Patents by Inventor Douglas L. Deaton

Douglas L. Deaton 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).

  • Anti-rotation arrow retainer and clip
    Patent number: 8690257
    Abstract: An attachment device for securing a trim cover to foam pad. The attachment device includes an elongated attachment component coupled to the trim cover and a base component disposed within the foam pad. The attachment component includes an outwardly protruding barb and a key pad at a distal end thereof. The base component includes a retaining element having a pair of spaced apart fingers defining a gap there between and a keyway at the bottom of the retaining element between the fingers that is adapted for receiving the key. The key of the attachment component is disposed in the keyway of the retaining element and one of the fingers interacts with the barb to prevent removal of the attachment component from the base component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Magna Seating Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin L. Stiller, Douglas L. Deaton, Matthew M. Bednarski, Eric L. Stiller, Thomas J. Jayroe, Russel E. Strang
  • Anti-Rotation Arrow Retainer And Clip
    Publication number: 20110309667
    Abstract: An attachment device for securing a trim cover to foam pad. The attachment device includes an elongated attachment component coupled to the trim cover and a base component disposed within the foam pad. The attachment component includes an outwardly protruding barb and a key pad at a distal end thereof. The base component includes a retaining element having a pair of spaced apart fingers defining a gap there between and a keyway at the bottom of the retaining element between the fingers that is adapted for receiving the key. The key of the attachment component is disposed in the keyway of the retaining element and one of the fingers interacts with the barb to prevent removal of the attachment component from the base component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: MAGNA SEATING INC.
    Inventors: Edwin L. Stiller, Douglas L. Deaton, Matthew M. Bednarski, Eric L. Stiller, Thomas J. Jayroe, Russel E. Strang