Patents by Inventor Brett A. Rasmus

Brett A. Rasmus has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20200232499
    Abstract: A fastening clip for attaching a component to a panel, the component and the panel having an aperture extending through the component and the panel, the fastening clip including a clip body that is inserted into the aperture, the clip body having an internal cavity that receives a threaded fastener along an axis of the cavity; a plurality of retaining clips coupled to the clip body and projecting outwardly from the clip body, each of the retaining clips pressing against an undersurface of the panel to attach the retaining clip to the panel; a plurality of biasing tabs coupled to the clip body and projecting outwardly from the clip body, the plurality of biasing tabs biasing the clip body to a centered position within the aperture when the clip body is inserted into the aperture, the plurality of retaining clips and the plurality of biasing tabs being configure to self-center the fastening clip relative to the component and the panel when the fastening clip is inserted non-perpendicular to the component and th
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Brett A. Rasmus, Kyle E. Waid, Jeremy P. Fellows