Patents by Inventor Bridget Wise

Bridget Wise 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 manufacturing a wheel cover
    Patent number: 6443531
    Abstract: A method of making a wheel cover having a decorative outboard surface and an inboard surface for placement on a vehicle wheel includes the steps of forming a wheel cover substrate having a substrate contour providing the inboard substrate surface and with an outer substrate surface for bonding a skin thereto. The skin has a decoration applied to an inner skin surface for placement between the skin and the substrate. The skin has a decoration applied thereto. It is then cut to a desired shape complementing the substrate. It may, at that point, be deformed to also complement to contour of the substrate. The skin is bonded to the substrate by welding the materials to one another or by an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: McKechnie Vehicle Components (USA), Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Hogan, Robert J. DiMarco, Patrick Griffin, Steve G. Smith, Gregory C. Stawara, Tim E. Garwood, Edward J. Belanger, Bridget Wise