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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:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
May. 25, 1999
Arthur Carl Stein, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Pamela Lane Codd, Utica, MI (US);
Carl Henry Visconti, Clarkston, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of making a door trim panel assembly for attachment to an inner panel of an automotive vehicle includes the steps of placing a door trim substrate into a cavity of a mold and placing at least one component into the cavity against the door trim substrate. The method also includes as an alternative of pre-joining the at least one component to the door trim substrate. The method also includes the steps of filling the cavity with a plastic material. The method further includes the steps of introducing steam into the mold to expand the plastic material to form a carrier and bond the carrier against the at least one component and door trim substrate to form a single door trim panel assembly.
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