Patents by Inventor Michael D. Bicard

Michael D. Bicard 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).

  • Locking seam alignment guide for interior trim component cover
    Patent number: 9216702
    Abstract: A locking seam alignment guide may be utilized for attaching a fabric cover to a substrate to form an interior trim component in a vehicle passenger compartment. An elongate ribbon-like member has a longitudinal stitching flange and a longitudinal locking key depending from the stitching flange along a midline thereof. The longitudinal locking key has one of a cylindrical shape, and a triangular shape. The longitudinal stitching flange is one of a flange extending along one side of the midline, and a flange extending along both sides of the midline. The locking seam alignment guide can be stitched to a fabric cover and seated in a complementary keyway to hold the fabric cover to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Leon Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent T. Mannor, Michael D. Bicard, William I. Yowaish
  • Vehicular trim component and cover with simulated stitch and/or seam thereon
    Patent number: 7922956
    Abstract: A method for making a cover for a component of a vehicle passenger compartment comprising the steps of molding the cover for the component from a polymeric material, and forming an integrally-formed aesthetic feature in an uninterrupted portion of the cover which simulates a seam between regions of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Leon Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Scheidmantel, Michael D. Bicard, Nicholas J. Runnals