Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Bonafiglia

Joseph C. Bonafiglia 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 attaching thermoplastic attachments to a substrate
    Patent number: 6756003
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to interior trim parts such as door panels that are attached to an interior sheet in a motor vehicle. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method of forming the trim part having an outer surface and an inner surface is disclosed. The method comprises providing a substrate having a first side and a second side and disposing the substrate in a molding tool, the molding tool has an upper mold and a lower mold. Engaging the first side of the substrate with the upper mold and the second side of the substrate with the lower mold. The first side is subject to compression molding such that the first side forms the outer surface of the trim part and injection molding an attachment surface to the second side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Allen Kieltyka, DuWayne Scott McDowell, Joseph C. Bonafiglia, Srinivas Vasu Kotha, Sudesh B. Appaji
  • Method of attaching thermoplastic attachments to a substrate
    Publication number: 20030164577
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to interior trim parts such as door panels that are attached to an interior sheet in a motor vehicle. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method of forming the trim part having an outer surface and an inner surface is disclosed. The method comprises providing a substrate having a first side and a second side and disposing the substrate in a molding tool, the molding tool has an upper mold and a lower mold. Engaging the first side of the substrate with the upper mold and the second side of the substrate with the lower mold. The first side is subject to compression molding such that the first side forms the outer surface of the trim part and injection molding an attachment surface to the second side of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin Allen Kieltyka, DuWayne Scott McDowell, Joseph C. Bonafiglia, Srinivas Kotha, Sudesh B. Appaji