Patents by Inventor Donald F. Rinke

Donald F. Rinke 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).

  • Patent number: 5056850
    Abstract: A motor vehicle molding assembly for concealing the space between the edges of a window panel and a door which are mounted to a pillar. The molding assembly has a retainer mounted to the pillar. The retainer has a first projection projecting generally perpendicular to the pillar, with a hook formed at the end of the first projection. A dual durometer molding has a rigid portion having a groove with a catch portion adapted to receive and engage the hook of the retainer to secure the molding to the door pillar. A pliable portion encases the rigid portion and has a pair of legs depending towards and engaging the retainer mounted to the pillar for biasing the dual durometer molding away from the retainer and maintaining the engagement of the hook with the catch portion. A continuous flexible lip is extruded integral with the pliable portion and bridges across the top of the legs and the interposed rigid portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ricky V. Katcherian, Donald F. Rinke, Raymond D. Price, Daniel R. Hunt
  • Patent number: 4401340
    Abstract: A vehicle body reveal molding includes an elongated, extruded body portion inserted in a bead of adhesive between the edge of a windshield and a flange of a roof panel. The body portion includes a first leg overlying the edge of the windshield and a second leg along the flange. The first leg terminates in a sloped lip extending from the windshield toward the roof panel and the second leg terminates in a lip overlying the roof panel. A decorative strip is secured to the body portion intermediate the lips. The sloped lip, the outer wall of the decorative strip and the lip of the second leg form a streamlined transition from the windshield to the roof panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1983
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Ankrapp, Donald J. Holzen, Donald F. Rinke