Patents by Inventor Brian McPeck

Brian McPeck 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).

  • INTERIOR TRIM PANEL FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING AN INTERIOR TRIM PANEL FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210094207
    Abstract: An interior trim panel for a vehicle includes a polymer/leather layer having leather particles each having a diameter of less than 5000 micrometers dispersed within a polymer, and a backing layer adhered to the leather layer and providing a support structure for the polymer/leather layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: William R. Rodgers, Robert Joseph Reuter, Xiaosong Huang, Timothy M. Boundy, Robert J. Schlenke, Brian McPeck
  • INTERIOR TRIM PANEL FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20210086411
    Abstract: An interior trim panel for a vehicle includes a leather layer defining a feature having a radius of less than five millimeters, and a backing layer adhered to the leather layer and providing a support structure for the leather layer. A method of forming the interior trim panel includes clamping the leather layer in a frame to securely fix the edges of the leather layer, positioning the leather layer between compression mold dies defining a complementary surface having a feature with a radius of less than five millimeters, and compressing the leather layer between the dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: William R. Rodgers, Robert Joseph Reuter, Xiaosong Huang, Timothy M. Boundy, Robert J. Schlenke, Brian McPeck
  • Passenger airbag module
    Patent number: 10363897
    Abstract: One general aspect includes an airbag module, including: a housing. The airbag module also includes a cushion disposed within the housing. The airbag module also includes a chute having a first side and a second side with a seam centrally formed therebetween, where each of the first and second sides include a plurality of fingers which operatively cooperate to define a track configured to slidably attach the housing to the chute such that the chute sufficiently encloses the cushion within the housing, and where the chute is configured to open during deployment of the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Citko, Shawn D. Burney, Christopher R. Phelps, Brian McPeck, Robert J. Schlenke, George Helou
  • PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE
    Publication number: 20190100164
    Abstract: One general aspect includes an airbag module, including: a housing. The airbag module also includes a cushion disposed within the housing. The airbag module also includes a chute having a first side and a second side with a seam centrally formed therebetween, where each of the first and second sides include a plurality of fingers which operatively cooperate to define a track configured to slidably attach the housing to the chute such that the chute sufficiently encloses the cushion within the housing, and where the chute is configured to open during deployment of the cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Steven M. Citko, Shawn D. Burney, Christopher R. Phelps, Brian McPeck, Robert J. Schlenke, George Helou