Patents by Inventor Steven Christopher Moore

Steven Christopher Moore 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).

  • Cold edge folding apparatus for making door inserts for automobile doors
    Patent number: 5851569
    Abstract: A method an apparatus for forming a trim insert particularly suited for automotive purposes such as a door insert includes a first carrier which holds the substrate and a second carrier which holds a material larger than the substrate. A drive assembly is connected to the first and second carriers to position the first and second carriers. A positioner positions the substrate from the first carrier and together with the substrate of the material on the second carrier. An edge folder is used to fold the material around the substrate to contact an adhesive on the second side of the substrate. The second carrier may have a contoured mold to form a desired wrinkle pattern in the material prior to folding the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Mexican Industries of Michigan, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Christopher Moore, Ken DeVon Noack