Patents by Inventor Eric Waligora

Eric Waligora 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).

  • Trim attachment method and associated product
    Patent number: 8713781
    Abstract: A decorative trim assembly and the process of manufacturing includes providing a clip, supplying an elongated metal bright strip, and inserting the clip inside the metal bright strip. Subsequently, bending the assembled bright strip with the clip along its longitudinal extent provides a final conformation of the structure. It is subsequently secured to a weatherstrip by snap-fit operation. The end customer maintains the ability to service the decorative trim piece independently of the weatherstrip system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Drozd, Eric Waligora, Sean Scott
  • TRIM ATTACHMENT METHOD AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20110192013
    Abstract: A decorative trim assembly and the process of manufacturing includes providing a clip, supplying an elongated metal bright strip, and inserting the clip inside the metal bright strip. Subsequently, bending the assembled bright strip with the clip along its longitudinal extent provides a final conformation of the structure. It is subsequently secured to a weatherstrip by snap-fit operation. The end customer maintains the ability to service the decorative trim piece independently of the weatherstrip system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Eric Drozd, Eric Waligora, Sean Scott