Patents by Inventor Gail C Miciuda

Gail C Miciuda 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).

  • Integrated center stack for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7401835
    Abstract: A center stack for an instrument panel of a motor vehicle. The center stack includes a front plate having an exposed surface with a first surface finish and a back plate having a visible portion uncovered by the front plate. The front plate has at least one opening extending through the exposed surface for accessing at least one operational feature of the motor vehicle. The visible portion of the back plate has a second surface finish that differs from the first surface finish of the front plate. The back plate may include a flex joint that permits the visible portion of the back plate to move relative to an adjacent non-visible portion covered by the front plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Gresham, Michael W. Cass, Gail C. Miciuda
  • Integrated center stack for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7264294
    Abstract: A center stack for an instrument panel of a motor vehicle. The center stack includes a front plate having an exposed surface with a first surface finish and a back plate having a visible portion uncovered by the front plate. The front plate has at least one opening extending through the exposed surface for accessing at least one operational feature of the motor vehicle. The visible portion of the back plate has a second surface finish that differs from the first surface finish of the front plate. The back plate may include a flex joint that permits the visible portion of the back plate to move relative to an adjacent non-visible portion covered by the front plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Gresham, Michael W Cass, Gail C Miciuda