitable metal, the guard having a rear channel or slot bounded by a pair of side flanges, a magnet-receiving recess positioned within the rear channel, a hollow interior, a rounded or curved forward wall, and a magnet, whereby frontal force is absorbed by the guard and lateral or angular forces cause the guard to disengage from the structural member, thereby dissipating the force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Mark D. Shaw, J. Tad Heyman, Mathias Legros, Thierry Agullo Ponce