Patents by Inventor Rod Carrier

Rod Carrier 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).

  • Patent number: 7131685
    Abstract: A door trim panel includes a substrate member having a front surface adapted to face an interior compartment of a vehicle. A sealing member is integrally molded with the front surface of the substrate member and projects therefrom. The trim panel is adapted to be mounted to a door of the vehicle wherein the door is moveable between open and closed positions with respect to a vehicle body. The sealing member is adapted to engage a portion of the vehicle body so as to form a seal between the trim panel and the vehicle body when the door is in the closed position. A two-shot molding process may be used to make the trim panel with the substrate member being formed in the first shot and the sealing member being molded with the front surface of the substrate member in the second shot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Rod Carrier
  • Publication number: 20060220415
    Abstract: A door trim panel includes a substrate member having a front surface adapted to face an interior compartment of a vehicle. A sealing member is integrally molded with the front surface of the substrate member and projects therefrom. The trim panel is adapted to be mounted to a door of the vehicle wherein the door is moveable between open and closed positions with respect to a vehicle body. The sealing member is adapted to engage a portion of the vehicle body so as to form a seal between the trim panel and the vehicle body when the door is in the closed position. A two-shot molding process may be used to make the trim panel with the substrate member being formed in the first shot and the sealing member being molded with the front surface of the substrate member in the second shot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Rod Carrier