Patents by Inventor David B. Nordquist

David B. Nordquist 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).

  • System and method for hiding molding flash
    Patent number: 11134792
    Abstract: A system for hiding flash in a suspension seat includes a frame having a channel having at least one wall, a fabric seat surface and a carrier over-molded onto the seat surface. The carrier has a wall and is over-molded onto the seat surface such that the seat surface extends from the wall. The carrier and a portion of the seat surface at a juncture of the carrier and the seat surface are positioned in the channel with the portion of the seat surface abutting the wall of the channel, such that flash formed at the juncture of the carrier and the seat surface is positioned against the wall of the channel. A seat formed thereby and a method for making the seat are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Case, Randy James Sayers, David B. Nordquist, Kelly Washburn
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIDING MOLDING FLASH
    Publication number: 20200323357
    Abstract: A system for hiding flash in a suspension seat includes a frame having a channel having at least one wall, a fabric seat surface and a carrier over-molded onto the seat surface. The carrier has a wall and is over-molded onto the seat surface such that the seat surface extends from the wall. The carrier and a portion of the seat surface at a juncture of the carrier and the seat surface are positioned in the channel with the portion of the seat surface abutting the wall of the channel, such that flash formed at the juncture of the carrier and the seat surface is positioned against the wall of the channel. A seat formed thereby and a method for making the seat are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Case, Randy James Sayers, David B. Nordquist, Kelly Washburn