Patents by Inventor Wayne A. Conti

Wayne A. Conti 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).

  • Convertible vehicle topwell assembly
    Patent number: 5509712
    Abstract: A topwell assembly for use with a convertible top on an automotive vehicle to store the top in a down position. The topwell assembly is made of molded, rigid unitary shell conforming to an environment of continuous and non-continuous surfaces. The shell has a support surface and a side wall surface projecting from the support surface for supporting the convertible top when the top is in a down, storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Rausch, Wayne A. Conti, Jack C. Higdon
  • Method for determining adherence to a vehicle panel surface
    Patent number: 5067997
    Abstract: A method for determining the degree of adherence to a non-flat, opaque vehicle panel surface of a component adhered thereto. The method includes providing an integrally cast clear matched surface in the panel so that the contacting surfaces of the component may be directly viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: David L. LeClerc, Wayne A. Conti