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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Girma M Gebreselassie, Southfield, MI (US);
Roger B Michna, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Harold G Wolf, Jr, Gibraltar, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
442389 ; 296214 ; 296 391 ;
Abstract
A plurality of vehicle headliners are disclosed formed of a number of different layers. Each headliner includes at least a layer formed of a mixture of binder and non-binder polyester fibers. Each of the headliners also include a cover stock layer. Several of the disclosed embodiments include natural fiber layers which provide additional strength. The inventive headliners are more recyclable than the prior art, and are less irritating to the skin due the elimination of fiberglass.