US Patent Issued to Faurecia Interior Systems on Aug. 19 for "Tooling for manufacturing a vehicle panel and method of manufacture" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,963, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Faurecia Interior Systems Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Tooling for manufacturing a vehicle panel and method of manufacture" was invented by Scott Farmer (Liberty, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tooling for manufacturing a vehicle panel having a substrate, a foam layer, and a decorative covering. The tooling includes a tool base having a tool aperture, and an insert having a sealing projection. The insert is located at least partially in the tool aperture. The sealing projection is configured to create a seal between the substrate and the decorative covering at least partially around a subs...