Patents Assigned to Denso Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc.
  • Texturing of molding dies
    Publication number: 20090226619
    Abstract: A method of adhering paint to a molded component may entail providing a molding die adapted to mold the molded component, forming the molded component in the molding die, forming a texture including a plurality of recesses onto the molded component, and applying a paint to the molded component and into the plurality of recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicants: Denso International America, Inc., DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc., Instrument Cluster Division
    Inventors: Matthew Roy Summitt, Fred Steven Graham
  • Gradient dot pattern for reducing visible step lines on the face of an applique
    Patent number: 7332210
    Abstract: Various manufacturing techniques may be employed to construct an appliqué for use in an instrument cluster. In one commonly employed technique, an appliqué may be formed by applying different colored ink layers onto a surface of a polycarbonate sheet using a silk screen printing. In some instance, an edge of an underlying ink layer may cause a visible step line on the face of the appliqué. To reduce or eliminate these visible step lines, an outer boundary area of the printing layers invention are defined as a dispersing dot pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignees: Denso International America Inc., Denso Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A Arms, Joel Stooksbury