Patents by Inventor Brent C. Cetnar

Brent C. Cetnar 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).

  • Fuel pipe clamp
    Patent number: 9970586
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a tubing from a moving object includes a housing and a hooking member. The housing includes an exterior surface and a passage. The passage is configured to receive the tubing, and extends from a first end to a second end of the housing. The hooking member extends from the exterior surface of the housing, and is configured to catch onto the moving object to protect piece of tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent C. Cetnar, Hayato Shimizu
  • FUEL PIPE CLAMP
    Publication number: 20160040822
    Abstract: The present disclosure enables the protection of tubing secured within an apparatus from a moving object impacting the apparatus by way of a hooking member that extends from the apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing which has an exterior surface and a passage. The passage is configured to receive the tubing, and extends from a first end to a second end of the housing. The hooking member extends from the exterior surface of the housing, and is configured to catch onto the moving object to protect piece of tubing. Also disclosed herein is a method for protecting a piece of tubing from a moving object using the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Brent C. Cetnar, Hayato Shimizu