Patents by Inventor Jon M. Skelly

Jon M. Skelly 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).

  • METHOD OF PROCESSING A LASER SCORED INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH AN INVISIBLE SEAM AIRBAG OPENING
    Publication number: 20030222063
    Abstract: A process for forming an instrument panel or other motor vehicle interior trim component having a laser scored invisible deployment restraint system opening. Processing of such components having foam material layers often produces compression forces in the foam. Heat ageing of the foam causes the compression set to be relieved, which causes the deployment seam line to become visible. In this invention the part is heated prior to laser scoring to relieve compression forces within the foam layer prior to laser scoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon M. Skelly, Robert C. Bondar, Frederick J. Homburg
  • Method of processing a laser scored instrument panel with an invisible seam airbag opening
    Patent number: 6657158
    Abstract: A process for forming an instrument panel or other motor vehicle interior trim component having a laser scored invisible deployment restraint system opening. Processing of such components having foam material layers often produces compression forces in the foam. Heat ageing of the foam causes the compression set to be relieved, which causes the deployment seam line to become visible. In this invention the part is heated prior to laser scoring to relieve compression forces within the foam layer prior to laser scoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon M. Skelly, Robert C. Bondar, Frederick J. Hornburg
  • Article having a removable protective film
    Patent number: 5916674
    Abstract: A method for identifying and protecting activated surface portions of a plastic substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a plastic substrate having one or more activated surface portions and applying a solution containing a water-soluble, organic film-forming substance onto the substrate. The solution coats only the activated portions of the substrate surface. The method further includes the steps of drying the solution to form a temporary protective film on the activated portions of the surface, thereby rendering the activated portions less susceptible to abrasion or disruption during handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Jon M. Skelly, Lawrence F. Wilski
  • Method for identifying and protecting an activated plastic surface
    Patent number: 5702772
    Abstract: A method for identifying and protecting activated surface portions of a plastic substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a plastic substrate having one or more activated surface portions and applying a solution containing a water-soluble, organic film-forming substance onto the substrate. The solution coats only the activated portions of the substrate surface. The method further includes the steps of drying the solution to form a temporary protective film on the activated portions of the surface, thereby rendering the activated portions less susceptible to abrasion or disruption during handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Jon M. Skelly, Lawrence F. Wilski