Patents by Inventor Brian H. Scholfield

Brian H. Scholfield 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 for forming headliners
    Patent number: 6451232
    Abstract: A method for forming a headliner assembly includes forming a main body having a periphery, and a shape corresponding to a desired shape of the headliner assembly; positioning the main body in a mold having a recess; closing the mold; and injecting foam into the recess to simultaneously form an energy absorbing member and join the energy absorbing member to the main body proximate the periphery of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Barber, John C. Walters, Brian H. Scholfield
  • METHOD FOR FORMING HEADLINERS
    Publication number: 20010042935
    Abstract: A method for forming a headliner assembly includes forming a main body having a periphery, and a shape corresponding to a desired shape of the headliner assembly; positioning the main body in a mold having a recess; closing the mold; and injecting foam into the recess to simultaneously form an energy absorbing member and join the energy absorbing member to the main body proximate the periphery of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: SCOTT A. BARBER, JOHN C. WALTERS, BRIAN H. SCHOLFIELD