Patents by Inventor Andrew W. Zichichi

Andrew W. Zichichi 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).

  • Automotive interior trim piece having an arrangement for forming an air bag deployment opening
    Patent number: 5738367
    Abstract: An arrangement and method are disclosed for enabling formation of a deployment opening for an air bag in a hard plastic trim piece with or without vinyl cladding in which a hinged reinforcing patch panel is fixedly attached to a section of the hard plastic defined by a preweakening groove pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Tip Engineering Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Zichichi, David J. Bauer, deceased, John W. Bauer, Jr., legal representative, Kenneth J. Barnes, Michael P. Towler