Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Pratt

Douglas E. Pratt 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).

  • Rocker seal attachment structure
    Patent number: 9216634
    Abstract: A rocker seal attachment structure for a side door includes an attachment base that projects inward from the lower end of a cutline seal. A receiving surface is formed along the lower surface of the attachment base. The rocker seal includes a first clip and a second clip attached to an elongated rocker seal body, which is hollow and has an open end. An upper surface of the end of the rocker seal body in the vicinity of a door hinge configures an attachment surface. The end is fastened to the attachment base from below by the first clip with the attachment surface held in contact with the receiving surface. The rocker seal body is fastened to the side door from below by the second clip at a position spaced from the first clip in the longitudinal direction of the rocker seal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: George R. Meinburg, Douglas E. Pratt, Derek Pauck
  • ROCKER SEAL ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20150360546
    Abstract: A rocker seal attachment structure for a side door includes an attachment base that projects inward from the lower end of a cutline seal. A receiving surface is formed along the lower surface of the attachment base. The rocker seal includes a first clip and a second clip attached to an elongated rocker seal body, which is hollow and has an open end. An upper surface of the end of the rocker seal body in the vicinity of a door hinge configures an attachment surface. The end is fastened to the attachment base from below by the first clip with the attachment surface held in contact with the receiving surface. The rocker seal body is fastened to the side door from below by the second clip at a position spaced from the first clip in the longitudinal direction of the rocker seal body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: George R. Meinburg, Douglas E. Pratt, Derek Pauck