Patents by Inventor Manfred Stopfer

Manfred Stopfer 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).

  • Patent number: 11000967
    Abstract: A method for producing a wood veneer, where the wood veneer is provided as a decorative layer for a trim piece for a vehicle interior, wherein the molded part has at least one line element on a visible side, can involve the steps of a) providing a wood blank, b) generating two-dimensional cutting data by developing a designated three-dimensional shape of the wood veneer c) forming wood slats by cutting out the two-dimensional developed form of the wood veneer from the wood blank and slicing the two-dimensional developed form along the developed line elements on the basis of the two-dimensional cutting data, d) layering and gluing the cut wood slats to form a veneer block, e) compressing the wood slats and curing the veneer block, f) separating the veneer block into wood veneers. Moreover, the invention relates to a veneer block, a molded part, and corresponding methods of production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: NOVEM CAR INTERIOR DESIGN GMB
    Inventors: Manfred Stopfer, Sebastian Koch, Volker Mueller
  • Publication number: 20180370070
    Abstract: A method for producing a wood veneer, where the wood veneer is provided as a decorative layer for a trim piece for a vehicle interior, wherein the molded part has at least one line element on a visible side, can involve the steps of a) providing a wood blank, b) generating two-dimensional cutting data by developing a designated three-dimensional shape of the wood veneer c) forming wood slats by cutting out the two-dimensional developed form of the wood veneer from the wood blank and slicing the two-dimensional developed form along the developed line elements on the basis of the two-dimensional cutting data, d) layering and gluing the cut wood slats to form a veneer block, e) compressing the wood slats and curing the veneer block, f) separating the veneer block into wood veneers. Moreover, the invention relates to a veneer block, a molded part, and corresponding methods of production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Manfred Stopfer, Sebastian Koch, Volker Mueller