Patents by Inventor Bernard Schwarb

Bernard Schwarb 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).

  • RETAINER AND A RETAINER AND NUT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20240060525
    Abstract: A retainer comprises first and second legs extending away from a base wall. In one embodiment, the first leg includes a dimple array surrounding an aperture and projecting from an inboard surface of the first leg. In another embodiment, the first leg has a necked portion having a set of first shoulders extending away from a first base, and a first apertured portion extending away from the set of first shoulders. The second leg has a necked and stepped portion having a step extending away from a second base, and a shouldered portion extending away from the step and having a set of second shoulders extending laterally outwardly, and a second apertured portion extending away from the second shoulders. The retainer of either embodiment may be coupled to a nut to produce a retainer and nut assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Robert E. Stewart, Gary A. Platukas, Bernard Schwarb, Rolland J. Spring
  • Retainer and a retainer and nut assembly
    Patent number: 11841044
    Abstract: A retainer comprises first and second legs extending away from a base wall. In one embodiment, the first leg includes a dimple array surrounding an aperture and projecting from an inboard surface of the first leg. In another embodiment, the first leg has a necked portion having a set of first shoulders extending away from a first base, and a first apertured portion extending away from the set of first shoulders. The second leg has a necked and stepped portion having a step extending away from a second base, and a shouldered portion extending away from the step and having a set of second shoulders extending laterally outwardly, and a second apertured portion extending away from the second shoulders. The retainer of either embodiment may be coupled to a nut to produce a retainer and nut assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: AlphaUSA
    Inventors: Robert E. Stewart, Gary A. Platukas, Bernard Schwarb, Rolland J. Spring
  • RETAINER AND A RETAINER AND NUT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220356898
    Abstract: A retainer comprises first and second legs extending away from a base wall. In one embodiment, the first leg includes a dimple array surrounding an aperture and projecting from an inboard surface of the first leg. In another embodiment, the first leg has a necked portion having a set of first shoulders extending away from a first base, and a first apertured portion extending away from the set of first shoulders. The second leg has a necked and stepped portion having a step extending away from a second base, and a shouldered portion extending away from the step and having a set of second shoulders extending laterally outwardly, and a second apertured portion extending away from the second shoulders. The retainer of either embodiment may be coupled to a nut to produce a retainer and nut assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Robert E. Stewart, Gary A. Platukas, Bernard Schwarb, Rolland J. Spring
  • Retainer and a retainer and nut assembly
    Patent number: 11415164
    Abstract: A retainer comprises first and second legs extending away from a base wall. In one embodiment, the first leg includes a dimple array surrounding an aperture and projecting from an inboard surface of the first leg. In another embodiment, the first leg has a necked portion having a set of first shoulders extending away from a first base, and a first apertured portion extending away from the set of first shoulders. The second leg has a necked and stepped portion having a step extending away from a second base, and a shouldered portion extending away from the step and having a set of second shoulders extending laterally outwardly, and a second apertured portion extending away from the second shoulders. The retainer of either embodiment may be coupled to a nut to produce a retainer and nut assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: AlphaUSA
    Inventors: Robert E. Stewart, Gary A. Platukas, Bernard Schwarb, Rolland J. Spring
  • RETAINER AND A RETAINER AND NUT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200124079
    Abstract: A retainer comprises first and second legs extending away from a base wall. In one embodiment, the first leg includes a dimple array surrounding an aperture and projecting from an inboard surface of the first leg. In another embodiment, the first leg has a necked portion having a set of first shoulders extending away from a first base, and a first apertured portion extending away from the set of first shoulders. The second leg has a necked and stepped portion having a step extending away from a second base, and a shouldered portion extending away from the step and having a set of second shoulders extending laterally outwardly, and a second apertured portion extending away from the second shoulders. The retainer of either embodiment may be coupled to a nut to produce a retainer and nut assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Robert E. Stewart, Gary A. Platukas, Bernard Schwarb, Rolland J. Spring