Patents by Inventor Charles C. Mayfield, Jr.

Charles C. Mayfield, Jr. 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).

  • Automotive vehicle seal and decorative trim strip
    Patent number: 6422571
    Abstract: A weather strip seal for an automotive vehicle is provided including a generally rigid carrier reinforcement for retaining the shape of the weather stripping; a first ionomer material extruded onto or carried by the carrier, the ionomer material having a glossy surface; and a second elastomeric material extruded onto the carrier, the second material being provided for sealing between a first structure the weather stripping is attached to and a second structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Hutchinson Sealing Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Keeney, Charles C. Mayfield, Jr.
  • Automotive vehicle seal with decorative trim sealing surface
    Patent number: 6370824
    Abstract: A weather strip seal for an automotive vehicle is provided. The weather strip seal includes a first extrusion of elastomeric material forming a sealing wing for sealing a first structure of the vehicle with respect to a second structure of the vehicle. The weather strip seal also includes a second ionomer material which is connected onto the first surface of the sealing wing and forms a thin layer thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Hutchinson Sealing Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Keeney, Charles C. Mayfield, Jr.