Patents by Inventor Lorraine C. Yu

Lorraine C. Yu 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).

  • Structural headliner assembly
    Patent number: 6887552
    Abstract: A headliner assembly, for use with a vehicle having a roof, includes a headliner body that is positionable proximate the roof, and a support frame attached to the headliner body. The support frame cooperates with the headliner body to provide a sufficient structural characteristic such that the headliner assembly is self-supporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Dykman, Carter S. Cannon, Lorraine C. Yu, Gordon L. Ebbitt, Michelle W. Jones
  • Structural headliner assembly
    Publication number: 20040119322
    Abstract: A headliner assembly, for use with a vehicle having a roof, includes a headliner body that is positionable proximate the roof, and a support frame attached to the headliner body. The support frame cooperates with the headliner body to provide a sufficient structural characteristic such that the headliner assembly is self-supporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Michael C. Dykman, Carter S. Cannon, Lorraine C. Yu, Gordon L. Ebbitt, Michelle W. Jones
  • Rigid insulating polyurethane foams prepared from ternary blowing agent mixtures
    Patent number: 5318996
    Abstract: Polyurethane foams blown with a mixture of water, HCFC-22 or HCFC-141b, and a perfluorinated hydrocarbon having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms yields polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams having exceptional physical properties, i.e., small and uniform cells, low initial K-factor, low aged K-factor, and high tensile strength. The low initial and aged K-factors are most unexpected when it is considered that significant amounts of water are used to blow the foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Lorraine C. Yu-Hallada, Curtis J. Reichel