US Patent Issued to Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems on Sept. 30 for "Vehicle trim component" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,701, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd. (Novi, Mich.).

"Vehicle trim component" was invented by Bart W. Fox (Zeeland, Mich.), Jeffrey A. DeYoung (Holland, Mich.) and Tony M. Pokorzynski (Holland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The component may comprise a structural substrate comprising a fiber panel and a structure comprising a resin. The fiber panel may comprise a thickness along a periphery; the structure may comprise a border of the structural substrate along the thickness of the periphery of the fiber panel. The per...