Patents by Inventor Donald M. Peterson

Donald M. Peterson 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).

  • Patent number: 6923490
    Abstract: An improved sliding sun visor assembly for a vehicle includes a visor body. The visor body has an inner surface which defines a first frictional engagement surface. A visor arm is provided and has a first end attachable to a portion of the vehicle, and a second end. A detent clip is disposed about the second end of the visor arm. A detent member receives the detent clip and has an outer surface which defines a second frictional engagement surface. The second frictional engagement surface is selectively engaged with the first frictional engagement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Donald M. Peterson, Von Gallaher, James B. Cook
  • Publication number: 20040145209
    Abstract: An improved sliding sun visor assembly for a vehicle includes a visor body. The visor body has an inner surface which defines a first frictional engagement surface. A visor arm is provided and has a first end attachable to a portion of the vehicle, and a second end. A detent clip is disposed about the second end of the visor arm. A detent member receives the detent clip and has an outer surface which defines a second frictional engagement surface. The second frictional engagement surface is selectively engaged with the first frictional engagement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Donald M. Peterson, Von Gallaher, James B. Cook
  • Patent number: 5951090
    Abstract: A sun visor assembly comprises a visor body and an article-holding assembly. The visor body has a concealed hollow, a core and an exterior surface. The article-holding assembly includes an O-ring connected to the core of the visor body within the hollow, and a substantially non-elastic strap having one portion retractably connected to the O-ring and another portion overlaying the exterior surface of the visor body. The O-ring sufficiently yieldably tightens the strap to store articles between the strap and the exterior surface of the visor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas J. Wilson, Donald M. Peterson
  • Patent number: 5050896
    Abstract: The apparatus includes a body (222) that fits within the bore of a collet (228). An expandable sleeve (223) slides over the body (222). The body (222) includes a flange (240) on one end. A nut (224) is threaded over the other end of the body, with the sleeve (223) disposed between the flange (240) and the nut (224). As the nut is threaded toward the flange (240), the sleeve (223) is wedged between the flange (240) and nut (224), and forced to expand against the collet (228), thereby to fix the position of the stop apparatus body (222) relative to the collet (228). A rod (226) is slidable within the stop apparatus body (222) and may be locked in position relative to the body (222) for providing a stop face (235) for limiting penetration of a work piece (241) that is held by the collet (228).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignees: James A. Haggerty, Thomas E. Hawkes
    Inventor: Donald M. Peterson
  • Patent number: 4955622
    Abstract: The stop apparatus fits into the bore of a collet and incorporates a sleeve which is expanded in diameter to lock the apparatus in place. The stop face is the end of a cylindrical rod which slides in a bore in the body of the apparatus and is held at a desired position by a set screw. The body is a body of revolution with a bore for accepting the rod and an outer surface comprising a flange at one end, a cylindrical portion, a threaded portion and a knurled portion at the other end. The flange has a conical surface facing the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion is surrounded by a split, resilient sleeve held in place by a nut threaded onto the threaded portion. The nut has a conical surface also facing the cylindrical portion. The conical surfaces engage chamfers at the ends of the internal surface of the sleeve so that turning the nut on the body toward and away from the flange causes the sleeve to expand or allows it to contract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignees: James A. Haggerty, Thomas E. Hawkes
    Inventor: Donald M. Peterson
  • Patent number: 4195828
    Abstract: A boiler tube clamp for axially aligning adjacent tube sections during welding comprising a U-shaped bracket including spaced free end portions and a curved intermediate portion for nestingly receiving a tube end portion. An elongated pin is removably connected to the free end portions for caging the pipe end portion therebetween. An elongated element is attached to the intermediate portion and includes angularly disposed contact surfaces for engaging spaced peripheral portions of the tube end portion. A brace member is integral with the bracket and includes an elongated portion offset from and extending generally opposite and parallel in the elongated element. An adjustable, threaded positioning member is carried by the offset portion for forcibly moving the adjacent tube section into alignment with the tubesection caged in the U-shaped bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1980
    Inventor: Donald M. Peterson