Patents by Inventor Richard Lesschaeve

Richard Lesschaeve 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).

  • Process for manufacturing a fuel tank
    Patent number: 8641857
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing a plastic fuel tank provided with at least one accessory (14) connected to the internal space of the tank via at least one orifice (12) in the wall (10) of the tank, the accessory including a projecting element (24) extending to the outside of the tank, the processing comprising the steps consisting in providing a film (22) that includes a peripheral region (28) and a border region (30) around an opening in the film, in placing the film on the wall of the tank and on the outer surface of the accessory in such a way that the projecting element passes through the film via the opening, in welding the film over its entire peripheral region to the wall of the tank, and in welding the film, over its entire border region, to the outer surface of the accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Inergy Automotive Systems Research (S.A.)
    Inventors: Richard Lesschaeve, Pierre-Francois Tardy, Yannick Gerard
  • Process for manufacturing a fuel tank
    Publication number: 20090090464
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing a plastic fuel tank provided with at least one accessory (14) connected to the internal space of the tank via at least one orifice (12) in the wall (10) of the tank, the accessory including a projecting element (24) extending to the outside of the tank, the processing comprising the steps consisting in providing a film (22) that includes a peripheral region (28) and a border region (30) around an opening in the film, in placing the film on the wall of the tank and on the outer surface of the accessory in such a way that the projecting element passes through the film via the opening, in welding the film over its entire peripheral region to the wall of the tank, and in welding the film, over its entire border region, to the outer surface of the accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (S.A.)
    Inventors: Richard Lesschaeve, Pierre-Francois Tardy, Yannick Gerard