Patents by Inventor Roger R. Budnick

Roger R. Budnick 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).

  • Air bag cover having a hidden tear seam
    Patent number: 6050594
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a thermoplastic air bag cover having a hidden tear seam. A molten thermoplastic is injected into a mold cavity of a mold having a shape defining the air bag cover. An insert having a shape defining the tear seam is extended into the mold cavity before the molten plastic completely solidifies. The resulting air bag cover is cooled to a temperature beneath the softening point of the plastic. The completed air bag cover is then removed from the mold. The thickness of the air bag cover at the tear seam is within a range of 0.2 to 0.4 millimeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Larry J. Winget
    Inventor: Roger R. Budnick
  • Method of making an air bag cover
    Patent number: 5868988
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a thermoplastic air bag cover having a hidden tear seam. A molten thermoplastic is injected into a mold cavity of a mold having a shape defining the air bag cover. An insert having a shape defining the tear seam is extended into the mold cavity before the molten plastic completely solidifies. The resulting air bag cover is cooled to a temperature beneath the softening point of the plastic. The completed air bag cover is then removed from the mold. The thickness of the air bag cover at the tear seam is within a range of 0.2 to 0.4 millimeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Larry J. Winget
    Inventor: Roger R. Budnick
  • Apparatus for making an air bag cover having a hidden tear seam
    Patent number: 5776522
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a thermoplastic air bag cover having a hidden tear seam. A molten thermoplastic is injected into a mold cavity of a mold having a shape defining the air bag cover. An insert having a shape defining the tear seam is extended into the mold cavity before the molten plastic completely solidifies. The resulting air bag cover is cooled to a temperature beneath the softening point of the plastic. The completed air bag cover is then removed from the mold. The thickness of the air bag cover at the tear seam is within a range of 0.2 to 0.4 millimeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Larry J. Winget
    Inventor: Roger R. Budnick