Patents by Inventor Dennis F. Jacobs

Dennis F. Jacobs 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: 6257749
    Abstract: A plastic lamp housing for attaching to a vehicle is provided with auxiliary mounting structure to allow reattachment to a vehicle, subsequent to minor breakage of a primary mounting structure provided integrally therewith. The lamp housing includes a housing body for supportively receiving at least one bulb therein and a projecting portion, integrally provided with the housing body, for use in connecting the lamp housing to a vehicle. The projecting portion extends outwardly from a surface of the housing body and may have a groove formed therein proximate the first surface of the housing body to provide a breakaway point. The housing body further includes fastener receiving structure provided on and an auxiliary mounting bracket which may be readily secured to the fastener receiving structure, for use in reattaching the housing body to the vehicle, without affecting the structural integrity, functionality or exterior appearance of the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Adam M. Ward, Dennis F. Jacobs, James T. Wyatt
  • Patent number: 5806812
    Abstract: An attachment unit for securing a wire harness to a vehicle body includes a support and a retainer. The support includes a longitudinally extending slot, and a longitudinally extending channel. The retainer includes a base and a shaft extending from the base. The retainer shaft is inserted into the slot so that the base is within the shaped channel. The unit is taped to the wire harness, and the retainer is free to move within the slot during installation, so that the retainer can be aligned with holes in the vehicle body. Once the shaft is inserted into the hole in the vehicle the attached wire harness is securely in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis F. Jacobs, Michael J. Gniewek, Lawrence Suwinski, Dennis A. Wickerham