Patents by Inventor Henry E. Sears

Henry E. Sears 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).

  • Corrosion barrier for automotive weatherstrips
    Patent number: 5493815
    Abstract: An automotive beltline weatherstrip engaging an end flange of a vehicle for operative sealing between a glass window and a vehicle surface. The beltline weatherstrip having a core metallic layer and a dissimilar outer appearance metallic layer, separated by a film barrier layer, thereby preventing galvanic corrosion. A further aspect of the present invention relates to processes by which the weatherstrip with two dissimilar materials, separated by a barrier layer, can be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: The Standard Products Company
    Inventors: John W. Belser, Henry E. Sears