Patents by Inventor Iris C. Drew

Iris C. Drew 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).

  • Patent number: 6767049
    Abstract: A door module has a water barrier for positioning between the interior surface of a vehicle door exterior panel and the door interior trim panel comprising a sheet of semi-rigid water impervious material having an inner face and an outer face. A permanent pressure sensitive adhesive bead is applied around the periphery of the inner face of the water barrier and is further defined as located inwardly of any openings for mounting the vehicle door exterior panel and the door interior trim panel together. The water barrier further comprises an access opening having a permanent welded hinged opening cover the opening cover having a permanently tacky re-sealable adhesive bead located around the periphery of the non-welded edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald O. Morrison, Carter Cannon, Iris C. Drew
  • Patent number: 6765158
    Abstract: A low profile modular switch, the switch including a switch plate including an actuator and a housing, and a sense plate including a switch mechanism configured to interface with the actuator, and a flat wiring harness having one end joined to the sense plate and another end having a connector, wherein tactile feel of the modular switch is determined by a property of the switch plate independent of the sense plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald O. Morrison, Iris C. Drew