Patents by Inventor Francisco Domínguez Aparicio

Francisco Domínguez Aparicio 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).

  • Airbag cover with an emblem
    Patent number: 7775550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an airbag cover (11) for automotive vehicles comprising means to predetermine its breaking during deployment of the airbag cushion, incorporating an emblem (13) formed by at least two independent parts (21, 23) and which is fixed to the cover (11) by means of the aid of one or more rods arranged on its inner face and comprising at least two areas (31, 35), each of which includes snap-fitting means cooperating with the rods of each of said at least two parts (21, 23) and an intermediate area (33) between them which is configured such that it can work as a bending area of the snap-fitting plate (17) during deployment of the airbag cushion, allowing relative movement between the parts (21,23) of the emblem (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Dalphi Metal Espana S.A.
    Inventors: Francisco Domínguez Aparicio, Andreas Maria Joachim Jonietz
  • Airbag cover with an emblem
    Publication number: 20080252050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an airbag cover (11) for automotive vehicles comprising means to predetermine its breaking during deployment of the airbag cushion, incorporating an emblem (13) formed by at least two independent parts (21, 23) and which is fixed to the cover (11) by means of the aid of one or more rods arranged on its inner face and comprising at least two areas (31, 35), each of which includes snap-fitting means cooperating with the rods of each of said at least two parts (21, 23) and an intermediate area (33) between them which is configured such that it can work as a bending area of the snap-fitting plate (17) during deployment of the airbag cushion, allowing relative movement between the parts (21,23) of the emblem (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Francisco Dominguez Aparicio, Andreas Maria Joachim Jonietz