Patents by Inventor David Wayne Whitehead

David Wayne Whitehead 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).

  • Apparatus and method of making interior trim panel
    Patent number: 6723263
    Abstract: A method of making an interior trim panel for attachment to structure of a vehicle includes the steps of placing a trim insert into a cavity of an apparatus and over a first seal thereof. The method also includes the steps of loading a retainer over the trim insert to sandwich the trim insert between the retainer and the first seal and closing the apparatus. The method further includes the steps of filling the cavity with a plastic material and introducing steam into the apparatus to expand the plastic material to form a substrate and bonding the substrate against the trim insert to form an interior trim panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignees: Delphi Technologies, Inc., JSP Licenses, Inc.
    Inventors: David Wayne Whitehead, Carl Henry Visconti, Arthur Carl Stein, David M. White, Thomas W. Gibson, Ismael Rodriguez
  • Apparatus and method of making interior trim panel
    Publication number: 20030057583
    Abstract: A method of making an interior trim panel for attachment to structure of a vehicle includes the steps of placing a trim insert into a cavity of an apparatus and over a first seal thereof. The method also includes the steps of loading a retainer over the trim insert to sandwich the trim insert between the retainer and the first seal and closing the apparatus. The method further includes the steps of filling the cavity with a plastic material and introducing steam into the apparatus to expand the plastic material to form a substrate and bonding the substrate against the trim insert to form an interior trim panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: David Wayne Whitehead, Carl Henry Visconti, Arthur Carl Stein, David M. White, Thomas W. Gibson, Ismael Rodriguez
  • Reinforced interior trim panel assembly and method
    Patent number: 6475576
    Abstract: A reinforced interior trim panel assembly and method of making same for attachment to structure of a vehicle includes a reinforcement and a carrier formed from a plastic material for attachment to the structure of the vehicle and incorporating the reinforcement within the plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mansour Ashtiani, David Wayne Whitehead
  • Door trim panel assembly and method of making
    Patent number: 6422640
    Abstract: A door trim panel assembly and method of making same for attachment to structure of a vehicle includes a door trim panel and a carrier formed from a plastic material attached to the door trim panel and for attachment to the structure of the vehicle. The door trim panel assembly also includes a seal integral with the carrier for contacting the structure to seal the carrier to the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Wayne Whitehead, Arthur Carl Stein, Pamela Lane Codd, Stevie P Johnson
  • Molded in place antenna assembly and method of making same
    Patent number: 6353415
    Abstract: A molded in place antenna assembly and method of making same for attachment to structure of a vehicle includes an antenna and a carrier formed from a plastic material for attachment to the structure of the vehicle and incorporating the antenna within the plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mansour Ashtiani, David Wayne Whitehead