Patents by Inventor Richard Guenin

Richard Guenin 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).

  • Vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag and manufacturing method
    Patent number: 9895828
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag and a method of fabricating a vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag. The vehicle interior panel includes a substrate with an opening, a chute channel assembly inserted into the opening, a surface skin, and a foam layer disposed between the surface skin and the substrate. The chute channel assembly includes a wall section surrounding a chute channel for the airbag and a cover plate covering the chute channel and closing the opening. The cover plate includes an airbag door, wherein an outer surface of the cover plate is in contact with the foam layer. The outer surface of the cover plate has a rough surface structure, the outer surface having a surface roughness parameter Ra of at least 4 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Gwenael Monnier, Jérôme Boulbes, Thierry Schupbach, Fabrice Pepin, Yohann Boniface, Richard Guenin
  • VEHICLE INTERIOR PANEL FOR COVERING AN AIRBAG AND MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160332590
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag and a method of fabricating a vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag. The vehicle interior panel includes a substrate with an opening, a chute channel assembly inserted into the opening, a surface skin, and a foam layer disposed between the surface skin and the substrate. The chute channel assembly includes a wall section surrounding a chute channel for the airbag and a cover plate covering the chute channel and closing the opening. The cover plate includes an airbag door, wherein an outer surface of the cover plate is in contact with the foam layer. The outer surface of the cover plate has a rough surface structure, the outer surface having a surface roughness parameter Ra of at least 4 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Gwenael Monnier, Jérôme Boulbes, Thierry Schupbach, Fabrice Pepin, Yohann Boniface, Richard Guenin