Patents by Inventor James Mastrangelo

James Mastrangelo 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).

  • Vehicle headliner
    Patent number: 6896321
    Abstract: A vehicle headliner including a shell having a first layer made of a polymeric resin sheet with glass fibers interspersed within the resin sheet, and a second layer of fibrous material having sound attenuating properties. In a preferred method of manufacturing the shell of a headliner the first and second layers are heated such that the temperature of the first layer is different than the temperature of the second layer. The first and second layers are then inserted into a mold having a desired contoured shape. The first and second layers are then compressed together to bond the layers, thereby forming the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Vishey, Frederick Hjortsberg, James Mastrangelo
  • Vehicle headliner
    Publication number: 20040061358
    Abstract: A vehicle headliner including a shell having a first layer made of a polymeric resin sheet with glass fibers interspersed within the resin sheet, and a second layer of fibrous material having sound attenuating properties. In a preferred method of manufacturing the shell of a headliner the first and second layers are heated such that the temperature of the first layer is different than the temperature of the second layer. The first and second layers are then inserted into a mold having a desired contoured shape. The first and second layers are then compressed together to bond the layers, thereby forming the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Gregory J. Vishey, Frederick Hjortsberg, James Mastrangelo