Patents by Inventor Tim F. O'Brien

Tim F. O'Brien 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).

  • Sound-dampened automobile interior components and methods for making same
    Patent number: 6112848
    Abstract: An automobile interior component having sound-dampening characteristics has a contact area thereon which contacts a second interior plastic component during operation of the automobile resulting in noise. The interior plastic component has a thermoplastic elastomer self-adhered to the contact area to thereby dampen the noise created at the contact area. A method for making a sound-dampened interior plastic component includes extruding a body of thermoplastic elastomer through a die onto a contact area of an interior plastic automobile component and allowing the extruded body of thermoplastic elastomer to cool, solidify, and adhere to the interior plastic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignees: Chrysler Corporation, UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
    Inventors: Leoncio C. Ang, Tim F. O'Brien