Patents by Inventor Bruce D. Burnside

Bruce D. Burnside 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).

  • Sealing system for vehicle door
    Patent number: 6131341
    Abstract: A vehicle door sealing system includes a flexible weatherstrip containing magnetizable particulate material. Selected areas of the weatherstrip are magnetized to enhance the sealing action at hard-to-seal zones, such as curved corner areas along the door perimeter. The magnetic action is confined to the hard-to-seal areas so that the magnetic action will not make it excessively difficult for a person to open the vehicle door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Arthur Wade, Bruce D. Burnside, John Matthew Ginder, Larry Dean Elie