Patents by Inventor Douglas C. Ruch

Douglas C. Ruch 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).

  • Modular panel assembly
    Patent number: 5688022
    Abstract: A headliner for a vehicle is formed with accessories having clips for mounting the accessories and the headliner to the roof of a vehicle. The headliner is received within a tray that supports the headliner during shipping from the headliner manufacturing plant to the vehicle assembly plant. The tray further provides support for the headliner during installation of the headliner into the vehicle. Thus, the headliner can be manufactured without structural supports reinforced areas because the headliner is structurally supported by the tray during shipping and installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Donnelly Corporation
    Inventors: Edward R. Adams, Douglas C. Ruch