Michael D Kozak

US Patent:

7325859, Feb 5, 2008

Filed:

Oct 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/163621

Inventors:

Robert Brancaleone - Farmington Hills MI, US
Ronald Machin - Ann Arbor MI, US
Greg Dobieralski - Plymouth MI, US
Michael Kozak - Livonia MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60J 5/04

US Classification:

2961469, 494841, 494891

Abstract:

A door sash header for an automotive vehicle includes a glazing seal retainer, an external trim retention portion, and a multi-channel weatherstrip retention structure which utilizes upwardly and downwardly opening channels cooperating with the door sash to retain a weatherstrip upon the header without the need for additional fastening devices such as mechanical fasteners or adhesives.

US Patent:

8522481, Sep 3, 2013

Filed:

Feb 2, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/307360

Inventors:

Robert Brancaleone - Farmington Hills MI, US
Michael Kozak - Livonia MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

E06B 7/16

US Classification:

49440, 49502, 2961462

Abstract:

A glass run mounting assembly (“mounting assembly”) for a vehicle door. The mounting assembly includes an elongated stepped bracket and an elongated plate attached to the bracket. The plate and the bracket define a channel with a glass run retention member therein. The plate has an outer surface, an inner surface, and a wall thickness therebetween. The outer surface of the plate has an appliqué thereto. The elongated plate offsets the appliqué from the glass pane substantially by one of wall thickness of the elongated plate.

US Patent:

20180345881, Dec 6, 2018

Filed:

Jun 6, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/615177

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Ravi Teja KATRAGADDA - Auburn Hills MI, US
Jamie MARCH - Wyandotte MI, US
John Michael MCGUCKIN - Ann Arbor MI, US
Michael J. KOZAK - Canton MI, US

International Classification:

B60R 13/08
B60R 13/02
B21D 22/02
B64C 1/40
B64C 1/06

Abstract:

A panel of the passenger compartment of a vehicle, such as a dash panel, and a method of making a panel with reduced radiated panel noise. A panels of the passenger compartment of a vehicle have committed regions that are formed to receive assembled components, welds and fasteners. Interstitial regions are available between the committed regions that are formed to include a plurality of raised surface features and a plurality of recessed surface features for reducing radiated panel noise. A method is disclosed for forming a plurality of raised surface features and a plurality of recessed surface features in the interstitial regions that increase the stiffness of the interstitial regions to reduce radiated panel noise.