Patents by Inventor Michael Hrouda

Michael Hrouda 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).

  • Skin-like covering, especially for vehicle interior parts like arm rests, central consoles, door surfaces, instrument panels or the like of motor vehicles, and method of making a skin-like covering
    Publication number: 20050194825
    Abstract: A skin-like covering, especially for automotive vehicle interior parts, like armrests, central consoles, door covers, instrument panels or the like of automobiles, has at least one pigment containing layer (11, 12) applied to a shape imparting surface of a liquid polymer reaction mixture. At least two layers (11, 12) are provided, namely a lacquer layer (11) of at least one layer forming the outer surface and containing the color pigment, and a support or carrier layer behind the lacquer layer and formed of at least one layer. The lacquer layer (11) and the support or carrier layer (12) are each composed of a reactive polymer aqueous single-component or multicomponent dispersion and a respective cross linker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Helmut Kurz, Michael Hrouda