Patents by Inventor Donald L. Nordeen

Donald L. Nordeen 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: 4376563
    Abstract: An electrical connector has matable dielectric connector bodies which include means for latching the connector bodies in mating engagement. One connector body has a pair of longitudinally spaced catches on one side and a bail wire pivotally mounted on an opposite side. The other connector body has a latch arm pivotally attached to one side and a projecting cam on the opposite side which has a pair of longitudinally spaced notches. The bail wire snap engages a forward notch and the latch arm snap engages one of the catches to retain the connector bodies in a preliminary latched position where the handles of the bail wire and the latch arm are moveable toward each other with one hand. The connector bodies are then mechanically assisted to a fully mated position and latched therein by moving the handles toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1983
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn G. Margrave, Donald L. Nordeen
  • Patent number: 4290627
    Abstract: An L-shaped inflatable restraint cushion that is compartmentalized into a lower horizontally orientated compartment and an upper vertically orientated compartment that are interconnected and in constant communication with each other through at least one orifice. The upper compartment is formed by front and rear walls which are interconnected through cords or the like to control the extent the rear wall moves relative to the front wall to minimize any enveloping engagement with an occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1981
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Cumming, John DeBano, Harold J. Mertz, Jr., Donald L. Nordeen, Vincent F. Sajewski, John F. Zens