Patents by Inventor Antonio Aguiar

Antonio Aguiar 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).

  • Upper auxiliary seal with positive attachment configuration
    Patent number: 7363749
    Abstract: A seal assembly is provided for sealing a motor vehicle defining an opening having a periphery, and having a flange extending about the periphery. The seal assembly includes a base. The seal assembly also includes spaced apart locking and positioning legs extending out from the base. The positioning and locking legs define a channel therebetween for receiving the flange. A retention portion is fixedly secured to the positioning leg and extends into the channel continuously along the positioning leg to bias the flange against the locking leg such that the seal assembly is locked into engagement over the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Decoma International Inc.
    Inventors: Faisal Sultan, Munish Jain, Antonio Aguiar
  • Upper auxiliary seal with positive attachment configuration
    Publication number: 20060082189
    Abstract: A seal assembly is provided for sealing a motor vehicle defining an opening having a periphery, and having a flange extending about the periphery. The seal assembly includes a base. The seal assembly also includes spaced apart locking and positioning legs extending out from the base. The positioning and locking legs define a channel therebetween for receiving the flange. A retention portion is fixedly secured to the positioning leg and extends into the channel continuously along the positioning leg to bias the flange against the locking leg such that the seal assembly is locked into engagement over the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Faisal Sultan, Munish Jain, Antonio Aguiar