Patents by Inventor Robert GORFER

Robert GORFER 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).

  • Lighting device, interior trim assembly including the lighting device and method of manufacturing a trim assembly
    Patent number: 12311840
    Abstract: A lighting device for an interior trim part includes a light strip; a light strip carrier attached to the light strip along the length of the light strip, the light strip carrier including a laminar material; an adapter to which the light strip carrier is attached along the length of the light strip; wherein the adapter is configured to be attached to a rear side of an trim part to position the light strip at a front side of the trim part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gorfer, Carter Scott Cannon
  • LIGHTING DEVICE, INTERIOR TRIM ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TRIM ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20240336190
    Abstract: A lighting device for an interior trim part includes a light strip; a light strip carrier attached to the light strip along the length of the light strip, the light strip carrier including a laminar material; an adapter to which the light strip carrier is attached along the length of the light strip; wherein the adapter is configured to be attached to a rear side of an trim part to position the light strip at a front side of the trim part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Robert GORFER, Carter Scott Cannon