US Patent Issued to Howa on Oct. 20 for "Lining material for molded ceiling for vehicle and molded ceiling for vehicle" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,067, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Howa Co. Ltd. (Kasugai, Japan).

"Lining material for molded ceiling for vehicle and molded ceiling for vehicle" was invented by Shingo Horikiri (Kasugai, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lining material for a molded ceiling for a vehicle is interposed between a base material of the molded ceiling and a vehicle body panel. The lining material has a fiber layer and a heat-shielding film layer. The fiber layer is a nonwoven fabric in the form of a sheet facing the vehicle body panel side. The heat-shielding film layer is a metal film integrated on one side of the fiber layer and reflects rad...