Patents by Inventor Mark S. Jurek

Mark S. Jurek 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).

  • Vehicle interior panel
    Patent number: 9707919
    Abstract: An airbag deployment system is provided that includes a support structure, and a fabric material configured to form a show surface of a vehicle interior panel. A first portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a rigid connection, a second portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a detachable connection, and the detachable connection is configured to release the second portion of the fabric material from the support structure upon contact between an airbag and the fabric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventors: Glenn A. Cowelchuk, Nels Smith, Heather R. Springer, Mark S. Jurek, Ronald A. Bozio, Sandra L. Smith, Jeffrey A. Deyoung, Tony M. Pokorzynski, David John McCarthy
  • AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR A FABRIC WRAPPED VEHICLE INTERIOR PLANEL
    Publication number: 20150224955
    Abstract: An airbag deployment system is provided that includes a support structure, and a fabric material configured to form a show surface of a vehicle interior panel. A first portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a rigid connection, a second portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a detachable connection, and the detachable connection is configured to release the second portion of the fabric material from the support structure upon contact between an airbag and the fabric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Glenn A. Cowelchuk, Nels Smith, Heather R. Springer, Mark S. Jurek, Ronald A. Bozio, Sandra L. Smith, Jeffrey A. Deyoung, Tony M. Pokorzynski, David John McCarthy
  • Airbag deployment system for a fabric wrapped vehicle interior panel
    Patent number: 9016716
    Abstract: An airbag deployment system is provided that includes a support structure, and a fabric material configured to form a show surface of a vehicle interior panel. A first portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a rigid connection, a second portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a detachable connection, and the detachable connection is configured to release the second portion of the fabric material from the support structure upon contact between an airbag and the fabric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Glenn A. Cowelchuk, Nels Smith, Heather R. Springer, Mark S. Jurek, Ronald A. Bozio, Sandra L. Smith, Jeffrey A. Deyoung, Tony M. Pokorzynski, David John McCarthy
  • AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR A FABRIC WRAPPED VEHICLE INTERIOR PANEL
    Publication number: 20140131983
    Abstract: An airbag deployment system is provided that includes a support structure, and a fabric material configured to form a show surface of a vehicle interior panel. A first portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a rigid connection, a second portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a detachable connection, and the detachable connection is configured to release the second portion of the fabric material from the support structure upon contact between an airbag and the fabric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Glenn A. Cowelchuk, Heather R. Springer, Mark S. Jurek, Ronald A. Bozio, Sandra L. Smith, Jeffrey A. Deyoung, Tony M. Pokorzynski, David John McCarthy
  • Laser etched trim
    Patent number: 8556319
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a trim cover and the cover of a trim interior itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Petouhoff, Bonnie L. Coker, Todd W. Waelde, Daniel J. LaFlamme, Gregg R. Laframboise, Daniel J. Sakkinen, Mark S. Jurek
  • LASER ETCHED TRIM
    Publication number: 20110109111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a trim cover and the cover of a trim interior itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Petouhoff, Bonnie L. Coker, Todd W. Waelder, Daniel J. LaFlamme, Gregg R. Laframboise, Daniel J. Sakkinen, Mark S. Jurek