Patents by Inventor Todd Braund

Todd Braund 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).

  • Patent number: 11338659
    Abstract: Methods of making a weather strip and bright strip assembly for a vehicle door include extruding a weather strip that has a longitudinal shape along an X axis, a sealing body made of at least a first material, and a carrier body made of at least a second material that is harder than the first material. The methods further include cutting at least in part a longitudinal end of the carrier body along the X axis, and removing the longitudinal end; molding a curved or angled end onto the weather strip, in replacement of the longitudinal end, wherein the curved or angled end extends between the X axis and a Y axis; and mounting a bright strip onto the carrier body, the bright strip including a first curved or angled portion covering at least in part the curved or angled end and a second longitudinal portion covering at least in part the carrier body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: HUTCHINSON SEALING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Will Yang, André Guellec, Todd Braund, Emilio Sakaguti
  • Publication number: 20200317037
    Abstract: Methods of making a weather strip and bright strip assembly for a vehicle door include extruding a weather strip that has a longitudinal shape along an X axis, a sealing body made of at least a first material, and a carrier body made of at least a second material that is harder than the first material. The methods further include cutting at least in part a longitudinal end of the carrier body along the X axis, and removing the longitudinal end; molding a curved or angled end onto the weather strip, in replacement of the longitudinal end, wherein the curved or angled end extends between the X axis and a Y axis; and mounting a bright strip onto the carrier body, the bright strip including a first curved or angled portion covering at least in part the curved or angled end and a second longitudinal portion covering at least in part the carrier body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON SEALING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Will Yang, André Guellec, Todd Braund, Emilio Sakaguti