Patents by Inventor George Grzywacz, JR.

George Grzywacz, JR. 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).

  • Seam fillers for use with decorative stitching of vehicle interior components
    Patent number: 8721821
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component including decorative stitching along a stitch path includes a seam filler located between a component substrate and an overlying decorative covering. The seam filler lies along the stitch path and supports the decorative covering directly beneath at least a portion of a line of decorative stitching, where the covering may include a reduced thickness portion. The seam filler can have any number of configurations to prevent visual defects along the stitch path and/or to cause the appearance of simulated seams to be more realistic. The seam filler may be deposited along the stitch path as a curable filler material that cures, or it may be provided as a pre-formed piece for attachment to the decorative covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William Filipp, George Grzywacz, Jr.
  • SEAM FILLERS FOR USE WITH DECORATIVE STITCHING OF VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20130153122
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component including decorative stitching along a stitch path includes a seam filler located between a component substrate and an overlying decorative covering. The seam filler lies along the stitch path and supports the decorative covering directly beneath at least a portion of a line of decorative stitching, where the covering may include a reduced thickness portion. The seam filler can have any number of configurations to prevent visual defects along the stitch path and/or to cause the appearance of simulated seams to be more realistic. The seam filler may be deposited along the stitch path as a curable filler material that cures, or it may be provided as a pre-formed piece for attachment to the decorative covering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: William Filipp, George Grzywacz, JR.