Patents by Inventor Mary M. Inman

Mary M. Inman 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: 8186901
    Abstract: An inline strut retention assembly includes a glass sheet having first and second surfaces and a single hole formed through the first and second surfaces. An isolator is positioned proximate the first surface of the glass sheet. The isolator includes a keyed slot formed therein. A ball stud member includes a threaded shaft extending in one direction and a post extending in an opposing direction. The threaded shaft extends through the keyed slot formed in the isolator. An attachment button is positioned proximate the second surface of the glass sheet. The attachment button includes a ferrule portion having an inner surface receiving the threaded shaft of the ball stud member and an outer surface shaped to mate with the keyed slot of the isolator preventing rotation of the attachment button relative to the isolator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Dura Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Del W. Scheer, Kelly J. Harris, Mary M. Inman
  • Publication number: 20070248404
    Abstract: An inline strut retention assembly includes a glass sheet having first and second surfaces and a single hole formed through the first and second surfaces. An isolator is positioned proximate the first surface of the glass sheet. The isolator includes a keyed slot formed therein. A ball stud member includes a threaded shaft extending in one direction and a post extending in an opposing direction. The threaded shaft extends through the keyed slot formed in the isolator. An attachment button is positioned proximate the second surface of the glass sheet. The attachment button includes a ferrule portion having an inner surface receiving the threaded shaft of the ball stud member and an outer surface shaped to mate with the keyed slot of the isolator preventing rotation of the attachment button relative to the isolator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Del W. Scheer, Kelly J. Harris, Mary M. Inman
  • Patent number: 6014840
    Abstract: A heated sliding window assembly comprising a fixed portion comprising a circumferential frame and a fixed pane attached to the circumferential frame, with the fixed pane having an electrically conductive heating grid. A sliding pane is slidable within the circumferential frame between an open position and a closed position, and the sliding pane has an electrically conductive heating grid. A first conductive element is mounted on the fixed portion and a second conductive element is mounted on the sliding pane. The first and second conductive elements are routed through a latch assembly, and are electrically connected together when the sliding pane is in the closed position. To connect the heating grid of the sliding pane to the heating grid of a second fixed pane, third and fourth conductive elements are employed, either routed through the same latch assembly as the above mentioned first and second conductive elements or mounted at an end of the sliding pane remote from the latch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Ray, Raymond S. Butler, Dennis J. Buening, Michael D. Kobrehel, Todd E. Cripe, Paul M. Eichenberg, Yasmin W. Eloian, Charles A. Deperro, Brian J. Czopek, Mary M. Inman