Patents by Inventor Armin Schwaighofer

Armin Schwaighofer 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).

  • Method for producing breathable leather material and use of leather material produced according to said method
    Patent number: 10648047
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing breathable leather material including the following steps: a leather-based material is provided; the leather-based material is perforated; a support body is provided; a finishing is applied to the support body such that a later visible side of the finishing is facing the support body and the finishing is transferred to the surface of the perforated leather-based material and removed from the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Armin Schwaighofer, Florian Langlechner
  • Method for Producing Breatheable Leather Material and Use of Leather Material Produced According to Said Method
    Publication number: 20170088909
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing breathable leather material including the following steps: a leather-based material is provided; the leather-based material is perforated; a support body is provided; a finishing is applied to the support body such that a later visible side of the finishing is facing the support body and the finishing is transferred to the surface of the perforated leather-based material and removed from the support body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Armin SCHWAIGHOFER, Florian LANGLECHNER
  • Method for molding a soft trim component onto a substrate
    Patent number: 6764621
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a composite article that includes a soft trim component employs a pair of mold halves, wherein a suitable skin material is sprayed onto a first mold cavity surface to obtain an in-mold coating, and a substrate is positioned between the mold halves such that a first area of one side of the substrate is located in opposition with the in-mold coating. A sprue defined in the second mold half, in opposition with the other side of the substrate, directs injected foam through an aperture in the substrate and into a gap defined between the one side of the substrate and the in-mold coating. A portion of the first mold half includes a layer of a sealing material that is harder than the substrate material to thereby eliminate the need to otherwise trim the overmolded soft trim component upon release from the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Armin Schwaighofer
  • Method and apparatus for molding a soft trim component onto a substrate
    Publication number: 20020053750
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a composite article that includes a soft trim component employs a pair of mold halves, wherein a suitable skin material is sprayed onto a first mold cavity surface to obtain an in-mold coating, and a substrate is positioned between the mold halves such that a first area of one side of the substrate is located in opposition with the in-mold coating. A sprue defined in the second mold half, in opposition with the other side of the substrate, directs injected foam through an aperture in the substrate and into a gap defined between the one side of the substrate and the in-mold coating. A portion of the first mold half includes a layer of a sealing material that is harder than the substrate material to thereby eliminate the need to otherwise trim the overmolded soft trim component upon release from the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Armin Schwaighofer