Patents by Inventor Mike Laurin

Mike Laurin 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).

  • Functional interlayers for vehicle glazing systems
    Patent number: 11590829
    Abstract: A glass structure for a vehicle includes an outer layer of glass, an inner layer of glass, and an interlayer stack disposed between opposing surfaces of the outer layer of glass and the inner layer of glass. The interlayer stack includes at least two interlayer substrates and at least one of the interlayer substrates includes a decorative treatment. In another example, the interlayer stack includes at least two interlayer substrates and at least one of the interlayer substrates includes a functional component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: William S. Sweney, Mike Laurin, Erin Mathews, Michael Pilliod
  • FUNCTIONAL INTERLAYERS FOR VEHICLE GLAZING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200031206
    Abstract: A glass structure for a vehicle includes an outer layer of glass, an inner layer of glass, and an interlayer stack disposed between opposing surfaces of the outer layer of glass and the inner layer of glass. The interlayer stack includes at least two interlayer substrates and at least one of the interlayer substrates includes a decorative treatment. In another example, the interlayer stack includes at least two interlayer substrates and at least one of the interlayer substrates includes a functional component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: William S. SWENEY, Mike LAURIN, Erin MATHEWS, Michael PILLIOD
  • OBSCURING, COLOR MATCHING, AND CAMOUFLAGING SOLAR PANELS
    Publication number: 20180122973
    Abstract: A solar panel includes a backsheet layer, a bottom encapsulant layer adjacent the backsheet layer, a plurality of photovoltaic cells adjacent the bottom encapsulant layer, a top encapsulant layer adjacent the plurality of photovoltaic cells having a plurality of louvers constructed therein to block side view of the plurality of photovoltaic cells, and a top layer adjacent the top encapsulant layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Pilliod, Christos Gougoussis, Oliver Lefevre, Mike Laurin, John Liu