Patents by Inventor Pascal Makito CHARTRAND

Pascal Makito CHARTRAND 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: 12722580
    Abstract: A camera bracket made of a resin containing reinforcing fibers includes: a plate-shaped base portion disposed along a vehicle inner side face of a window panel; a lens hood portion recessed from the base portion in a direction opposite to the window panel, forming a view space between the lens hood portion and the window panel; and a lens hole formed in the base portion to communicate with the view space. A plurality of first protruding portions are provided on an inner face, which is oriented to the view space, of the lens hood portion. A plurality of second protruding portions are provided on an outer face, which is opposite to the inner face, of the lens hood portion. The lens hood portion may expand, toward a first direction to which the lens hole is oriented, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: NIFCO INC.
    Inventors: Pascal Makito Chartrand, Shinzo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20250010805
    Abstract: A camera bracket made of a resin containing reinforcing fibers includes: a plate-shaped base portion disposed along a vehicle inner side face of a window panel; a lens hood portion recessed from the base portion in a direction opposite to the window panel, forming a view space between the lens hood portion and the window panel; and a lens hole formed in the base portion to communicate with the view space. A plurality of first protruding portions are provided on an inner face, which is oriented to the view space, of the lens hood portion. A plurality of second protruding portions are provided on an outer face, which is opposite to the inner face, of the lens hood portion. The lens hood portion may expand, toward a first direction to which the lens hole is oriented, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Pascal Makito CHARTRAND, Shinzo WATANABE