Patents by Inventor Brian Maurice Marcus

Brian Maurice Marcus 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 and apparatus for attachment of air cleaner housing
    Publication number: 20040164458
    Abstract: An injection molded component includes a plurality of integrally formed push pins that provide a simplified attachment interface for attaching the component to a vehicle structure. The injection molded component includes a base housing component with an upper and lower surfaces. Each pin extends out from the lower surface of the base housing component to a distal end. A plurality of radially extending flanges is formed about the circumference of the distal end. The flanges are spaced apart from one another and form a retention feature that is inserted into an appropriate vehicle structural component to secure the base housing component to the vehicle. The formation of flanges on the pins eliminates the need for additional injection mold tooling actions to further form the attachment interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Jon-David Kehoe, Brian Maurice Marcus
  • Method and apparatus for attachment of air cleaner housing
    Patent number: 6726871
    Abstract: An injection molded component includes a plurality of integrally formed push pins that provide a simplified attachment interface for attaching the component to a vehicle structure. The injection molded component includes a base housing component with an upper and lower surfaces. Each pin extends out from the lower surface of the base housing component to a distal end. A plurality of radially extending flanges is formed about the circumference of the distal end. The flanges are spaced apart from one another and form a retention feature that is inserted into an appropriate vehicle structural component to secure the base housing component to the vehicle. The formation of flanges on the pins eliminates the need for additional injection mold tooling actions to further form the attachment interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon-David Kehoe, Brian Maurice Marcus
  • Method and apparatus for attachment of air cleaner housing
    Publication number: 20020185102
    Abstract: An injection molded component includes a plurality of integrally formed push pins that provide a simplified attachment interface for attaching the component to a vehicle structure. The injection molded component includes a base housing component with an upper and lower surfaces. Each pin extends out from the lower surface of the base housing component to a distal end. A plurality of radially extending flanges is formed about the circumference of the distal end. The flanges are spaced apart from one another and form a retention feature that is inserted into an appropriate vehicle structural component to secure the base housing component to the vehicle. The formation of flanges on the pins eliminates the need for additional injection mold tooling actions to further form the attachment interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon-David Kehoe, Brian Maurice Marcus