Patents by Inventor Timothy Ronald Barnes

Timothy Ronald Barnes 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).

  • Vehicle panel
    Patent number: 6689446
    Abstract: A method of producing a vehicle panel. The method comprises the steps of: laying wire on a first sheet of thermoplastic or thermoset composite material in a desired configuration; placing or forming a second sheet of thermoplastic or thermoset material on the first sheet of material thereby sandwiching the wire; and, pressing the sheets together so that they encase and insulate the wire, wherein the wire is left exposed at connection points formed by apertures in the sheets. A vehicle panel made according to the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, BI Composites Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Ronald Barnes, Michael Ian Birrell
  • Vehicle panel
    Publication number: 20020149233
    Abstract: A method of producing a vehicle panel. The method comprises the steps of: laying wire on a first sheet of thermoplastic or thermoset composite material in a desired configuration; placing or forming a second sheet of thermoplastic or thermoset material on the first sheet of material thereby sandwiching the wire; and, pressing the sheets together so that they encase and insulate the wire, wherein the wire is left exposed at connection points formed by apertures in the sheets. A vehicle panel made according to the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Timothy Ronald Barnes, Michel Ian Birrell