Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Macgregor

Jeffrey Macgregor 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).

  • Perforated icons with matching lighting
    Patent number: 11391436
    Abstract: An illuminated switch for use in a vehicle, including: a switch frame; a skin covering the switch frame; at least one icon defined in the skin by a plurality of openings; and at least one light lens is located between the switch frame and the skin, the at least one light lens having a plurality of posts extending from a surface of the at least one light lens, the plurality of posts being arranged to match a configuration of the at least one icon and the plurality of posts extend into the skin such that they terminate at an outer show surface of the skin such that the plurality of openings will be filled with the plurality of posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: David Whitehead, Aidano Nascimento, Tyler Bame, David Kovac, Jeffrey Macgregor
  • PERFORATED ICONS WITH MATCHING LIGHTING
    Publication number: 20220099270
    Abstract: An illuminated switch for use in a vehicle, including: a switch frame; a skin covering the switch frame; at least one icon defined in the skin by a plurality of openings; and at least one light lens is located between the switch frame and the skin, the at least one light lens having a plurality of posts extending from a surface of the at least one light lens, the plurality of posts being arranged to match a configuration of the at least one icon and the plurality of posts extend into the skin such that they terminate at an outer show surface of the skin such that the plurality of openings will be filled with the plurality of posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: David Whitehead, Aidano Nascimento, Tyler Bame, David Kovac, Jeffrey Macgregor
  • VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENTS HAVING FLEXIBLE SURFACE LAYERS
    Publication number: 20210213891
    Abstract: A vehicular trim component including a substrate and a continuous flexible surface layer wherein at least a portion of the continuous flexible surface layer has a visible light transmission of 5 to 30% as determined by ASTM D1003 or a visible light transmission greater than or equal to 80% as determined by ASTM D1003. Optionally a flexible backing layer may be disposed between the substrate and the continuous flexible surface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Xinhua He, Kenneth Gassman, Jeffrey Macgregor