Patents by Inventor Erik Åleby

Erik Åleby 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).

  • Seamless Integration of Illumination into Interior Trim Panels with Decorative Surface Materials
    Publication number: 20230001852
    Abstract: A decorative cover for a back-illuminated interior trim panel for a vehicle, said cover being a sturdy shell-structure including a transparent plate, forming the back side of the shell-structure, and a decorative component top layer including a trim material layer, which forms the outer surface of the decorative cover, wherein the trim material layer is formed from a trim material which is one from a group of materials consisting of a wood veneer, a metallic layer, a paper, a textile and a fabric, and wherein the laminate is configured to have a predetermined degree of translucency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Axelsson, Mathilda Andreasson, Johan Anders Persson, Erik Åleby, Henrik Wilhelmsson, Johan Elwing