Patents by Inventor Virgille GROS

Virgille GROS 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).

  • Front or rear assembly of a motor vehicle having an opening and including a flexible shutter for sealing said opening
    Patent number: 10625596
    Abstract: This front assembly of a motor vehicle includes a bumper skin defining an outer surface that is visible from the outside and having at least one opening formed in the outer surface. The front assembly also includes a shutter for selectively closing and releasing the opening, at least partially. The shutter includes a flexible flap having a fixed portion relative to the bumper skin and a movable portion relative to the bumper skin, wherein the movable portion is movable between a shuttering position in which the opening is shuttered by the flexible flap and a releasing position in which the opening is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: FLEX-N-GATE FRANCE, PLASTIC OMNIUM AUTOMOTIVE EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventors: Claude Laurent, Frederic Bois, Virgille Gros
  • FRONT OR REAR ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN OPENING AND INCLUDING A FLEXIBLE SHUTTER FOR SEALING SAID OPENING
    Publication number: 20180264933
    Abstract: This front assembly of a motor vehicle includes a bumper skin defining an outer surface that is visible from the outside and having at least one opening formed in the outer surface. The front assembly also includes a shutter for selectively closing and releasing the opening, at least partially. The shutter includes a flexible flap having a fixed portion relative to the bumper skin and a movable portion relative to the bumper skin, wherein the movable portion is movable between a shuttering position in which the opening is shuttered by the flexible flap and a releasing position in which the opening is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Claude LAURENT, Frederic BOIS, Virgille GROS