Patents by Inventor Bernard N. Bush

Bernard N. Bush 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).

  • Method and apparatus for slidably retaining a drawstring cord within a trim cover material
    Patent number: 5950553
    Abstract: An automotive seat assembly comprising a trim cover material having a top surface and a bottom surface with a peripheral edge portion extending along one side thereof. A continuous stitching material passes through and between a number of apertures along the trim cover to form a first seam along the top surface and a second seam along the bottom surface. A drawstring cord is overlaid along the top surface of the trim cover between the first seam and the edge portion. The stitching material loops around a continuous first enclosure material to pull the first enclosure material against the cord and the top surface of the trim cover. Similarly, the stitching material loops around the second enclosure material to pull the second enclosure material against the bottom surface of the trim cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Bohlinger, Bernard N. Bush