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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis Demarquilly, Lagord, FR;
Jean-Jacques Laporte, La Rochelle, FR;
Assignee:
Alstom, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/902 ;
Abstract
A device for protecting a vehicle against impact, the device comprising an inflatable element presenting, once inflated, a bearing surface in contact with the region of the vehicle to be protected, and an impact surface designed to receive the impact directly, wherein said inflatable element includes localized flexible connection elements connecting holding points of the impact surface with fastening points of the bearing surface.