Patents by Inventor Eric GRODER

Eric GRODER 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).

  • System and method for badge installation
    Patent number: 11987186
    Abstract: A system and method for installing a badge on a vehicle seat may include placing a trim cover on a badge, and placing a tensioning strip over the trim cover. A retaining plate may be placed over the tensioning strip, and the badge and retaining plate pressed together to capture the trim cover and the tensioning strip therebetween to form an assembly. This assembly may be positioned over a support structure of the vehicle seat such that an A-side of the badge faces toward a front of the vehicle seat. A tensile force may be applied to the tensioning strip in a direction toward a back of the vehicle seat, and the tensioning strip may then be fastened to the support structure of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Lawson, Eric Groder, Michael Modreski
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BADGE INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20230074651
    Abstract: A system and method for installing a badge on a vehicle seat may include placing a trim cover on a badge, and placing a tensioning strip over the trim cover. A retaining plate may be placed over the tensioning strip, and the badge and retaining plate pressed together to capture the trim cover and the tensioning strip therebetween to form an assembly. This assembly may be positioned over a support structure of the vehicle seat such that an A-side of the badge faces toward a front of the vehicle seat. A tensile force may be applied to the tensioning strip in a direction toward a back of the vehicle seat, and the tensioning strip may then be fastened to the support structure of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew LAWSON, Eric GRODER, Michael MODRESKI