Patents by Inventor Craig Steven McDaniel

Craig Steven McDaniel 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).

  • Mechanical assembly retention element
    Patent number: 8328487
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a retention element for retaining first and second components in assembled relationship. The first component comprises a body having first and second external surfaces and an inner wall defining an aperture extending through the body, and the second component comprises a longitudinal member having a size and configuration to permit insertion within said aperture to thereby assemble the components. The retention element comprises: an elastromeric protuberance extending into the aperture from a base adhering to the inner wall to a distal edge which spans a portion of the aperture. The protuberance also has an inside wall and an outside wall which meet at the distal edge and together define a flexible free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Nylok Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Jason Dupriest, Juan Carlos Nava, Craig Steven McDaniel, Gregory Alaimo, Eugene Sessa
  • Mechanical assembly retention element
    Publication number: 20080031685
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a retention element for retaining first and second components in assembled relationship. The first component comprises a body having first and second external surfaces and an inner wall defining an aperture extending through the body, and the second component comprises a longitudinal member having a size and configuration to permit insertion within said aperture to thereby assemble the components. The retention element comprises: an elastromeric protuberance extending into the aperture from a base adhering to the inner wall to a distal edge which spans a portion of the aperture. The protuberance also has an inside wall and an outside wall which meet at the distal edge and together define a flexible free end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Charles Jason Dupriest, Juan Carlos Nava, Craig Steven McDaniel, Gregory Alaimo, Eugene Sessa