Patents by Inventor Douglas John Martell

Douglas John Martell 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: 10180157
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector device and a base part provided with a mounting face that defines a throughhole having a forming wall structure for receiving a bolt and for receiving and retaining the connector device. The connector device has a rear portion and a front portion engaged together for movement relative to one another, the rear portion defining a threaded bolt hole for engaging the bolt extending through the throughhole and having a driven element positioned thereon. The front portion defines an access opening for receiving the bolt. Engagement of the driven element moves the rear portion relative to the front portion such that the bolt hole is aligned with the access opening and receives a threaded end of the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Glickstein, Douglas John Martell, Westin W. Nelson
  • Patent number: 8807898
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a base part that defines a through-hole for receiving a bolt and also defines an aperture for receiving a device having a first end that fits through the aperture in the base part and a second end that does not fit through the aperture in the base part. The first end of the device defines a bolt-hole for engaging with a bolt extending though the through-hole in the base part. The second end of the device comprises opposing outer surfaces that engage the base part and thereby prevent the device from passing completely through the aperture, and also align the bolt-hole in the device with the through-hole in the base part when the first end of the device is inserted into the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Westin Nelson, Douglas John Martell