Patents by Inventor Arthur Carl Stein

Arthur Carl Stein 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).

  • Apparatus and method of making interior trim panel
    Patent number: 6723263
    Abstract: A method of making an interior trim panel for attachment to structure of a vehicle includes the steps of placing a trim insert into a cavity of an apparatus and over a first seal thereof. The method also includes the steps of loading a retainer over the trim insert to sandwich the trim insert between the retainer and the first seal and closing the apparatus. The method further includes the steps of filling the cavity with a plastic material and introducing steam into the apparatus to expand the plastic material to form a substrate and bonding the substrate against the trim insert to form an interior trim panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignees: Delphi Technologies, Inc., JSP Licenses, Inc.
    Inventors: David Wayne Whitehead, Carl Henry Visconti, Arthur Carl Stein, David M. White, Thomas W. Gibson, Ismael Rodriguez
  • Method of making a door trim assembly
    Patent number: 6656397
    Abstract: A door trim assembly and method for making same for attachment to an inner panel of an automotive vehicle includes a plurality of components and a single carrier formed from a plastic material for attachment to the inner panel of the automotive vehicle and incorporating the plurality of components into the plastic material and a door trim substrate attached to the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ransford Hansen, Arthur Carl Stein, Brian Hale Staser, Pamela Lane Codd
  • Apparatus and method of making interior trim panel
    Publication number: 20030057583
    Abstract: A method of making an interior trim panel for attachment to structure of a vehicle includes the steps of placing a trim insert into a cavity of an apparatus and over a first seal thereof. The method also includes the steps of loading a retainer over the trim insert to sandwich the trim insert between the retainer and the first seal and closing the apparatus. The method further includes the steps of filling the cavity with a plastic material and introducing steam into the apparatus to expand the plastic material to form a substrate and bonding the substrate against the trim insert to form an interior trim panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: David Wayne Whitehead, Carl Henry Visconti, Arthur Carl Stein, David M. White, Thomas W. Gibson, Ismael Rodriguez
  • Door trim panel assembly and method of making
    Patent number: 6422640
    Abstract: A door trim panel assembly and method of making same for attachment to structure of a vehicle includes a door trim panel and a carrier formed from a plastic material attached to the door trim panel and for attachment to the structure of the vehicle. The door trim panel assembly also includes a seal integral with the carrier for contacting the structure to seal the carrier to the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Wayne Whitehead, Arthur Carl Stein, Pamela Lane Codd, Stevie P Johnson
  • Method of making a door trim panel assembly
    Patent number: 6210613
    Abstract: A method of making a door trim panel assembly for attachment to an inner panel of an automotive vehicle includes the steps of placing a door trim substrate into a cavity of a mold and placing at least one component into the cavity against the door trim substrate. The method also includes as an alternative of pre-joining the at least one component to the door trim substrate. The method also includes the steps of filling the cavity with a plastic material. The method further includes the steps of introducing steam into the mold to expand the plastic material to form a carrier and bond the carrier against the at least one component and door trim substrate to form a single door trim panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Carl Stein, Pamela Lane Codd, Carl Henry Visconti
  • Door trim assembly and method of making same
    Patent number: 6183038
    Abstract: A door trim assembly and method for making same for attachment to an inner panel of an automotive vehicle includes a plurality of components and a single carrier formed from a plastic material for attachment to the inner panel of the automotive vehicle and incorporating the plurality of components into the plastic material and a door trim substrate attached to the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ransford Hansen, Arthur Carl Stein, Brian Hale Staser, Pamela Lane Codd