Patents by Inventor Brian Erick Waters

Brian Erick Waters 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: 12275359
    Abstract: There is provided a one-piece co-molded snap-on apparatus for supporting one or more elongate elements. The apparatus includes a ring post and a snap-on attachment base co-molded to the ring post for a snap-on attachment to an elongate bar structure. The snap-on attachment base includes a top support portion integral with the ring post, and a bottom attachment portion with side arms opposite each other and designed to snap fit against opposing sides of the elongate bar structure. Each side arm has a snap-fit edge portion formed at a bottom end. Each snap-fit edge portion has a topmost surface designed to fit against a bottommost surface of the elongate bar structure, and each snap-fit edge portion has a triangular shape and has at least two through openings. At least one centering element projects from an interior surface of the snap-on attachment base into a channel formed between the side arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael B. Hargett, Todd M. Vakos, Brian Erick Waters
  • Publication number: 20240416851
    Abstract: There is provided a one-piece co-molded snap-on apparatus for supporting one or more elongate elements. The apparatus includes a ring post and a snap-on attachment base co-molded to the ring post for a snap-on attachment to an elongate bar structure. The snap-on attachment base includes a top support portion integral with the ring post, and a bottom attachment portion with side arms opposite each other and designed to snap fit against opposing sides of the elongate bar structure. Each side arm has a snap-fit edge portion formed at a bottom end. Each snap-fit edge portion has a topmost surface designed to fit against a bottommost surface of the elongate bar structure, and each snap-fit edge portion has a triangular shape and has at least two through openings. At least one centering element projects from an interior surface of the snap-on attachment base into a channel formed between the side arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael B. Hargett, Todd M. Vakos, Brian Erick Waters
  • Patent number: 11906089
    Abstract: There is provided a co-molded snap-on support base, including a top portion, and a bottom portion co-molded with the top portion. The bottom portion includes an attachment clip for a one-step snap-on attachment to an elongate bar structure. The attachment clip includes first and second side attachment arms. The attachment clip further includes a lateral retaining strip formed on each of the first and second side attachment arms. The bottom portion further includes at least one secondary retaining clip projecting from an interior surface of the bottom portion of the co-molded snap-on support base. The at least one secondary retaining clip is designed to mate with at least one hole in the elongate bar structure, to align and to further secure the co-molded snap-on support base to the elongate bar structure. The co-molded snap-on support base is used to reduce a time of installation of apparatuses for routing elongate elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Bruton Hargett, Brian Erick Waters
  • Publication number: 20230400124
    Abstract: There is provided a co-molded snap-on support base, including a top portion, and a bottom portion co-molded with the top portion. The bottom portion includes an attachment clip for a one-step snap-on attachment to an elongate bar structure. The attachment clip includes first and second side attachment arms. The attachment clip further includes a lateral retaining strip formed on each of the first and second side attachment arms. The bottom portion further includes at least one secondary retaining clip projecting from an interior surface of the bottom portion of the co-molded snap-on support base. The at least one secondary retaining clip is designed to mate with at least one hole in the elongate bar structure, to align and to further secure the co-molded snap-on support base to the elongate bar structure. The co-molded snap-on support base is used to reduce a time of installation of apparatuses for routing elongate elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Bruton Hargett, Brian Erick Waters