Patents by Inventor Alan L Clark

Alan L Clark 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).

  • Method for designing and purchasing a product
    Patent number: 7720713
    Abstract: A method 10 for designing and purchasing a product which allows the respective product and cost information associated with a variety of potential suppliers 36, 38 to be automatically queried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Alan L Clark, Ali Kamrani, Peter Richard Sferro, Robert P. Humphrey
  • Airbag module reaction canister endwall with airbag inflator mount
    Patent number: 5620200
    Abstract: A canister endwall for use as part of a reaction canister of an airbag module for securing an airbag inflator. The airbag inflator has a cylindrical inflator sidewall of a predetermined diameter that ends in a tapered portion of the inflator sidewall that tapers radially inwardly to one end of the airbag inflator having an inflator flange. The inflator flange extends radially outwardly from the tapered portion of the inflator sidewall but has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the inflator sidewall. The canister endwall has an inner edge defining an airbag inflator mounting hole and a truncated conical array of a plurality of resilient fingers extending from the inner edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Morton International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett R. Garner, Rick L. Halford, Alan L. Clark, Michael D. Jones