Steve D Ingram

US Patent:

20200324509, Oct 15, 2020

Filed:

Apr 9, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/379579

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Andre Franco LUIS - Orange CA, US
Steve INGRAM - Lake Forest CA, US

Assignee:

KARMA AUTOMOTIVE LLC - Irvine CA

International Classification:

B32B 3/30
B60R 13/02
B32B 7/022

Abstract:

A vehicle interior component including a patterned padding surface positioned proximate to an occupant of the vehicle. The component includes a substrate layer with a plurality of padding projections and an exterior layer connected to the substrate layer and including a plurality of gaps matching the location of the substrate layer's plurality of padding projections. Each of the plurality of padding projections aligns with one of the plurality of gaps and is exposed above the exterior layer to thereby form a pattern of padding on the surface of the vehicle interior component.

US Patent:

20200324693, Oct 15, 2020

Filed:

Apr 9, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/379633

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Andre Franco Luis - Orange CA, US
Steve Ingram - Lake Forest CA, US

Assignee:

KARMA AUTOMOTIVE LLC - Irvine CA

International Classification:

B60Q 3/54
B62D 65/14
B60Q 3/62

Abstract:

A vehicle including illuminated stitching as a trim on a vehicle interior surface. The method for installing the illuminated stitching includes cutting a continuous channel into the vehicle interior surface. The method also includes installing an illuminated fiber into the channel. The illuminated fiber is at least partially exposed and emits light. The illuminated fiber is secured in the channel to ensure the fiber stays in the channel.