Patents by Inventor Benjamin OUTMAN

Benjamin OUTMAN 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).

  • Vehicle interior component and method of making a vehicle interior component
    Patent number: 11738699
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component and method of making a vehicle interior component where a plurality of hollow stitch acceptance holes are formed in a component substrate to accommodate a stitch seam in a decorative covering that is attached to the component substrate. The stitch seam extends through the decorative covering to create filled stitch acceptance holes from the hollow stitch acceptance holes. The stitch seam can be created after an in-mold grain process in which the component substrate and decorative covering are laminated together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Maciej Czerkas, Joseph Massetti, Benjamin Outman
  • VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MAKING A VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20210245680
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component and method of making a vehicle interior component where a plurality of hollow stitch acceptance holes are formed in a component substrate to accommodate a stitch seam in a decorative covering that is attached to the component substrate. The stitch seam extends through the decorative covering to create filled stitch acceptance holes from the hollow stitch acceptance holes. The stitch seam can be created after an in-mold grain process in which the component substrate and decorative covering are laminated together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Maciej CZERKAS, Joseph MASSETTI, Benjamin OUTMAN