Patents by Inventor EDSON B. CANTARINO

EDSON B. CANTARINO 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).

  • Vehicle door trim panel with storage and energy absorption functionality
    Patent number: 10427623
    Abstract: A vehicle door trim panel having a vehicle occupant-facing A-side and a vehicle door structure-facing B-side, and includes a first storage pocket partially open to the A-side and fully-closed to the B-side disposed along a first portion of a length of the vehicle door trim panel and a second storage pocket that is substantially fully closed to the A-side and fully closed to the B-side disposed adjacent to the first storage pocket along a second portion of the length of the vehicle door trim panel. The first portion of the length and the second portion of the length are adjacent to one another and do not overlap. The second storage pocket is open laterally to the first storage pocket. The second storage pocket includes a B-side interior portion and a B-side periphery portion. At least some of the B-side periphery portion has a tiered configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fernando A. Siqueira, Adelchi R. Tiboni, Edson B. Cantarino
  • VEHICLE DOOR TRIM PANEL WITH STORAGE AND ENERGY ABSORPTION FUNCTIONALITY
    Publication number: 20180319346
    Abstract: A vehicle door trim panel having a vehicle occupant-facing A-side and a vehicle door structure-facing B-side, and includes a first storage pocket partially open to the A-side and fully-closed to the B-side disposed along a first portion of a length of the vehicle door trim panel and a second storage pocket that is substantially fully closed to the A-side and fully closed to the B-side disposed adjacent to the first storage pocket along a second portion of the length of the vehicle door trim panel. The first portion of the length and the second portion of the length are adjacent to one another and do not overlap. The second storage pocket is open laterally to the first storage pocket. The second storage pocket includes a B-side interior portion and a B-side periphery portion. At least some of the B-side periphery portion has a tiered configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: FERNANDO A. SIQUEIRA, ADELCHI R. TIBONI, EDSON B. CANTARINO