Patents by Inventor Douglas R. Gnage

Douglas R. Gnage 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: 5290132
    Abstract: A fastening arrangement for connecting a first member to a second member which has a threaded bore is provided which includes a bolt having a head on one end and an attached shank with a threaded portion, a flange connected with the first member, the flange having a support surface for supporting the bolt head, and a bore intersecting the support surface allowing for penetration of the bolt shank, the bore also having at least two radially inward protruding guides for centering the bolt shank within the bore, and at least one compliant finger integrally formed and connected with the flange which by insertion of the bolt is deformed to a position to compliantly bias the bolt shank against at least one of the guides and to also retain the bolt shank within the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas R. Gnage, Robert R. Mura, Gary J. De Angelis