Patents by Inventor Vera Steinhaeuser

Vera Steinhaeuser 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).

  • Method for applying a pre-weakened line to an interior-trim part in a vehicle by means of a laser, said part being provided with a decorative leather layer
    Publication number: 20070113968
    Abstract: A method for producing an interior trim part in a vehicle having a decorative layer of leather, wherein the fiber structure of the leather is fixed by undercooling or by a fixing agent at least along a desired weakened line before the weakened line is produced by a laser and for the duration of the laser treatment. The leather comprises a dermis having an underside and a top skin having a decorative side. The weakened line is preferably formed by a series of perforations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: JENOPTIK AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Walter Lutze, Martin Griebel, Norbert Preuss, Frank Steinhaeuser, Vera Steinhaeuser