Patents by Inventor Daniel Frank Gillay

Daniel Frank Gillay 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).

  • Vent assemblies
    Patent number: 10220682
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vent assembly that includes a fin/actuator sub-assembly that includes an aperture, an inner ring that includes a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion including a retention surface, and an annular retaining member, wherein when the annular retaining member is in a retaining engagement with the fin/actuator sub-assembly and the inner ring, a portion of the annular retaining member is disposed within the aperture of the fin/actuator sub-assembly, and portions of the annular retaining member contact the retention surfaces of the protrusions of the inner ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl David Spamer, Daniel Frank Gillay
  • VENT ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20110092149
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vent assembly that includes a fin/actuator sub-assembly that includes an aperture, an inner ring that includes a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion including a retention surface, and an annular retaining member, wherein when the annular retaining member is in a retaining engagement with the fin/actuator sub-assembly and the inner ring, a portion of the annular retaining member is disposed within the aperture of the fin/actuator sub-assembly, and portions of the annular retaining member contact the retention surfaces of the protrusions of the inner ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl David Spamer, Daniel Frank Gillay