Patents by Inventor Thierry Cavillon

Thierry Cavillon 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).

  • Energy absorber for interposing between a rigid beam and a bumper skin, and an energy-absorbing assembly
    Patent number: 6758506
    Abstract: The energy absorber is provided for interposing between a rigid beam and a bumper skin in order to absorb, by compression, the energy of impacts directed in a crumpling direction. The energy absorber comprises a set of ribs each of which extends parallel to the crumpling direction and each of which possesses a free edge for pressing against the beam. The set of ribs includes at least one rib arranged in the event of an impact so that its free edge remains pressed against the beam, while the rib itself buckles, and at least one other rib arranged in such a manner that in the event of an impact, its free end escapes from the beam, causing the rib to bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Stephane Malteste, Thierry Roussel, Laurent Rocheblave, Thierry Cavillon
  • ENERGY ABSORBER FOR INTERPOSING BETWEEN A RIGID BEAM AND A BUMPER SKIN, AND AN ENERGY-ABSORBING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20040080167
    Abstract: The energy absorber is for interposing between a rigid beam and a bumper skin in order to absorb, by compression, the energy of impacts directed in a crumpling direction. The energy absorber comprises a set of ribs each of which extends parallel to the crumpling direction and each of which possesses a free edge for pressing against the beam. The set of ribs includes at least one rib arranged in the event of an impact so that its free edge remains pressed against the beam, while the rib itself buckles, and at least one other rib arranged in such a manner that in the event of an impact, its free end escapes from the beam, causing said rib to bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM
    Inventors: Stephane Malteste, Thierry Roussel, Laurent Rocheblave, Thierry Cavillon
  • Motor vehicle bumper beam, and a bumper fitted with such a beam
    Patent number: 6669252
    Abstract: The invention relates to motor vehicle bumper beam. The beam comprises a longitudinal base element 1 and an additional element 2. The two elements engage one in the other and they comprise snap-fastening elements 9, 10, 11 providing a rigid mechanical connection between their longitudinal edges. The invention also provides a motor vehicle bumper having such a beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Thierry Roussel, Thierry Cavillon, David Bouguedra
  • Motor vehicle bumper beam, and a bumper fitted with such a beam
    Publication number: 20030020291
    Abstract: The invention relates to motor vehicle bumper beam. The beam comprises a longitudinal base element 1 and an additional element 2. The two elements engage one in the other and they comprise snap-fastening elements 9, 10, 11 providing a rigid mechanical connection between their longitudinal edges. The invention also provides a motor vehicle bumper having such a beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM
    Inventors: Thierry Roussel, Thierry Cavillon, David Bouguedra