Patents by Inventor Thomas K. Bush

Thomas K. Bush 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).

  • COVERED DOOR PANEL HAVING AN APERTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
    Publication number: 20100199571
    Abstract: A panel includes a bolster and a covering. The bolster has a bolster aperture formed therethrough that includes a pleat notch portion. The covering is positioned on the bolster and has a covering aperture formed therethrough that is aligned with the bolster aperture. The covering includes a pleated seam that is received in the pleat notch portion of the bolster aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: International Automotive Components Group North American, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas K. Bush, Randy S. Reed
  • Method of sewing a decorative seam and trim component made by that method
    Patent number: 7690318
    Abstract: A method of sewing a decorative seam includes providing a material suitable for receiving stitches, folding a first portion of the material onto a second portion of the material to form a bend, sewing a first stitch to join the first portion to the second portion, the stitch being substantially parallel to the bend and spaced apart therefrom, the first stitch forming a seam, unfolding the material and sewing a second and third stitch into the material such that the second and third stitches are substantially parallel to the seam and arranged such that the second and third stitches are on opposite sides of the seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Dooley, Randy S. Reed, Thomas K. Bush
  • METHOD OF SEWING A DECORATIVE SEAM AND TRIM COMPONENT MADE BY THAT METHOD
    Publication number: 20090090285
    Abstract: A method of sewing a decorative seam includes providing a material suitable for receiving stitches, folding a first portion of the material onto a second portion of the material to form a bend, sewing a first stitch to join the first portion to the second portion, the stitch being substantially parallel to the bend and spaced apart therefrom, the first stitch forming a seam, unfolding the material and sewing a second and third stitch into the material such that the second and third stitches are substantially parallel to the seam and arranged such that the second and third stitches are on opposite sides of the seam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: International Automobile Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Dooley, Randy S. Reed, Thomas K. Bush