Patents by Inventor Jesse L. Jensen
Jesse L. Jensen 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).
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Patent number: 10155487Abstract: A tethering clip assembly is configured to tether first and second components of a vehicle together before and during deployment of an airbag. The tethering clip assembly may include a securing base configured to secure to the first component, a retainer configured to secure to the second component, and one or more tethers that couple the securing base to the retainer. The securing base, the retainer, and the tether(s) are integrally formed together.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Jason M. Zander, Jesse L. Jensen, Mark O. Lepper, Michelle Bozinovski, Tim Hutson
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Publication number: 20170313263Abstract: A tethering clip assembly is configured to tether first and second components of a vehicle together before and during deployment of an airbag. The tethering clip assembly may include a securing base configured to secure to the first component, a retainer configured to secure to the second component, and one or more tethers that couple the securing base to the retainer. The securing base, the retainer, and the tether(s) are integrally formed together.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Jason M. ZANDER, Jesse L. JENSEN, Mark O. LEPPER, Michelle BOZINOVSKI, Tim HUTSON
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Patent number: 9333554Abstract: A retention clip assembly to join individual panels with aligned pilot holes comprises a body having an enlarged flange and a generally cylindrical leg defined by a plurality of spaced leg segments surrounding a pin insertion hole. The leg segments are separated by spaced slits and define a central passage. A pin having an enlarged head and an elongate shaft is slidable in the central passage. It engages cam projections on the interiors of the leg segments and expands the segments to secure the body to the panels. The pin includes flexible fingers having radially outer surfaces spaced apart a distance greater than the body leg deformable toward the pin shaft. The flexible fingers pass through the body flange and expand after surpassing the pilot holes in the panels. The flexible fingers slide in diametrically opposed slits, contact the edges of the pilot holes and stabilize the clip assembly within the pilot holes.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, IncInventors: Hideki Kanie, Yasuomi Omori, Jesse L. Jensen
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Publication number: 20140310945Abstract: A retention clip assembly to join individual panels with aligned pilot holes comprises a body having an enlarged flange and a generally cylindrical leg defined by a plurality of spaced leg segments surrounding a pin insertion hole. The leg segments are separated by spaced slits and define a central passage. A pin having an enlarged head and an elongate shaft is slidable in the central passage. It engages cam projections on the interiors of the leg segments and expands the segments to secure the body to the panels. The pin includes flexible fingers having radially outer surfaces spaced apart a distance greater than the body leg deformable toward the pin shaft. The flexible fingers pass through the body flange and expand after surpassing the pilot holes in the panels. The flexible fingers slide in diametrically opposed slits, contact the edges of the pilot holes and stabilize the clip assembly within the pilot holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Hideki Kanie, Yasuomi Omori, Jesse L. Jensen
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Patent number: 8430421Abstract: A fastener clip includes a body having an opening extending therethrough, a pair of detents formed in an exterior surface of the body, and a rigid retaining pin inserted through the opening, the rigid retaining pin having a pair of flexible fingers configured to engage the pair of detents, the flexible fingers configured to disengage from the pair of detents when an airbag is deployed. The fastener clip also includes a plurality of molding gates formed at an intersection between the body and the rigid retaining pin, the rigid retaining pin being subsequently movable with respect to the body after the molding gates are broken. The fastener clip further includes a pair of flexible retention legs adapted to secure the fastener clip to a vehicle chassis. An airbag retention system including the fastener clip is also described herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: James T Kirchen, Jesse L Jensen
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Patent number: 7976056Abstract: A fastener clip includes a body having an opening extending therethrough, and a rigid retaining pin inserted through the opening, the rigid retaining pin having a first end secured within the body and a second end disposed outside the body, the retaining pin configured to limit the movement of a vehicle trim piece with respect to the vehicle chassis when an airbag is deployed. The fastener clip also includes a plurality of molding gates formed at an intersection between the body and the rigid retaining pin, the rigid retaining pin being subsequently movable with respect to the body after the molding gates are broken. The fastener clip further includes a pair of flexible retention legs adapted to secure the fastener clip to a vehicle chassis and a pair of flexible retention legs adapted to secure the trim piece to a vehicle chassis.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: James T. Kirchen, Benjamin H. Moerke, Jesse L. Jensen, Brock T. Cooley, Adam C. Peterson, David W. Edland
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Publication number: 20110133434Abstract: A fastener clip includes a body having an opening extending therethrough, a pair of detents formed in an exterior surface of the body, and a rigid retaining pin inserted through the opening, the rigid retaining pin having a pair of flexible fingers configured to engage the pair of detents, the flexible fingers configured to disengage from the pair of detents when an airbag is deployed. The fastener clip also includes a plurality of molding gates formed at an intersection between the body and the rigid retaining pin, the rigid retaining pin being subsequently movable with respect to the body after the molding gates are broken. The fastener clip further includes a pair of flexible retention legs adapted to secure the fastener clip to a vehicle chassis. An airbag retention system including the fastener clip is also described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INCInventors: James T. Kirchen, Jesse L. Jensen
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Publication number: 20100072735Abstract: A fastener clip includes a body having an opening extending therethrough, and a rigid retaining pin inserted through the opening, the rigid retaining pin having a first end secured within the body and a second end disposed outside the body, the retaining pin configured to limit the movement of a vehicle trim piece with respect to the vehicle chassis when an airbag is deployed. The fastener clip also includes a plurality of molding gates formed at an intersection between the body and the rigid retaining pin, the rigid retaining pin being subsequently movable with respect to the body after the molding gates are broken. The fastener clip further includes a pair of flexible retention legs adapted to secure the fastener clip to a vehicle chassis and a pair of flexible retention legs adapted to secure the trim piece to a vehicle chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: James T. Kirchen, Benjamin H. Moerke, Jesse L. Jensen, Brock T. Cooley, Adam C. Peterson, David W. Edland