Patents by Inventor Brian F. Vander Haagen

Brian F. Vander Haagen 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).

  • Molded encapsulated retainer
    Patent number: 9353779
    Abstract: An encapsulated retainer comprises a barrel that defines a fastener-securing void. The barrel has a flange that extends about its periphery. The encapsulated retainer further comprises an outer shell that has a top wall with a fastener-receiving aperture and a bottom wall that has a barrel-receiving aperture. The barrel extends into the barrel-receiving aperture. The encapsulated retainer further comprises first and second side walls which connect the top wall with the bottom wall. A connecter connects the outer shell with the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Pierre Hendrix, Giriraj Srinivasan, Brian F. Vander Haagen, David Thomas McNarney
  • MOLDED ENCAPSULATED RETAINER
    Publication number: 20130121789
    Abstract: An encapsulated retainer comprises a barrel that defines a fastener-securing void. The barrel has a flange that extends about its periphery. The encapsulated retainer further comprises an outer shell that has a top wall with a fastener-receiving aperture and a bottom wall that has a barrel-receiving aperture. The barrel extends into the barrel-receiving aperture. The encapsulated retainer further comprises first and second side walls which connect the top wall with the bottom wall. A connecter connects the outer shell with the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Pierre Hendrix, Giriraj Srinivasan, Brian F. Vander Haagen, David Thomas McNarney