Patents by Inventor Xavier Dreyer

Xavier Dreyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20230311785
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an interior trim part of a vehicle which includes a carrier with a first surface, a second surface, and at least one opening penetrating the carrier from the first surface to the second surface, a membrane layer applied to the first surface and covering the opening, a décor layer applied to the membrane layer, an electronic module arranged within the opening and detachably contacting the membrane layer, and a vibration generating element either integrated into the electronic module or interacting with the electronic module such that vibrations generated by the vibration generating element are transferred to the membrane layer and the décor layer. Moreover, the present disclosure is directed to a vehicle comprising such an interior trim part and a method for manufacturing such an interior trim part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: XAVIER DREYER, YANN BUCHET
  • Publication number: 20230052099
    Abstract: A system for receiving user input from an internal vehicle component surface includes a flat surface layer of the internal vehicle component that includes a first portion made of an elastic material and a second portion that surrounds the first portion, and a push-button assembly located beneath the first portion of the flat surface layer. The push-button assembly includes a push-button switch that is switched into at least a first switching state by downward pressure, and a vertical movement mechanism that when activated causes the push-button switch to move vertically in a direction of the flat surface layer. Vertical movement of the push-button switch causes a vertical displacement of the first portion of the flat surface layer, and downward pressure on the first portion of the flat surface layer when vertically displaced causes a corresponding downward pressure to the push-button switch, switching the push-button switch into the first switch state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yann Buchet, Torsten Weingärtner, Jan Dormanns, Xavier Dreyer