Patents by Inventor Richard Blue

Richard Blue 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).

  • Armrest foam bun insert
    Patent number: 8083283
    Abstract: An armrest is provided including a flexible skin overlying at least a portion of a substrate member, the skin coupled to substrate member, the flexible skin and the substrate member defining a cavity there between and an opening along one edge, and a foam bun insertable in the cavity to form the armrest, wherein the foam bun comprises a first foam portion which the flexible skin overlies and a second foam carrier portion which closes off the opening. The first foam portion has a hardness that is less than the hardness of said second foam carrier portion, the foam bun further including an integrally formed locking flange to engage with an edge of the substrate and an integrally formed skin lock to engage with an edge of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: International Automobile Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Bailey, Jay Murdock, Richard Blue
  • ARMREST FOAM BUN INSERT
    Publication number: 20110272962
    Abstract: An armrest is provided including a flexible skin overlying at least a portion of a substrate member, the skin coupled to substrate member, the flexible skin and the substrate member defining a cavity there between and an opening along one edge, and a foam bun insertable in the cavity to form the armrest, wherein the foam bun comprises a first foam portion which the flexible skin overlies and a second foam carrier portion which closes off the opening. The first foam portion has a hardness that is less than the hardness of said second foam carrier portion, the foam bun further including an integrally formed locking flange to engage with an edge of the substrate and an integrally formed skin lock to engage with an edge of the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Bailey, Jay Murdock, Richard Blue