Patents by Inventor Michel Montaudouin

Michel Montaudouin 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).

  • Method of applying a varnish to a component, in-particular to a vehicle headlight reflector
    Patent number: 6773761
    Abstract: A method of applying a varnish, whether or not it includes a solvent, on a component, in particular a vehicle headlight reflector, comprises the following steps: (i) selecting a varnish having a viscosity at ambient temperature of about 500 to 2000 mPa.s, and a viscosity at the application temperature which is lower than about 200 mPa.s, with a viscosity which is substantially independent of variation in the temperature within the range of application; (ii) heating the surface of the component before the step of moistening the varnish at a selected temperature &thgr;p1; (iii) heating the varnish at the moment of application to a selected temperature &thgr;v; and (iv) during the spreading step, maintaining the component at a selected temperature &thgr;p2 for a selected time tp2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Frédéric Cote, Michel Montaudouin
  • Method of applying a varnish, including a solvent or solvent free, on a component, especially a vehicle headlight reflector
    Publication number: 20030203107
    Abstract: A method of applying a varnish, whether or not it includes a solvent, on a component, in particular a vehicle headlight reflector, comprises the following steps: (i) selecting a varnish having a viscosity at ambient temperature of about 500 to 2000 mPa.s, and a viscosity at the application temperature which is lower than about 200 mPa.s, with a viscosity which is substantially independent of variation in the temperature within the range of application; (ii) heating the surface of the component before the step of moistening the varnish at a selected temperature &thgr;p1; (iii) heating the varnish at the moment of application to a selected temperature &thgr;v; and (iv) during the spreading step, maintaining the component at a selected temperature &thgr;p2 for a selected time tp2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Frederic Cote, Michel Montaudouin