Patents by Inventor Mark D. Faunce

Mark D. Faunce 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).

  • Enhanced weatherstrip mounted on glass with opposite side seal
    Patent number: 5331767
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to weatherstrips for vehicle closures and more particularly to a weatherstrip for providing a seal between a first window glass panel and a second window glass panel. More particularly, a weatherstrip is provided and includes a resilient base portion having an extending member and two legs adapted to engage a second window glass panel and a resilient lip portion integral with and extending from the base portion toward a first window glass panel. The resilient lip portion is forked, having a sealing lip and a longer lip attached to the base of the sealing lip, wherein the longer lip has a bulbed end portion. The resilient lip portion is also self-biased with its resilience toward the second window glass panel so that it is sealingly engageable with the first window glass panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: The Standard Products Company
    Inventors: Norio Takeuchi, Mark D. Faunce