Patents by Inventor Clayton J. Karl

Clayton J. Karl 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).

  • Hook assemblies
    Patent number: 11207954
    Abstract: A hook assembly for mounting to a body component having a pair of openings is provided. The hook assembly includes a pin member and a hook housing. The pin member includes a base portion and a pair of insertion pins extending upwardly from the base portion. The hook housing includes a top surface and a pair of interior channels. A pair of clip prongs are positioned at each opening of the pair of interior channels. A hook member extends outwardly from the hook housing. The hook housing is coupled to the body component by inserting the pair of clip prongs into the openings formed in the body component in a clip prong insertion direction. The pair of insertion pins are inserted into the pair of interior channels in a pin insertion direction to secure the pin member and the hook housing to the body component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., NIFCO America Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Tsao, Scott E. Malinowski, Clayton J. Karl, Philip J. Babian, Benjamin D. Hack
  • HOOK ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20210086592
    Abstract: A hook assembly for mounting to a body component having a pair of openings is provided. The hook assembly includes a pin member and a hook housing. The pin member includes a base portion and a pair of insertion pins extending upwardly from the base portion. The hook housing includes a top surface and a pair of interior channels. A pair of clip prongs are positioned at each opening of the pair of interior channels. A hook member extends outwardly from the hook housing. The hook housing is coupled to the body component by inserting the pair of clip prongs into the openings formed in the body component in a clip prong insertion direction. The pair of insertion pins are inserted into the pair of interior channels in a pin insertion direction to secure the pin member and the hook housing to the body component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., NIFCO America Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Tsao, Scott E. Malinowski, Clayton J. Karl, Philip J. Babian, Benjamin D. Hack