Patents by Inventor Thomas Lemaitre

Thomas Lemaitre 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 body structure
    Patent number: 10160495
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure having left and right side frames located on both sides in a vehicle width direction, each side frame including an end on an external force acting side that receives a collision load in a vehicle longitudinal direction acting from outside of a vehicle, and an end on an opposite side of the end on the external force acting side. The side frames are provided with a plurality of fragile portions on left and right sides. The plurality of fragile portions include at least left and right first fragile portions located at the ends on the external force acting side, and left and right second fragile portions located on sides of the ends on the opposite side. An area of each of the left and right first fragile portions is set to be larger than each of areas of the left and right second fragile portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autotech Engineering, AIE.
    Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Yusuke Miura, Emmanuel Leroy, Thomas Lemaitre, Marti Meca
  • VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170291644
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure having left and right side frames located on both sides in a vehicle width direction, each side frame including an end on an external force acting side that receives a collision load in a vehicle longitudinal direction acting from outside of a vehicle, and an end on an opposite side of the end on the external force acting side. The side frames are provided with a plurality of fragile portions on left and right sides. The plurality of fragile portions include at least left and right first fragile portions located at the ends on the external force acting side, and left and right second fragile portions located on sides of the ends on the opposite side. An area of each of the left and right first fragile portions is set to be larger than each of areas of the left and right second fragile portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Yusuke Miura, Emmanuel Leroy, Thomas Lemaitre, Marti Meca