Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Kinane

Jeffrey A. Kinane 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).

  • Seamless door system for an airbag
    Patent number: 6568705
    Abstract: An instrument panel for an automobile passenger compartment comprises a substrate with a pre-weakened outline formed therein defining a panel door. A chute is mounted to the substrate and a support door with a hinge portion and a door portion is mounted to the chute. The hinge portion is attached to the chute and the door portion is pivotally attached to the hinge portion. The door portion is further attached to the panel door by a plastic inner door panel that is vibration welded to the panel door through apertures within the door portion of the support door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Kinane
  • SEAMLESS DOOR SYSTEM FOR AN AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20030080540
    Abstract: An instrument panel for an automobile passenger compartment comprises a substrate with a pre-weakened outline formed therein defining a panel door. A chute is mounted to the substrate and a support door with a hinge portion and a door portion is mounted to the chute. The hinge portion is attached to the chute and the door portion is pivotally attached to the hinge portion. The door portion is further attached to the panel door by a plastic inner door panel that is vibration welded to the panel door through apertures within the door portion of the metal door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Kinane
  • Method of integrating wear plates into a spray formed rapid tool
    Patent number: 6298900
    Abstract: A method of integrating wear plates into a spray formed rapid tool includes the steps of making a model of a desired tool and constructing a ceramic pattern as the inverse of the model. The method also includes the steps of locating at least one wear plate on the ceramic pattern and thermally spraying a metal material against the wear plate and ceramic pattern to form the desired tool and embedding the wear plate into the desired tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul E. Pergande, Jeffrey A. Kinane, David R. Collins, Jim Welniak
  • Method of integrating detailed features into a spray formed rapid tool
    Patent number: 5967218
    Abstract: A method of integrating detailed features into a spray formed rapid tool includes the steps of making a model of a desired tool and constructing a ceramic pattern as the inverse of the model. The method also includes the steps of locating at least one detailed feature insert on the ceramic pattern and thermally spraying metal material against the detailed feature insert and ceramic pattern to form the desired tool and embedding the detailed feature insert into the desired tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Paul E. Pergande, Jeffrey A. Kinane, David R. Collins, Jim Welniak