Patents by Inventor Lawrence Geise

Lawrence Geise 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).

  • Garnish and seal assembly for a vehicle body portion, and method of attaching same
    Patent number: 6811194
    Abstract: A garnish cooperates with weather strip material to seal an opening in a vehicle body portion. The garnish has a plurality of slots formed in selected portions thereof. In one illustrative embodiment, the garnish is attachable to a door sash frame. The door sash frame is provided with a outer weather strip seal and a plurality of seal clips which are inserted through selected slots in the garnish, thereby concurrently affixing both the garnish and outer weather strip seal to the door sash frame, to contribute to a secure, efficient, and quiet seal for the vehicle opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Brent Gaertner, Kazuo Onodera, Lawrence Geise
  • Automobile door to provide high-quality closing sound
    Patent number: 6135541
    Abstract: An acoustic vibration damping system for a car door utilizes the side impact beam and connects intermediate areas of the beam to the inside of the outer skin by way of at least one intermediate bracket to shorten vibration distances. An absorbing adhesive is used in the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Lawrence Geise, C. Todd Walker, Daniel P. Harless, Jun Nakamura