Patents by Inventor Brian Lee Doorlag

Brian Lee Doorlag 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).

  • Wheel trim retention cap
    Patent number: 11584157
    Abstract: A cap for retaining a wheel trim with a wheel includes a body portion which slides inside a central opening defined by a hub portion of the wheel trim. The body portion has a first end and a second end. The cap includes at least one engagement portion coupled to the body portion. The at least one engagement portion engages with an internal wall of the hub portion. The cap includes at least one retaining tab coupled to the body portion towards the second end of the body portion. The at least one retaining tab extends radially outwards from the second end of the body portion. The cap further includes a holding portion coupled to the body portion towards the first end. The holding portion extends radially outwards from the body portion such that the holding portion abuts a disc portion of the wheel trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Alexander Harasym, Brian Lee Doorlag
  • WHEEL TRIM RETENTION CAP
    Publication number: 20200101790
    Abstract: A cap for retaining a wheel trim with a wheel includes a body portion which slides inside a central opening defined by a hub portion of the wheel trim. The body portion has a first end and a second end. The cap includes at least one engagement portion coupled to the body portion. The at least one engagement portion engages with an internal wall of the hub portion. The cap includes at least one retaining tab coupled to the body portion towards the second end of the body portion. The at least one retaining tab extends radially outwards from the second end of the body portion. The cap further includes a holding portion coupled to the body portion towards the first end. The holding portion extends radially outwards from the body portion such that the holding portion abuts a disc portion of the wheel trim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Alexander Harasym, Brian Lee Doorlag