Patents by Inventor Kenneth Stephen Smith

Kenneth Stephen Smith 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).

  • Trim panel for a vehicle
    Patent number: 5947547
    Abstract: A trim panel 1 for a vehicle door structure 20 comprises a panel body 2, and an edge strip 3, secured thereto, the edge strip having at intervals therealong a plurality of connector housings 6 for receiving connectors 12 which are engageable, in use, in respective sockets 21 provided in the vehicle door structure 20 to connect the trim panel 1 thereto. The edge strip has an abutment surface 18 arranged to be sealingly engageable by a door seal 23 of a vehicle body structure when the vehicle door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Magna International Investments Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Robert Deeks, Kenneth Stephen Smith