Patents by Inventor Carl Visconti

Carl Visconti 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 of making an interior trim panel
    Publication number: 20050082712
    Abstract: A method of making an interior trim panel for attachment to structure of a vehicle includes the steps of loading a trim blank into a cavity of a first side of a mold and depositing a molten thermoplastic material onto a core on the first side of the mold. The method also includes the steps of closing the mold, moving the slide in a channel of the core, and injecting a molten thermoplastic material into a second side of the mold to form the interior trim panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: James Brodi, Suresh Shah, Carl Visconti, Michael Jary
  • Air bag housing and method of making
    Publication number: 20050082795
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a passenger airbag housing using a continuous flow or constant cross-section process, the process will enable maximum design flexibility when multiple materials are capable of being used. The method will have a short design and tooling lead-time providing lean processing and a common footprint over a family of designs. A method of structurally reinforcing a passenger air bag housing by inserting a structural member into the continuous flow or constant cross-section process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Carl Visconti, Ryan Pinsenschaum, Steven Damian
  • Air bag cover of polymeric foam having weakened region
    Patent number: 6669228
    Abstract: A cover for an air bag module is provided. The cover comprises a polymeric sheet and one or more thinned portions. The polymeric sheet has a first surface and a second surface and includes a plurality of cells formed therein. A skin is formed on at least the first surface. The thinned portions are formed in the second surface and define a weakened region of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh D. Shah, Carl Visconti, Michael W. Jary, William J. Filipp
  • Air bag cover of polymeric foam having weakened region
    Publication number: 20030015860
    Abstract: A cover for an air bag module is provided. The cover comprises a polymeric sheet and one or more thinned portions. The polymeric sheet has a first surface and a second surface and includes a plurality of cells formed therein. A skin is formed on at least the first surface. The thinned portions are formed in the second surface and define a weakened region of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Suresh D. Shah, Carl Visconti, Michael W. Jary, William J. Filipp