Patents by Inventor Michael ESSELIN

Michael ESSELIN 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: 9616792
    Abstract: The invention concerns an assist grip handle for a vehicle interior, comprising a handle body provided with an internal space and a light-emitting device disposed in said internal space of said body, characterized in that said light-emitting device is distinct from said body and comprises a light source and a diffusion screen disposed in said internal space of said body, which body comprises a first part and a second part fastened together and configured to sandwich said light source and said diffusion screen, said diffusion screen being disposed facing both said light source and said first part of said body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Pierre Claire, Michael Esselin, Gilles Granjon
  • Publication number: 20160075265
    Abstract: The invention concerns an assist grip handle for a vehicle interior, comprising a handle body provided with an internal space and a light-emitting device disposed in said internal space of said body, characterized in that said light-emitting device is distinct from said body and comprises a light source and a diffusion screen disposed in said internal space of said body, which body comprises a first part and a second part fastened together and configured to sandwich said light source and said diffusion screen, said diffusion screen being disposed facing both said light source and said first part of said body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre CLAIRE, Michael ESSELIN, Gilles GRANJON