Patents by Inventor Wayne R. Witkop

Wayne R. Witkop 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).

  • Grille winter cover interior trim attachment
    Patent number: 9475436
    Abstract: A number of variations may include a grille cover which may attach to a grille.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Wayne R. Witkop
  • A LINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150314535
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liner, such as a wheelhouse liner, includes the following steps: (a) providing a textile blank; (b) dispensing a liquid-impermeable polymer only on a portion of the textile blank; (c) bonding the liquid-impermeable material to the textile blank; (d) changing a shape of the textile blank to form the liner; and (e) trimming the liner. The liner includes a substrate wholly or partly made of a textile. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The liner further includes a liquid-impermeable coat bonded to the substrate. The liquid-impermeable coat partially covers the first surface of the substrate in order to minimize liquid flow through the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Tice, David M. Connor, Wayne R. Witkop
  • LINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150061277
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liner, such as a wheelhouse liner, includes the following steps: (a) providing a textile blank; (b) dispensing a liquid-impermeable polymer only on a portion of the textile blank; (c) bonding the liquid-impermeable material to the textile blank; (d) changing a shape of the textile blank to form the liner; and (e) trimming the liner. The liner includes a substrate wholly or partly made of a textile. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The liner further includes a liquid-impermeable coat bonded to the substrate. The liquid-impermeable coat partially covers the first surface of the substrate in order to minimize liquid flow through the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Tice, David M. Connor, Wayne R. Witkop
  • GRILLE WINTER COVER INTERIOR TRIM ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20150041074
    Abstract: A number of variations may include a grille cover which may attach to a grille.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Wayne R. Witkop
  • Wheel house liner with hemmed edge, and system and method of manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 8820822
    Abstract: A wheel house liner for a wheel house of a vehicle includes a main body and at least one flange along at least a portion of an end of the main body, the at least one flange forming a hemmed edge. The wheel house liner also includes a bonding agent to hold the at least one flange and the main body together, and at least one fastener hole. The main body is formed by a forming machine. The at least one flange is then formed by bending, by a bending tool, at least a portion of an end of the main body. The bonding agent may be applied to the portion of the end before or after the forming of the at least one flange. Finally, the hemmed edge is formed by folding, by the bending tool, the at least one flange against the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Wayne R. Witkop, Joseph C. Simmer
  • WHEEL HOUSE LINER WITH HEMMED EDGE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140217781
    Abstract: A wheel house liner for a wheel house of a vehicle includes a main body and at least one flange along at least a portion of an end of the main body, the at least one flange forming a hemmed edge. The wheel house liner also includes a bonding agent to hold the at least one flange and the main body together, and at least one fastener hole. The main body is formed by a forming machine. The at least one flange is then formed by bending, by a bending tool, at least a portion of an end of the main body. The bonding agent may be applied to the portion of the end before or after the forming of the at least one flange. Finally, the hemmed edge is formed by folding, by the bending tool, the at least one flange against the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Wayne R. Witkop, Joseph C. Simmer