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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:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Benjamin W. Penner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kelly S. Barton, Lexington, KY (US);
Niwa Seisuke, Bardstown, KY (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin W. Penner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kelly S. Barton, Lexington, KY (US);
Niwa Seisuke, Bardstown, KY (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An instrument panel with a one piece body constructed of a thermoformed material and exhibiting first and second visually differentiable surface patterns. An associated process includes the creation of an instrument panel, such as through the use of a clamshell slush mold, and including the formation of a groove between the surface patterns which exhibits a visually appealing and rounded cross sectional profile.