Patents by Inventor DuWayne McDowell

DuWayne McDowell 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).

  • Method of making a door panel having a decorative insert
    Publication number: 20030189271
    Abstract: The present invention provides a door panel having a decorative insert integrally attached to the door panel. In one embodiment, the method of forming the door panel comprises forming the decorative insert by preheating a substrate and placing a coverskin on top of the substrate. The substrate and the, coverskin are subject to a compression molding process to form the decorative insert. The decorative insert is then disposed inside a second molding tool and a plastic material is injected into the cavity of the second molding tool. The plastic material then forms the door panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin Allen Kieltyka, Giancarlo Granata, Joseph Bonafiglia, DuWayne McDowell, Srinivas Kotha