Patents by Inventor Ashley TENNANT

Ashley TENNANT 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).

  • Vehicle interior trim assembly
    Patent number: 9586535
    Abstract: A vehicle interior trim assembly includes a passenger compartment, a first trim assembly, a second trim assembly and a flexible seal member. The first trim assembly is fixedly installed within the passenger compartment and has a first surface. The second trim assembly is fixedly installed within the passenger compartment and has a second surface adjacent to the first surface of the first trim assembly. The first surface and the second surface are spaced apart from one another defining a gap therebetween. The flexible seal member is attached to the one of the first surface and the second surface. The flexible seal member extends along the gap between the first and second surfaces contacting both the first surface and the second surface thereby covering the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Darin Dalton, Ashley Tennant, Michael Eberlein
  • VEHICLE INTERIOR TRIM ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160264068
    Abstract: A vehicle interior trim assembly includes a passenger compartment, a first trim assembly, a second trim assembly and a flexible seal member. The first trim assembly is fixedly installed within the passenger compartment and has a first surface. The second trim assembly is fixedly installed within the passenger compartment and has a second surface adjacent to the first surface of the first trim assembly. The first surface and the second surface are spaced apart from one another defining a gap therebetween. The flexible seal member is attached to the one of the first surface and the second surface. The flexible seal member extends along the gap between the first and second surfaces contacting both the first surface and the second surface thereby covering the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Darin DALTON, Ashley TENNANT, Michael EBERLEIN