Patents by Inventor Robert Williams Osterland

Robert Williams Osterland 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).

  • Low insertion effort U-base retainer
    Patent number: 6928705
    Abstract: A resilient clip for engaging a structure and having a body portion (22) with a pair of top flanges (24), a pair of fastening fingers (26) and a pair of abutting coupling flanges (28). Each of the fastening fingers (26) are coupled to the body portion (22) that is coupled to an associated top flange (24). Each of the abutting flanges (26) has a concave surface, which engages the mounting structure. The fastening finger (26) portions are configured to engage a first side of a mounting flange on an interior trim component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Robert Williams Osterland, Jeff A. Slobodecki
  • Low insertion effort u-base retainer
    Publication number: 20040111841
    Abstract: A resilient clip for engaging a structure and having a body portion (22) with a pair of top flanges (24), a pair of fastening fingers (26) and a pair of abutting coupling flanges (28). Each of the fastening fingers (26) are coupled to the body portion (22) that is coupled to an associated top flange (24). Each of the abutting flanges (26) has a concave surface, which engages the mounting structure. The fastening finger (26) portions are configured to engage a first side of a mounting flange on an interior trim component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Williams Osterland, Jeff A. Slobodecki
  • Low insertion effort U-base retainer
    Publication number: 20040016087
    Abstract: A resilient clip for engaging a structure and having a body portion (22) with a pair of top flanges (24), a pair of fastening fingers (26) and a pair of abutting coupling flanges (28). Each of the fastening fingers (26) are coupled to the body portion (22) that is coupled to an associated top flange (24). Each of the abutting flanges (26) has a concave surface, which engages the mounting structure. The fastening finger (26) portions are configured to engage a first side of a mounting flange on an interior trim component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Williams Osterland, Jeff A. Slobodecki